Have you ever wondered what pilots do in the cockpit during long stretches of flying? READ MORE: New Zealand man sets the world record for most bungy jumps in 24 hoursWhat do pilots talk about when they're in the cockpit for 17 hours? During long-haul flights, there are up to 3-4 pilots sharing the workload equally and regular rest breaks are provided while ensuring there are always at least two pilots at the controls. Our sterile cockpit policy means that any general chit-chat is only permitted during cruise control. There's just one unspoken rule, that we don't talk about politics or religion in the cockpit.

The New Zealand First Party wants to investigate whether people who lost their jobs over the Covid-19 vaccine mandate could receive compensation from the Crown. Instead, the manifesto pledges to "end all vaccine mandates....and hold a credible, fully independent inquiry into New Zealand’s Covid-19 response." Polls show NZ First's support may be required by the National Party to form a government after Saturday's election. Both the Labour Party and NZ First have ruled out working with each other. The final Covid-19 restrictions ended in August, and then-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a Royal Commission of Inquiry into NZ's response to the Covid-19 pandemic last December.

All you need to know ahead of the All Blacks’ quarter-final match-up with Ireland in Paris at the Rugby World Cup. Team formPast five games: All Blacks 73 Uruguay 0, All Blacks 96 Italy 17; All Blacks 71 Namibia 3; All Blacks 13 France 27; All Blacks 7 South Africa 35. Past five games: Ireland 34 Scotland 14; Ireland 13 South Africa 8; Ireland 59 Tonga 16; Ireland 82 Romania 8; Ireland 17 Samoa 13. The losers of Sunday’s match are knocked out of the Rugby World Cup. In 2019, the All Blacks steamrolled Ireland in the World Cup quarter-finals and that’s sure to be front of their minds too.

bar co-owner Josh Thomas examines injectible and nasal spray variations of the medication naloxone. The bar will keep a small supply of the medication in the event an overdose occurs on site. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHA Dunedin bar is one of the first in the country to protect its patrons from drug overdoses. Staff at Woof!, in Moray Pl, undertook specialist training yesterday on how to identify opioid overdoses and administer naloxone, a medication used to treat them, of which the bar would now hold a small supply. While the bar did not have a huge drug problem, Mr Thomas said drugs were part of the hospitality scene and it was necessary to take precautions.

Bloomberg Television published this video item, entitled “Citi’s Manthey: Time to Move to More Cyclical Markets” – below is their description. Beata Manthey, global equity strategist and head of European equity strategy at Citigroup Inc., discusses her investment strategy and the opportunities she sees amid geopolitical risks. The team led by Manthey said last week it’s the right time to buy global equities after a pullback that brought them to the brink of a correction. Manthey speaks on the sidelines of he 15th Citi Australia & New Zealand Investment Conference in Sydney with Paul Allen and Shery Ahn on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”——–Follow Bloomberg for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more: http://www.bloomberg.comConnect with us on…Twitter: https://twitter.com/businessFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusinessInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/Bloomberg Television YouTube Channel

New Zealand's star batter and Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson is poised to make his much-awaited debut in the ICC World Cup 2023. Black Caps coach, Gary Stead, spoke with optimism about Williamson's progress and the caution that accompanies his return. “At this stage, all things are looking good for Kane's return in this game, but we still say that with an air of caution. it's not about his injury so much, it's his ability to run between the wickets and field and to consistently do that over a 50-over game,” Stead elucidated as quoted by stuff.co.nz. Adding to New Zealand's positive news, Test captain Tim Southee is also set to be back in contention for selection.

A new poll is painting a merrier picture for Labour with a burst of support for the governing party just days before New Zealand's general election. Likely National coalition partner ACT also saw support dropping 2.4 points from 10.3 percent to 7.9 percent. But National's other likely coalition partner New Zealand First saw a spike in support. NZ First is on 8.2 percent, up 2.2 points from 6 percent in the previous poll. And while Labour might finally be seeing support increase, its likely coalition partners the Greens and Te Pāti Māori both recorded drops.

Population growth from migration is up 28.5% compared to pre-Covid levels, according to the latest estimates from Statistics New Zealand. Statistics NZ estimates there was a net migration gain (migrant arrivals minus migrant departures) of 9464 in August this year, up by 28.5% compared to the net gain of 7364 in August 2019. In August 2019 there was a net gain of 520 NZ citizens and a net gain of 6844 non-NZ citizens. Migration growth then began to climb steadily from July 2022 as travel and migration restrictions were eased, with the net, monthly estimated population gain hitting 14,542 in March this year. Annual increase a record highIn the 12 months to August this year Statistics NZ estimates there was a net population gain from migration of 110,200, an all time high.

All flights at London Luton Airport have been suspended until Wednesday afternoon after a massive blaze ripped through one of its car parks. The fire happened around 9 p.m. local time on Tuesday at the airport’s Terminal Car Park 2 and caused “significant structural collapse,” said Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service on X, formerly Twitter. It said up to 1,200 vehicles may have been in the car park and subsequently damaged. Luton Airport advised passengers not to travel to the airport due to “severely restricted” access. Luton Airport is Britain’s fifth-busiest airport, carrying over 13 million passengers in 2022.

How much relevance past deeds hold for the All Blacks and Ireland in their World Cup quarter-final, though, is open to interpretation. With four wins from their last six tests against the All Blacks — three from their last four since the last World Cup — Ireland deserve their World Cup favouritism status. Their record in the last two years has proven that, but we’re at a World Cup,” All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith said. While the home series defeat rocked New Zealand and the All Blacks, it also sparked widespread, overdue changes that have since significantly strengthened the team. “Last year matters in the sense of taking the lessons, but I believe we’re a totally different team to July last year,” Smith said.

The minor party’s steady climb in recent surveys threatens to vex what once appeared an easy route to victory for the right in Saturday’s election, after months of polls showed governing Labour languishing. Led by the maverick, veteran lawmaker Winston Peters, New Zealand First recorded 8.2% in October’s poll – which includes undecided voters in its total – up 2.2 points from September’s survey, and the party’s strongest showing of any major poll this year. Since September’s poll, support stalled for centre-right National, the main opposition party, which recorded 34% of the vote, 0.5 points down from last month. The centre-left Labour party lifted 3.4 points to 30.3%, an 11th-hour boost after months of persistent slumps in the polls. And the final polls in 2005 had National 5 points ahead of where it ended up and Labour 3 points behind.

Former All Blacks fullback Mils Muliaina has backed the Springboks to “topple” tournament hosts France in the World Cup quarter-final clash on Sunday. France captain Antoine Dupont is set to make his comeback in Sunday’s quarter-final against the Boks in Paris. LISTEN: Blowing the whistle on Ben O’KeeffeLISTEN: Les Bleus on red alert for brutal BoksHowever, writing for Stuff.co.nz, former All Blacks star Muliaina shared his concern over Dupont being targeted by the big Bok pack. “Dupont is the best player in the world and I understand why France will want to play him. The Boks are not going to shy away from running at Dupont around the edges and touching him up once he’s passed the ball.

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The median yield for today's 3 year bond was 4.67% pa and that was up from 4.60% a month ago. They left its global growth forecast steady at 3% for 2023 but cut its forecast for 2024 to 2.9% compared to 3% made in July. Also, the expectations for global inflation were revised higher to 6.9% in 2023 from 6.8% and to 5.8% from 5.2% in 2024. Their 3 mth-10yr curve inversion is deeper by -3 bps today at -79 bps. The Australian 10 year bond yield is now at 4.45% and unchanged from yesterday.