Viral video of car caught driving in cycle lane
A video showing a car driving along a cycle lane in south Christchurch has gone viral on social media. The clip shows a Suzuki Celerio hatchback driving inside a 50-metre-long stretch of solid median barriers on the Sparks Rd cycle lane. On social media, one person noted that while the errant driver turned left into Hoon Hay Road on a red arrow, it was displaying a green cycle light. One Sparks Rd resident told Star News it was a "reasonably common" site to see vehicles taking short cuts along the cycleway. She said Sparks Rd residents reversing out of their driveway either use the cycleway to turn around or back into traffic.
Source:Otago Daily Times
May 14, 2024 15:08 UTC
Seven More Key Staff Announced For Stuff’s New 6pm Bulletin
Seven More Key Staff Announced For Stuff’s New 6pm BulletinThe pace is accelerating towards the country’s new 6pm bulletin on July 6 with seven additional journalists, producers, editors and social media experts announced by Stuff Group today. Award-winning broadcast journalist Lisette Reymer, is joining Stuff as Senior Journalist, International and National Affairs, bringing her unrivalled experience to the business where she will work across news products including 6pm. Reymer will return to New Zealand shortly after the launch of the new bulletin. “We’ve moved really quickly to secure the talent we need to create a brilliant new bulletin alongside our own multimedia newsrooms,” she says. We are exceptionally happy with the progress being made.”Advertisement - scroll to continue reading© Scoop Media
Source:Stuff
May 14, 2024 12:21 UTC
Spiritual community ‘disgusted’ after being evicted from former Centrepoint commune
By Jonathan Killick ofPhoto: Stuff / Ricky WilsonIt's supposed to be a haven of healing and spiritual awakening but residents of the Kawai Purapura community say they've been hurt and deceived. The Prema Trust is run by trustees Phil Cottingham and his wife Jenny, who also goes by the name Sivitiri. Wellpark college, which is owned by the Prema Trust, was put into liquidation following a shareholders resolution last year. Photo: Stuff / Ricky WilsonCompany records show it owed around $500,000 to creditors. Yet, according to its website it has a temple named after Sivitri, "supported" by Prema trust, and used for "devotional singing and chanting".
Source:Stuff
May 14, 2024 11:44 UTC
Democracy Project freaks out: Unemployment up + MPs wages up vs Grim Public Service Job Cuts + Huge tax breaks of rich landlords = A narrative of discontent that is only starting
Trotter should freak out, his hard right racist climate denying beneficiary bashing Government have in just 5 months from winning an election become as popular as puberty blockers at a MAGA rally. 4000 public service jobs are gone when we need more from our Public Services. TDB Recommends NewzEngine.comThe means in which the donor class bought and paid for this hard right racist climate denying beneficiary bashing Government as the poor suffer. No wonder the Democracy Project who have wasted so much credibility and capital to pimp for NZ First sound worried. If you can’t contribute but want to help, please always feel free to share our blogs on social media
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 14, 2024 10:36 UTC
Interview: Vera Ellen, Reb Fountain and Voom - Nationwide Tour
The idea for this one is we wanted to feel really big and awesome. Completely blew me away, I was like “woah, where’d that song come from?” I went back and listened to it. <a href="https://voomnz.bandcamp.com/track/martin-phillipps">Martin Phillipps by Voom</a> Buzz you’ve got a new song, that’s named after and is about Martin Phillipps from The Chills. And Vera, I’m hoping that you’ll say Terry Shore, but it’s not compulsory. Vera: Oh wow. Vera: I’m terrible with this because I play a song like once live and then I’m like, “Done.
Source:Stuff
May 14, 2024 10:34 UTC
Ex-creative launches new venture, Decking Direct
New Zealand’s first retail showroom offering full-service decking, fencing and outdoor construction solutions, Decking Direct, opened its first two stores in Takapuna and Warkworth on Monday 13 May. Decking Direct simplifies the building process by offering an end-to-end, one-stop-shop for backyard transformations. We’re not having a bar of that at Decking Direct,” he says. Decking Direct works with a range of qualified building practitioners to realise each project, with specialists across the board from decking and fencing to balustrades, pergolas and louvres. With Decking Direct, we’re changing that.
Source:Stuff
May 14, 2024 10:27 UTC
Newshub's Lisette Reymer to join Stuff's 6pm news bulletin
Award-winning Newshub journalist Lisette Reymer is to join Stuff for its upcoming 6pm TV news show. Newshub is being axed along with most local productions in a massive restructure of Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ that will see hundreds of people lose their jobs. Reymer is the latest to be hired by Stuff for its new, as-yet-unnamed programme which launches on Saturday, July 6, one day after Newshub Live at 6pm broadcasts its final ever bulletin. She won last year's Best Reporter title at the Voyager Media Awards and Best Coverage of a News Event, and is familiar to viewers for her work covering Russia's war on Ukraine since February 2022.
