Earth Day: Here are 5 ways we can scale up climate solutions, according to IPCCA chronological listing of news articles posted on theduring the past week: Sun, Apr 16, 2023 thru Sat, Apr 22, 2023. Story of the Week...

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-FarrellyMiddlemore Hospital is promising it is now much harder for anyone to fake their way into a medical job there - after a bogus doctor saw 80 patients. But he also used his own name, despite being investigated for pretending to be a University of Auckland medical student ten years earlier. In a statement it said it had undertaken a thorough review of its vetting processes and made improvements. "The review has provided us with a level of confidence that the processes we have in place will prevent such an incident happening again," a spokesperson said. Another, an Auckland dermatology clinic, turned him down last August because by then he was in the news for his Middlemore offending.

Photo: NZ HeraldAn Invercargill couple say they were like "stunned mullets" after realising they'd just become Lotto multi-millionaires. ‘’It’s turned our world upside down!”The woman said she bought the ticket on MyLotto early Wednesday morning. But when I saw my numbers line up, followed by the words ‘Major Prize Winner,’ I immediately showed my husband." The man thought he had been pranked. You’re joking, right?”After realising they were, in fact, New Zealand’s latest multi-millionaires, the couple sat like “stunned mullets” before bursting into laughter and tears.

Stuff enters new era with launch of digital sites for three key mastheadsStuff is investing in three of its historical mastheads by launching digital sites for The Post, The Press, and the Waikato Times, representing a significant new era. The new sites provide a distinctive digital offering, and a new way for subscribers to access award-winning journalism. Along with the sites, Stuff is launching digital subscriptions for the first time in its history, a huge step forward for the business as it continues to invest in a sustainable future for journalism. Stuff has also revealed fresh brand identities for each publication which will feature in print and digital channels from Saturday. Stuff Chief Content Officer Joanna Norris says Stuff and the masthead sites will complement each other, rather than one being a substitute for the other.

Video / George HeardA body found inside a car was missing man Richard Leman, his family have confirmed. “The time has come, the Leman family now has official confirmation, that our much-loved Richard will not be coming home to us as we had hoped and prayed for,” she wrote. Police are going door-to-door in Rangiora as part of the homicide investigation into the death of a man whose body was found inside a car. Photo / FacebookLast Thursday police raided a property on Andrews St - a short distance from where Leman’s body was discovered. A missing person poster shared widely on social media community pages by Richard Leman's family.

Photo: Supplied / LDRAuckland Council has approved a plan to collect $1.1 billion from developers in Drury over the next 30 years. But the threat of legal action still hangs over the council's proposal, which is now expected to come into effect from 1 June. A report to council in February said developers opposed to the council's plans in Drury could seek a judicial review. He said the threat of legal action from developers was par for the course. "Developers have far too often got a bit of a free ride and the ratepayers and the councils end up paying."

The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand jointly praise the new pathway to citizenship for Kiwis in Australia. We want to hear from New Zealanders living in Australia to understand what life is like across the ditch and if it's actually better? What is living in Australia really like, and is it actually better than New Zealand? To share if life is better in Australia than New Zealand, hit the contribute button, or email stuffnation@stuff.co.nz. Please attach photos of your life in Australia for the best chance of your submission being published.

The current Government has said that it will not implement a full Capital Gains tax although it did implement an extension to the bright line tax for land sales which for all purposes was effectively a capital gains tax for land. “The data, based on full income information from 311 of our wealthiest citizens, shows that the average person in this group pays an effective tax rate of just 8.9% tax on their economic income – that is, income from all sources, including capital gains on investments. Jacinda Ardern had ruled out a Capital Gains Tax while she was Prime Minister. Since the 1960s working group after working group have recommended a capital gains tax. Maybe what David Parker is doing is carefully and gradually opening the debate so that the current limited capital gains tax that we have can broadened and expanded.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins delivered his pre-budget speech and experts are comparing aspects of it to National's campaign promises. Hipkins talked about reducing Government spending, highlighted strong immigration numbers and ruled out introducing a capital gains tax. The Prime Minister also promised spending would be directed to boost economic productivity, with skills, science and infrastructure labelled as priorities. NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says Chris Hipkins' no-frills budget is more centrist than most Labour voters would be familiar with, comparing his speech to Bill English's previous statements. LISTEN ABOVE

Thursday, 27 April, 2023 - 19:24Stuff is launching digital sites for The Post, The Press and the Waikato Times, marking a significant new era and investment into its key heritage mastheads. The new sites provide a distinctive digital offering, and a new way for subscribers to access award-winning journalism. Along with the sites, Stuff is launching digital subscriptions for the first time in its history, a huge step forward for the business as it continues to invest in a sustainable future for journalism. Stuff has also revealed fresh brand identities for each publication which will feature in print and digital channels from Saturday. Stuff Chief Content Officer Joanna Norris says Stuff and the masthead sites will complement each other, rather than one being a substitute for the other.

New Zealand Rugby has reported a financial loss of almost $50 million for the year, but maintains it's in a good financial position. In its annual report presented at the AGM in Wellington today the NZR revealed a financial year loss of $47 million, a reversal of the $5 and a half million surplus of the previous year. Record revenue of $271m, up from $189m the previous year, was offset by operating expenses of $277m (up from $135m). Twenty-one million dollars was spent on women and girls' rugby specifically, excluding the World Cup, with an increased investment in the Black Ferns and Super Rugby Aupiki's inaugural year. "The Silver Lake transaction allowed us to inject nearly $40m into our community clubs, provincial unions, Super Rugby clubs, our players' pool, associate members and Māori rugby, while also increasing our investment in women's rugby," said Robinson.

Air New Zealand executive Iain Walker said several factors were behind the surge in air fare prices. On Thursday, the company posted improved guidance to the stock exchange, raising expected earnings by tens of millions of dollars. The improved earnings and demand come as Kiwis are paying more for airfares. Air New Zealand executive Iain Walker said several factors were behind the surge, including "demand, fuel prices, higher supplier costs, increased cost of labour, and general inflation". The earnings guidance this week showed the airline would remain profitable in the first half of this year.

Stuff has put almost all its news and content online for free since launching stuff.co.nz in 2000. It is also unclear whether significant local stories from three three mastheads with paywalls will be available to online readers nationwide without local subscriptions. One month later Stuff launched a drive to get online readers to support its journalism with donations. Business publication NBR put up a full online paywall in 2014 and eventually ditched its print edition altogether in 2020. That left Stuff as the last publisher without a paywall to get revenue from online readers - until now.

Stuff has put almost all its news and content online for free since launching stuff.co.nz in 2000. It is also unclear whether significant local stories from three three mastheads with paywalls will be available to online readers nationwide without local subscriptions. One month later Stuff launched a drive to get online readers to support its journalism with donations. Business publication NBR put up a full online paywall in 2014 and eventually ditched its print edition altogether in 2020. That left Stuff as the last publisher without a paywall to get revenue from online readers - until now.

Welcome to Wrexham is streaming on Disney +. Jason Sudeikis thinks Ted Lasso could have helped Welsh and English football fans become “enthusiastic” about having Hollywood owners. I don’t know if it’s wildly ubiquitous, but it certainly has helped Wrexham out!”Jason Sudeikis thinks Ted Lasso could have helped Welsh and English football fans become 'enthusiastic' about having Hollywood owners. He added: “We absolutely have the cast that is fully capable of doing a musical, which I am very proud of. And I mean that in the best possible way, she’s absolutely who you want but just about all the way down, I don’t think there’s anyone who cannot carry a tune!”