Tuesday, 12 September, 2023 - 12:58"39,378 Kiwis decided to vote with their feet and leave New Zealand in the year to July 2023. The next Government will need to completely turn the country around to stop the exodus," says ACT Leader David Seymour. "To arrest decades of decline and deliver real change, ACT says we must put productivity at the centre of everything government does. "Higher productivity growth - producing more valuable stuff - is the main driver of higher wages. "We need real change to turn the decline around and make our country the preferred destination for ideas, talent and investment.

Photo: NZ HeraldA grandmother who concreted herself to a Wellington road as part of a climate protest has been freed from custody. Rosemary Penwarden, 64, was granted electronically-monitored bail at the High Court at Wellington today, having earlier been remanded in custody at Arohata Prison. Her legal team confirmed to the New Zealand Herald the day after her bail hearing that they were lodging a High Court appeal against the decision. During the hearing, which Penwarden didn’t attend, an electronically monitored (EM) bail application was brought forward at Justice Grice’s request. Regardless of the outcome of this High Court appeal, the EM bail application was to be heard in the District Court later this week.

Fifty years ago today, the democratic-socialist Popular Unity Government of President Salvador Allende was toppled in a military coup d'état led by General Augusto Pinochet, with the backing of the United States. This fragment, is by the Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, who was shot to death by Pinochet's soldiers in the

Summary: A 49-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly targeting a police helicopter with a laser in South Auckland. The incident occurred when the helicopter was flying over Māngere, and the laser repeatedly targeted it from the ground. The Eagle helicopter, used by the police for the protection and safety of all Kiwis, uses sophisticated cameras that can be disrupted by laser pointers. The Ministry of Health has supported these regulations to prevent incidents that could compromise aviation safety. Source: [insert source without URL]Note: The information provided in this article is based on the source article and general knowledge about laser incidents and aviation safety.

New Zealanders wanting to keep up with the 2023 election campaign can look to Stuff for the latest news and views ahead of the General Election on October 14th. Stuff’s award-winning election team will be asking key political candidates the hard questions, giving New Zealanders the opportunity to find out more about the politicians and their policies. The team is headlined by political editor Luke Malpass, chief political correspondent Tova O’Brien and national affairs editor Andrea Vance. Daily reporting across Stuff and its mastheads will be bolstered by three key debates, live streamed on Stuff.co.nz, new weekly political podcast Tova, and a live election tracker. Political editor Luke Malpass said “This is a fascinating election with real-life and significant issues front of mind for New Zealanders.

Share with your crew LinkedIn Email Pinterest 84 SHARESFour Aussies have found themselves in Queenstown District Court dock after knowingly using free lift passes obtained by an associate of the four who worked as a team member at Cardrona. The four used pre-paid season passes that had not been claimed and a local Wanaka resident has been charged with accessing the Cardrona computer to provide free passes, as reported by Stuff.co.nz. The four Australians have repaid Cardrona Ski Area $160 per day skiing for four consecutive days of skiing and also donated to the Salvation Army. They have been discharged without conviction as there was not enough time before their return to Australia to consider police diversion.

Doctors in New Zealand are raising awareness about the dire staffing levels in the country’s healthcare system through a series of strikes. Members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS) union, employed by Te Whatu Ora, went on their second strike on September 13th. The doctors argue that the health system has been in decline for over a decade due to inadequate infrastructure and woeful understaffing. Te Whatu Ora has acknowledged the impact of the strikes on patients and acknowledges the concerns about attracting and retaining doctors in the public system. It is essential to prioritize the health and safety of patients by addressing the systemic understaffing and underfunding issues within New Zealand’s health system.

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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says he cannot understand why his latest comments on Māori not being indigenous are being contested. Leaders of the National, Labour and ACT parties have all criticised Peters' speech. Peters referred to two prominent Māori leaders, the late Sir Peter Buck and the late Sir Apirana Ngata, both of whom shared his beliefs, he said. Peters has avoided saying whether he would support a Labour or National government outside of a coalition. However, late last month, Labour leader Chris Hipkins called NZ First a "force for instability and chaos", ruling out any formal working arrangement post-election.

StuffNew Zealand’s Stuff media group has joined other leading news organisations around the world in restricting Open AI from using its content to power artificial intelligence tool Chat GPT. A growing number of media companies globally have taken action to block access to Open AI bots from crawling and scraping content from their news sites. Open AI is behind the most well-known and fastest-growing artificial intelligence chatbots, Chat GPT, released late 2022. Some of the most well-known Gen AI tools include Open AI’s ChatGPT and Dall-E, and Google’s Bard. “Content produced by journalists here and around the world is the cornerstone of what makes these Gen AI tools valuable to the user,” Maxwell said.

QV operations manager James Wilson said "things are beginning to look a little healthier now". But it’s a smaller average increase than the 0.8% reported last month. The average home value in Queenstown has increased by 0.8% this quarter to $1,732,135 – an improvement on the -1.3% quarterly decline reported in last month’s QV House Price Index. Wilson said as all eyes now looked toward next month’s general election, the housing market would continue to vary considerably from region to region. "While values begin to strengthen in some areas, the rate of growth is not expected to bounce back at a significant rate.

Latest HeadlinesTech stack stuffK-mart is an incredible place to shop – or better, try Walmart in the United States. Tuesday, September 12th 2023, 6:48AMby Russell HutchinsonIt is the epitome of a retailer aiming to meet as many of its customers’ needs as possible. There are myriad reasons why you use many more different shops today than you did in the past. This is how it appears in the tech stack. It integrates many, many functions that used to be independent services or even devices in the past.

nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Rugby World Cup 2023: All Blacks reflect on French defeat, ‘hungry’ to be better | nzherald.co.nz” – below is their description. All Blacks Jordie and Scott Barrett plus forwards coach Jason Ryan reflect on the squad’s 27 – 13 defeat in Paris and say there is ‘no lack of drive’ in this week’s clash against Namibia in Toulouse. Full story: https://tinyurl.com/bv4afsza 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 Photos / Photosport nzherald.co.nz YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

The National Party has reiterated its view that the superannuation age should not rise before the year 2044. The age of eligibility would then rise gradually from 65 to 67. The National Party is not saying how much money its policy would save, because there are too many variabilities. Only ACT is equally committed to raising the age of eligibility to 67, and much earlier than National would consider. After reaching 67, eligibility would be indexed to life expectancy.

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