Full coverage: Police with helmets, shields fallback after concrete bollard moves

Can't view this email, [click here]( 23 February 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Full coverage: Police with helmets, shields fallback after concrete bollard moves]( The number of officers at Parliament thins out again following an operation that saw a forklift move concrete bollards around to keep protester cars out. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: 2846 new community cases, 143 people in hospital]( There are 2846 new community cases of Covid-19 in the Omicron outbreak, as 143 people are in hospital with the virus. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Convoy protest: Grim mood shift at protest as police tighten siege net]( ANALYSIS: As cops tighten net and remove vehicle access, the Parliament protest starts to get grim. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Screams as car driven at police advancing on occupation crowd]( Volatile scenes at Parliament occupation after a car sped up Molesworth St behind police, coming close to hitting them. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Stolen classic car worth more than $150,000 found two days later held together by tape]( Man caught with stolen car gave police various accounts of how he came to have it. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['It's like a cult': How anti-vaccine "mumfluencers" are fuelling the Parliament occupation]( They're not just posting selfies. They're waging a misinformation war. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Arrested occupation protesters refuse to give their details or sign bail papers]( Several charges have been laid against people appearing on the court lists as “Unknown Unknown”, but they risk being held in custody. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Watch: The car and the clashes - morning of volatility and arrests on the streets around Parliament]( Tensions around Parliament heat up as protesters find new ways to pressure police, with one person driving a car the wrong way down a one-way - and towards a line of officers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Preparing for the future of banking]( SPONSORED: Banks need to embrace cloud technology to remain relevant and retain their customers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The Samsung Galaxy S22 is finally official]( The tech giant has announced three phones and three tablets in this series — all available to pre-order now. [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]( [Your old laptop can now turn into a Chromebook]( If you have an old PC or Mac that can barely boot up Windows without letting out ominous wheezing sounds, then Chrome OS Flex could be the answer. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Google's new software could bring your old computer back to life]( Got a computer collecting dust? Chrome OS Flex is designed to run on older PCs and Macs. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The Joe Rogan controversy and how Spotify may regret moving beyond music]( OPINION: Podcasts seemed the ideal way for the music streamer to diversify, but it could come with a price: much greater public responsibility. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [ANZ: This is the interest rate that will make first-home buyers struggle]( If rates hit 6 per cent, half of recent first-home buyers would be under stress, economists say. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Elon Musk and Peter Thiel's start: The rise and legend of PayPal]( New book investigates heady world of turn of the century startup where business models were improvised on the fly and future titans made their mark. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: New financial support available for businesses struggling because of Omicron]( Three payments of $4000 per business plus $400 per full-time worker will be made available for businesses that qualify. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Wellington hotelier cops abuse from both sides of anti-mandate protest]( The manager of a large accommodation company says businesses are being caught in the crossfire between protesters and their opponents. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [No recovery for tourism this year, Westpac says]( The bank says self-isolation requirements are too prohibitive for all but a handful of visitors. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [A2 Milk says outlook improving after first-half profit slumps 50%]( The company's shares posted the biggest gain on the NZX after it reduced inventory that had built up during the Covid-19 pandemic and said it was gaining market share in China. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [New RubyRed kiwifruit variety due on shelves soon]( The industry is calling out for more New Zealanders to help with the harvest as it works around predicted Omicron-related absences from its seasonal workforce. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Jobs and kiwifruit ripe for the picking as industry calls out for workers]( The kiwifruit industry is appealing for seasonal workers for its upcoming harvest in the Nelson region, with a green and gold rush tipped. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Summer flooding brings 'phenomenal' grass growth in Wairarapa]( Recent downpours bought frowns to crop farmers and smiles to those in the Wairarapa hills. