With Temperature and Other Climate Extremes Shattering Records, Should We Call it 'Global Boiling'? 'Weirding'? A chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on theduring the past week: Sun, Aug 6, 2023 thru Sat, Aug 12, 2023. Story of the WeekThe U.N. Secretary-General ...
Photo: NZ HeraldThe government has unveiled a $20b transport budget for the next three years, boosting road maintenance, public transport and cycleway investment. Public transport subsidies will be increased by 50% on the last budget (2021-2024), and walking and cycling improvements will be increased by 79%, although from the relatively low base. He said National had "flatlined" road maintenance spending when it was last in office in order to focus on building new state highways. Photo: RNZ / Samuel RillstoneCouncils co-fund things like public transport and the building and maintenance of local roads with Waka Kotahi. This is on top of the $2b loan the Government gave Waka Kotahi for its last transport plan.
Lauren Dickason now faces a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering her three daughters in 2021. The jury deliberated for over 13 hours, before reaching a decision by a majority verdict. The Herald's Anna Leask has been in court for the entire trial, and she says it was an intense few minutes while the verdicts were read. "Lauren Dickason herself was very calm, very quiet. Her parents were in the back of the court and it was a lot for them- her mother, at least, had been crying since we reassembled to hear that verdict."
A mother in New Zealand has been found guilty of murdering her three young daughters, despite her claim of being mentally ill at the time. While she pleaded not guilty to murder, citing severe depression stemming from postpartum depression, the jury rejected her defense. Fearing for her own life, Dickason initially attempted to kill her children using zip ties before resorting to suffocating them with pillows. The 11-1 guilty verdict was delivered by the jury after three days of deliberation. During the reading of the verdict, Dickason remained motionless, later crying as she left the courtroom.
George Heard / Pool Lauren Dickason faces a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering her three young daughters. Supplied Lauren Dickason has been found guilty of murdering her three children, Liane, 6, Maya, 2, and Karla, 2, in Timaru. george heard / pool Lauren Dickason’s lawyer Anne Toohey breaks down in court after guilty murder verdicts are handed down. “On a personal level, can I also extend my sincere gratitude to you... you may retire.”George Heard / Pool Lauren Dickason in the High Court in Christchurch on the first day of her trial. Timaru mayor Nigel Bowen said the guilty verdicts put the full stop in the story of a "very dark time'' for the town.
Emotions ran high in the Christchurch high court as Lauren Dickason was convicted of murdering her three daughters. After the verdict was read, Dickason was taken to the court's holding cells as the judge thanked and dismissed the jury. You may go," Judge Mander said. READ MORE | Why did Lauren Dickason kill her three daughters? Mehigan thinks she'll get a life sentence – an effective 25 years imprisonment.
A New Zealand jury on Wednesday found a mother guilty of murdering her three young daughters after rejecting her defense that she was so mentally ill at the time she couldn't be held responsible. She had pleaded not guilty to murder, arguing she was suffering severe depression that could be traced back to postpartum depression, reports the AP . Lauren Dickason at first tried to kill her children using zip ties and then suffocated them with pillows. Radio New Zealand reported that Dickason was motionless in the dock as the verdict was read out in Christchurch High Court, then cried quietly as she left. (Read more postpartum depression stories.)
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Lauren Dickason stands in the dock at the Christchurch High Court in New Zealand on July 17. By NICK PERRYA New Zealand jury on Wednesday found a mother guilty of murdering her three young daughters in a case that shocked the nation. Lauren Dickason at first tried to kill her children using zip ties and then suffocated them with pillows. The guilty verdict came after a four-week trial. Dickason's parents issued a statement saying the deaths were the result of their daughter's debilitating mental illness.
The 2023 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards night is rapidly approaching and is shaping up to be an unforgettable night of honouring the industry’s collective excellence in strategic and creative thinking. “As we approach the highly anticipated 2023 event, we are excited to showcase the exceptional talent of our finalists on the grand stage of Spark Arena. With a record-breaking number of entries this year, our celebration is set to transcend all expectations, uniting industry pioneers for an evening of networking, inspiration, and acknowledgement of extraordinary marketing accomplishments. This year’s celebration promises to be an unforgettable affair,” says David Nothling-Demmer, Editor of NZ Marketing. The event is sponsored once again by TVNZ alongside event partners, NZ Marketing Magazine and Marketing Association.
Photo: NZ HeraldEnvironment Minister David Parker has reached an Everest: passing two pieces of legislation that will repeal and replace the Resource Management Act. It is the culmination of a process that began in 2019 with a review of the RMA, which proposed two main bills to replace it. Parker praised the simplification offered by the new resource management system. The NBA comes with a new national planning framework to provide consistent policy, targets and bottom lines across the country. “We will also begin work on a longer-term programme to repeal and replace the RMA.”
Wednesday, 16 August, 2023 - 19:28"Chris Hipkins’ self-proclaimed "watershed moment" has turned out to instead be a case of him being completely outsmarted by a global corporation’s greenwashing PR strategy," says ACT Leader David Seymour. "Chris Hipkins’ self-proclaimed "watershed moment" has turned out to instead be him being outsmarted by a global corporation’s greenwashing PR strategy," says ACT Leader David Seymour. "Hipkins has fallen for the oldest trick in the book, he has played the role of hapless, starstruck politician to perfection. Sadly, it seems like his Government’s policies of burning more coal weren’t what attracted Blackrock, more likely it was his Government’s naivety and willingness to be pawns in a giant greenwashing PR campaign. "ACT predicted this was the case, I said at the time "Effectively banning people from using fossil fuels is virtue signalling on a global scale using other people’s money."
A state so bereft of sensible tax policy did not get that way by accident. How many economists and tax lawyers does it take to prevent a meaningful redistribution of wealth? Why is the sound of the whole Press Gallery criticising his GST policy music to the Prime Minister’s ears? The same principle is at work in relation to the condemnatory commentary of the economists and tax lawyers. The more the “experts” criticise Labour’s policies, the more credibility those policies acquire.
The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has again left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged on 5.5%. This is the statement from the Reserve Bank:The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to maintain the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.50%. While global growth was resilient across the first half of the year this is beginning to fade, particularly in China. Members noted that debt levels are high in some parts of the economy and debt servicing costs have increased. In discussing their Remit objectives, the Committee noted inflation is still expected to decline within the target band by the second half of 2024.
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:59 am, August 16th, 2023 - 55 commentsCategories: act, housing, labour, national, phil twyford, Social issues - Tags:There is a lot at stake at this election. For housing it pays to recall what Labour inherited in 2017 which was basically a full blown housing crisis. The cumulative effect of this made Kiwibank predict that this year the housing crisis may be over. For some there is still a housing crisis. Some on the left have criticised Labour for not solving the housing crisis quickly enough.
