On the campaign trail: National promises children dentists, Labour promises lunches

Can't view this email, [click here]( 16 September 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [On the campaign trail: National promises children dentists, Labour promises lunches]( And Jacinda Ardern faced more questions about the Bledisloe Cup; while NZ politicians, diplomats and judges were found on Chinese intelligence database. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Four-year-old found tangled in bungee cord at the bottom of a slide]( A senior childcare staff member says Aldrich Viju was seen smiling and holding hands with his friend minutes before his death. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Woman denied residency over marriage to two men at same time wins immigration appeal]( A Filipina woman didn't realise her first husband was still alive when she remarried, tribunal says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New Zealand politicians, diplomats, judges, and fraudsters found on massive Chinese intelligence database]( Politicians and their families, diplomats, academics, fraudsters, and judges are among those profiled on a massive leaked database. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Morning trivia challenge: September 15, 2020]( Originally introduced as a Māori language day, when did the initiative to promote te reo become a full week? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['You look better in the paper than you do in real life' – concern over 'sexist' comment from transport boss]( Board of Wellington's $6.4 billion transport project met urgently to discuss comment by senior manager at public meeting, deemed 'sexist' by witnesses. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( ['Years' of recovery ahead for teen survivor in fatal four-car crash]( Mike Ashley didn’t know if he would still have his daughter around in the days after a horrific September 2 crash in Southland. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Rimutaka Prison: Drugs, tobacco and cellphones found in packages attached to delivery truck]( The contraband discovery comes at a time when a major police investigation is looking into suspected staff corruption at Rimutaka Prison. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Oracle TikTok's trusted partner in NZ: What does that mean?]( OPINION: We've got some clarity over the Microsoft vs Oracle,TikTok bidding war. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [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]( [Netsafe fake news campaign sponsored by Facebook like 'taking money from the devil to warn people about the devil']( Expert compares getting funding from Facebook for the fake news campaign to "taking money from the devil to warn people about the devil". [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]( [10 signs you're a phone zombie]( We're all addicts now, that's a given. Who doesn't go into a fit of panic when their phone is momentarily misplaced? [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]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Watercare boss says political focus on his $775k salary triggered resignation]( The CEO of Auckland's Watercare said media and political focus on his salary was the "last straw". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Here comes New Zealand's biggest quarterly GDP drop ever]( Data this week will show the extent of the hit to the New Zealand economy. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Singapore move 'a validation' of NZ's CovidCard approach, says developer]( Singapore began with a smartphone tracing app, but is now offering dedicated tokens to everyone. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Noel Leeming manager must pay back $15k in wages, Employment Relations Authority rules]( Business development manager should have known he was getting ACC payments as well as normal income, retailer argued. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [$7 million bill to help foreigners stranded in NZ]( More than 6000 overseas visitors and workers caught out by Covid-19 are getting by on welfare costing $700,000 a week. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The race against China's 'rare earths weapon']( Beijing's attitude towards soil, water and air pollution is giving it an edge in a market that fears a single supply line. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [A case against exporting live animals]( The sinking of a live export cattle ship has thrust the debate about live exports into the limelight and transformed one farmer from exporter to critic. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Curly's tops when it comes to breeding hardy calves]( Fiona Henchman’s 19-year-old Friesian Jersey cross cow, Curly, might be considered a “mongrel” to those in the local jersey calf breeders club. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Fonterra ends school milk programme to grow Kickstart Breakfast programme]( Fonterra will distribute milk to more schools through the Kickstart Breakfast programme, chief executive Miles Hurrell says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Environment Minister: 'We thought it was right at the time']( Rural communities should have greater control over their destinies, Environment Minister David Parker says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['This just cannot happen': $9.5 billion at risk as horticulture sector struggles to fill $25-an-hour jobs]( Covid-19 border rules mean there are thousands of $25-an-hour fruit picking jobs going in Hawke's Bay - with nobody to fill them. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Runners-up take title after Share Farmer of the Year stripped of award]( Entry criteria will be tightened after controversy marred the 2020 Dairy Industry Awards. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( ['He is satisfied': Australian gangster's widow welcomes guilty verdict]( Gangster's wife, model Viktoria Karyda, wept outside the court after two Bulgarian brothers were found guilty of his murder in Greece. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['How could you be so merciless?': Ex-girlfriend knifed 58 times after balcony fall in Australia]( When Shuyu Zhou fell from her former girlfriend's Sydney balcony last year, she was badly injured but very much alive. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Perfectly preserved Ice Age cave bear found in Arctic Russia]( The find, revealed by the melting permafrost, was discovered on the Lyakhovsky Islands with its teeth and even its nose intact. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Astronomers see possible hints of life in Venus's clouds]( Telescopes in Hawaii and Chile have spotted in the Venusian clouds the chemical signature of phosphine, a gas that on Earth is only associated with life. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Trump defies virus rules as 'peaceful protest' rallies grow]( US democratic governors and local leaders have urged Trump to reconsider the rallies, warning that he's putting lives at risk. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The US presidential election might be closer than the polls suggest (if we can trust them this time)]( Polls are predicting a comfortable win for Biden over Trump. But if this election sees the same polling errors as in 2016, Trump’s chances of re-election are higher than we think. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [RNZ's Indira Stewart joins TVNZ's Breakfast as news presenter]( Stewart currently presents RNZ's early morning programme, First Up. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Veteran actor reveals she received death threats after speaking out, says sexual harassment is 'endemic' in NZ film industry]( Robyn Malcolm says bullying and harassment are "endemic" in the film industry, after a flurry of allegations surface. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Mike Hosking's comments about Italy's coronavirus deaths misleading: BSA]( The authority said its decision "highlights the importance of data literacy". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Can you hear me, Prime Minister?' Bells, seagulls and traffic disrupt Jacinda Ardern's live television interviews]( 'Can you hear me, Prime Minister?' John Campbell asked during the amusing live interview. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Netflix adds warning to The Social Dilemma documentary after complaint about Christchurch terror attacks clip]( The chief censor said he felt the documentary, which includes a few seconds of footage of the terrorist's livestreamed video, had "merit". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Black Lives Matter dance on Britain's Got Talent becomes one of the most complained about TV moments]( Nearly 22,000 British people have complained about the performance which directly references the death of US man George Floyd. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Mark Reason: Why the All Blacks should boycott the Rugby Championship]( OPINION: It is not the fault of the All Blacks they are being exposed to risk - it is the greed of professional sport. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Bledisloe Cup: Two All Blacks tests confirmed for consecutive Sundays in Wellington and Auckland]( All Blacks to play two consecutive Sunday tests against Wallabies as election day clash avoided. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Conor McGregor arrested in France in connection with attempted sexual assault]( MMA superstar denies allegations after police raid his yacht in Corsica, leaving manager "irate". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Bledisloe Cup: All Blacks enjoy a firm advantage over Wallabies' raw squad]( OPINION: Wallabies coach Dave Rennie's first squad looks ill-equipped to beat the All Blacks in New Zealand. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [PM Jacinda Ardern outlines flexible quarantine plans for Wallabies]( Jacinda Ardern delivered some good news for NZ Rugby by saying the Bledisloe Cup tests here should go ahead. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [What player revolt? All Blacks coach Ian Foster expects full turnout for Rugby Championship]( Government concessions at the border should allow the Wallabies to fit in their twin tests against the All Blacks. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? 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