One lucky horseplayer overcame odds of one in 479 millon to claim an unprecedented multi-million dollar prize. Correctly selecting the order of finish for a dozen horses running in The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday, Oct. 14, an Auckland horseplayer won $10 million AUD (approximately $8.63 million CAD). The winner took home the life-changing prize through a special TAB promotion offered free to all New Zealand account holders. “The race had over 400 million possible finish results, and he managed to nail the exact one needed. "I didn’t put too much thought into my picks and just dropped the runners where I thought it could go.

Rob Campbell is chancellor of AUT University and chairs NZ Rural Land Co and renewable energy centre Ara Ake. The election campaign as reality television: sometimes cringeworthy, often banal, always without substance. A reluctance to address the main issues of wealth, income and social determinants of wellbeing coupled with limited capability to deliver positive change in the public sector anyway. The main parties squabbled over details on the menu and wine list while the privileged ate the food. When both major parties avoid the main debates in favour of playing back to the people their current fears and insecurities and leveraging those to their advantage.

An analysis conducted by dappGamble, a community of experts in financial technology, estimates that 23 million NFT owners have assets of little or no value. In Aotearoa, New Zealand Rugby, NZ Post and Dan Carter’s Glorious Digital all created high-profile NFT collections amid the boom. Glorious Digital, whose site describes the brand as “delightful” and “life-affirming”, has several high-profile endorsers, including former All Black Dan Carter and former Solicitor-General Michael Heron Casey. The rationale for a platform like Glorious Digital is that they work with artists to create digitally certified original artwork. Now, a class action lawsuit from anonymous NFT investors is suing Sotheby’s for using the names of high-profile celebrities to inflate the price of the asset.

Written By: nickkelly - Date published: 6:03 am, October 17th, 2023 - 11 commentsCategories: act, campaigning, election 2023, greens, labour, maori party, national - Tags: greens, labour, national, nick kelly, NZ Election 2023Above: the provisional results of the 2023 NZ General Election. For NZ Labour the reasons can be summed up in a paragraph. But the last thing Labour needs right now is a popularity contest amongst its remaining MPs, coupled with the weird parochialism that masquerades as factionalism in NZ Labour. NZ Labour will not be in government anymore. After losing the 2023 election, Labour must now immediately focus on winning in 2026.

AFC Bournemouth owner Bill Foley is reportedly the preferred bidder for the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) expansion franchise in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland. Bill Foley’s sports team portfolio also includes Ice Hockey side Las Vegas Golden Knights and Foley holds ambitions to expand further. Ten months ago, just days after his formal takeover of AFC Bournemouth was announced, American businessman Bill Foley announced his multi-club ambition. Foley recently revealed interest in purchasing a Scottish Premiership club and now has his sights on moving into a new continent. Foley holds business experience in New Zealand, with Foley Family Wines and Foley Hospitality owning various vineyards, bars and restaurants in the country.

Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says tax cuts will definitely go ahead. But Luxon says giving tax cuts is entirely appropriate. There have been suggestions that the new Government will issue a mini-budget before Christmas to deal with tough economic conditions. In answer to another question about any potential vulnerability of tax cuts to new economic information, Luxon says he wants to deliver tax relief "and that is what we are planning to do." Having said that, we are having to build relationships, and to work through arrangements with respective parties," Luxon says.

Channel 4 News published this video item, entitled “‘All of our life is lived in misery’ – Gazan girl” – below is their description. Sahar has five siblings and her family are amongst the thousands of Palestinians who fled the north of the Gaza Strip on Saturday ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive. #israel #gaza #hamas #palestinian #channel4news #c4news——-Watch more of our explainer series here – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXjqQf1xYLQ6bu-iixvoFTVsiXQVlVniXGet more news at our site – https://www.channel4.com/news/Follow us:Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/Twitter – https://twitter.com/Channel4NewsTikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@c4newsInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/Channel 4 News YouTube Channel

Michael Reddell writes – The IMF released its latest World Economic Outlook and associated forecast tables overnight. There is no reason to think the IMF is any better as a forecaster than anyone else (ie not very good at all) but they do look at a bunch of ...

National leader Christopher Luxon (left) and Act leader David Seymour are on track to form the new Government. Mark Lister, investment director at Craigs Investment Partners, said business confidence had already started to lift heading into the election. With NZ First involved, most businesses would still see that as better than the status quo. But they would be happier again if it was cleaner and just the two parties rather than three,” Lister said. “National and Act will both be quite keen to reduce spending, particularly the spending they see as wasteful.

One lucky punter is $10 million richer after pulling off a remarkable feat during this year’s The Everest race. A sports betting company promotion on the world’s richest race on turf gave customers a free bet to correctly predict the finishing order of all 12 horses in The Everest. Sam Clipperton wins The Everest on Think About It. Credit: GettyThe punter named his horses from one to 12, with Joseph Pride-trained thoroughbred Think About It in the top spot and the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Alcohol Free picking up the wooden spoon. After 67 seconds of racing, the Auckland-based man won $10 million after defying the odds by correctly guessing the order.

nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Luxon heads to Wellington and evacuations in Israel | Focus Morning Bulletin 16 October 2023” – below is their description. Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon to start building new government, Seymour says Act owes Kiwis big time, after its election result and Netanyahu has vowed to “demolish Hamas”, after deadly attack. Full story: https://tinyurl.com/mrx2aez2 Subscribe and be notified of breaking news: https://goo.gl/LP45jX Check out our playlists: https://goo.gl/Swd249 Like NZ Herald on Facebook: https://goo.gl/tUC4oq Follow NZ Herald on Instagram: https://goo.gl/oLicXe Follow NZ Herald on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Wi6mbv nzherald.co.nz YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

Fox News published this video item, entitled “Former Israeli PM: We will win this war” – below is their description. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak discusses Israel’s fight against Hamas, the future of Gaza and comments on the failure in intelligence. #foxnews Fox News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

The Kia EV9 is the latest addition to Kia’s electric vehicle lineup and is set to arrive in New Zealand showrooms soon. In terms of performance, the Kia EV9 offers quick acceleration, with the AWD versions capable of reaching 0-100km/h in just 6.0 seconds. Inside, the Kia EV9 is practical and functional, with a mix of tactile buttons and a touchscreen for easy control of various features. Charging the Kia EV9 is convenient and fast, with a maximum charging speed of up to 350kW. Overall, the Kia EV9 is an impressive electric SUV that offers ample space, impressive range, and quick charging capabilities.

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As Kiwis woke to what looks to be a new National-ACT government on Sunday morning, news of the landslide election result was starting to filter around the world. STUFF A few snippets of what Winston Peters said to media during a press conference in Russell the morning after the election. England’s Sunday Times devoted all of five paragraphs to the result, also introducing the PM-in-waiting as the former Air NZ chief executive. “The search term Toni skyrocketed on Saturday night with hundreds of people trying to find out exactly who Toni is. “The search for Tony also went through the roof, with Kiwis apparently wondering if their PM had found love with a man.”