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Battle over massive rates hike continues for gold kiwifruit growers in Gisborne]( The question of whether the costly G3 gold kiwifruit licences should be included in rating valuations will now be heard in the High Court. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Report calls for urgent changes to control carbon farm conversions]( Forestry Minister Stuart Nash says he doesn't want to see large tracts of highly productive farmland converted into forestry and the Government is working to ensure the right tree is planted in the right place to help meet its emissions reduction work. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Labour shortage bites for Nelson apple harvest]( Apple harvesting has begun in the Nelson region, but a labour shortage will make it harder for growers to get the fruit picked. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Vladimir Putin orders 'peacekeeping' troops to separatist regions of Ukraine]( Russia's president orders military forces into two separatist regions of Ukraine for "peacekeeping" purposes as Moscow recognised the breakaway regions' independence. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Kremlin says Moscow will see two Ukrainian regions as independent, a potential pretext for war]( Russia's president says he will recognise the independence of separatist regions in Ukraine, in a move that Russia could use to justify an attack in those areas. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Boris Johnson scraps remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England]( Johnson said Britain was “moving from government restrictions to personal responsibility” in a bid to treat Covid-19 like the flu. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [A third of domestic violence killers in Australia are 'middle-class']( Research challenges stereotypes of family violence, saying men who kill partners can be high functioning – and previously respected – elsewhere in their lives. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Unacceptable': World leaders condemn Russia on Ukraine]( World leaders scrambled to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin after he ordered his forces into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [White House calls Russian moves on Ukraine an invasion]( The White House is now referring to Russian troop deployments in eastern Ukraine as an “invasion” and along with other world leaders will start slapping sanctions against Moscow. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( ['He asked. I said yes!': Breakfast's Matty McLean announces engagement to partner Ryan Teece]( Congratulations flow after Breakfast co-host announces the happy news on social media. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Hilary Barry calls out musician Jason Kerrison for 'veiled death threats': 'Don't mess with your 'Aunty', boy']( The Seven Sharp host has slammed Jason Kerrison after the musician sent her “veiled death threats” and called her “smug” in a since deleted tweet. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US actress Lindsey Pearlman found dead days after going missing]( Actress Lindsey Erin Pearlman, who had roles in The Purge and other television shows, was found dead days after she was reported missing in Los Angeles. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [MAFS 2022 Episode 9 recap: One bride is left 'humiliated' after her groom's shocking comments to the experts]( They've tied the knot and survived their first Dinner Party. Now it's time for the ultimate test – their first Commitment Ceremony! [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Seventh Son: How did the worst fantasy of last decade end up as Netflix's No.1?]( REVIEW: Even Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore can't save this truly unfortunate Son. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The Godfather at 50: You won't see many better films in your life]( OPINION: Without Frances Ford Coppola's magnificent adaptation of Mario Puzo's saga, there would be no Goodfellas, Sopranos, or even Apocalypse Now. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Sir Russell Coutts latest sportsperson to attend anti-mandate protest at Parliament]( The Olympic and America's Cup sailor says he spoke at the protest to four commercial airline pilots who lost their jobs because they hadn't been vaccinated. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Moana Pasifika v Chiefs Super Rugby Pacific match called off]( The Covid-19 outbreak in the new side's camp has proved too extensive to be able to get a team on the park this weekend. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Recap: White Ferns vs India - fourth ODI in Queenstown]( Hosts cruise to victory in a rain-shortened fourth ODI, after Melie Kerr's unbeaten 68 off 33 balls guided them to 191-5. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [NRL: Father says Haze Dunster has 'no bad blood' over costly tackle by girlfriend's brother]( A 'shattered' Tyrell Fuimaono reeling after putting good mate Haze Dunster out of the Eels' NRL season. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The goose-stepping try that earned James Lowe Irish recall]( Kiwi wing proves irresistible to Irish coach with stunning long-range try on return from injury with Leinster. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Super Rugby Pacific teams to gradually abandon Queenstown bubble]( The competition will continue, as NZR prepares for 'difficult three to six weeks' where more players will likely test positive for Covid-19. [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](