“Brown-town”: the Wayne & Simeon show
Last week Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown kicked off what is always the most important thing a Council does every three years – update its ‘Long term plan’. So – perhaps surprisingly – it has been quite refreshing seeing Mayor Brown really fight for Auckland to get a better deal from ‘Wellington’. As Transport Minister, Local Government Minister and Minister for Auckland, it is clear that the relationship between the two Browns (presumably unrelated) will be critical. Fundamentally the big question for the government will be the extent to which they are willing to devolve meaningful power to Auckland Council, and work with them in genuine partnership. On the one hand, it was a National-led government that created Auckland Council in the first place and eventually funded things like rail electrification and the CRL.
Source:Stuff
December 11, 2023 10:49 UTC
George Bettle steps aside at Bettle & Associates
Bettle & Associates enters a new era this month, with founder George Bettle ceasing operational responsibilities after 22 years. Bettle & Associates was founded by Bettle in 2001 after the purchase of what was Grey Worldwide’s Waikato office. “It was a lovely and quite emotional evening for me,” says Bettle. Will, Adam and I started working on the succession and exit plan nearly three years ago – and these days Bettle and Associates is theirs. For me, I wanted to leave while I still loved the job and was still doing some of the best work of my career.
Source:Stuff
December 11, 2023 10:30 UTC
Pensioners' driveway dispute ends in alleged assault
A driveway dispute between two elderly Dunedin neighbours reached boiling point when one entered the other's home and beat him with a bat. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police were called to an address in Saddleview Pl in Fairfield at 10.20am yesterday after a man was assaulted in his own home. The 82-year-old man was at home when his neighbour, a 74-year-old man entered his home and attacked him using a bat. The assault was due to an ongoing dispute between the two men over their shared driveway, Snr Sgt Bond said. The 74-year-old was arrested and charged with aggravated burglary and will appear in court this morning.
Source:Otago Daily Times
December 11, 2023 09:56 UTC
Open mike 11/12/2023
Claims by a Whatu Ora staffer have attracted the attention of conspiracy groups in NZ and around the world. And they’re demanding attention from someone they thought was on their side. T hey didn’t all love him. This was the guy, after all, who stood in lockstep with their bete noire, ...
Source:Stuff
December 11, 2023 05:06 UTC
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Dunedin man arrested after threatening pedestrians with a knife
Video / NZ HeraldA knife-wielding Dunedin man caused chaos when he allegedly threatened multiple people, pulled a window off its hinges and demanded money from a pedestrian in Dunedin last week. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, this morning revealed more about what led up to the arrest of a 35-year-old man in Maryhill on Friday. Bond said police received a report that a person was walking around the streets armed with a knife and was in Mitchell Ave at 11.20am. Police take a man into custody after the incident in Mitchell Ave. Photo / Gregor RichardsonThe man allegedly went to an address on the street and demanded money from a woman, Bond said. The man then confronted another man and tried to throw a knife sharpener he picked up at him.
Source:Otago Daily Times
December 11, 2023 04:04 UTC
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Neighbours at war: Pensioners’ driveway dispute ends in alleged assault
Video / AP / Face Nation / NZHeraldA driveway dispute between two elderly Dunedin neighbours reached boiling point when one entered the other’s home and beat him with a bat. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police were called to an address in Saddleview Pl in Fairfield at 10.20am yesterday after a man was assaulted in his own home. The 82-year-old man was at home when his neighbour, a 74-year-old, man entered his home and attacked him using a bat. The assault was due to an ongoing dispute between the two men over their shared driveway, Bond said. The 74-year-old was arrested and charged with aggravated burglary and will appear in court this morning.
Source:Otago Daily Times
December 11, 2023 03:48 UTC
The New Zealand company welcomes OCP’s response
Morocco’s position describing the seizure of a phosphate shipment in South Africa as an act of “political piracy” was welcomed on Friday by New Zealand-based fertilizer company Balance Agri-Nutrients. Quoted by Stuff.co mediaMark Wynne, director general of the New Zealand company, described the reaction of the OCP as “pragmatic,” MAP reported Thursday. The financial implications, from our side, are only related to the ship, but we are covered by insurance anyway,” explained Mark Wein. The president of Balance Agri-Nutrients confirms that his company will continue to purchase Moroccan phosphate. This calls for referring the case of the ship NM Cherry Blossom to the merits.
