A grieving mum's campaign, a Banksy auction and a radical plan for jobs

If this email is not displayed correctly, [click here]( to view an online version. Constable Matthew Hunt was shot and killed in June The mother of a police officer who died in the line of duty has paid tribute to her son’s compassion and empathy as her [campaign for a law change]( gathers momentum. Diane Hunt’s son Matthew Hunt, a 28-year-old constable, was [shot during a traffic stop]( in West Auckland on June 19. A 24-year-old man has [denied a murder charge]( in relation to his death. Hunt wrote to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calling for a legislative change so those convicted of murdering police officers are ineligible for parole. “The loss of my son is not your debt to repay, and it is not a debt that anyone can ever repay, but to show the New Zealand Police that we stand with them and that a move has been made to ensure there is some sort of deterrence from this ever occurring again is something my son would be proud to be a part of.” Hunt's [petition]( has more than 32,000 signatures. Arts troupe 'Raukawa' Auckland Museum is facing a $3 million deficit due to the impact of Covid-19 on tourism, leading to [cultural performances being cut](. Twelve performers of the arts troupe 'Raukawa’ who delivered 21 performances a week have been deemed “financially unsustainable”. But despite the $8.3 million shortfall in revenue, director Jignasha Patel has not requested additional funding from Auckland Council, saying the museum is aware the council is [under financial constraints itself](. Patel said the performances were designed specifically for international tourists and the market for them is not there. In the absence of international tourists, Auckland Museum is identifying other ways that it can grow its self-generated income from local and domestic markets, including the opening of a new hospitality zone, special exhibitions and educational programmes. Christopher Justin Picking between careers in music and aerospace engineering was the hardest decision of [Christopher Justin]( life – but it seems whatever he chooses, there will be stars in his eyes. As the 19-year-old plotted his next move from Rosmini College on Auckland’s North Shore, several leading universities in the United States wanted him to join their campus in 2020. The University of Miami offered Justin a presidential scholarship, he gained entrance to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, and he was also invited to study aerospace engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. However, it was a rare opportunity to join the University of Southern California (USC) that inspired his decision to opt for a four-year bachelor of music degree. Justin, a guitarist, said he hopes living and studying in Los Angeles will feel “like an explosion where the sky is the limit”. Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters](. The Burwood Resource Recovery Park in Christchurch does a similar job to what is proposed for south Auckland A radical and targeted economic recovery plan is [being called for]( to avert a coronavirus “wildfire” of job losses in Auckland’s poorer southern and western communities. Forty thousand jobs, many held by Māori and Pasifika people, are at risk, according to an Auckland Council assessment. Tania Pouwhare, a social entrepreneur with the council, said a radical plan is needed to create higher-value jobs in the green and hi-tech economy. Pouwhare and the council-driven Southern Initiative and Western Initiative units are preparing a manifesto for the incoming government on how to create better jobs and greater local ownership of businesses. One idea floated is for a south Auckland resource recovery park – a 10-15 hectare site to recycle and manufacture products from 1.6 million tonnes of mainly commercial waste dumped each year. A trial project had created 50 sustainable jobs, Pouwhare said. Andy Haden holds the Ranfurly Shield aloft All Black great Andy Haden looks set to leave another lasting legacy, this one for those who cared for him in his final days. [A Givealittle page]( set up for the nurses who were a “tower of strength” for the Haden family has [raised more than $13,000]( in just over a week. Haden, 69, [died in late July]( after a long battle with cancer. He was in the care of nurses at the Motutapu Ward, the haemotology and bone marrow transplant unit, at Auckland City Hospital at the time. Helen McIlwraith, the ward's charge nurse manager, said it was the first time the nurses had received that kind of support. The plan is for the donations to go towards their post-graduate studies and professional development conferences. McIlwraith said the nurses are “overwhelmed by the generosity of Andy’s family, friends and the wider New Zealand community” and will stay in touch with the family to make sure they approve of the plans. Jack and Jill (Police Kids) by Banksy Two paintings by street artist Banksy are [up for auction in Auckland]( following [the successful sale of three of his other works](. Five weeks after the trio of paintings fetched $138,000, two more prints, Jack and Jill (Police Kids) and Soup Can, will be offered at the International Art Centre in Parnell on August 11. The centre said it expected Jack and Jill to go for up to $35,000, while Soup Can was expected to bring up to $50,000. [Another version of Soup Can]( was sold in the previous June auction, for $52,000. International Art Centre director Richard Thomson said the interest in the Banksy works had been phenomenal, not only from within New Zealand but from around the world. “Banksy’s appeal is pretty much unstoppable at the moment. We have been amazed at the level of interest,” Thomson said. Paintings by Kiwi artists [Don Binney]( [Colin McCahon]( [Ralph Hotere]( and Raymond McIntyre will also be up for auction. You've received this email because you have opted in to receive Auckland news updates from Stuff Did a friend forward this to you? 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