Source:Stuff
May 14, 2024 10:21 UTC
Pure SEO achieves Google Premier Partner status
Pure SEO, a digital marketing agency in New Zealand and Australia, has been awarded the 2024 Google Premier Partner status. Google awards Premier Partner status to agencies that demonstrate superior expertise and success in leveraging Google Ads solutions to enhance client visibility and achieve significant business outcomes. “Securing the 2024 Google Premier Partnership status means a lot to us,” states Richard Conway, founder and CEO of Pure SEO. Their skill and unwavering dedication are why we have maintained Premier Partnership status year after year.”For 2024, selection as a Google Premier Partner was based on performance metrics, a commitment to developing advertising capabilities, and successful deployment of Google Ads strategies across various sectors. “Continuing our partnership with Google as a Premier Partner allows us to keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible in digital advertising,” says Graham Gilbert, Head of Paid Search at Pure SEO.
Source:Stuff
May 14, 2024 09:00 UTC
Stuff announces seven new staff for 6pm bulletin
The pace is accelerating towards the country’s new 6pm bulletin on July 6, with seven additional journalists, producers, editors and social media experts announced by Stuff Group. Award-winning broadcast journalist Lisette Reymer is joining Stuff as Senior Journalist, International and National Affairs, bringing her unrivalled experience to the business where she will work across news products including 6pm. Reymer will return to New Zealand shortly after the launch of the new bulletin. Also joining Stuff is reporter Lucy Thomson, visual journalist Simon Morrow, supervising producers Angus Gillies and Paul Mayow, Tom Bartlett as Chief of Staff – video and Monique Manson for social content. “We’ve moved really quickly to secure the talent we need to create a brilliant new bulletin alongside our own multimedia newsrooms,” she says.
Source:Stuff
May 14, 2024 08:21 UTC
Open mike 14/05/2024
Research from AA Insurance reveals more and more people are taking pride in their garage. Meet three New Zealanders using their space in creative ways. If you think of a garage, you might picture a dark room with a parked car. There might be some tools on the wall, or ...
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 14, 2024 00:17 UTC
Vast Billboards appoints new Head of Growth
Outdoor advertising company Vast Billboards has appointed Gary Rosewarne to the newly created role of Head of Growth. With extensive experience in sales leadership roles at Westfield Scentre Group and most recently JCDecaux, Rosewarne brings valuable industry knowledge to drive Vast’s growth initiatives. Of his appointment, Rosewarne says, “The growth trajectory of Vast Billboards is nothing short of impressive. His appointment underscores Vast Billboards’ commitment to innovation and excellence in the sector. Earlier this year, Vast Billboards switched on its 40th billboard marking a significant milestone for the business which was founded in 2020.
Source:Stuff
May 13, 2024 22:30 UTC
Lachlan Jones inquest: Pathologist who performed autopsy was reluctant
Photo: SUPPLIED/ODTThe pathologist who determined Gore child Lachlan Jones died from drowning says he saw no signs that the boy had been put in a freezer. He would have asked for a more thorough forensic autopsy if he found anything surprising, and did not agree with two forensic pathologists who said that drowning could not safely be concluded. But the pathologist said he was unaware there were concerns about Lachlan's death, or that a more thorough forensic autopsy had initially been requested, but then withdrawn. A forensic pathologist should have performed the autopsy, as Southland was not set up to autopsy children, he said. The form he received before the autopsy noted the death was not suspicious.
Source:Otago Daily Times
May 13, 2024 12:31 UTC
Two dead in Auckland house fire
Jonathan Asafo sounded his car horn to try to alert occupants to the fire. Photo: RNZ / screenshotTwo people have died in a house fire in the Auckland suburb of Hillpark and a third has been seriously injured. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said it received reports of a well-involved house fire in Freshney Place shortly before 7am. He saw a truck in the driveway, and with flames coming out of the house he ran to the neighbour's house and alerted them. He had been sleeping downstairs, Asafo said, but he feared for his two friends who had been sleeping upstairs.
Source:Otago Daily Times
May 13, 2024 09:06 UTC
Grocery app MILKRUN launches TVC for NZ
Australian grocery delivery app MILKRUN has expanded its services to Aotearoa, first, with its bright blue logo on buses and billboards and now, its first TVC for the New Zealand market. In fact, it doesn’t have to happen at all, thanks to MILKRUN. “The concept perfectly captures the ease of MILKRUN, focusing on an exaggerated yet relatable situation that occurs in many households. This campaign supports our mission of MILKRUN becoming a household name for all Kiwis,” said Jamie Gagliardi, MILKRUN’s Head of Marketing, Growth at NZ. Directed by Calvin Sang, the advert caters to both the New Zealand and Australian audiences.
Source:New Zealand Herald
May 13, 2024 03:53 UTC