Key points:Coroner hears from Christchurch mosque attack survivors about escape from Al Noor mosque. Cop who examined scene also failed to get the door open using normal mechanisms. Three men who were in the Al Noor mosque during the March 15 terror attack have spoken about trying to escape the relentless gunfire through an emergency door - only to find it locked. He was in the main prayer room at the Al Noor mosque, sitting with his friends just in front of an emergency exit door. He said revisiting the mosque attack was traumatic but he wanted to make sure the children of those lost and other families had the answers they needed.

October vehicle sales were expected to dip slightly from September, to an annual rate of 15.3 mln from 15.7 mln. This is very much higher than the year-ago levels of about 14.5 mln rate. The UST 10yr yield is down a sharpish -14 bps from this time yesterday, now at 4.67% as bond markets rally after the US Treasury’s debt issuance plan. The China 10 year bond rate is down -2 bps at 2.69%. The NZ Government 10 year bond rate is a very sharp -23 bps lower at 5.59%.

The local Nissan Rosslyn plant, facing retrenchment and the end of NP200 bakkie production, is still considered an important part of Nissan Global’s plan, according to Nissan Global CEO Makoto Uchida. Uchida stated that the plant fits into their expansion plans, although he did not provide specific details. Uchida stated that the company is building on the success of the Leaf and focusing on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and e-power in their development. In terms of markets with limited EV infrastructure, Uchida stated that Nissan has various strategies based on the market’s level of advancement. Sources:– “Nissan Global CEO says Rosslyn plant is still very much part of the company’s future plans” (motoring.co.za)– “Nissan CEO on how the Japanese marque is planning for the electric-car tidal wave” (stuff.co.nz)

The Left have done sweet fuck all for the material hardships of poverty, housing, inequality and climate change. Covid taught us food security matters and a Supermarket chain that embeds a cheaper food security while supporting local supplies is a necessity to correct a broken market! Almost 40 percent of New Zealand households experience food insecurity, while 19 percent of children live in households that experience food insecurity. A state owned 3rd supermarket chain would do more for providing a cheaper means of living to all kiwis who have food security issues. If you can’t contribute but want to help, please always feel free to share our blogs on social media

This large home on Scarborough Rd sold under the hammer for $3.05m. Photo: SuppliedA couple pocketed $1 million of rainy-day money after they sold their lavish home in Scarborough and bought a new-build just hours later. Their four-bedroom home on Scarborough Rd sold under the hammer for $3.05 million – $300,000 more than RV – after competitive bidding from two buyers. Bayleys listing agent Steve Ellis said it was a good result considering the house’s age. “As soon as 70-year-olds walk in, who have quite good money to spend, they go ‘oh no we don’t want stairs’.”-By Nikki PrestonOneRoof.co.nz

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A Christchurch mum says her 11-year-old son was given laxative-laced lolly cake by “boys on electric scooters with ski masks on” while out trick-or-treating for the first time on Halloween. “It was the first time that I’ve actually let them go trick or treating,” the mum said. “So he really panicked that it was the anaphylaxis again.”Increasing numbers of Kiwi kids have been going trick-or-treating on Halloween. I’d actually spoken to my mum about it and said maybe they could have put laxatives or something,” the mum said. “[The culprits] are thinking it’s just a laugh but [the other kids] actually could get really sick.

A couple of days ago, K Gurunathan – described as a former mayor of Kapiti – had an article in Stuff under the heading “ACT’s Treaty referendum: a bad idea, and even worse timing”. In the article, he noted that former Prime Minister John Key had ruled out the idea

A grainy image captures a woman, dragging a yellow kayak and with a dog at her side, headed into the water at a Wellington beach . For reasons that remain unknown, Michaela Leger allegedly stole the single-seater kayak from a property near Raumati Beach on October 21. READ MORE:  Mushroom cook Erin Patterson arrested in Victoria over fatal lunchMichaela Leger has not been seen since she entered the Kāpiti Coast water in this kayak over a week ago. The dog did not enter the kayak with Leger and Kāpiti Coast District Council confirmed it was in the care of the pound. Police confirmed they found a kayak paddle in the area a few days later, but they couldn't say whether it was the one Leger was seen carrying.

At its latest review, the US Fed has delivered the result markets expected, and one well signaled by the recent Fed speakers - a hawkish hold. But the widely-watched local ISM factory PMI told a different story, contracting slightly, and slightly faster in October than September. The NZ Government 10 year bond rate is -5 bps lower at 5.59%. Wall Street is in its Wednesday trading with the S&P500 up +0.5% and taking the Fed review in its stride. The bitcoin price starts today at US$34,464 and another tiny -US$31 or -0.1% lower from this time yesterday.

The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9 per cent in the year to September 30, from 3.6 per cent previously. Photo / 123RFThe unemployment rate rose, the employment rate fell and the rate of wage growth eased in Stats NZ’s latest Household Labour Force survey. The official unemployment rate rose to 3.9 per cent in the year to September 30, from 3.6 per cent previously. The employment rate fell to 69.1 per cent from a high of 69.8 per cent last quarter. “That still signals strong participation in the labour market, but quite a significant easing.

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The shopkeeper victims of a brutal Auckland dairy attack have spoken out for the first time, recounting the ordeal where one suffered 15 stab wounds to the chest, neck and face. Daxa Patel, 54, told the Herald the attack at New Windsor Dairy on 5 October, which left her moderately injured and her husband, Suresh Patel, 64, hospitalised and needing brain surgery, was still fresh in her mind. The deepest cut was to Suresh Patel's left cheek, which "pretty much fell apart", and his right eyelid was swollen shut, his son said. Customers inside the dairy intervened and stopped the assault, a move police Detective Inspector Glen Baldwin said may have saved Suresh Patel's life. Relieving Auckland City district commander Acting Superintendent Sunny Patel said officers found Lam unresponsive in a cell at about 10.56am on 6 October - a day after the dairy incident.

Creative agency Crave Global has partnered with The PoolHouse, one of New Zealand’s leading fibreglass pool companies, to lead the business on a journey to define its new brand strategy and redesign, website development, social media, along with its new brand tagline – Our pool. Crave Global will roll out the campaign this week, launching across TV on demand, out of home billboards, PR and digital. The PoolHouse aims to help new and old customers with anything that will ensure the ultimate result – a happy customer making memories, poolside. “Crave Global got to the heart of The PoolHouse with the new brand and campaign. Credits:Crave GlobalExecutive Creative Director – Hadleigh AverillManaging Director / Partner – Daniel HopkirkSenior Account Director – Nicola BraceyStrategist – Lucinda SherborneMedia Director – Andrew ReinholdsGeneral Manger – Luke FarmerSenior Creative – Scott KellyCreative – Ryan HobbsDesign Director – Solene ConstantSenior Designer – Angelo WellsDesigner – Nicole MeyerPhotographer – Fraser ClementsProducer – Hamish Mortland