Gang landscape shake-up in the Bay of Plenty

Can't view this email, [click here]( 16 February 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Gang landscape shake-up in the Bay of Plenty]( Mob president predicted change was coming, and as the 501s filed in it was only a matter of time until the fuse was lit. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Woman's body found by police investigating Tauranga double homicide]( Police believe dead woman found while investigating double homicide was a victim of a domestic incident. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [No More Page 3 and the fight for female pleasure]( Visiting UK author Lucy-Anne Holmes has a lot to say about sex. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Flatmate wanted: Auckland room for rent for $50 a week - but there's a catch]( Would you be willing to look after your flatmates' kid in exchange for cheap rent? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Thanks for noticing us Gen Z, but we need to talk about 'Karen']( OPINION: As a Gen Xer I can't help but be struck by the irony behind the 'Karen' meme. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [BrianFM ditches all the radio rules and keeps playing what it likes]( BrianFM is small but its wall-to-wall music and quirky humour is a breath of fresh air for listeners. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Police officer dies in hospital days after serious crash in south Auckland]( Police say woman's death is "devastating". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['This kind of thing doesn't happen in Wellington': Stabbing victim shares ordeal]( "The first thing people usually want to know is what getting stabbed feels like; the answer is that it feels like getting punched, really hard." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Jacinda Ardern's silence on Winston Peters is deafening]( OPINION: The prime minister and the Green Party need to grow a spine and stand up to the NZ First leader. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Transmission Gully route to open by Christmas, with $1 billion price tag]( The end is in sight for Transmission Gully, but the construction cost now tops $1 billion. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Morning trivia challenge February 15 2020]( In which century was the Mona Lisa painted? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Mother's attempted murder of disabled child: A case all too familiar]( Ruby Knox's murder by her mum sparked warnings of more tragedies. Now, another mother has committed a similar crime. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Mother sees dead daughter but can't touch her in virtual reality reunion]( The child appears before her mother, desperately close to being real, but not really there. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Most Kiwis are keen to say goodbye to passwords]( OPINION: Have the same password for everything? It might be time to try this. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Exercise your brain with Stuff quizzes]( How good is your general knowledge? Find out by turning on Stuff quiz alerts. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Commuters can get paid to take public transport in Auckland - and in most NZ cities soon]( Catch the bus, train or ferry to work? You can earn money on your journey, thanks to a new app. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Net tightens on cyberbullies]( Government reviewing controversial proposal to give schools power to seize pupils' phones and tablets. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [If Facebook is stalking me, what about Instagram?]( ANALYSIS: Now we know Facebook is watching us - all the time. Here's what that means for Instagram. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Me and My Money: Martin Hawes says not holding on to properties is his biggest mistake]( OPINION: Financial adviser has spent a life helping others. But he's made some mistakes himself. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Alleged Kiwi tax fraudster linked to Ashburton water bottling project]( Paul Mora is facing million-dollar fraud charges in Europe. Now he's linked to craft beer in Canterbury. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Cars as a service – it can’t come to New Zealand quickly enough]( OPINION: Just as AirBnB has ripped into the accommodation sector, disruption's coming to the car rental business. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Taranaki people living the self-employed dream]( While rocking nine-week-old daughter Indi in his arms, Chad Niwa smiles and says you can't beat being your own boss. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [$500 gone from bank account, Generate KiwiSaver member blames hack]( Generate KiwiSaver member says, since hack, attempts have been made to log in to his Netflix account. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Food prices make largest annual jump in almost a decade]( Kiwis are paying more to put a meal on the table after beef mince and blade steak hit record-high prices. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Queensland fruit fly: Why it cost $18 million to rid Auckland's North Shore of pest]( Eight hundred workers, 1000 bins, 1.5 tonnes of fruit analysed: Here's how the fruit fly fight unfolded. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Joaquin Phoenix invited to visit NZ farms after anti-dairy Oscars speech]( After the actor criticised their industry, Kiwi farmers invited him to visit. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus yet another blow for struggling New Zealand farmer]( Dealing with the parched ground would be a piece of cake, farmer says, without the coronavirus. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The world is running short of sugar, and the top buyer wants more]( The price of sugar has surged this year as a global shortage of the sweet stuff is forecast. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Northland drought: Government support just fraction of feed costs, farmers say]( Government asked to be more supportive of primary industries as drought bites. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The Halter collar lets farmers manage herds from anywhere]( Halter lets farmers manage their herd from the couch. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [France usually shrugs at sex scandals but not this one]( A departure shakes up the Paris mayoral race. With just weeks to go Macron's party now does not have a candidate. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Twin bomb cyclones to merge into one of strongest-ever storms in North Atlantic.]( As a bomb cyclone batters Iceland with hurricane-force winds and blizzard conditions, just as another bomb cyclone, known as Storm Dennis, rapidly intensifies behind it. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [In 1933, two rebellious women bought a home in the woods: Then the CIA moved in]( Before the spies came, the house was perfect. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [A woman was killed and skinned. Now Mexico is up in arms]( The horrific death of Ingrid Escamilla sparks protests over "femicides" in Mexico. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Josh is a married priest with three kids]( Debates over clerical celibacy have flared from Brazil to the Vatican. Joshua Whitfield is that rarest of things: A married Catholic priest. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Heartbroken 74-year-old widower avoids prison for bank robbery]( US man Sandy Hawkins says marrying his wife was the best decision he ever made, and robbing a bank was the worst. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Thingee puppeteer Alan Henderson has died]( Alan Henderson, the man behind beloved children's show character Thingee, has reportedly died. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronation Street actor proud of soap's current storyline]( "Theatre and television should be challenging and...controversial," believes Shelley King. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Taika Waititi rumoured to be teaming up with Jude Law for satirical TV show]( With an Oscar under his belt, Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi is becoming one of the most sought-after artists in Hollywood. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Reality TV sweethearts Art and Matilda Green celebrate their first wedding anniversary]( Today marks one year since the couple, who met on The Bachelor, tied the knot in a romantic wedding ceremony on Waiheke Island in 2019. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Women in Hollywood need all the luck they can get]( SATIRE: Renee Zellweger nudges all the other women in the room aside, just for one moment. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness makes a splash on Waiheke Island]( Hairdresser extraordinaire and self-love guru Jonathan Van Ness says New Zealand is "stunnin". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [All Blacks: Tantrums, disagreements and late-night antics]( The history of the All Blacks is littered with colourful stories of ego-driven agendas, squabbles and partying. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Uefa bans Manchester City for two seasons from European football]( English Premier League champions banned, fined for 'serious breaches' of financial fair play regulations. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Japanese athlete died after 103.6 mile Tarawera Ultramarathon]( Runner who died after striking trouble near end of 165.2km race was a Japanese visitor competing alongside his wife. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Brumbies v Highlanders recap - Super Rugby, round three]( Highlanders claim their first win of the Super Rugby season, thanks to a try after the final whistle. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Hurricanes v Sharks live - Super Rugby, round three]( Jason Holland's inconsistent side return to Wellington to face the in-form South Africans. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Super Rugby: Ex-All Black Adam Thomson's tale of tenacity and courage]( OPINION: In late 2017, Adam Thomson couldn't walk because of an infection in his spine. 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