Addressing climate change is the right thing to do to safeguard our environment for future generations, but it’s also the smart thing to do – taking action now is in our economic interests and will reduce cost pressures on Kiwi households. The Chris Hipkins Government is continuing to take action

By Lucy CraymerWELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand's highest court has ordered former New Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley to pay NZ$6.6 million ($3.9 million) plus interest as compensation for her role in the collapse of a construction company, a judgement released on Friday said. Shipley was New Zealand’s first female prime minister holding the role from 1997 to 1999. In the judgement, the court ordered the four directors to contribute NZ$39.8 million plus interest to Mainzeal creditors. It stated Yan was most culpable and said he was responsible for the entire amount of compensation, with Shipley, Tilby and Gromm’s liabilities capped at NZ$6.6 million and interest each. “This is a landmark judgment which reinforces the obligations directors have to fulfil their duties diligently and responsibly," he said.

Christchurch rapists Roberto and Danny Jaz have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms. Danny has 16 and a half years, and Roberto, 17 years- the pair must serve at least half before parole is possible. Roberto Jaz told a a pre-sentence report writer he did nothing wrong. Danny Jaz has refused to engage. It's his right, but he's refused to engage with report writers, so we don't actually know what he's thinking."

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[ Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz ]One, possibly two, All Blacks have the most to gain from their final pre-World Cup test at Twickenham this weekend. The same thing is going to happen in the World Cup. That leaves Jacobson, one of four fit loose forwards in the World Cup squad, in prime position to seize the blindside role against France. Four years ago a place in the World Cup squad was robbed from Jacobson’s grasp after he was forced to return home from Japan without playing a match due to delayed onset concussion. We put him in a starting role which he hasn’t done a lot of with us.

The Crown will contribute $877m from the National Resilience Plan and Auckland Council has applied for further funding to help to restore the transport network. Appeal for speedier processEarlier today, a group of storm-affected Auckland residents addressed council with a list of ways it could help in recovery efforts. The Titirangi / Green Bay / Huia Stickered Residents' Group spoke to the governing body about shared experiences following storm events in early 2023. "We'll help with simple local fixes with the guidance from council and Auckland Transport, and we'll work constructively in real engagement processes," she said. Flood advocacy group wants public collaborationAdvocacy group West Auckland is Flooding said council should work collaboratively with residents when preparing for flooding.

The next bank to move fixed home loan rates up, is Westpac. This reverses its -10 bps cut to its two year fixed rate on August 14, now raising that same rate by +20 bps to 6.89%. ASB opened the door and now both ANZ and Westpac have taken the invitation to raise rates. At the same time, Westpac has raised some term deposit rates. Daily swap rates Select chart tabs 1 year % 2 years % 3 years % 4 years % 5 years % 7 years % 10 years % Opening daily rate Source: NZFMA Opening daily rate Source: NZFMA Opening daily rate Source: NZFMA Opening daily rate Source: NZFMA Opening daily rate Source: NZFMA Opening daily rate Source: NZFMA Opening daily rate Source: NZFMA

Are members of parliament able to say whatever they want in the debating chamber without suffering any consequences? Because Waititi was asking a question of a minister, he was engaged in a “proceeding in parliament”. The matter goes to its privileges committee, which by journalistic convention must always be referred to as “powerful”. privileges committee. privileges committee eventually finds Waititi has committed a contempt, then it effectively decides on the appropriate punishment.

Photo: NZ HeraldAir New Zealand today reported a full-year underlying profit of $585 million on operating revenue of $6.3 billion, up 9 percent on pre-Covid levels. In line with market guidance provided in June 2023, Air New Zealand’s earnings before other significant items and taxation were $585 million. Air New Zealand chair Dame Therese Walsh said the result was important, given the critical role of the airline in New Zealand both socially and economically. Chief executive Greg Foran said a strong Air New Zealand was good for New Zealand. Air New Zealand is boosting international capacity by 25 per cent over summer.

By Liam Napier in LondonOne, possibly two, All Blacks have the most to gain from their final pre-World Cup test at Twickenham this weekend. “Clearly we’ve got two or three players we’re looking after from an injury perspective but it’s a great test two weeks before a World Cup. It’s a test match. The same thing is going to happen in the World Cup. That leaves Jacobson, one of four fit loose forwards in the World Cup squad, in prime position to seize the blindside role against France.

A controversial speaker from New Zealand whose views are being co-opted by far-right groups in Australia is spreading “dangerous falsehoods”, a Māori human rights advocate has claimed. New Zealand’s co-governance model has also been a common theme of voice opponents in Australia – despite the fact the voice proposal does not extend to co-governance. The co-design report recommended the national voice have 24 members, encompassing two from each state, the Northern Territory, ACT and Torres Strait. A further five members would represent remote areas and an additional member would represent Torres Strait Islanders living on the mainland. Far-right reactionBatchelor’s interview on the Australian podcast comes as concern grows about attempts by unrelated far-right groups in Australia to co-opt sentiment around the voice.

Last night, 28 New Zealand independent media agencies gathered to launch their own industry body – Independent Media Agencies New Zealand (IMANZ). IMANZ Chair and Co-founder of independent media agency D3, Alex Radford, reiterated in his comments that IMANZ has been established to promote the benefits and value of dealing with New Zealand owned media agencies. He underscored that IMANZ will give Kiwi-owned and operated independent media agencies the voice and platform they need to demonstrate their world-leading capabilities, coupled with a collective voice on industry issues. “Independent media agencies represent a significant amount of New Zealand’s advertising expenditure and employ some of New Zealand’s finest media minds. At launch, the full list of founding member agencies includes: D3, Sneakers Media, Lassoo, YoungShand, The Media Dept, Together, Hemisphere, Rascal Media, Conductor, Momentum Group NZ, The Media Lab, Contagion, Reason Agency, Stitch, Tilt Advertising, Calibre + Candor, EightyOne Media, Harvey Cameron, Farrimond, J Dee Media, Stanley St, Web Antler, Krunch, MediaStone, King St, Independent Media, Hanton&Co and Overdose.

Retail sales by volume have dropped for the third consecutive quarter, according to Stats NZ. Sales volumes in the 'core' retail industries, excluding motor vehicles and fuel fell 1.8% on a seasonally-adjusted basis in the June quarter - following falls of 1.6% in March and 1.7% in December. Comparing the June quarter volume figures with those for the same quarter in 2022 shows an annual fall for the all-industries figure of 3.5% and a fall of 5.1% for the 'core' industries. "Spending volumes are dropping sharply as rising prices squeeze households’ finances," he said. Measuring the volumes of sales as against just the value removes the impact of inflation from sales data and therefore gives a clearer picture of levels of spending.

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Turns out it wasn’t just on the Mike Hosking Breakfast the Prime Minister got caught out saying stuff that you can quite justifiably say wasn’t true. Small note to those who surround the Prime Minister and in some way shape or form offer him advice - tell him to stop it. And given the heightened awareness of policy - whether through announcements or detail - you can’t just make stuff up. You can’t say poor people buy more frozen veggies when you don’t know that to true. You can’t say you aren’t campaigning when it’s patently evident it isn’t true and you can’t say your signature policy announcement didn’t get enough coverage when it got more than anything else.