Live: Protesters prepare for another night camping outside Parliament

Can't view this email, [click here]( 10 February 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Live: Protesters prepare for another night camping outside Parliament]( Three men were earlier arrested after attempting to force their way through police. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: 204 new community cases, 16 in hospital]( The update comes after new modelling predicted there could be millions of Omicron infections and hundreds of thousands of cases. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Why we moved to a remote area our family couldn't place on a map]( With bush, sea and rivers, the township has plenty of natural beauty, just not so many people . . . population 700. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Anti-vaxxers target primary schools with 'extreme' messages]( Billboards falsely claiming children are dying from the Covid-19 vaccine have been parked outside schools in North Canterbury, frightening pupils. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Woman who performed an indecent act in the McDonalds drive-thru sentenced in Gore]( A woman has been sentenced for performing an indecent act while she waited for her food in the McDonalds drive-thru in Gore. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Three anti-vaccine mandate protesters arrested, charged with obstruction]( The three men will appear in Wellington District Court on February 14. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( ['Nutcase views': Judge's comments to unvaccinated defendant referred to chief district court judge]( At least 10 complaints were made after Judge David Ruth told an unvaccinated defendant facing driving charges that his ''nutcase views” would not be accepted in court. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 case numbers likely double, with people 'unofficially isolating', epidemiologists say]( Top epidemiologists say many people are probably just isolating at home without getting tested because it is "better for them". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: February 9, 2022]( Horseradish is traditionally served with which roast meat? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Why we might be missing the significance of cryptocurrencies]( OPINION: It's still uncertain whether cryptocurrencies are a good investment, but the technology behind them is changing the world. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Apple says iPhone to accept tap-to-pay without more hardware]( Tech company believes iPhones will be able to act as a payment terminal, without any additional hardware [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Children are flocking to Facebook's metaverse. Experts worry predators will follow]( Children aren’t allowed in the Horizon Worlds virtual-reality app, but that isn’t stopping them from socialising with adult strangers [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Grape expectations as Blenheim company gets $600k boost for self-driving tractor]( Smart Machine has designed and built a tractor which use artificial intelligence to do labour-intensive tasks in vineyards. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Grand theft: The hidden cost of gaming drives up inflation]( Amid all the talk of soaring rents and petrol prices, there's an unexpected and significant new contributor to NZ's high inflation: The cost of computer games. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Spotify CEO stands behind the way platform has dealt with Joe Rogan controversy]( Daniel Ek defended how Spotify has handled Joe Rogan's spread of vaccine misinformation, which has led to musicians leaving the service. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Workers abandoned as Auckland builder closes company via WhatsApp message to employees]( More than 45 workers left in the lurch as Auckland builder shuts down operations. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [ASB boss confident tough new lending rules will be eased so fewer home loan applicants are 'knocked out']( “My read is people can see there have been unintended consequences,” ASB chief executive Vittoria Shortt says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Brothers take their bike rack invention to the world]( Paddy and Mike Maguire have been taking the off-road bike world by storm with a new kind of bike rack inspired by the designs of their late father, Pat. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Hawke's Bay commercial fishing company goes under owing more than $2m]( Rising costs and decreasing revenue put Hawke's Bay fishing company in liquidation [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Rapping US tech CEO and husband arrested on charges of laundering billions]( Heather Rhiannon Morgan and husband Ilya Lichtenstein have been arrested over accusations of laundering Bitcoin. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [National's plan to fix home loan crunch caused by new responsible lending rules]( Opposition drafts law to exempt banks from crack-down on predatory lenders. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Farmer fined $27k for pigs disturbing riverbeds illegally]( The council said grazing in native bush caused significant disturbance and habitat destruction near Umurua Stream and pig effluent was discharged and sediment mobilised. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Selling by the box: Avocado industry adjusts to changing world]( Grappling with shipping delays is a challenge for avocado exporters but with sights set on the growing Asian market, determination is paying off. