Angry customers berate Woop after Christmas food boxes fail to show

Can't view this email, [click here]( 25 December 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Angry customers berate Woop after Christmas food boxes fail to show]( Instead of a stress-free feast, some customers are having to buy food at the last minute on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: One death, 45 people in hospital, including eight in ICU or high dependency units]( The person who died was aged in their 50s and had been at North Shore Hospital since December 11. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Mt Roskill homicide: Fatal shooting a 'targeted attack', offenders still on run]( A 23-year-old has been shot dead and two older men seriously wounded with a machete in what police believe was not a "random incident". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Owner of car wrecks vows to never pay $23,000 in costs owed to council]( Dylan O'Connell for years blocked attempts to have his “offensive” roadside collection of cars, utes, trucks, motorbikes and trailers near Gisborne removed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Early Christmas gift for Santos family as Immigration NZ overturns deportation order]( The Santos family have been granted an exemption from a court order to be deported on Christmas Day. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [One person dead, five hurt after crash on State Highway 1 south of Taupō]( The highway is closed at Motutere, south of Taupō, and drivers are being warned to expect major delays. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Locations of interest in Delta outbreak – December 24]( People who saw the latest Spider-Man film in Rotorua and Taupō cruisegoers are being advised to isolate and get tested immediately. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Man flees freedom camping site in Marlborough over safety fears]( Had he not been able to climb through to the driver's seat, and escape, he could have been in "a lot of trouble”, the man said. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: One new community case in Canterbury, three new locations of interest]( A supermarket, a sushi restaurant and a pharmacy are locations of interest after a person who travelled from Auckland to Christchurch tested positive for Covid-19. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: December, 24, 2021]( What Christmas carol does Kevin sing in front of the mirror in the film Home Alone? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Twitch stars and McDonald's entered the metaverse. Then it got weird.]( When reality and virtual reality met, the result was a brand-emblazoned uncanny valley. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The best video games of 2021]( From big-budget blockbusters to imaginative indies, 2021 brought us heaps of incredible games. So here's the rundown. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The LG tiiun lets you have a garden without leaving the house]( LG has just unveiled one of its big innovations for CES: an indoor gardening appliance to give flat dwellers the illusion of nature in the comfort of their own home. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Fun coding holiday activity for NZ children and teens]( This summer, Coding NZ is giving all NZ children and teens aged 9 to 18 the opportunity to learn coding in free holiday coding activities. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Close call with parcel delivery text scam prompts warning]( He fell for a scam doing the rounds across New Zealand, but got back up in time to stop his accounts being raided. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [AR-gh: Why nobody should welcome back AR glasses]( OPINION: Just six short years after Google Glass was discontinued for the public, a few companies are reportedly set to try the whole sorry experiment again. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Early childhood education provider Creators@Home closes after losing licences]( About 650 children were enrolled with the homebased childcare provider which had licences cancelled and suspended by the Ministry of Education. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [WorkSafe gives chiropractor Christmas Day deadline to be vaccinated]( The chiropractors’ association says the member has 'apologised unreservedly' to WorkSafe and will follow its instructions. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Mortgage broker to take home loan fight to Parliament]( Would-be buyers sign petition, saying loans that would have been approved a month ago are being turned down. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Victims of Ross Asset Management Ponzi scheme win payout from ANZ]( Claimants representing over 552 investors who lost money in the Ross Asset Management Ponzi scheme claimed the bank was negligent in their responsibilities. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [193 transactions a second at peak of Christmas Eve shopping]( Spending is up overall year-on-year but may be slightly down on Christmas Eve. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Study finds Lego could be a better investment than art or gold]( The market for secondhand sets is growing faster than stocks, bonds and wine. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Beef cattle numbers increase in 2021]( Beef cattle numbers increased in 2021 while the number of sheep in the country’s flocks dropped slightly, Stats NZ said. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Landcorp should return focus to pastoral farming, report says]( The review says Landcorp has over-estimated revenue growth and underestimated the risks involved of its off-farm investments, and questioned whether the state-owned farmer should continue to own them. