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nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Killer road, Wellington water restrictions and hot weather | Focus Morning Bulletin January 12, 2024” – below is their description. Calls for urgent safety work after road claims six lives in under a year, Wellingtonians face higher water restrictions and muggy weather set to stick around in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Full story: https://bit.ly/3tOhPtNSubscribe and be notified of breaking news: https://goo.gl/LP45jXCheck out our playlists: https://goo.gl/Swd249Like NZ Herald on Facebook: https://goo.gl/tUC4oqFollow NZ Herald on Instagram: https://goo.gl/oLicXeFollow NZ Herald on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Wi6mbvnzherald.co.nz YouTube Channel

“Unprecedented” is how the organisers behind the rankings to find the world's most powerful passport have described the latest index. Citizens of these countries have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 194 destinations out of the 227 the rankings measure. Just behind is South Korea, Finland and Sweden with visa-free travel to 193 destinations. New Zealand is ranked joint sixth, or joint 22nd depending on how you read the rankings, with 189 destinations. Another ranking, the Passport Index, looks at the passports of 193 United Nations member countries and six territories.

This Golriz story is Dirty Politics 2.0Lprent has written about Dirty Politics here at The Standard in the past, here’s Marc Spring’s tag for posts that include him. Is this Dirty Politics? Nasty pol rather than Dirty Politics itself. One of the features of Dirty Politics is the two tracks, the background one that the public doesn’t know about, and the foreground one that we do. Dirty Politics since its inceptions has been well orchestrated and caused serious problems for individuals and New Zealand’s political culture and society generally.

“Unprecedented” is how the organisers behind the rankings to find the world’s most powerful passport have described the latest index results. For the first time, six countries now top the list of Henley & Partners. Previous table-toppers Japan and Singapore have been joined by four EU member states – France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Citizens of these countries have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a record-breaking 194 countries out of the 227 the rankings measure. Just behind is South Korea, Finland and Sweden with visa-free travel to 193 destinations.

UFC star Israel Adesanya in the dock in the Auckland District Court, seeking a discharge without conviction after pleading guilty to drink-driving. Photo / Jason OxenhamJust moments after Israel Adesanya left an Auckland courtroom yesterday, avoiding a conviction for drink driving after arguing it would cripple his career, a surreptitious photo was taken of the police prosecutor who had opposed the discharge request. He returned to court yesterday for what would have been a sentencing hearing, had Judge Peter Winter not granted him a discharge without conviction. Adesanya put his hand over his heart and loudly thanked the judge as yesterday’s hearing ended. Several media outlets, including NZME, were granted permission by the judge to take photos and video of yesterday’s hearing.

This is literally what it was like in 1998. Now EVERYTHING is on fire, all the time. You might recall 1998 was once the hottest year on record. It held this distinction for several years. Climate change deniers would point to it (starting in 1999) and say that, yeah, ...

“Child Protection” laws facilitated the removal of Māori children from their homes, and crime laws empowered the police and courts to arrest and imprison Māori. The Crown waged war against “rebel” Māori then confiscated vast areas as punishment, often including land of “loyal” Māori. Māori land funded the infrastructure of Aotearoa, but often infrastructure didn’t reach Māori communities. Fast-forward to recent decades, Treaty settlements returned a small amount of land and money. Our history is being ignored to cement into place 19th Century White Settler Privilege and pretend Māori will simply accept that.

She captioned the video posted to social media ‘Make money while I play’ Video / Fair useAn investigation has been launched after a Wellington Water employee boasted on social media she spends her work days lounging on the couch, catching up with friends and going to the movies. The now-deleted clip, titled “Council Engineer - Challenge one day slacking off and do no work. A Wellington Water employee is being investigated after posting on social media about slacking off. A Wellington Water spokesperson confirmed she was an employee of the organisation. “This video is not representative of Wellington Water staff, who are a dedicated team focused on providing water services to our communities 24/7.”Wellington Water is owned and fully funded by the Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington City Councils.

Here's our summary of key economic events over the holiday that affect New Zealand, with another quick news wrap-up so you can get back to 'time-off'. After the sharp fall in the two week Christmas holiday period, American mortgage applications recovered as strongly last week. That would take the 2023 bank debt increase to a massive +¥23 tln (+NZ$5.2 tln) which incidentally is more bank debt issued than the 2023 GDP of countries like the UK. Yesterday, ANZ said 2023 ended with a little momentum in card spending in their monitoring of customer card use. That all means our TWI-5 starts today just under 70.7 and and -20 bps lower from this time yesterday.

nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “ASB investigated, youth crime and Gus the Groper | Focus Morning Bulletin January 11, 2024” – below is their description. ASB bank investigated after offering Kiwi scam victim a goodwill payment, why Generation Z are less likely to end up behind bars and petition demands harsher penalty after Kiwi allegedly kills beloved Aussie fish in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Full story: https://bit.ly/48sQ7lw 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.

Green MP Golriz Ghahraman is overseas as she faces allegations of shoplifting from an upmarket Auckland clothing boutique, The New Zealand Herald has revealed. Ghahraman left the country in the days after the alleged incident on a trip the Green Party says was pre-planned. Green Party communications director Danny Stevens said Ghahraman is “overseas on a personal trip that was planned many months ago”. The Green Party said it was aware of the allegations and the MP “will stand aside from all portfolio responsibilities until the matter is resolved”. She was selected as a Green Party list candidate in January 2017 and in the 2023 election was ranked at number seven on the list.

Israel Adesanya was just punished for his DUI in New Zealand ... but he left the courtroom apparently in a good mood -- 'cause things could've been a whole lot worse for the UFC star. The 34-year-old fighter appeared in Auckland District Court on Wednesday morning regarding allegations that he had driven drunk in the city back on Aug. 19. Footage of Israel Adesanya arriving at Auckland District Court Wednesday morning 🇳🇿🎥 @NZStuffSport pic.twitter.com/WtoPmHLYJ5 — MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) January 10, 2024 @mma_orbitHe was facing a punishment of up to three months behind bars for it. But, he did hit The Stylebender with a six-month driving ban and a $1,500 fine. 🚨| Israel Adesanya avoided a conviction at Auckland District Court this morning after recently pleading guilty to driving drunk in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 19 last year.

nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Virtual reality: The future of learning” – below is their description. A new wave of learning is spreading with the introduction of virtual reality in the classroom, opening up a whole approach to learning by mixing the digital and physical worlds. The NZ Herald visits Whangaparāoa School who are actively implementing VR technology in their classes and talk to a year 7 class during a lesson learning about electrical circuits. Directed by Ben Dickens Full story: https://bit.ly/xxxxxxxx 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? Please note comments are moderated before publication.

Israel Adesanya’s recent drunk-driving charge will not lead to significant consequences for the two-time UFC middleweight champion. Stuff.co.nz reported Wednesday that Adesanya has avoided a conviction after recently pleading guilty to driving drunk in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 19, three weeks ahead of his most recent fight. Adesanya went on to drop his UFC title to Sean Strickland in a lopsided unanimous decision loss at UFC 293. Adesanya received a six-month suspension from driving and he was ordered to pay $1500 to charity. The 34-year-old announced a self-imposed hiatus shortly after losing to Strickland, but recently said that he could be back inside the octagon sooner than expected.