Man shot dead by police in Waikato (www.newshub.co.nz)
EV sales plummet after clean car scheme scrapped (newsroom.co.nz)
First-home buyers ‘are rich people’ - economist (www.rnz.co.nz)
KiwiRail considers buying second-hand ships for Cook Strait service (www.1news.co.nz)
Jack Tame: Are migration numbers a blessing or a curse for the economy? (www.1news.co.nz)
Risk of early death is double for autistic young people, ‘scary’ new research finds (www.rnz.co.nz)
Autistic children and young adults are more than twice as likely to die before their 25th birthday, compared to their non-autistic peers, new research shows....
Kahukura red admiral butterfly named NZ's Bug of the Year (www.rnz.co.nz)
The kahukura red admiral butterfly has been named New Zealand’s Bug of the Year today, after nearly 17,000 bug lovers voted for their favourite insect....
Christchurch Port Hills fire: Firefighters responding to large blaze (www.rnz.co.nz)
Woolworths can record licence plates, video, audio of shoppers and link to Everyday Rewards card (www.rnz.co.nz)
The privacy of shoppers signed up for Woolworths’ new loyalty card Everyday Rewards has been questioned with the fine print revealing the supermarket can record licence plates, capture video and audio of customers and link them to membership numbers....
Auckland regional fuel tax looking to be scrapped (www.stuff.co.nz)
Look, we need the money and fuel is bloody expensive, but I believe we are adding another problem to the next generation and regressing further....
A new emergency procedure for cardiac arrests aims to save more lives – here’s how it works (theconversation.com)
As of January this year, Aotearoa New Zealand became just the second country (after Canada) to adopt a groundbreaking new procedure for patients experiencing cardiac arrest....
The second report on the future of Wellington’s housing is out, and it’s even shittier than the first (thespinoff.co.nz)
NZ Bug of the Year 2024 Nominees (bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz)
The Entomological Society of New Zealand is proud to launch the second ever Bug of the Year 2024 competition with 20 incredible nominees vying for the top spot. Learn more about the nominees before you vote!...
Meola Road closure Extended for 3 months (www.nzherald.co.nz)
AT going next level. Muppets.
Queenstown Lakes property values pass $2 million average for the first time (crux.org.nz)
Property market is pretty crazy down here
Top horse trainer Stephen McKee fined $10,000 for racist abuse of Indian stablehand (www.rnz.co.nz)
In one instance Stephen McKee even told the other man, “It wouldn’t matter if an Indian died, there would still be a billion left” after he’d nearly been kicked by a difficult horse....
Does bad economic news make more headlines than good news? (www.rnz.co.nz)
Stories about surging inflation, successive food price rises and more Kiwis in arrears topped bulletins and filled front pages last year. But recent news about slowing inflation, cheaper food and rising business confidence hasn’t had the same impact. How come?...
$228m without a metre of track, now Auckland Light Rail disestablishment to cost millions more (www.newstalkzb.co.nz)
Terrible both in scraping the project and how nothing has been done for a quarter billion
Bumper breeding season for NZ's rarest bird after disastrous season last year (www.rnz.co.nz)
New Zealand’s rarest bird looks set for a bumper breeding season this summer with five fledglings already striking out on their own and as many as eight more chicks to follow....
Consumer NZ warns of pitfalls of supermarket loyalty schemes (www.rnz.co.nz)
'Feisty' Adélie penguin must find own way home (www.rnz.co.nz)
A rare penguin that turned up on a Dunedin beach last month is preparing to go back home to Antarctica....
If reversing the ban on live exports is a good idea, why spend $1 million to persuade us? (thespinoff.co.nz)
Todd Muller: My friend James Shaw embodies the best of NZ politics (thespinoff.co.nz)
James Shaw was great! I really like Chloe Swarbrick too, but I feel like Todd Mueller makes some good points about Shaw striving for consensus and working across the aisle. Hope the Greens can keep it after he’s gone.
New $23m Remarkables chairlift on track for 2024 opening (crux.org.nz)
Sorry for all the spam, having a travelling day and reading more than normal.