Covid-19 commentators make employment claim against University of Auckland

Can't view this email, [click here]( 04 January 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19 commentators make employment claim against University of Auckland]( Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy say the University of Auckland has not done enough to ensure their safety. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Near-drowning victim in critical condition 'should not have been' in school pool]( A man injured himself while in a girls' college pool at 3.45am, and “spent an amount of time under water” before being pulled out by an associate. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: 27 cases of the virus in the community, 24 at the border, 44 in hospital]( There are 27 cases of Covid-19 in the community and 44 cases in hospital, according to the Ministry of Health. 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[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. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [TikTok moderator files lawsuit against company for 'constant' exposure to graphic scenes]( For as long as 12 hours each day, Candie Frazier reviewed “extreme and graphic violence,” including genocide, mass shootings, rapes and torture. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter's new audio service]( Anti-vaccine activists, white nationalists, and Taliban supporters have used audio platform to broadcast live to hundreds at a time. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [NZ Govt to spend $150m on abandoned Auckland bike bridge, alternative crossing options]( The Government is also considering a dedicated ferry or bus service for cyclists to cross the Waitematā. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Not another New Year’s financial resolution article]( OPINION: David Boyle of Mint Asset Management has made a summer mix that recaps the hard work people have put in to stay afloat in 2021. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [NZ businesswoman turns Otago’s rabbit plague into luxury goods and gourmet food]( Charlotte Mill is quite fond of rabbits, but Central Otago’s plague gave her a business idea that will also help rid the area of the pests. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [What farmers are hoping for in 2022]( The list includes good rain, a slowing of land prices, reliable supply chain, consistent kill cycle, good product prices and less-hurried political change. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Getting those vaccine figures up, one person at a time]( OPINION: Maybe all of us can individually make a tiny dent that metaphorically saves the entire world. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How to make 2022 the year you got your finances into shape]( OPINION: By knowing what you earn and what you spend, you’ll know where you stand and where you’re heading. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [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]( [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]( [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. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Ghislaine Maxwell's mysterious husband, who missed entire trial, may have moved on]( The husband of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was conspicuous by his absence for the duration of her criminal trial, was recently pictured on the arm of another woman. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Man abducted as a child 33 years ago reunited with mother after drawing map of home village from memory]( A family in China are reunited with the help of social media and a map an adult son drew from memory of his long-lost village. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New South Wales records 20,794 Covid-19 cases and four deaths as hospitalisations rise]( 21 per cent of people tested for the virus in New South Wales are now returning positive results. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 case attended Australian PM Scott Morrison's press conference]( The prime minister is monitoring for symptoms after a Covid-19 case attended his press conference alongside the chief medical officer. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [South Korea says person who crossed DMZ into the North was likely a defector]( A person who crossed the border from South Korea into the North on January 1 was likely a defector who'd come in the same way in 2020, the military said. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Fire that destroyed South Africa's parliament reignites in Cape Town]( A blaze that's already destroyed South Africa's main parliament chamber flared up again. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Are DJs worse than Covid? The answer is quite possibly 'yes']( OPINION: I'm not pitchforking, but what I’d ask is that we learn from this example, and just err on the side of caution. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Princess Eugenie rings in the New Year with never-before-seen photos of son August]( Princess Eugenie shared a few memorable moments from 2021 on Instagram, calling it "a year that blessed us with our boy." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Secretary: Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader's erotic black comedy comes to Netflix]( REVIEW: What could have been a very tawdry subject-matter, destined only for a video store top-shelf, is handled sensitively by the two terrifc leads. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Black Caps v Bangladesh: Neil Wagner denied fourth wicket by controversial no-ball call]( Neil Wagner might have overstepped the mark one way or another, after what appeared to be his fourth Bangladesh wicket was given not out. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Former Australian age-group cricketer alleges sexual assault on 1985 tour]( Police investigating historical sexual assault claim and Cricket Australia is co-operating with the inquiry. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Don't get sucked in' umpire told as he makes rare decision reversal]( There is no DRS in the BBL but umpire realised he'd made an instant mistake despite advice from affected skipper. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Spark Sport makes Black Caps cricket coverage changes after subscriber complaints]( Cricket host broadcaster apologises and offers an alternative solution after some subscribers vent their anger. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Former champ sent packing on day of drama at New Zealand bowls championships]( Canterbury's Andrew Kelly won't be repeating his 2020 triumph after missing the cut on a dramatic day in Christchurch. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Big Bangladesh partnership puts pressure on Black Caps in first cricket test]( The underdog visitors batted for all of day three to give them the upper hand in the first test, despite a couple of late wickets for NZ. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? 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