On the campaign trail: Election debate kicks off for Wellington central

Can't view this email, [click here]( 09 September 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [On the campaign trail: Election debate kicks off for Wellington central]( Candidates from the central city debated in Wellington, including Grant Robertson and James Shaw. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Tourist missing for over a year in Auckland claimed disappearance arranged in China]( Police feared for his safety after he disappeared from an Auckland tour group after going outside for a smoke. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['I wondered, was anyone ever going to love me the way I was?' What it's like dating with a disability]( As a teen, Rebecca Dubber would cry herself to sleep after rejections. Once, a Tinder date left because he didn't know she used a wheelchair. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Auckland Countdown store closed after visit by Covid-19 patient]( A person who later tested positive for coronavirus visited the Auckland store for half an hour. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Schools issue warning to parents about graphic death on social media]( Trolls are reportedly putting the gruesome footage into videos of puppies and kittens to lure children in. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Morning trivia challenge: September 8, 2020]( Professional footballer Kylian Mbappé plays for which club? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Election 2020: Judith Collins says prospect of Labour-Green government should 'scare the bejesus' out of NZ]( Judith Collins says the alternative to a National government is a Labour-Greens government and that should terrify people. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Six new cases of Covid-19 reported, four in the community]( Four of the new coronavirus cases have been linked to the current outbreak. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: 26 Covid-19 cases linked to two flights]( Twenty new cases returned to NZ on a single flight from one of the world's new Covid-19 hotspots, and six on another. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [From Shortland Street screen to YouTube star]( He's gone from walk-on roles in an New Zealand soap to king of the screen on the internet. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: NZ Covid Tracer app unavailable on older iPhones or Google Play]( The Government's new coronavirus contact tracing app is unavailable to download for some mobile users. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Installed fibre, but your connection is still slow? Time to check your wi-fi router]( Internet speed depends on your router, too. Here’s what to look for. [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]( [It's time to thank your Millennial for memes]( Lockdown is hard. But it would be so much harder without memes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Smart security – what are the DIY options?]( Smart security systems are leaving traditional monitored alarm services in the dust. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Silence from Government and Air NZ raises questions about future ownership]( At the extreme end, the Government may consider taking complete control or Air NZ, expert says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Outrage over Domino's 'tip your driver' feature]( Critics say the pizza chain should "pay staff properly" instead of relying on customer generosity. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [185,000 workers expect to lose their jobs within next year, Stats NZ says]( Five thousand have gone in just the last two weeks, according to benefits data. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Eric Watson replaced as executor for late dad's estate]( Stepmother found estate was not finalised after husband's death in 2007. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Roofer sacked while on approved leave awarded $23,000 compensation]( Steven Murphy was accused of working for another employer but he was on approved leave visiting his partner's grandmother. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Govt help travel agents to refund $690m in cancelled travel]( The Government is spending $47.6m to ensure travellers get refunds for cancelled trips. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Vineyard contractor offers accommodation complex to investors for $16m]( Labour company to sell off 350-bed worker complex, allowing them to focus on their bread and butter; providing labour. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Parker, O'Connor front up over freshwater rules in Southland]( Farmers and Government ministers discussed the new freshwater rules in a series of meetings on Monday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Research winery to explore benefits of regenerative practices]( The project will see if wineries and wine drinkers are interested in practices that protect vineyard soils. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Why were 6000 cattle at sea?]( A ship carrying thousands of New Zealand cattle and 43 crew is missing off the coast of Japan. Why were the animals at sea in the first place? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Warm spring' forecast another prompt for farmers to innovate in face of changing climate]( Predictions of a hot spring and increasingly warm summers mean farmers may need to have a range of strategies on hand. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Mass chicken death: No charges laid after 190,000 birds died]( Three investigators still investigating the deaths, which came after a generator failed at an Auckland farm. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Man blows up house trying to swat fly]( A man in France blew up part of his home while chasing after a fly with an electric swatter. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Jack kept cricket bat in his room to defend himself from his father]( On July 5, 2018, John Edwards gunned down his two children after stalking them at the rental home they had fled to with their mother, Olga. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Biden is a stupid person': Trump goes on the attack in Labour Day speech]( The US president also brought up his long-debunked corruption accusations against Biden's son over his work for a Ukrainian energy company. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Man drives burning truck away from village in China]( Video shows a lorry loaded with grass being engulfed by massive flames. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Hospital: Russia's Alexei Navalny out of coma, is responsive]( The poisoned Russian opposition leader's condition has improved, allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma, the German hospital treating him says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Saudi Arabia hands down 'final' rulings in Jamal Khashoggi murder, sentencing 8 to prison terms]( Eight people sentenced to between seven and 20 years jail for the killing of journalist and critic of Saudi regime - but process' lack of transparency criticised. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Red Wiggle Simon Pryce and Dorothy the Dinosaur are having a baby]( "Lauren and I are beyond excited and overjoyed to be expecting our first baby in early 2021," Simon Pryce said. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Tom Cruise flies through the air four times for Mission: Impossible motorbike stunt]( Cruise's latest insane stunt will be part of the new Mission: Impossible film. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Influencer Ethan Is Supreme dead at 17: Tana Mongeau, Manny MUA and more pay tribute]( Many of the Ethan Peters' friends and colleagues took to social media to share their heartache surrounding his death. He was 17 years old. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Patrick Gower gets naked, Mark Richardson fights to survive: Five Discovery Channel-Mediaworks crossover shows we need]( Discovery Inc's takeover of MediaWorks is rife with TV programme potential. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [What we know about Zac Efron's rumoured new Australian girlfriend Vanessa Valladares]( Efron and Vanessa Valladares have been spotted together, sparking rumours they are a couple. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 video game appropriates Māori moko with 'poly-face' option]( Players are able to choose from a selection of indigenous-inspired facial tattoos. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Line judge hit by Novak Djokovic named in Serbian media, receives more online abuse]( Serbian newspaper shares details of line judge hit by Djokovic, leading to abuse including the mocking of her son's death. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ex-Australian tennis star blasts online attacks of 'Tennis Karen' line umpire in Djokovic's ejection]( 'The lineswoman hit with a ball by Novak Djokovic at the US Open took a dive,' one social media troll incorrectly suggested. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ex-Breakers bad boy Glen Rice Jr sacked after five days in Lithuania: 'The circus is over']( Hoops pro lasts just five days at his latest gig in Europe before being let go by club following numerous incidents. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [America's Cup: American Magic survive Auckland capsize]( US syndicate quickly resume training, further validating safety design of radical new boat. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [All Blacks midfielder Braydon Ennor ruptures ACL in injury in North v South match]( Crusaders midfielder ruptures ACL in his right knee after suffering the same injury to his left as a schoolboy. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Crusaders assistant Mark Jones rates Scott Robertson the best coach he's seen]( Welsh assistant rates his boss "the whole package" with the British and Irish Lions urged to sign up his skills and positivity. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? [See what it takes to reach the top of the leader board.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](