Senior gang members arrested after global sting targeting organised crime

Can't view this email, [click here]( 09 June 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Senior gang members arrested after global sting targeting organised crime]( Thirty-five people, including members of the Comancheros, Mongrel Mob and Head Hunters, have been arrested in global operation led by the FBI. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Head Hunters' code of silence scuppers Auckland security guard's career]( Filisika Kaveinga said being a patched gang member wouldn't interfere with his job as a security guard, but police disagreed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Kiwi trapped in Poland in 'critical condition', faces $100,000 bill to fly home]( A family is “hoping for a miracle” with their ill son rushed to hospital overseas, and medical bills stacking up. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Morning trivia challenge: June 8, 2021]( Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor is __________ in line to the British throne. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says nurses wanted 17 per cent pay increase, Government 'financially constrained']( Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the nurses’ union wanted a 17 per cent pay increase for all nurses, but the Government is strapped for cash. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Neighbour taken to court over Facebook friend request]( The alleged request is the latest development in a long-running ‘’neighbours at war’’ saga in Napier. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [The Treaty of Waitangi, and a Māori worldview are taking a greater role in shaping how we interact with the world]( Forty years ago, Te Tiriti found its way into a huge trade deal. Now, it's at the centre of all aspects of our relationships with the rest of the world. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Woman circles store, buys chocolate to discreetly claim $200,000 Lotto win]( Store owner says the woman was smiling "from ear to ear" as she whispered to staff she had won big. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: June 8, 2021]( On which fictional island was the 1975 film Jaws set? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Google will nudge users to adopt gender-neutral language]( As part of wider changes at the tech giant, Google Docs will soon be pointing people away from potentially sexist language. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Epic Games vs Apple: Who do we want to win?]( OPINION: The romance of the courtroom aside, I have no idea which way the judge is going to rule when she returns her verdict. I don’t even know which way I want her to rule. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The tiny innovation at the heart of TV’s future]( SPONSORED: TV just took a quantum leap forward with the release of Samsung’s Neo QLED range. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Kiwi ingenuity spearheads game-changing 5G tech]( SPONSORED: Four winners of Spark’s 5G Starter Fund are transforming the ways we work, play and access health care. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Stay in the loop with Auckland news alerts]( Make sure you're up to date on what you need to know in our biggest city with our new Auckland news alerts. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['It can be used incredibly badly': AI developer Soul Machines will ban politicians from creating digital twins]( AI developer Soul Machines is introducing tech to create virtual copies of humans, but it won't let politicians use it. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Inland Revenue mileage reimbursement rates – what you need to know]( ANALYSIS: Inland Revenue has released its vehicle kilometre rates for the 2021 income year, and it’s not good news for employers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Widespread internet outage hits big name websites]( Getting a 503? You're not alone. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dirty laundry aired with Dunedin landlord ruled 'out of her depth']( It started with a strange request to use the washing machine. But a landlord went too far by claiming shared access to garden, and peering into her tenant's windows. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Millions of tiny apples wing their way to export markets]( The world's first miniature apple developed in New Zealand has proven to be a hit overseas, with 400 million projected to be exported by 2025. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Minister told of buy now, pay later 'ticking timebomb']( People geting into debt trouble with layers of buy now, pay later on top of other loans. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Animal welfare complaints increasing in dairy industry]( Hundreds of animal welfare complaints are made every year, but only a small percentage result in prosecution. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Māori land owners are working together to create large farming businesses and economic rangatiratanga]( Māori agribusinesses have become more diversified, innovative and become more focussed on high-value exports over the past 20 years. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dillon steps up as new Southland Federated Farmers president]( Chris Dillon has become president of Southland Federated Farmers a bit sooner than he expected, but he's taking it in his stride. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Drugs, biofuel and handbags: meat byproducts are big business]( Every part of the animal carcass is used to produce both traditional and increasingly novel byproducts. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [We are good at agriculture, and we can be proud of it]( SPONSORED: Kiwi farmers are world-leaders when it comes to agriculture sustainability, and it’s time to recognise the good they do. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Farmers and top of the south wine industry pitches in for farmers affected by floods]( "Give your mate a call and check in. It’s going to be a bit of a long term process to get out of this, so a call every week or two wouldn’t be a bad idea. Just to keep their heads up and their spirits going" [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Independent investigation of Waimea dam project gets council nod]( Investigation to focus on the advice and information provided to Tasman District councillors up to and including the final decision to proceed with the Waimea dam. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Melbourne's Delta coronavirus outbreak linked to returned traveller to Victoria]( The variant of Covid-19 circulating in Victoria is genomically linked to a returned traveller from Sri Lanka who stayed in hotel quarantine. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US drug administration approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts]( On Monday, Government health officials in the US approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US boy sold Pokémon cards to pay his sick dog's vet bill. Then the donations started]( When 8-year-old Bryson attempted to sell his most prized card collection to save his dog’s life, his neighbours were so moved that they chipped in. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Bezos plans space trip aboard Blue Origin flight in July]( Jeff Bezos will be aboard for Blue Origin's first human space flight next month. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Fiji records 64 more coronavirus cases]( News come after 83 people were diagnosed Sunday. There are now 515 active cases in isolation on the island nation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Australian government plans to resettle Biloela asylum seekers in US or New Zealand]( A Tamil asylum seeker family’s hopes of returning to the Queensland town of Biloela appear to have been dashed by the Morrison government. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Fresh allegations made against Craig McLachlan in defamation case documents]( New claims include that McLachlan whispered to a woman that she was attractive while she was playing a dead body on a TV show. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Intelligence: David Schwimmer will win few new Friends with this crass comedy]( REVIEW: The show’s worst crime is that it fails to live up to its name, relying solely on people doing dumb things and behaving badly for most laughs. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Lorde confirms new album Solar Power is coming this year with some NSFW cover art]( An image posted to Lorde's website advised fans, who have been waiting four years for a new album: "Patience is a virtue." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Opera House caught short with toilets for women]( OPINION: The Opera House needs to unclog its toilet equity problem. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Joaquin Phoenix makes rare comment about raising his and Rooney Mara's son River]( What is Joaquin Phoenix like as a dad? The Her actor shared his hot take on McDonald's Happy Meals and explained whether his son, River, will be raised vegan. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Friends reunion director reveals major mistake that almost ruined the show's big moment]( In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Friends: The Reunion director Ben Winston also revealed the cast members who were first to agree to the HBO Max special. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [New Zealand surfer Paige Hareb rushed to hospital after blackout in El Salvador]( Paige Hareb says she’s got a clean bill of health after passing out for two to three minutes in El Salvador on her birthday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Springboks stars RG Snyman and Damian de Allende burnt in fire pit accident]( World Cup winners suffer substantial burns to legs, hands and faces in Ireland, placing doubts on Lions series involvement. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [All Blacks: Why Sir Buck Shelford warned doctor he may be stretchered off field]( When the All Blacks doctor demanded an injured Sir Buck Shelford leave the field, he soon realised it wasn't going to happen. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['It's setting the stage for a conflict': Russia fumes over Ukrainian team's Euro 2020 shirt]( The yellow-and-blue design features a map of the country including Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [India call for three-match series to decide World Test Championship final]( Coach Ravi Shastri excited by looming decider with Black Caps but questions why his team's long dominance of rankings could be undone in one-off clash. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['A place that means so much to me': Four-time winner Greg Murphy confirmed for Bathurst 1000 crack]( The four-time winner will come out of Supercars retirement to race this year's Bathurst 1000 alongside a fellow Kiwi. 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