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Union wants controversial chemical banned immediately, ahead of kiwifruit harvest]( The potentially carcinogenic hydrogen cyanamide causes skin and eye irritation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Farms can reduce animal numbers, but how much would you like to pay for food?]( OPINION: Farmers and scientists are focussed on finding answers whilst bearing in mind the economic considerations. These include the price of food to the consumer. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Peanut farming could bring jobs and money to Northland as trial gets under way]( Farmers could soon be working for peanuts if a Govt-funded trial finds growing the legumes is commercially viable. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Why our most popular meat is making us sick]( We love fresh chicken. But is it 'the most hazardous thing you can take into your kitchen'? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Trump becomes Covid-19 vaccine advocate, despite scepticism from his supporters]( The former US president has been repeatedly promoting vaccines and boosters to his supporters - and kept going even when they booed him. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Tasmanian family’s double heartache revealed at son’s funeral]( There was even more sadness at the funeral of 12-year-old Jye Sheehan, as news emerged of the serious injuries the boy’s father had sustained in a separate accident. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ex-US police officer found guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death]( US jurors have convicted Kim Potter of two manslaughter charges in the killing of a black motorist she shot after claiming she confused her gun for her Taser. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 Australia: New South Wales health services under pressure]( Ambulance service urges public to only call for life-threatening emergencies, while hospital staff are asked to abandon holiday leave to bolster workforce. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ghislaine Maxwell's Christmas dinner menu in New York cell]( Ghislaine Maxwell is facing meatloaf and mashed potato in cramped New York cell for Christmas dinner. Inmates are traditionally given socks and peanuts as gifts. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: UK cases support evidence that hospitalisation is less likely with Omicron]( The findings add to emerging evidence that Omicron produces milder illness than other variants, but also spreads faster and better evades vaccines. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Curse of the Chippendales: Amazon delivers 2021's most surprising true crime doco]( It's an interesting historical tale, an engrossing exposé of the troupe’s dark past and a chronicle of how male bodies have historically been exploited. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Don't Look Up: Netflix's star-studded apocalyptic satire is an unmissable treat]( REVIEW: Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio make a welcome return to our screens, just in time to try to save the world and join the Oscars' race. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Comedian Rose Matafeo still experiencing symptoms weeks after recovering from virus]( “Still can’t taste coffee the same after recovering from Covid weeks ago,” she wrote in an Instagram story. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Home Alone star Devin Ratray arrested for allegedly strangling girlfriend]( The 44-year-old actor is accused of physically assaulting his now-ex-girlfriend at an Oklahoma City hotel this month. He has since been released on bail. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Peter Dinklage says Game Of Thrones upset fans because they wanted a happy ending for the ‘pretty white people']( In a new interview with The New York Times, Peter Dinklage says the Game of Thrones finale saw pushback because fans wants it to have a happy ending. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [See the shocking moment a snake bit singer Maeta's Face during music video shoot]( Singer Maeta proved she’ll do basically anything for her art. But warning: if you're afraid of snakes, you might not want to watch this video. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Former Wales captain criticises Kiwi coaches Warren Gatland and Wayne Pivac]( Two Kiwi coaches cop a mauling from an ex-Wales test skipper and doctor in a critical review of Welsh rugby in 2021. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Trent Boult hits last-ball six to give Northern Brave stunning Super Smash win]( One of the craziest T20 games you will ever see ends with Black Caps bowling star doing the unthinkable with the bat on his home turf in Mt Maunganui. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [All Blacks: The burning questions for coach Ian Foster in 2022]( Who should captain the team next year? Should Jordie Barrett be considered for the midfield? Is there an issue in the forwards? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Like-minded' business types pitch in to purchase 40 percent stake in Blues rugby]( New Zealand Rugby has found the investors it needed to take up their slice of the Auckland-based Super Rugby outfit. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New Zealand's greatest XI in one-day and Twenty20 international cricket history]( OPINION: Stephen Fleming or Kane Williamson? Brendon McCullum or Glenn Turner? Stuff cricket writer Ian Anderson selects our best limited-overs side. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [NZ Rugby: Light at end of tunnel for Silver Lake deal?]( The NZ Rugby Players' Association and NZ Rugby could finally come to an agreement on a deal with the US private equity giant. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? 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