A reality check for Ardern

Can't view this email, [click here]( 02 February 2019 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [A reality check for Ardern]( OPINION: The PM's return home must have felt like a bucket of cold water in the face. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Large Article Image]( [Dubai Airport: A disappointment]( OPINION: It's the world's busiest international airport, but something is lacking in Dubai. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Salads cost man his job]( Flight attendant cops big penalties for lie about the lentil and tabbouleh salads he removed from his aircraft. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [French police raped tourist]( Two French policemen have been convicted of the gang rape of a Canadian tourist at the Paris police headquarters. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Peter Williams a 'greedy boomer']( Sean Plunket accused new colleague, Peter Williams, of planning to "suck on the public tit" for claiming superannuation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Holt's F-bomb Friday]( Hayley Holt let sporting frustration get the better of her on Friday morning and a four-letter word slipped out. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Oops, not as many NZers as we thought]( Latest statistics revise down the numbers of people coming into New Zealand. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Water bottling boom in the pipeline]( A Chinese-owned firm planning to bottle billions of litres of Christchurch water is building a second factory in the city. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [The new dam alternative?]( Trialling in Gisborne and Canterbury, it's touted as an answer to water woes in Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa - but does it work? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Unrecognisable after losing 31kg]( Jacquie Walters has lost so much weight, people she knows no longer recognise her. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Hero saves mum and kids]( Paula Johnson isn't a strong swimmer, but didn't hold back when she saw three people drowning. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [14 years in mental health hospital]( 'Serious concerns' have been raised about an intellectually disabled patient spending thousands of days in a locked unit. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [The 14-year-old who rattled Apple]( Grant Thompson was playing Fortnite when he accidentally found a big bug in FaceTime. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [How not to be a camera creep]( OPINION: Smart security cameras are a hit with homeowners. They're also ringing alarm bells. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Lost in the 'dark playground']( My son had an allergic reaction to a bee sting last week. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Internet headache averted]( Effort to prevent websites being flummoxed by software change has been largely successful, new figures show. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [8000 websites may go offline]( Many websites that will fall foul of 'DNS Flag Day' are unlikely to be missed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Tips to protect privacy]( It's a minefield - but here are some things you need to know. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Fiji Water model sues]( Fiji Water girl who became famous after serving bottles at the Golden Globes is now coming after the water company. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [$20 tents - bought, pitched, ditched]( They're a staple of summer festivals but cut-price tents and airbeds are causing major problems. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [A faulty Lime nearly broke my neck]( OPINION: Having a front wheel lock up while going 30kmh on a Lime is scary stuff. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [What happened to Valentines?]( Remember stuffing your face at Valentines? There's only four of the Kiwi buffet stores left. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Uproar over 'brutal' job interview]( British job-seeker claims two-hour interview with tech boss "like being sat in a room with my abusive ex". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Canty economy 'lacklustre']( No longer a rockstar, Canterbury's rebuild economy is coming down to earth. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Teaching women how to hunt]( Pania Te-Paiho Marsh has hundreds of women wanting to go bush with her and her husband and learn life skills. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Bumper season despite soaring temps]( Despite January in Marlborough tying for the hottest month on record Flaxbourne farmers are reporting a bumper season. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Farmer slams council's rural infrastructure spend]( A farmer is accusing the Southland District Council of diverting money from rural infrastructure to pay for cycle trails and tourism ventures. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Beekeepers back honey prosecution]( Beekeepers welcome landmark "spiking" case aimed at keeping mānuka honey exports pure. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [New hatchery brings local jobs]( Multimillion chicken hatchery puts an end to early morning commute to Auckland for work. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [K5 rabbit virus a 'fail']( Farmers say a virus hoped to combat exploding rabbit populations has done absolutely nothing. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( World [Small Article Image]( [Dark energy 'getting stronger']( â€Â‹Dark energy, the universe's mysterious invisible force, may be growing stronger over time according to a new study. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Trump: Wall talks a 'waste of time']( Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump signal that negotiators may never satisfy the US president's demands. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [US man 'falls' to claim insurance]( CCTV video caught a US man purposely throw ice on the floor and fake a slip and fall. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [US pulls out of nuclear treaty]( US president Donald Trump blamed the Russians for the demise of the Cold War-era pact. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Heavy snow hits parts of UK]( Temperatures dipped as low as -14C as snow fall trapped drivers, closed schools and cancelled flights in the UK. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Mum guilty in UK's first FGM conviction]( A mother has been convicted of abusing her 3-year-old daughter in Britain's first successful prosecution for female genital mutilation [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [The real Underarm story]( TV review: We all know the Underarm Incident. But do we? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Shorty St: Mother of all backlashes]( Sally Martin's character, Nicole, has decided to give her baby away to a gay couple after falling pregnant with her second child. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Lorde's quiet Antarctic mission]( Pictures of Lorde have emerged from the most remote place on Earth. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Celine Dion: 'Leave me alone']( After being told "you look anorexic" and "please eat a hamburger", the singer isn't interested in talking about her weight. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Kathy Bates' brand new look]( After dropping nearly 30kg, the actress says she feels "like a completely different person". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Murray's hospital care ridiculed]( British tennis star's hospital care receives some negative feedback from a group of specialist doctors. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Cowboys sack Ben Barba]( Ben Barba's NRL career is in tatters as Cowboys sack him over an incident at a casino. 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