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Pro-vaccination dairy company Tatua backs away from Covid-19 vaccine mandates]( Tatua in Waikato has advised staff they do not need to be vaccinated to enter the workplace, while Fonterra is imposing a mandate from April. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Higher salmon deaths highlight reform need but industry urges speed]( The Government says higher mortality in salmon farms shows the need for resource management reforms; the industry says it has to move quicker. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Government funds farmers' contingency planning for outbreaks]( Rural support groups will be given $400,000 to undertake contingency planning for an Omicron outbreak. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Horses trump cows after record Waikato dairy farm sale of $11.1m]( Waikato dairy farm sells for a record $11.1 million to two horse breeders. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Broken toilet leads to mega Australian methamphetamine haul]( A Sydney drug dealer is cursing a broken toilet after a leaking pipe led to police discovering 220 kilograms of methamphetamine. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ute nearly hits swimmers as it ploughs into lagoon in Australia]( Video footage shows swimmers diving out of the way of the ute, which immediately became submerged in the water. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Crocodile in Indonesia freed from tyre stuck on its neck for six years]( A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tyre stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [‘She was loving, but snippy’: the real Anne Frank, by her best friend]( Hannah Goslar survived the horrors of Bergen-Belsen. The beloved 'very spicy little girl' she first met in kindergarten wasn't as fortunate. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Russian warships sailed into the Black Sea as Europe ramps up Ukraine crisis diplomacy]( Putin's navy says the warships sent to the Black Sea will take part in an exercise, a cover said to be used in the past by the Russian military prior to invasions. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Billionaire Elon Musk helping restore internet in Tonga after volcanic eruption and tsunami]( National's Dr Shane Reti tweeted that he was "very pleased" at the news, after writing to the billionaire after the eruption and tsunami. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [MAFS 2022 episode 3 recap: An instant connection turns to fear as one bride discovers where her groom is from]( New bride Holly manifests herself a husband - but when he turns out to be from Texas, she fears the dream is about to go sour quickly. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [YouTuber Josh Neuman dead at 22 after plane crash in Iceland]( "In his 22 years on this earth, Josh didn’t just live life, he was life," his family said in a statement, "and he lived every day to the fullest extent possible while being kind to everyone." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Adele sparks Rich Paul engagement rumors with massive ring at the 2022 Brit Awards]( Weeks after Adele announced that her residency would be postponed, the singer is set fire to the stage with her performance at the BRIT Awards. But all eyes were on the ring she wore on that finger. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Michael Laws and Martin Devlin join Sean Plunket on The Platform]( The Platform will have live talkback for 12 hours a day, hosted by Sean Plunket, Martin Devlin, Leanne Malcolm and Michael Laws. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Wellington music festival Jim Beam Homegrown 2022 cancelled]( This is only the second time in 15 years that the event, which attracts 23,000 party people to Wellington's waterfront, has not been able to run. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Omicron sees Womad NZ cancelled for second year in a row]( The massive three-day Womad NZ music, arts, and dance festival has been cancelled for the second time in a row. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( ['I should come last': Kiwi biathlete Campbell Wright thrilled with Winter Olympics debut]( The 19-year-old from Lake Hawea, who was nearly in stars and stripes for the US, made a good impression wearing the silver fern in his first race of the Beijing Games. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Australia cricket captain Pat Cummins breaks silence on Justin Langer's exit]( Pat Cummins has spoken for the first time since Justin Langer's resignation as Australia's national cricket coach, calling him a 'legend' of the sport. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['I'm not anti-anything': Unvaccinated Joseph Tapine to lead Māori All Stars]( Raiders forward says his reluctance to get jabbed is due to 'reactions to past vaccinations'. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Recap: White Ferns v India, women's Twenty20 international]( Legspinner's double strike sparked a superb bowling effort as the hosts seized control against India in Queenstown. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Live A-League Men: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory]( Fresh from a win over Macarthur, the Phoenix men look to back it up against the third-placed Victory. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [NRL: Warriors star Chanel Harris-Tavita gives up alcohol: 'I'm a much better person when I'm sober']( Chanel Harris-Tavita says he hasn't played to his potential in the NRL and has kicked the booze into touch for 100 days and counting. [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](