Super Saturday live: Data crunching how the big vaccination drive has gone

Can't view this email, [click here]( 17 October 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Super Saturday live: Data crunching how the big vaccination drive has gone]( Vaxathon sets some records for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. Here are the successes, regional reviews and how the day has gone compared to other Saturdays. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Driver killed after truck crashes down bank on SH2, north of Wellington]( One person has been confirmed dead after a truck overturned and tumbled down a bank on Remutaka Hill, between Upper Hutt and Featherston. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Super Saturday: How the big day went in delivering Covid-19 vaccinations]( Dr Bloomfield gives his verdict on a big day of mahi across the motu as the nation got a "shot in the arm" for its Covid-19 vaccine rollout. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Stabbing death of British MP David Amess declared a terrorist incident]( A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is being held on suspicion of murder. Police say the attack could be linked to “Islamist extremism”. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The headline about sex workers I'd like to see]( OPINION: The focus on sex workers breaching Covid borders reinforces that it is time to flip the script on the moral panic, and curb the stigma of sex work. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: 41 new community cases in Auckland and Waikato, 21 remain unlinked]( The Ministry of Health is reporting 41 new community cases of Covid-19 on Saturday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Thousands gather at Auckland Domain for 'freedom rally']( No arrests were made, but police say they will prosecute after the rule-breaking protest involving about 2000 people was staged. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Morning trivia challenge: October 16, 2021]( What is the name of the town where Muriel's Wedding is set? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Three dead after boat capsizes in Manukau Harbour]( Police say emergency services were notified at about 4:40pm that a boat with four people on board had overturned at Manukau Heads, near the bar. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Should we isolate the South Island?]( It started as a joke. Now, with Tasmania's success in keeping Covid out, some are asking whether isolating Te Waipounamu is really such a crazy idea. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Many of New Zealand's most popular websites use ‘dark patterns’ to manipulate users – is it time to regulate?]( ANALYSIS: Kiwi consumers are increasingly experiencing personalised, targeted manipulation online, but the law has very little to say about it. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Apple Watch Series 7 review: Bigger screen + faster charging = the best smartwatch (still)]( Apple’s trend of evolutionary, not revolutionary, updates continues with the Apple Watch Series 7. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New Google trial will send earthquake alerts to Android phones in New Zealand]( New Zealand is one of two countries trialling the warning system, which turns phones into seismographs with the potential to save lives in a major quake. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Simple steps to boosting home broadband performance]( SPONSORED: Need faster internet? Here are a few steps to speed up your broadband at home. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Windows 11 is released without a hiss and a roar, and it's beautiful]( OPINION: Windows 11 had probably the most muted Windows release ever, but Microsoft has finally cracked the code. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How to customise, save and share your Stuff push alerts]( Stuff's customisable push alerts allow you to choose what news you get straight to your phone, as well as sharing the headlines, or saving to read later. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [What my rent decrease can tell us about the housing market]( OPINION: Nothing could prepare me for the most unexpected event of the decade - a rent decrease in Auckland. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [A $5 Kmart dog toy 'nearly killed' Ellie the bulldog cross and left her owner with a $1900 vet bill]( A cheap plastic toy got lodged in Ellie's bowel. It cost her owner $1900 to save her life. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Businesses caught out as NZ Post limits parcel collection in Auckland]( Retailers are asking for patience from customers while they try to make other arrangements. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [‘A recipe for disaster’: Unregulated and untamed, meet the crypto influencers]( Australian "finfluencers" are building fan bases in the hundreds of thousands by posting about their enviable lifestyles fuelled by crypto trading. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Leading by example: 100 per cent vax rate among business leaders]( Every chief executive and board chair of NZ's leading 27 businesses has been vaccinated. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Foodstuffs North Island cuts 'out of kilter' with support local message]( North Island supermarket product cuts are hurting Nelson suppliers at a time when the country is being encouraged to support Kiwi businesses. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Medicinal herb project gets underway in Taranaki]( Herb growers and gardeners around Taranaki are taking part in a project that could spawn a new industry. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Should you buy bare land or an established lifestyle property?]