Rocket Lab launches first recovery Electron mission of 2024 – Spaceflight Now (spaceflightnow.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/13858450...
Work and Income case manager tells client seeking housing support to 'go rob a bank' (www.rnz.co.nz)
Infamous America's Cup boat hauled from Queenstown Bay (crux.org.nz)
A kiwi skeleton, with its egg inside (sh.itjust.works)
Covid cases rising as Govt looks to end free rapid antigen tests (www.1news.co.nz)
Speed reduction rollbacks are crossing the line (newsroom.co.nz)
Maritime NZ files charge against KiwiRail following Kaitaki mayday call (www.rnz.co.nz)
I was one of the people on board Kaitaki when this happened, I’m a bit surprised it went as far as charges being laid though.
EVs, plug-in hybrids to pay road user charges from 1 April (www.rnz.co.nz)
A few surprises here, namely that PHEVs will pay a lower rate of RUCs, I was under the impression there would be a rebate scheme for petrol purchased....
Mayor has 'no regrets' over signing off email 'go f... yourself' (i.stuff.co.nz)
Funny
Youth crime and justice: Court and prison less likely for new generations of youth (www.rnz.co.nz)
Despite talk of rampant youth crime, Generation Z - that cohort of New Zealanders now in their teens and early 20s - are less likely to get into trouble with the law than any other age group in decades....
Infection with benefits: How playing host to hookworms could be good for you (www.rnz.co.nz)
Ten minutes after gauze is applied to his arm, Christian Williams feels an unusual pinching sensation....
NZ's year in weather: 'Astounding' temperatures for two months, but rainfall not at record levels (www.rnz.co.nz)
2023 was New Zealand’s second hottest year on record and among the cloudiest, NIWA has announced....
Gull rescued after getting up to its neck in trouble (www.rnz.co.nz)
A gull found stuck in a George St grate may have exposed a design flaw in Dunedin’s infrastructure, a conservationist says....
Male pregnancy and weird courtship wiggles: how NZ’s wide-bodied pipefish confounds expectations (theconversation.com)
We found males initiated courtship displays with females most of the time, using comical wiggles. This was unexpected because the wide-bodied pipefish gets its name from the broad, colourful, striped abdomen of the female – not the male....
The oddest news RNZ covered in 2023 (www.rnz.co.nz)
New Year Honours: New Zealanders recognised for acting, saving lives, writing hymns and more (www.rnz.co.nz)
Below is the full list of the New Year Honours for 2024. DNZM: To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit...
'Terrifyingly perfect magic' - Authors and book lovers share their favourite NZ reads (www.rnz.co.nz)
Please be safe in the water this summer (www.rnz.co.nz)
Swim between the flags, people!
Yes, the pōhutukawa are blooming brighter this year: What you need to know (www.rnz.co.nz)
I’m not sure that there’s actually anything in here that you “need to know”, but I found it interesting none the less.
Kiwi takes a nap in Far North woman's chicken coop (www.rnz.co.nz)
“I came down to the hen house to check the eggs and see that my girls were all right. I opened the door of the nesting box to find not only a chicken laying an egg, but a kiwi curled up fast asleep,” she said.
King Country shearer breaks wool lamb shearing world record (www.rnz.co.nz)
King Country shearer Sacha Bond has taken out a world record by becoming the first woman to shear more than 700 sheep in a nine-hour day....
Air NZ unruly passenger incidents rise to nearly 200 a month (www.rnz.co.nz)
Air New Zealand is seeing a rise in the number of abusive passengers, with nearly 200 reports a month of unacceptable behaviour....
Shark bite causes 'significant laceration' to woman's leg (www.rnz.co.nz)
Just in case you needed another reason not to swim at 2am.
Supermarkets support grocery price comparison app - developer (www.rnz.co.nz)
What it takes to be a professional Santa (www.rnz.co.nz)
