New footage of Auckland prison inmate’s popular TikTok videos emerges after account shut down
“We understand that images of prisoners online will cause distress to the victims of their offending,” the spokeswoman said. Its title appears to mock authorities which shut down the previous account: “Always Active, We Ain’t Going Anywhere”. Now the prisoner's phone has been confiscated. Photo / @caposnakeLast week, a Serco spokeswoman confirmed a prisoner used a mobile phone from within a cell to record a staff search. And two years ago, the Herald revealed prisoners at Pāremoremo were filming themselves behind bars and posting the clips to TikTok.
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 17, 2024 03:04 UTC
Business.Scoop » Fare-Dodging Leads To Violence
They are threatening, stealing from, and assaulting bus drivers and passengers,” says Auckland-based ACT MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar. “In September, I met with a bus driver seriously assaulted by fare dodgers and relayed his concerns to AT. This results in disputes with bus drivers, and it means that unstable or intoxicated individuals use the bus as a free ride or shelter. “We shouldn’t expect bus drivers to be responsible for dealing with fare dodgers. First, AT needs to publicly change its free ride policy.
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 17, 2024 02:04 UTC
Police cordons erected around Napier Museum after discovery of strange bird-like ‘package’
Cordons were in place around Napier's MTG Hawke's Bay museum this morning while police tried to identify a strange package discovered outside. Cordons were in place around Napier's MTG Hawke's Bay museum this morning while police tried to identify a strange package discovered outside. Cordons were erected this morning around Napier’s MTG Hawke’s Bay museum after the discovery of a strange bird-like package which was left outside the building’s front entrance. In a statement this morning, police said they were working to identify the package after being alerted about it at 9.30am. “The museum has closed as a precaution and cordons have been set up in the immediate vicinity.
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 17, 2024 02:00 UTC
All Blacks v France: How world media reacted to one-point loss in Paris
The second half belonged to France, however, and not even a late flurry of All Blacks attacks could dampen the Parisian party. The one-point defeat ended the All Blacks’ five-match winning streak and put an end to their momentum-building second half of the test season that had started on shaky ground. As an embarrassing beating seemed on the cards, Les Bleus slowed the pace down, defended thoroughly and once again became the clinical side who started last year’s World Cup as favourites, showing brilliance and composure when it mattered. The respective kickers did trade efforts off the tee in the latter stages, but France managed to maintain that one-point gap. Having laid the platform for another memorable victory discipline, handling issues and the gradual deterioration of ruck presentation from the All Blacks handed France the chance to recover.
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 17, 2024 00:51 UTC
Open mike 17/11/2024
an excerpt from a much more detailedreport that I published over at Carbon Brief today. See that for more details on climate model/observation comparisons, sea ice extent, and other climate variables. In myThis is a re-post from The Climate Brink , and...
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 16, 2024 23:18 UTC
Celebs to get drenched at fete
Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust vice-chairman Graeme Clark sits under the trust’s ‘‘Dunk a Celebrity’’ machine which will dunk allcomers at the Network Waitaki Victorian Fete on Sunday. For the second straight year the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust will run "Dunk a Celebrity" at the Victorian Fete on Sunday in the hope people will stump up to be drenched for a good cause. The machine is set up for the celebrity to sit in a chair positioned under a tray filled with water. Trust vice-chairman Graeme Clark was tight-lipped this week when asked what local "celebrities" were lined up. Mr Clark said "Dunk a Celebrity" would act as a fundraiser for the trust, to maintain the heritage precinct buildings.
Source:Otago Daily Times
November 16, 2024 21:02 UTC
Kai Trump: the convenient influencer changing the MAGA brand
Donald Trump’s granddaughter Kai enlisted a media brand agency to produce a slick behind-the-scenes video of the election night at Mar-a-Lago, leading experts to suggest she is being cultivated as a new Maga star. The 17-year-old budding golf influencer appears to be expanding her social media operation into politics, following a speech she gave to the Republican National Convention in July. She joined with the AKA Collective media agency and changed her handle on X from KaiTrumpGolf to just KaiTrump and has gained thousands of followers away from her previous niche golfing audience. Experts say her lean towards Trump world and her behind-the-curtain look at election night is likely to benefit the president-elect, who is perceived to have a problem with attracting support from young women. “This carefully curated public image points to a likely intentional effort to use her influence to bolster Trump’s brand,” said Krysten Stein, assistant professor of communication at the University of Cincinnati.
