Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 29/4/2024
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Is NZ bringing in 'Indonesian coal every month to keep the lights on'? (www.rnz.co.nz)
Analysis: Burning less coal to make electricity helped New Zealand achieve its biggest official annual drop in planet-heating gases since records started in 1990....
Selwyn residents fighting for homes after being told they need to leave them by 2039 (www.rnz.co.nz)
Residents of a small Selwyn community say they will keep fighting to save their homes after being told they must vacate them by 2039....
Police confirm ram was in paddock where two found dead in rural Waitākere (www.rnz.co.nz)
A man and woman were found dead at the Anzac Valley Road address in Waitākere before 7.30am....
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 19/4/2024
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Supermarket facial recognition trial: Rotorua mother’s ‘discrimination’ ordeal (www.rnz.co.nz)
A Māori mum misidentified as a trespassed “thief” at a Rotorua supermarket trialling facial recognition technology says she felt “racially discriminated” against and embarrassed during the “horrible” birthday incident....
Napier's 162yo prison to close to tourists (www.rnz.co.nz)
Napier’s former prison is closing due to safety concerns, leaving the man who runs tours through the site unhappy he will be locked out....
Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 11/4/2024
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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 10/4/2024
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Beeper is joining Automattic [WordPress] (blog.beeper.com)
I’m excited to announce that Beeper has been acquired by Automattic. This acquisition marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter as we continue our mission to create the best chat app on earth....
Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 8/4/2024
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Planned picrts (image) upgrade tonight
TL;DR possible thumbnail and local image outage tonight...
Live: Hundreds march on Parliament demanding climate action (www.rnz.co.nz)
From Whangārei to Invercargill, thousands are expected to take to the streets in Friday’s climate strike....
Watch: Orca whales seen swimming in Wellington harbour (www.rnz.co.nz)
A woman who saw three orca whales in Wellington harbour this morning says it was a joyful way to start the day.
Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 5/4/2023
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Video shows Victim Support worker 'bragging' about smacking his children (www.rnz.co.nz)
"Some of you have heard my story. I had a cane, I had a long cane. When the law says don’t smack your kids well, I broke the law....
ACC at 50: A uniquely Kiwi scheme (www.rnz.co.nz)
In the 1960s, workers’ frustration was bubbling over. Measly compensation payments were not enough to make ends meet if they were injured and could not work....
Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 3/4/2024
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Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 2/4/2024
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Midnight machete attack at Wairarapa Hospital ED leaves man with severe head laceration and skull fracture, concerns over security (www.rnz.co.nz)
An employee at the hospital, who the Herald has agreed not to name, said a man entered the ED about 11pm on Saturday....
Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 31/3/2024
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$1.50 for a coffee? The viral street ‘cafe’ run by a homeless man (www.rnz.co.nz)
For a dollar and some change, Patchy makes paper cup orders out of a supermarket trolley using instant coffee, boiled water stored in a Thermos, white sugar, and blue cap milk....
Tangaroa - Tiki Taane and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra is !newzealand@lemmy.nz's entry into Lemmyvision (youtube.com)
As discussed mostly here, but also here, and here, we are nominating this specific Tangaroa version as our entry, as it was released in 2023. Note the song itself was released some time before this, we are assuming it’s OK to nominate this version released in 2023 (we have backups if not!)....
Final call - Vote for the !newzealand contribution to Lemmyvision!
See the previous post for the list of songs: lemmy.nz/post/8465782...
Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 30/3/2024
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