( OPINION: When deciding whether to create your perfect lifestyle block from scratch or by taking on an existing property, be honest about your desires and resources. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Choosing the right farm animals for your lifestyle block]( Just as animals come in all shapes and sizes, so too do the lifestyle blocks they are kept on, and some animals are better suited to smaller blocks up to 10 hectares than others. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Farmers who sold raw milk despite harmful bacteria finds tried to "fool" regulator with fake labels]( Prominent proponents of raw milk set out to "fool" regulators, but ended up selling their illegal product to an undercover officer. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New study highlights differences between grassfed and grain-finished beef]( The study compared grass-fed and grain-finished beef, and a plant-based protein for effects on health and digestion. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Free-range kids, free-range life: the joys and demands of living on a lifestyle block]( Three lifestylers, old and new, explain what it's really like to make the shift to a country life. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Vincent van Gogh artwork looted by Nazis expected to top $28m at auction]( The auction follows negotiations between the Texas oilman's heirs who own it now and the heirs of two Jewish art collectors who owned it prior to its Nazi theft. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Norway attack: 'Hero' police officer ignored arrow stuck in his back to save others]( Off-duty police officer hailed a “hero” for saving people’s lives during deadly bow-and-arrow attack, warning people away even after he himself was shot. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [‘Killer waited inside, then stabbed him’: How attack on UK MP David Amess unfolded]( Bystanders saw British MP Sir Davis Amess greeting constituents before “one of them literally got a knife out and just began stabbing him”. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Cambridge college to return looted bronze statue to Nigeria]( It will be the first UK institution to hand back one of the artefacts known as the Benin Bronzes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 Australia: Victoria records 1993 cases, seven deaths as quarantine axed for NSW travellers]( Changes to border rules mean vaccinated NSW travellers will be able to visit Victoria without quarantining before Melburnians can escape the city. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Protests erupt in Italy as Covid pass rules take effect]( The stringent anti-coronavirus measures require all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( ['Just let me come home - I miss my mum': Taika Waititi's plea to NZ during Vaxathon]( Waititi's urged New Zealanders to ensure they get vaccinated so life can go back to normal. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dr Ashley Bloomfield dances up a storm at Super Saturday event]( The director-general of health was spotted dancing to Roimata, with one commenter saying they "might need dancing lessons from Dr Bloomfield”. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Daniel Craig explains why he likes going to gay bars more than 'hetero bars']( James Bond actor says the less aggressive atmosphere was more conducive to meeting women. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Eight great movies that are 25 next year (and where you can watch them)]( Beautiful people battling bugs, a new international man of mystery and the recreation of an 85-year-old disaster were just some of 1997's best flicks. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [What happens when scientists pick up a camera? A staff photo competition captures the stunning realities of their (not so) nine-to-five]( The “view from the office” is certainly one of the perks of the job for NIWA’s staff. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Why Alice Cooper took up tap dancing]( School was out for summer for the rocker thanks to Covid-19, so he decided to learn a new skill. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Mum moves into MIQ to care for injured mountainbiker after serious crash]( Jess Blewitt's long list of injuries included a broken leg, wrist, collarbone and rib after flipping over the front of her handlebars during the final World Cup race of the year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ma'a Nonu-inspired Ngāti Porou East Coast break long drought with big win over Buller]( Ngāti Porou East Coast's big move paid off but it was the local heroes who got the job done. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Nature Strip wins the $15 million Everest for co-owner Sir Steve Hansen]( Co-owned by the former All Blacks coach, the horse confirmed its standing as the best sprinting thoroughbred in Australia. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Husband arrested in killing of Olympic runner Agnes Tirop]( The husband of Agnes Tirop has been arrested and will be charged with her murder after Kenyan police launched a nationwide manhunt and found him trying to flee the country. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Stephen Fleming's Chennai Super Kings win Indian Premier League final]( Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson had a horror day with the ball in the decider, after some stunning leadup form. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Niko Kirwan the latest trailblazer for remarkable Kiwi sporting family]( Sir John Kirwan's family boast NZ representatives in rugby union, football, rugby league, beach volleyball and rowing. [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](