Mates collided, both died

Can't view this email, [click here]( 24 November 2018 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Mates collided, both died]( Russell Blackford and Timothy Meers regularly went on rides together. But a chance collision last Saturday killed them both. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Large Article Image]( [Search sparked by mum's call]( An 18-month investigation into the disappearance of Christchurch man Michael McGrath was sparked by a phone call to his mother's home. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Mount move my biggest mistake]( OPINION: The Mount Maunganui I moved to was simple, sunny and relaxed. Now it's not - and I want out. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Tractor rescues woman]( Alone on a rural property and with rising flood waters all around her, Louisa Crawford turned to Facebook for help. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Chch housing shortage looming]( In 30 years, Greater Christchurch could be home to more than 700,000 people. Many are expected to live in commuter towns. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( ['Daddy has shot mummy']( A Canterbury man who fired a close-range shotgun into his ex-partner's leg has been jailed for 10 years. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [The screen time of your life]( If your phone's operating system is up to date you might have found the screen time report - and you might have been alarmed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Anti-vaxxers using social media]( Immunisation expert says parents are entitled to "say no", but they shouldn't amplify fears online. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [How would Facebook 'court' work?]( Mark Zuckerberg wants a Supreme Court of his own. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Blockbuster might debut on your TV]( OPINION: Major film studios want to show their latest movies on TV, even bypassing their theatre debut. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Bus wifi trial extended]( Two Christchurch bus routes will get permanent wi-fi, and a North Canterbury service could be next. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Privacy fishhooks for business]( OPINION: If businesses want their customers' trust, first protect their private data. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Business [Small Article Image]( [How hard do landlords have it, really?]( Investors say they're fighting a war against them. We unpick the claims. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Black Friday fizzer]( OPINION: If you went looking for a Black Friday deal, it might have been bit underwhelming. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Plastic bag ban confirmed]( Government's plastic bag ban includes thicker bags. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Bamboo house in four hours]( Each unit could be rented for as little as 63 cents a day. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Where's my dough, bro?]( Stoush between two Wellington brothers over an unpaid $100,000 loan ends up in court. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [How do we use water?]( Twelve months, 15 official information requests, an Ombudsman's investigation and still gaping holes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Sex change for calves]( Fewer bobby calves will be sent to slaughter with new Kiwi technology. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [No slack for bad farmers]( How long do bad farmers have to keep letting down the good ones for things to change, asks Tom O'Connor. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [500 job vacancies in Ashburton]( Ashburton employers are struggling to find workers, and the situation is likely to get worse. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Alliance profit drops to $8m]( Alliance Group operating profit has fallen to $8 million. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [The mystery of North Sentinel Island]( Population: Unknown. Language: Unknown. So what do we know about the tribe that killed an American? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Japan's 8m 'free houses']( Japan has an seemingly endless supply of 'free houses' up for grabs. But how free are they really? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Police killed at Chinese Consulate]( Gunmen stormed the Chinese Consulate in Karachi triggering an intense hour-long shootout. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( ['God, I don't want to die']( US missionary went back to island after an arrow hit his bible. On his return, he was killed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Casketeers tried desperately for a girl]( The reality TV stars tried several unique methods to conceive a daughter after five sons. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [MasterChef winner's marriage split]( Chelsea Winter had been married to businessman and yachtie Mike Bullôt for four years. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Childish Gambino has arrived]( Donald Glover, AKA Childish Gambino, has landed and is already winning over the locals. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Best looks from the NZTV Awards]( New Zealand's screen stars stepped out on the red carpet at this year's New Zealand Television Awards . [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Disney's Lion King sweet remake]( Donald Glover, Beyonce and James Earl Jones star in the new Lion King. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [When Leo snubbed Thor - twice]( One time the Thor star waved at DiCaprio across a hotel lobby, and the Oscar winner straight up snubbed him. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Wallabies pair stood down]( Veterans "contrite" after missing England test as punishment for bringing women back to Cardiff hotel. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Jarryd Hayne's rise and fall]( From league prodigy to NFL player, Jarryd Hayne is one of Aussie's best known athletes. But he has crash landed. 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