Covid-19: Two new deaths reported, 56 people in hospital

Can't view this email, [click here]( 11 December 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: Two new deaths reported, 56 people in hospital]( There have been two further Covid-19 deaths in Auckland overnight, as 54 people are in hospital and 95 new cases are reported. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Terrified motorist commandeered by Mongrel Mob to tow broken-down car]( Drunk, aggressive gang members returning from a tangi in Ruatoria flagged down a driver and forced him to tow them back to Gisborne. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Mum's plea after fleeting hug gave 11-year-old daughter Covid-19]( A Pāpāmoa mum is pleading with those putting the jab off to roll up their sleeves after her daughter contracted the virus during a hug with an unvaccinated adult. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [At least 27 years in jail for Eli Epiha who murdered Constable Matthew Hunt]( Diane Hunt will never forgive Eli Epiha for killing her son Constable Matthew Hunt on June 19, 2020. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Name suppression lapses for man accused of murdering Christchurch teenager Connor Whitehead]( A man charged with killing the Christchurch teenager can now be named, along with an alleged co-offender. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The vaccine pass age requirement many are getting wrong, including councils and the Government]( The error is quickly changed when it is pointed out. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Kiwis donate $107,000 in a single day for cancer survivor's life-changing facial surgery]( Brittany Kremers doesn't know she's a step closer to the surgery that will change her life as she's having a procedure to remove a metal device from her face. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: December 10, 2021]( True or false? Some varieties of lily can be extremely toxic for cats. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ashley Bloomfield on Covid-19 treatments]( Six treatments for Covid-19 sufferers have been secured for New Zealand - three in use, and three awaiting MedSafe approval. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['We want you back': Luxon's message in the land of milk and mince pies]( The National Party leader spoke to a crown of about 450 people at his first public meeting in Morrinsville on Friday - and quaffed a mince pie. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Why Apple will now let you fix your iPhone]( Apple's U-turn on repairs signals wider pressure on Silicon Valley to cut down on e-waste. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Amazon's cloud-computing problems take down websites, services]( Significant technical problems with widely used cloud-computing service making an impact. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [First augmented reality exhibition in New Zealand set to open]( The free exhibition shows a virtual aquarium filled with 3D sea-monsters, turtles, and fish - a New Zealand first. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How we love our internet: Data consumption up 500% in 5 years]( SPONSORED: The increasing level of connectivity in our world means Kiwi internet data use is exploding. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Devices for school: A buying guide for parents]( OPINION: Here are a few simple rules that will help you save money and minimise the stress of buying devices for school. [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]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Talley's Group sues TVNZ]( Talley's Group has filed legal proceedings against TVNZ over allegations broadcast about its operations. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [China Evergrande has defaulted on its debts, Fitch Ratings says]( Fitch Ratings agency said that it had placed the embattled home builder and two of its subsidiaries into 'restricted default.' [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Shop normal' warning as supermarkets prep for Christmas]( Cat food supplies still facing issues, Countdown says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [ACC deductions from pay packets set to rise almost 15% over three years]( Average family will pay close to an extra $200 in levies, but motor vehicle levies frozen and businesses will pay less. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Farmer's leg amputated two years on from quad bike accident]( Chris Biddles, 68, went over the front handles of his quad bike in 2019. He's got a warning for others: you're a walking time bomb if you're working fatigued. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Waikaia brothers sign production contract with Southland oat milk factory]( A company started by three brothers from Waikaia is the latest to hitch its wagon to a proposed $50 million industry-leading oat milk factory in Southland. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Greens pressure Government to stop palm kernel imports]( The Green Party says, because the high-protein feed is sourced from palm trees that have in some areas replaced tropical rain forests, PKE imports should be stopped by 2025. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Obituary: Sir Rod Weir, business giant who was always at home on the farm]( Sir Rod Weir went from office junior to creating one of NZ's biggest agricultural companies. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Scheme aims to establish commercial seaweed farming sector]( Government is backing a $5 million pilot. