The harsh reality of NZ retirement

Can't view this email, [click here]( 27 December 2017 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [The harsh reality of NZ retirement]( OPINION: The majority of retirees are reduced to living off NZ Super alone after just 10 years of retirement. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Large Article Image]( [Riverbanks infested with weeds]( OPINION: Council's "no-mow" riverbank policy looks more like a cheap and nasty cost-cut. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Two killed in crash]( "Instantaneous" death of two men in high-speed crash in South Canterbury brings holiday road toll to seven. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Early shake for central NZ]( Residents in Marlborough and the Wellington region shaken by 4.2 magnitude quake. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Pant suit wins fashion show]( Complemented by her 1-year-old daughter in a floral dress, the women's winner was 'the epitome of etiquette and poise'. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Earth black after Hororata fire]( Hamish Thorne wasn't expecting to spend Boxing Day sorting out his fire-damaged farm. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Two killed in crash]( "Instantaneous" death of two men in high-speed crash in South Canterbury brings holiday road toll to seven. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Morning trivia quiz: December 27]( Love quizzes? Get daily notifications of Stuff trivia tests on our app. Details here. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Fisherman found dead]( Queenstown man Mark Salmons got into trouble in chest-deep water in Golden Bay. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( ['Geyser' appears in capital street]( Wellington's latest water feature may not be its most impressive, but it stopped traffic. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Facebook's crusade against fake news]( There's no easy fix, but this is what Facebook is doing in its war against fake news. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Land of Netflix and chill]( This summer, Kiwis are heating up the broadband cables. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Gadgets that gadget reviewers want]( OPINION: From time to time we come across a gadget so good, it breaks our little hearts to send it back. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [How beach-proof is your tech?]( When it comes to the beach, do tech companies' weather-and-wear-proofing claims still cover you? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Christmas Day download blues]( Despair can set in when you discover your shiny new gadget demands an immediate update. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Mall Santas' techy reinvention]( Forget a queue for the grotto, Santa now makes video calls. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Beetroot among presents for sale]( Unwanted vegetable: "Brand new condition, but as is, where is." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Boxing Day bonanza for CBD]( Christchurch retailers rejoice as bargain hunters flock to the city centre. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Farming family helped out]( More than 100 help put after tragedy strikes farming family [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [A $569 million Mexican barbecue]( A chunk of a $569 million pipeline sits in the dirt in Mexico. A protester thinks it'd be perfect for a cook-out. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Boxing Day = queues + bargains]( Wet weather encourages shopping over beach-going on one of the biggest sale days of the year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [No spa for the homeless]( Before homeless people can move in, the swimming pool will be filled with concrete and the spa pools ripped out. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Fees waived for drought-hit farmers]( The bank will waive fees and suspend loan repayments for farmers struggling with drought. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Farmers dipping into feed reserves]( This summer is looking to shape up like another dry one Southland farmers with little rain on the way in the coming month. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Drought-stricken regions worried]( Hundreds of farming families could be left with no income for months as the drought dries up milk production. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Mural brings stodgy wall to life]( Most of Alex McLeod's murals are commissioned, but the works carry a personal message. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Wallaby destruction's huge cost]( Impact of wallabies in the South Island could reach $67 million a year, report reveals. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Landcorp: No dividend, no worry]( Government appears relaxed about whether the farms it owns pays a dividend. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( World [Small Article Image]( [Trump and the 'war on Christmas']( ANALYSIS: Is Donald Trump really a Christmas warrior? Or was he always more of a bystander - or worse? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [China jails 'Ultra Vulgar Butcher']( Activist who mocked Chinese officials handed down the harshest sentence. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Gun-carrying passenger causes delays]( US airport check-in lines are bad enough during the holiday rush without a passenger having a gun. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( ['Lorde bows to bullies']( OPINION: Whether she intended to or not Lorde has made a political statement. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Eight minutes as a dementia patient]( The worst part was the spikes inside my shoes. Or maybe the worst part was the dimness, my world reduced to shadows. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Arrest after toy giveaway brawl]( Not everyone was in the Christmas spirit when a brawl erupted at a toy giveaway in US city of Detroit. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Still no sign of 'pregnant' Kylie]( After 24 days of family portraits, and fans analysing every picture, the Kardashian-Jenners have given the world ... a massive anticlimax. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Good Lorde, Israel missed the boat]( OPINION: Something needs to happen in order for the bloodshed to stop. If Lorde's leading the pack - then so be it. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Sound of Music actress dies]( American actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the von Trapp children has passed away. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [George Michael's family tribute]( "Can't you just see that beaming smile and hear him say 'Thank you my Lovelies'?" [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [How musicians handle Israeli tours]( For as many artists who cancel shows in Israel, there are others who face criticism and still press on with their tour dates. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( ['Lorde bows to bullies']( OPINION: Whether she intended to or not Lorde has made a political statement, says the Jewish Council. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Black Caps sweep Windies]( When the skies finally cleared, the Black Caps walloped the Windies to clinch a 3-0 series sweep. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Record-breaking Kane]( Spurs striker breaks record for Premier League goals in a calendar year with hat-trick. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [MCG pitch 'unworthy']( An MCG pitch labelled the flattest in Australia is proving true to form in the Boxing Day Test. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Warner sledges Ashes rookie]( Milestone Aussie batsman celebrates end of a four-year Ashes drought by trading barbs with England's test newbie at MCG. 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