Follow live coverage as Spain and Costa Rica clash in a group C match in Wellington. Steve Luciano/AP Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas.

The opening day's ended in the trial of the mother who allegedly murdered her three young daughters in Timaru. South African born Lauren Dickason pleaded not guilty to killing her six-year-old daughter and two-year-old twins in September 2021. The 41-year-old admits killing the children, but is mounting a defence of insanity. NZ Herald senior reporter Anna Leask says the jury has to decide whether Dickason intended to kill them. Defence lawyer Kerryn Beaton told the court Dickason was a loving mother who went through 17 rounds of IVF.

The party’s youth wing, the Young Nats, suggested the policy, Luxon said. Students aged under 30 would be eligible to use money from their KiwiSaver for up to five years. "This reflects the fact that we want young people joining KiwiSaver early and staying in for the long haul," Bishop said. Bishop said students will be able to transfer bond payments from their KiwiSaver accounts directly to Tenancy Services. "Young people have told me they’d like to have the option of using their KiwiSaver savings to sort their bond payments, and that this policy will make a difference."

Chippy has launched Labour’s slogan, ‘In it for you’, which is only true if the ‘you’ is a property speculator, Bank or the mega wealthy’. Ginny Anderson claims Chippy ‘read the room ‘, oh really Ginny, and what fucking room was that love? Let’s remind ourselves what we could have gained hereThe beauty of all this is that Chippy’s call will hold the timid middle while empowering The Māori Party. A Labour/Green minority Government with supply and confidence from the Māori Party is still the win I’m expecting post election. John Tamihere’s Māori Party is the only hope for the poorest Kiwis.

Halswell MetroMart was targeted in a string of overnight burglaries. Photo: NZ HeraldThe ram raids and store burglaries have continued in Christchurch this morning as seven stores were broken into in less than five hours. Among the stores targeted was a MetroMart on a busy highway and two local dairies, in Woolston and Russley. "This has been news for a year now, all my business friends know this is going to happen to us," he said. Half an hour after the Patels’ dairy was targeted, offenders ramraided another business on London St in Lyttelton.

Blind Low Vision NZ, formerly the Blind Foundation, has launched a new, literally eye-catching awareness campaign to encourage over 155,000 New Zealanders with severe sight difficulties to “See a Way,” via YoungShand. Studies have shown that Kiwis think Blind Low Vision NZ is only for the almost or fully blind, and are waiting too long to ask for help to the point that they hit a crisis. Striking digital outdoor, bus sides, adshels and VOD executions also reflect the effect of seeing with assistance like that provided by Blind Low Vision NZ. Corey Chalmers, ECD, YoungShand says: “The irony of Blind Low Vision NZ lacking visibility among New Zealand’s 28,000-odd charitable organisations wasn’t lost on us. We’re thrilled that the NZ Herald really embraced the idea of reformatting their print edition’s actual editorial – and it turned out brilliantly.”Gwen Green, GM Engagement & Marketing, Blind Low Vision NZ says: “Blind Low Vision NZ is all about supporting those who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision to keep their independence.

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New Zealand now has its first-ever women’s health strategy. What is it, why do we need it and will it make any difference? Zahra Shahtahmasebi explains. The government took a big step forward last week when it announced six new health strategies that aim to improve health outcomes across the

And, in particular, plastic carpet tiles which are being rolled out in classrooms throughout the country. For it is time that we start talking about synthetic carpet for exactly what it is. "That’s a compelling reason to use sustainable wool wherever we can to make healthy homes for Kiwis and the world," he penned. The plastic tiles, which are recyclable, might well be more cost-effective than New Zealand wool tiles or carpet, but the two products cannot be compared solely on a cost basis. What about our sheep farmers who produce 100,00 tonnes of strong wool a year which could be used for carpet?

You are almost definitely not using your freezer to its full potential. Here’s how to fix that. Take a peek into my freezer and you’d probably think it was laughable that someone with an appliance in such a state was dispensing advice on the best ways to use one.

There was good news this week for those who don’t like paying tax: one political party ruled out not just a capital gains tax, but all taxes. Income tax, corporate tax, goods and services tax, road user charges… you name it, it's gone. Examples include the Act Party’s proposed referendum to redefine treaty principles, the Maori Party’s plan to establish a separate parliament, and now the Green Party’s wealth tax. A wealth tax is not a particularly outlandish idea compared to the other two examples cited above, both of which would be significant constitutional reforms. Farmers, and the rural communities that surround them, are another important demographic that hates the idea of wealth, capital, or land taxes.

Paula Bennett: National’s Christopher Luxon has the attributes of a leaderHe has an extraordinary work ethic. Paula Bennett on the other hand is a despicable human being who threw state tenets out onto the street using a flawed meth testing regime. She was told numerous times this was flawed, she was told numerous times she was misreading her own Ministries standards but she didn’t give a fuck. It’s always annoyed me that Paula Bennett isn’t egged whenever she appears in public. Paula is a high ranking fundraiser for National and Bayleys Real Estate have donated $200 000.

Video / Sky SportHow the world media responded to the All Blacks’ 35-20 win over South Africa at Mt Smart Stadium last night. ‘Imperfect All Blacks way too good’By Stephen Jones, The TimesIt was imperfect by some of their own standards, but way too good for the world champions. And although after that New Zealand subsided as well, there was no way back for South Africa. Shannon Frizell 😤😤😤 pic.twitter.com/Gu116E4e5h — All Blacks Rugby Fans (@AllBlacksNZR) July 15, 2023All Blacks pull back the curtainLiam Napier, NZ HeraldWelcome back, All Blacks. Richie Mo’unga of New Zealand celebrates his try with team mates during the All Blacks versus South Africa Springboks world championship clash at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland.

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Now those of you who are fairly fresh from reading about how food price inflation has surged back up again to a 30-odd-year high of 12.5% might wonder how it could be that 'inflation' is apparently coming down? The key thing to look out for in the figures in the coming week will be the breakdown between the so-called 'tradable' inflation and the 'non-tradable' inflation. In basic terms the tradable inflation refers to 'imported' inflation - such as through imports of oil products - while 'non-tradable' inflation refers to domestically generated inflation, such as building costs. In terms of non-tradable inflation, the ANZ economists expect reduced construction cost pressures to be knocking nearly 0.6 percentage points off annual non-tradable inflation. Because it is trying to knock over actual inflation before those inflation expectations are just as ingrained as they were in the 1970s and 1980s.