Good Samaritan saves 11 cars from floods in Lower Hutt

Can't view this email, [click here]( 07 December 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Good Samaritan saves 11 cars from floods in Lower Hutt]( A mechanic spent four hours using his Toyota Landcruiser to haul out 11 vehicles the flooded Riverbank car park after levels began to rise on Monday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: U-turn on vaccine mandate allows takeaway staff to be unvaccinated]( Some business owners were in tears after hearing a vaccination mandate no longer applied to takeaway staff, Restaurant Association says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: 135 new community cases in Delta outbreak]( There are 135 new cases of Covid-19 in the Delta outbreak in Auckland, Waikato, and Canterbury. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Christopher Luxon demotes Judith Collins off front bench in first reshuffle]( Christopher Luxon has demoted Judith Collins and several of her top MPs in his first reshuffle as leader of the National party. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Teenager killed by punch was a 'sweet, curious boy' as 16-year-old denies murder charge]( Levi Haami, who died after being attacked in a supermarket car park, had 'a million questions about life'. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Beach land grab: The unintended consequence of sand]( When Auckland Council put extra sand on city beaches, it didn’t realise that would enable wealthy beachfront homeowners to claim ownership of part of the beach. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 updates: New Zealand secures new Pfizer medicine to treat Covid-19]( Jacinda Ardern is discussing how the Government is responding to the outbreak as the country adjusts to life under the traffic light system. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [South Auckland school spent nearly $9k on principal's farewell party, $4k on gift]( Staff parties should be "moderate and conservative", Auditor-General warns, as other schools are highlighted for wrongly claiming Covid wage subsidy. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: December 6, 2021]( What is the most common girl's name in the last 100 years? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [National reshuffle: Biggest winners and losers in Christopher Luxon's first shake-up]( ANALYSIS: Here's all the biggest promotions and demotions in Christopher Luxon's first reshuffle as National Party leader. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) review]( REVIEW: Amazon’s Echo Show 10 is an unfamiliar-looking smart home device with familiar Alexa features. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [My Vaccine Pass is an example of what you get when you rush a tech project]( OPINION: Anyone who’s tried to launch a new website, or app, anything tech-related, will know how long even the simplest of jobs can take. [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]( [Small Article Image]( [Jack Dorsey leaves Twitter: What next?]( OPINION: News that Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief executive is neither surprising nor a bad thing. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Digital Identity in New Zealand: Technical choices have human impacts]( OPINION: The approach taken to rolling out My Vaccine Pass is an example of how a digital identity system can potentially harm and exclude people. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [App teaching kids to be financially smart]( SPONSORED: A new app for kids allowing them to create a strong foundation for lifelong financial well-being. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Bitcoin price drops by $14,000 over the weekend, experts unsure why]( Janine Grainger​, chief executive of Easy Crypto, says it is difficult to say exactly what caused a big price drop at the weekend. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Confused about My Vaccine Pass? You're not alone. Here are some key questions answered]( Should retail shops be checking your vaccine passport? And why aren't all cafes scanning my QR code? We help clear up some confusion. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The industry that has boomed since Covid-19 arrived in New Zealand]( With no overseas travel, boat sales have boomed with builders unable to keep up and even second hand boats increasing in price. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Kiwifruit workers now get more than $27 an hour: Survey]( Pay and conditions are improving for some seasonal work, but First Union wants to see collective agreements and guaranteed hours. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [‘Newbies’ increasingly looking to buy small businesses for flexibility of self-employment]( Josie Sutherland​ went from running global marketing campaigns to running her own small business. She is not alone. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Omicron and inflation twin threats for financial markets]( OPINION: After the US Federal Reserve declared that inflation was no longer ‘transitory’, the Dow Jones fell over 340 points, however, scratching below the surface, the US employment market remains in strong shape. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Proud to be supporting primary industries: how a Kiwi agri equipment company is in expansion mode]( SPONSORED: Innovative Ag & Turf supplies company AGrowQuip is celebrating growth and primary industries. