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The strange GameStop saga and other premium stories you may have missed this week

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 13:45
Welcome to the weekend. Settle down with a cuppa and catch up on some of the best content from our premium syndicators this week. Happy reading. 'Dumb money' is on GameStop, and it's beating Wall ...

The GameStop reckoning was a long time coming

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 13:43
This week, gleeful online hordes turned the stock market upside down. This shouldn't come as a surprise. This week, the biggest story in the financial markets is the absurdist, pretty-sure-I-hallucinated-it ...

National attacks Government tenancy law reform

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 13:38
Rents could rise even further and rental properties become harder to find when the biggest shakeup in the $180 billion sector comes in next month, National says. Nicola Willis, National's housing and ...

Strict rules for exercising and smoking at Auckland outbreak hotel

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 13:13
Tough new rules for exercise and smoking have been introduced at the Auckland managed isolation facility at the centre of the latest Covid community outbreak. A returning Kiwi at the five-star Pullman ...

Huka Lodge, favoured by Royals and Hollywood elite, for sale

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 12:18
What do Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Tilda Swinton, Donald Sutherland, Joan Collins, Michael Douglas, Sir Peter Jackson, Sam Neill and Michael J Fox all have in common? Answer: ...

Another Pullman Covid case? Woman says daughter infected at hotel

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 12:15
Two sisters arrived from South Africa earlier this month healthy and free of Covid-19. But one would fall victim to infection - and now their mother believes her youngest daughter, just 15 years old ...

Volunteer patrol catches 'stumbling' driver six times over the limit

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 12:08
Police have praised Hastings' City Assist team after they spotted a man six-times the legal drink driving limit stumbling back to his vehicle after visiting Subway. Eastern District Police said it was ...

'Out of reach': Kiwis say domestic tourist experiences too expensive

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 12:02
Kiwis travelling at home want different experiences to overseas tourists and are worried about the cost of some experiences. A Tourism NZ survey out today finds that international pricing is too high ...

'Humiliating and depressing experience': Councillor quits, prompting byelection

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 12:01
A Western Bay of Plenty byelection will now be held to fill the role of outgoing councillor Christina Humphreys who describes her past 15 months in the role as a "humiliating and depressing experience". Humphreys ...

Trade Me won't repay $4.1m wage subsidy despite smashing goals 'out of the park'

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 12:00
Trade Me's financial performance has exceeded expectations since being ravaged by Covid-19 restrictions but is not intending to repay $4.1 million of government wage subsidies due to ongoing uncertainty. The ...

Covid-19: Where to get tested in Auckland today

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 10:06
Testing stations around Auckland are starting to open up for business this morning, as health authorities continue to urge people who need to get a Covid test to do so. A number of pop-up clinics are ...

Paula Bennett's untold story: 'My daughter saved me'

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 08:19
They're often mistaken for sisters, and Paula Bennett and her daughter Ana Aitcheson think it's hilarious. "We probably are more like sisters," Paula, 51, laughs. "But I also like that we are mother ...

Hacking threat: Kiwi iPhone, iPad users urged to update software immediately

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 08:11
Apple's iOS 14.4 update is now live - and as well as plugging a security hole, it will help with Covid-19 poster scanning. Late yesterday Crown agency CERT NZ (the Computer Emergency Response Team) issued ...

All you need to know: Prada Cup semifinal - Luna Rossa v American Magic

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 08:08
All you need to know ahead of the Prada Cup semifinal. The official competition to select the Challenger to face Team New Zealand in the America's Cup match has reached its knockout stage as Luna Rossa ...

Live: Testing times - Nervous wait ahead of long weekends

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 07:11
VIRUS LATEST * Historical case confirmed at Port of Tauranga * Australia extends NZ travel bubble suspension * 'Ripples of unease': World reacts to NZ Covid community cases * 'We thought he was ...

Sex offender sent back to prison after paedophile helped him access internet

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 06:59
A high-risk sex offender has been jailed for accessing the internet with the help of another paedophile. Stephen Brett Scully, 61, has been subject to an extended supervision order (ESO) since July 2018 ...

Economist Ganesh Nana: Beyond the free-market experiment

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 06:54
The economist who'll lead the charge to boost New Zealand's lagging productivity wants to take a fresh look at what being productive really means. In fact, Dr Ganesh Nana, who has been appointed by the ...

Hone Harawira looks to new iwi checkpoint plan to protect Northland

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 06:50
A meeting is taking place today to discuss fresh plans to protect the Far North from the threat of Covid on the eve of thousands of Aucklanders flooding the region for the three-day anniversary weekend. Tai ...

Shark sighting in Auckland 'like staring into the eyes of Jaws'

Fri, 29/01/2021 - 06:47
By Eva Corlett of RNZ A 12-year-old boy who encountered a 3m-long mako shark at a popular Auckland beach says it was like "staring into the eyes of Jaws". Safeswim issued an alert for Kohimarama ...

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