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Where investment should go in New Zealand's dairy production]( OPINION: We must budget carefully and absorb wage, power and feed increases no matter the milk price payout. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Fonterra's Hurrell says New Zealand milk is the most valuable in the world]( New Zealand milk is the most valuable milk in the world due to our grass-fed farming model, Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell tells farmers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Southland bucks national trend, breeding ewes increase 65,000]( Southland is bucking national trends as the number of breeding ewes has increased by 65,000, or 2.6 per cent. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( ['Like a mutilated alien shark': US man encounters metres-long sunfish while paddleboarding]( The biggest sunfish on record measured 2.72 metres. A Californian paddleboarder reckons the one he found might just top that. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US actor Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police]( The former Empire actor Jussie Smollett is convicted on five of six charges he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself and then lied to US police about it. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 Australia: New Delta surge in Sydney blamed on Christmas parties, pubs]( Covid-19 transmission at bars and end-of-year parties is contributing to a spike in cases in New South Wales, health authorities warn. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Queensland police officer faces court over alleged dangerous pursuit]( A Gold Coast police officer has pleaded not guilty to driving dangerously during a pursuit of a moped last year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Sienna Miller settles phone hacking claim against published of UK tabloid The Sun]( The actor accepted “substantial” damages from publisher of British tabloid newspaper The Sun, which she accuses of hacking her phone and leaking news of her pregnancy. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Donald Trump's bid to shield records from US Capitol riot probe rejected – again]( US appeals court has denied former president's effort to withhold documents from the House committee investigating January 6 insurrection. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Tears as Mark Richardson and Amanda Gillies say goodbye to The AM Show]( Breakfast television may never be the same after The AM Show bid an emotional farewell to two of their most popular hosts on the last episode of the year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Former US reality TV star Josh Duggar found guilty of receiving and possessing child pornography]( The former TV reality star was found guilty on two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $367,850 fine on each count. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The best new TV shows of 2021 (and where you can watch them)]( In a year filled with Britney docos, Korean dramas and stories set around wellness retreats, these are the fresh series that proved highly addictive. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Sarah Jessica Parker makes rare red carpet appearance with son James Wilkie Broderick, all grown up]( Sarah Jessica Parker made the premiere of And Just Like That a family affair, bringing along husband Matthew Broderick and their 19-year-old son to celebrate the Sex and the City reboot. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [And Just Like That: Why I'm already hooked on the Sex and The City sequel]( REVIEW: I tried to fight it, but The Big Apple's grandest dames have done it again. I'm all in. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Rebel Wilson says her team questioned why she’d lose weight after success as the 'funny fat girl']( In an interview with BBC Breakfast, Rebel Wilson shared that her team questioned her decision to have a "year of health" and lose weight after she had achieved fame as the "funny fat girl." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Live Ashes: Australia vs England, day three of the first test in Brisbane]( Joe Root and Dawid Malan both nearing centuries as England drag themselves right back into the game at stumps on the third day. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [White Ferns cricketer Amelia Kerr: My family saved my life]( Cricket star wants the world to understand her mental hell of the past 18 months, and how those closest to Kerr guided her through. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How Michael Schumacher's F1 1997 disqualification hangs over Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen]( The 2021 title decider in Abu Dhabi has the potential to be as explosive as a series-defining race in Spain 24 years ago. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Recap: Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets - A-League Men]( The Wellington Phoenix men suffered their heaviest defeat of coach Ufuk Talay's tenure against the Jets. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ashes: England captain Joe Root, Dawid Malan mount compelling fightback against Australia]( Trailing by 278, Joe Root and Dawid Malan built a 150-plus stand to finally put the hosts under pressure on a dramatic third day in Brisbane. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Weight lifted off my shoulders': Ash Taylor relishing fresh start at the Warriors]( Having shed the pressure of his hefty price tag at the Titans, Ash Taylor is determined to rebuild his NRL career with the Warriors. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? 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