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Chocka.NEWS News List - Page 23

Air New Zealand Reputration Taking a Hit

Stuff - 18 November 2022

thumbnail Leanne Geraghty​, Air NZ chief customer and sales officer, said the airline was hit by high inflation and fuel up 70% on pre-Covid, rising Covid cases and limited capacity which made flights busier …

Majority of Babies in NZ Now Born to Unwed Parents

Radio New Zealand - 17 November 2022

thumbnail The number of babies born to unmarried parents in New Zealand has surpassed the number born to married parents for the first time. Provisional births and deaths figures released by Stats NZ today also …

New Conservatives Shocking Statement: Male Criminals Belong In Men's Prison

Scoop - 17 November 2022

thumbnail Nelson, who called himself “Emma”, and now “Pandora Electra” is currently in Auckland’s women’s prison, where he “feels safer”. This is the new NZ, where men who are violent criminals can claim …

18yo Bailey Messervy, Accused of Stabbing Dog Walking Man in CHCH Appears in Court

NZ Herald - 17 November 2022

thumbnail An 18-year-old charged with allegedly stabbing a dog-walker multiple times in Christchurch in an incident in which the victim was left for about an hour before his family found him can be named. On …

Newshub Attempts use Luxon's Clean Cars Flubs to Defend Principals from Truancy Failures

Newshub - 17 November 2022

thumbnail But he did try to clean up a clean car mess he also made on AM. “We would keep the Clean Car Discount and make sure we have low-emissions cars coming in,” Luxon said. That’s a big …

Why COP27 Should be the Last Climate Junket

interest.co.nz - 16 November 2022

thumbnail It’s a glorious afternoon at a luxury resort in Egypt, with six swimming pools leading to a lovely little stretch of beach on the Red Sea. A salsa aquatic class in one of the pools has several …

MoH Holds First Dedicated COVID-19 Press Briefer Since September

Stuff - 16 November 2022

thumbnail On Monday, the Ministry of Health reported 21,595 cases in the week from Monday, November 7 to Sunday, November 13. There were about 59 cases per 100,000 people as of November 13, up 4% from the …

Wellington's Solution to High Crime Area: Demolish Bus Shelter

Stuff - 16 November 2022

thumbnail A notorious Lower Hutt bus stop where two teenage girls were assaulted will be “gone by Christmas”, city leaders say. A 15-year-old school girl and her friend were attacked by another group of girls …

26 Case of Hepatitis A in NZ with 24 Linked to Frozen Berries

Stuff - 17 November 2022

thumbnail One new hepatitis A case, linked to an outbreak connected to imported frozen berries, has been detected in the past week. It brings the total number of confirmed cases in New Zealand that are linked …

Groundswell NZ Delivers ~100K Petition to Parliament Against Emissions Trading Scheme

Radio New Zealand - 17 November 2022

thumbnail A petition calling on the government to stop its farm-level emissions pricing scheme has been delivered to Parliament. The petition, organised by farm lobby group Groundswell, said the tax was …

National Pitches Military Boot Camps for Young Offenders

Radio New Zealand - 17 November 2022

thumbnail The National Party has announced a new $25 million-a-year policy for combating youth crime which would target serious offenders, including sending them to boot camps. Announcing the policy in Hamilton …

Holidays Act Related Backpay for Health Works Ballons to $2B

Radio New Zealand - 17 November 2022

thumbnail The amount the country’s hospitals owe to more than a quarter of a million people has exploded to almost $2 billion. An internal update from Health New Zealand shows the massive job of fixing …

Police Raid Two Properties Near Park Where CHCH Dog Walker Stabbed

Radio New Zealand - 16 November 2022

thumbnail Police have raided two properties following a stabbing at Bexley Park in Christchurch on Monday. A man was stabbed multiple times while walking his dog in the area. He remains in Christchurch Hospital …

Contact Warns Lake Onlow Battery Lake Costs 'vastly understated'

Radio New Zealand - 16 November 2022

thumbnail Contact Energy has warned the government against the development of the large-scale Lake Onslow scheme, which would provide some battery backup in dry years. Chairperson Rob McDonald told shareholders …

Person with Firearm Locks Down Area of Huntly

Stuff - 16 November 2022

thumbnail One person has been arrested after an “incident” locked down two Huntly schools and several streets. Police were called to Fraser St shortly after 10am on Wednesday, a spokesperson said in a …

LEAK: Ministerial Briefing Shows Green List Emergency

Scoop - 16 November 2022

“Our hospitals are at breaking point and ACT has been calling for nurses and paramedics to be put on the Green List and fast tracked straight to residency, rather than having to wait two years, but …

MoH Backtracks on Statement that 75% of COVID Cases being Reported, Actually Closer to 35%

Stuff - 17 November 2022

thumbnail Only about a third of Covid-19 infections are being reported as cases, the Ministry of Health says, after previously saying the figure was closer to 75%. The ministry’s latest Trends and Insights …

Rules for Thee But Not for Kāinga Ora

Scoop - 17 November 2022

thumbnail “Labour has all but confirmed that it will give Kainga Ora another extension for implementing Healthy Homes Standards. It’s one rule for landlords, another rule for Labour,” says ACT Deputy Leader and …

Coroners Amendment Bill Allows Non-Coroner to Classify Cause of Death as Natural Causes

Radio New Zealand - 17 November 2022

thumbnail Northern Forensic Pathology Service clinical director Dr Simon Stables told the justice select committee in October the amendment was “flawed” and would not make any difference to the workflow of …

Two Authoritarian Leaders to Meet on Apec Summit Sidelines in Thailand

Stuff - 17 November 2022

thumbnail rime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping​ on the sidelines of an Apec leaders summit in Bangkok, Thailand. A face-to-face meeting with Xi has been confirmed among the bilateral …

Hamilton Police Hit Pedestrain Leaving Station

Stuff - 16 November 2022

thumbnail A police car hit a pedestrian while on the way to an “urgent incident” in Hamilton. An investigation has been launched after the incident, which happened on Wednesday about 3.15pm, near the …

IRD Asking 70-80K People to Return Money it Mistakenly Spent Them

Stuff - 16 November 2022

thumbnail Inland Revenue will soon write to people who it thinks were wrongly paid some or all of the $350 cost of living payment earlier this year, chief executive Peter Mersi has told a select committee. …

Jarrod Kerr on the Reserve Bank and Rate Hikes

interest.co.nz - 16 November 2022

thumbnail By the time the Reserve Bank is next scheduled to review the OCR, on February 22 next year, Kerr expects to see a significant slowdown in household consumption, further signs of a slowdown in global …

Teachers 'Insulted' by $6000 Pay Increase Offer

Radio New Zealand - 16 November 2022

thumbnail Teachers and principals at primary and secondary schools look set to refuse a $6000 pay rise describing it as disappointing and hard to stomach. For most teachers the Education Ministry’s offer …