Source:Stuff
December 10, 2023 03:17 UTC
Expat Tales: 'It's easier to have the nicer things in life' in the US
Expat Tales is a Stuff Travel series featuring Kiwis who’ve made new lives for themselves overseas. If you’d like to take part, email us at travel@stuff.co.nzWhat inspired your move, and how long have you been there? It's much easier to have some of the nicer things in life here compared to in NZ. The Children’s Museum is one of the best in the country and there is also a living history museum. Americans work really hard and there is more pressure here to get ahead.
Source:Stuff
December 10, 2023 02:29 UTC
Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali star in Netflix's new apocalyptic thriller 'Leave the World Behind'
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Source:New Zealand Herald
December 09, 2023 23:40 UTC
Open mike 10/12/2023
Deborah Robertson on what inspired her to write her new novel, and to set it in 1953 – the year of the Tangiwai disaster. A group of six girls in purple T-shirts are sitting on a log. Well, not really a log. It’s an equestrian hurdle that has been carved
Source:Stuff
December 09, 2023 23:23 UTC
Upzone it…and they will come?
In this 2 Sense episode of The Australian Property Podcast, six-time author Pete Wargent and Blusk founder Chris Bates are BACK! Every week, Chris Bates and Pete Wargent jump on the Australian Property Podcast airwaves to answer your questions or cover the top 3 property news stories of the news. Don’t forget to send Chris and Pete your questions! In this week’s episode, Chris and Pete cover:1 – Rezoning changes afoot in New South Wales2 – Global inflation pulse is starting to fade now3 – Housing market limping into Xmas
Source:New Zealand Herald
December 09, 2023 20:51 UTC
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Albany bus station death: Pedestrian ‘run over’ by bus while crossing the road
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a bus at Albany Bus Station on the North Shore this afternoon. A pedestrian has died after being struck by a bus at Albany Bus Station on the North Shore this afternoon. “Earlier this afternoon our teams were informed of a fatal collision between a bus and a person at the Albany Bus Station,” said Stacey van der Putten, AT Director of Public Transport and Active Modes. Police are investigating after the fatal accident at Albany Bus Station this afternoon. Photo / NZME“The Albany Bus Station will be closed while police conduct their scene investigation.
Source:New Zealand Herald
December 09, 2023 20:22 UTC
Firefighters battle vegetation fires in South
The fire on Fruitgrowers Rd near Clyde Dam. Volunteer firefighters from Clyde, Alexandra, Tarras, Dunstan and Luggate, as well as career fighters and staff from Dunedin and Queenstown and skilled helicopter pilots attended. The fire in Fruitgrowers Rd, a short distance from Clyde Dam, had reignited about 4.20pm from an earlier fire started by fireworks on Friday night. Mr Lamont urged people to think twice about letting off fireworks in windy conditions, and to be aware that it only took one spark to cause a wildfire. Elsewhere in the South Island, firefighters were continuing to work on fires at Templeton in the Selwyn District and at Glenham in Southland.
Source:Otago Daily Times
December 09, 2023 19:33 UTC
NZ versus the world: How house prices have changed, here and overseas
By David Cunningham*Since 2020, the story of New Zealand house prices has been a truly wild one. This limited supply, plus ongoing demand from a growing population, has supported house prices – keeping them at all-time highs. Those people all need somewhere to live – and that’s helped to push up both house prices and rents. What’s interesting to note about UK house prices is just how steadily they’ve increased over this time. The extraordinary monetary policy easing the world over was behind this, instead supporting house prices.
Source:New Zealand Herald
December 09, 2023 11:56 UTC
Weekend briefing: US extends its Goldilocks run
It was the highest level recorded since August, largely driven by positive shifts in the expected path of inflation. All this run of positive data has markets pulling back on their enthusiastic expectation that the Fed will be cutting rates in 2024. It will be interesting to see whether the industry responds with generally lower savings rate offers, or higher lending and deposit rates. The UST 10yr yield is on the rise again, up +12 bps from yesterday at 4.23% on the jobs data. That all means our TWI-5 starts today just on 70.2 and -40 bps lower from this time yesterday, -50 bps lower than a week ago.
Source:Stuff
December 09, 2023 07:28 UTC