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Marlborough oyster farmer's hi-tech system proves a pearler of an idea]( Technololgy developed in Marlborough is changing the way oyster farmers across the world grow and harvest the sought after shellfish. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Boosting the quality of our dairy herd is vital for sector's future]( OPINION: Fonterra predicting the decline of New Zealand's milk supply has been a real reality check for farmers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Gordon Levet: The sheep breeder's bone of contention]( Sheep will revert to being naturally lighter boned if breeders take no action. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Using data driven insights to boost agri-business]( How cloud-based digital tools can help farmers extend their business opportunities. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Overseas Investment Office says yes to Westland sale by Yili]( The OIO has given the thumbs up to Yili over Westland; now it's up to a High Court decision. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [US congressman's gun-toting family Christmas photo sparks outrage days after school shooting]( They're looking straight at the camera, smiling wide in front of a Christmas tree with everyone holding a gun. A wave of outrage followed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Michigan artist who sheltered alleged shooter's parents is co-operating with police]( Pair spent a night in his studio before being found and charged with involuntary manslaughter. Their son, 15, is accused of deadly Michigan school shooting. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [DNA on a conch shell leads to relative's arrest for decades-old US murder]( Nearly 20 years after US woman Rose Marie Moniz was found dead in a pool of blood, DNA recovered from a conch shell has helped solve the case. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Omicron not fuelling a surge in hospitalisations in the US – Fauci]( While the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is spreading rapidly, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than Delta. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Following Trump's reckless seven-day coronavirus trail]( From the day of his first positive test until his hospitalisation last year, the former US president came in contact with more than 500 people. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Bob Dole, longtime Republican leader who sought US presidency three times, dies at 98]( The life of the longtime US Republican and presidential candidate was a played out against nine decades of America's political, economic and cultural transformations. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Money, money, money: ABBA sues over Abba Mania cover band]( Money, money, money: The Swedish pop supergroup ABBA files a lawsuit to stop a British cover band known as Abba Mania. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How Britney Spears' fiancé Sam Asghari 'went all out' for her 40th birthday trip]( A source exclusively told E! News that Britney Spears was "happy the entire time" she celebrated her 40th birthday with Sam Asghari in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [MAFS' Martha and Michael announce their engagement]( The couple found love on the 2019 season of the show Married At First Sight and now they're announcing their enagament. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Rhythm & Alps festival: 'How we are going to check vaccine passes']( Ticket integration, new entrance layout and 'Covid-19 ambassadors' [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [South Island music festival set to rock New Year's in orange light]( Rhythm and Alps in Wānaka, promoted as the South Island's biggest New Year's festival, will be bucking the trend for large events and going ahead this year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The Interview: Seth Rogen, James Franco's controversial Korea move hits Netflix]( REVIEW: A hybrid of Spies Like Us, Rambo III, Zoolander, The Newsroom, this is more scatological and scatterbrained, than a genuine comedy. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( ['Thought I'd killed him': Ex-Highlander lifts lid on drunken party where two All Blacks were knocked out]( Drunken 2012 party resulted in two All Blacks getting punched out in the garden but the biggest shock was that nobody saw it as a big deal. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Lewis Hamilton wins controversial and chaotic Saudi Arabia Grand Prix]( Two red flags and more controversial moments were the highlights of a bizarre inaugural Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Black Caps face heavy defeat to India in second test in Mumbai and series loss]( Not even 14 wickets from Ajaz Patel could help New Zealand from slipping to the verge of a series defeat in Mumbai. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [10-for then gone? That could be Ajaz Patel's Black Caps fate on return home]( The record-setting Black Caps spin bowler has never taken a test wicket at home - so is no guarantee to start against Bangladesh on New Year's Day. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Recap: Black Caps vs India, second test, day four in Mumbai]( Ajaz Patel misses out on player of the match award, but claims two other prizes despite massive defeat for Black Caps. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Cycling New Zealand confirms departure of sprint coach Rene Wolff]( Rene Wolff is the third high profile departure from the national sporting body in two weeks. [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](