Live Black Caps vs Bangladesh: day one of the first cricket test at Bay Oval

Can't view this email, [click here]( 02 January 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Live Black Caps vs Bangladesh: day one of the first cricket test at Bay Oval]( Tom Blundell dismissed off the final ball of the day to leave Black Caps five down, after Conway put them in a dominant position. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies aged 99]( Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Police investigating serious injuries to Christchurch baby on New Year's Eve]( A police investigation is underway after a three-month-old child was admitted to Christchurch Hospital on New Year’s Eve with serious injuries. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Auckland toddler airlifted in 'serious condition' after being found in pool]( The child was in a 'serious condition' when they were choppered to Starship Hospital on New Year's Day. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['The flames were massive': Residents fled Far North blaze during New Year's lunch]( 'The flames were massive,' says one Kaimaumau evacuee, who has since been allowed to return home. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Happy New Year! Auckland light show welcomes 2022]( Auckland Harbour Bridge, Sky Tower and Auckland War Memorial Museum teamed up to put on a full light show to celebrate the New Year of 2022. 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[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]( [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]( [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]( [Apple’s vision of wireless-charging convenience sounds awful]( OPINION: The environmental cost of over-the-air charging would far outweigh any small gains in convenience. 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This is crazy.']( Lending laws to protect vulnerable make everyday banking too hard, money expert says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Going Ape for coffee on the beach]( An eye-catching lime green Piaggo Ape has people heading to it for their coffee hit. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Market stall holders start new event 'ignoring' safety rules]( A popular market is suffering as its stallholders leave to flout Covid rules. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Fleur's Place to close indefinitely after half of staff refuse vaccine]( Restaurant owner, Fleur Sullivan says it is "quite an unexpected position to be in". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [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]( [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]( [Halter plans to start selling its high-tech cow collars to Canterbury farmers after raising $32 million]( Fenceless farming is coming to Canterbury as Halter ramps up production of its herd management collars. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New Zealand's biggest 50 landowners revealed]( Rich-listers, established farming families and a former All Black are among NZ's top 50 landowners. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Southland soil scientists mapping the undiscovered]( Advancing science is leading to much more detailed soil maps and new technologies are correcting Southland’s decades old soil maps, an expert says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [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]( World [Small Article Image]( [Omicron has passed peak in South Africa, causing relatively few deaths and hospitalisations, authorities say]( The variant caused relatively few deaths and hospitalisations, authorities say. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 Australia: NSW hospitalisations double in a week, daily cases tip over 22,000]( Australian state records over 22,000 daily cases, as thousands gathered to celebrate the New Year in Sydney. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Daniel Craig gets UK New Year's Honour - the same one James Bond was given]( Craig was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George -- the same honour given to the fictional Bond. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New Year's Eve in pictures: Firework displays around the world welcome 2022]( New Year’s Eve celebrations were a mixture of fireworks, socially distanced celebrations and partying at home due to the Omicron Covid-19 variant. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Joe Biden warns Vladimir Putin of 'severe sanctions' if Russia invades Ukraine again]( The US president "made it clear" to his Russian counterpart there would be "a heavy price to pay" if the Kremlin pursues military action against its neighbour. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [North Korea leader Kim Jong Un vows to boost military, continue Covid measures]( Kim Jong Un ordered the production of powerful, modern weapons systems and called for the military’s “absolute loyalty and allegiance”. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Time to Clickbait: Eight great under-rated TV shows you may have missed in 2021]( From a Netflix thriller to an Amazon period romp, a Disney teen dramedy and a Neon prison drama, these are perfect series for summertime viewing. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ryan Reynolds, Ellen DeGeneres, Henry Winkler and others react to death of Betty White]( Betty White passed away at her home Friday morning at the age of 99. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [House of Gucci: Ridley Scott's gaga fashion drama is an overlong, unfocused mess]( REVIEW: Trimmed of an hour, with more of the two leads and less of everything else, this could have been a watchable slice of campy fun. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Champion jockey Danielle Johnson suffers broken leg, top horse Gold Watch put down after horror fall]( Ellerslie racegoers witness horror scenes as Danielle Johnson tumbles to the track and her mount Gold Watch is later euthanised. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Devon Conway's test ton helps Black Caps grab advantage versus Bangladesh]( The world champions assumed control despite being sent in to bat at Bay Oval, but couldn't convert it into total dominance. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Watch: Black Caps opener Will Young gets lucky escape in first test v Bangladesh]( Bangladesh missed an opportunity to dismiss Will Young as NZ began to move into an ominous position on day one of the first test. 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