Source:Stuff
November 16, 2024 20:01 UTC
Destiny Church highway convoy: Police furious at Brian Tamaki-organised group’s ‘reckless, unlawful, irresponsible’ conduct
Protesters in a convoy organised by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki gesture at people waving Palestine and Tino Rangatiratanga flags from the Market Rd overbridge in Auckland this morning. The Tamaki-organised "Make New Zealand Great Again" convoy from Mercer to Auckland Domain is calling for only the New Zealand flag to be flown in this country. Photo / Sylvie WhinraySpeaking before Tamaki, City Impact Church co-founder Peter Mortlock told the crowd New Zealand had “gone down the wrong path”. A flag-waving protester pictured in the "Make New Zealand Great Again" convoy from Mercer to Auckland this morning. The convoy was organised by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki and calls for only the New Zealand flag to be flown in this country.
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 16, 2024 15:24 UTC
Clarks Beach Golf Club scandal: Eyewitness speaks out after catching couple having sex on 16th hole
“They must have been golfers because they had a golf caddie [trolley] and everything.”The golf club is in the small coastal town of Clarks Beach in the Franklin District – about an hour’s drive south of Auckland, on the shores of the Manukau Harbour. The woman said she made the now viral online post because she thought “someone might have been cheating on someone”. An image posted to Facebook's Clarks Beach and Waiau Pa Grapevine on November 12 showed a couple apparently having sex on a fairway at the Clarks Beach Golf course. When the Herald approached the Clarks Beach Golf Club for comment, it confirmed it was “aware it happened”. “After the giddying heights of viral marketing that has certainly put our golf club on the map... it’s time to get down to business!”.
Source:Stuff
November 16, 2024 12:44 UTC
'Free Palestine' counter protesters await Brian Tamaki's supporters
WNBA sensation Caitlin Clark sends tee shot into fans at LPGA eventWNBA star Caitlin Clark may have all the skills on the basketball court but she has a few work-ons for her golf game.
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 16, 2024 11:08 UTC
Open mike 16/11/2024
an excerpt from a much more detailedreport that I published over at Carbon Brief today. See that for more details on climate model/observation comparisons, sea ice extent, and other climate variables. In myThis is a re-post from The Climate Brink , and...
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 16, 2024 10:28 UTC
ACT launched a bad faith attack on the Treaty and now cry like snowflakes because of a Haka
It’s free speech right up until you say something the Right Wing Free Speech Champions don’t like. It’s every other Sports Person facing a Haka vs ACT crying because they faced a Haka. It’s a tale of double standards- Sponsor Promotion -If every sports team who faces us can respect the Haka and observe it, why can’t the ACT Party? The Political Right brought a race war to NZ Parliament and the people responded! We will not allow the far right to rewrite the constitutional framework of our nation for their benefitsNot today!
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 16, 2024 08:28 UTC
10 things we learnt from listener.co.nz stories this week
Entertainment: The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, lost his son just before the end of World War I. This comes not just from planets and moons, but from asteroid belts and small worlds at the edge of our solar system. Solar system begins next week. Mark van Kaathoven: Doing what happens naturally. (Photos / Mark Smith, Mark van Kaathoven)10.
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 16, 2024 07:27 UTC
Apec 2024: Christopher Luxon raises ‘concerns’ with President Xi over China missile launch into Pacific Ocean
After the meeting with Xi, Luxon told media he had raised this as an issue, as it was “a concern for many of us in the Pacific – and for the Pacific Island Leaders as well”. “There hadn’t been a missile fired for 44 years and it ended up just north of Tahiti. In the Pacific, we have a history around nuclear testing.”Although New Zealand was advised a few hours before the missile landed, some Pacific Island nations were not told. Despite Luxon’s concerns, both leaders were full of praise for each other’s respective countries in opening remarks ahead of the meeting. Xi said since taking office, Luxon had supported further co-operation between New Zealand and China: “I commend your efforts,” he said through a translator.
Source:New Zealand Herald
November 16, 2024 05:28 UTC