Full coverage: Russia attacks nuclear power plant

Can't view this email, [click here]( 05 March 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Full coverage: Russia attacks nuclear power plant]( Russian shelling started a fire at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, which has now been extinguished. The Ukrainian plant is now under Russian control. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Unified message from marae and community leaders for displaced protesters: 'Show some respect and let us be']( Wainuiomata has a unified message for disaffected Parliament protesters attempting to enter Wainuiomata Marae: “Show some respect and let us be.” [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: 22,527 new community cases, five people die with virus]( Health officials say Auckland's healthcare system is under strain due to staff shortages, and people are being asked to avoid hospitals if they can. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [What would life be like in New Zealand in the event of NATO/Russia nuclear war?]( A 'global darkening', panic buying and looting, people fleeing plush city apartments for small plots of rural land... But there is some hope. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: How NZ is avoiding the Omicron 'perfect storm' that's killing hundreds in Hong Kong]( Both have followed a similar path in the outbreak. So why are hundreds dying in Hong Kong, but not here? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Woman who spent stepdaughter's inheritance will be arrested if she doesn't pay up]( The woman has failed to hand over the $449,741 she was ordered to pay and has spent the remainder of the money. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Online auction for service medal owned by 'ashamed' ex police officer pulled]( A Trade Me poster upset by tactics used to end the Parliament occupation was selling his police long-service medal, but the auction has been withdrawn. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['We did things differently in '81': Springbok tour protesters on Parliament riot]( Tearing up the pavement and throwing bricks at police? That's not how those in a violent battle to stop a controversial rugby tour made their point. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Five deaths, 22,527 new cases in the community outbreak]( On Friday the Ministry of Health announced five deaths of people with Covid-19, but all were in hospital with conditions unrelated to the virus. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Unfair' border rules allow backpackers entry, but keep families separated]( Ashleigh Mills’ parents have missed her wedding and the birth of her twins. Now the NZ border is opening up to backpackers, while her parents are still not allowed to visit. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [TikTok forgets its market with 10-minute videos]( Sometimes less really is more, but the app makers seem intent on diluting its unique selling point by allowing ever-longer clips. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Review: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]( The S22 Ultra combines the speed, performance and camera of Samsung's flagship S-series devices with the compatibility and functionality of Note. [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]( [Broadband outage affects about 700 customers in the Marlborough Sounds]( Civil contractors working on SH6 cut a fibre cable while excavating a culvert, leaving hundreds in the 'virtual' dark. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Elon Musk activates SpaceX's internet service in Ukraine amid Russian invasion]( Musk has supplied Starlink to Ukraine after its internet service was disrupted by the Russian invasion, answering a request for help from its government. [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]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Foodstuffs to sell a million RAT tests at cost price, but high demand sees the Warehouse pause online sales]( Move comes at Foodtuffs begins sale of one million RAT test kits at cost. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Siblings question brother's payment of $25,000 to his vineyard from their dad's estate]( Siblings want information about the $25,000 that their brother, a chartered accountant, put into his vineyard business. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Why don't banks offer US-style 30-year home loans?]( Economist Tony Alexander explains why 30-year fixed-rate loans aren't offered in NZ. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Consumer confidence sinks to lowest level ANZ survey has recorded]( Breadth of pessimism 'remarkable', says ANZ's chief economist. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [NZ investor votes against Apple CEO Tim Cook's 'excessive' salary]( Kiwi Wealth joins a shareholder revolt against a pay increase for the CEO of the world's most valuable company. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Former jailbird says he is flying high with $50m business]( Just out of prison, his marriage finished, his pockets empty, David Blake's prospects looked bleak. Look at him two years on. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [ERA rules on costs for farm worker's house left in 'filthy, damaged condition']( A dairy worker's claim he wasn't consulted about deductions for repairs and cleaning has been rejected by the Employment Relations Authority. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Contractor initiates adjudication over Waimea dam project]( The joint-venture contractor building the Waimea dam has started adjudication proceedings that, if successful, may lead to further costs for ratepayers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dairy prices jump 5.1% to a record, boding well for milk payments to farmers]( Prices are expected to rise further following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Fonterra to trial first electric milk tanker next dairy season]( The co-operative's new electric milk tanker is due to hit the road in early May. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [All the ingredients for better feed solutions]( SPONSORED: What's your pasture plan for this autumn? Farm Source's experienced team could help. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Fonterra's financial turmoil: A history of costly mistakes comes back to haunt dairy giant]( Fonterra has suffered $1.4 billion in write downs over the past two years. How did it get here? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [After a 90-minute call with Putin, Macron convinced that 'the worst is yet to come']( The 90-minute call failed to deliver a diplomatic breakthrough as the Russian expressed aim to take control of all of Ukraine. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Russian sanctions are biting harder than it could have imagined, and it will get worse]( OPINION: Can the Ukrainians hold on long enough that the economic costs to Russia become unsustainable? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ukraine as a ‘borderland': a brief history of Ukraine’s place between Europe and Russia]( OPINION: In borderlands like Ukraine, there are competing origin stories and some consider them kin to the people on one side of the border, some to the other side. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US 'Freedom Convoy' spinoff headed to region around Washington DC]( The movement in the United States, like the Ottawa protests, appears fuelled by far-right extremists and conspiracy theorists, extremism, experts say. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ukraine live: 'Russia committed an act of nuclear terrorism' - Ukrainian UN ambassador on power plant attack]( Ukrainian UN ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya has called on Russia to open humanitarian corridors at the emergency UN security council meeting after nuclear power plant attack. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Breonna Taylor's death: Ex-US police officer cleared over shooting during raid]( Brett Hankison found not guilty on charges he endangered neighbours the night he fired into Breonna Taylor's apartment during a botched drug raid. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [TVNZ's Sorry For Your Loss, Netflix's Space Force among great shows to stream]( Elizabeth Olsen is simply superb in a role that paved the way for WandaVision, while one of the most polarising shows of 2020 is back. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Malcolm in the Middle: Finally, the sitcom that 'broke' Bryan Cranston hits Disney+]( Before he became Walter White, the actor starred in this brilliant series that featured numerous wet-yourself-laughing gags in every episode. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The Dog House Australia: Why you need TVNZ's family-friendly dose of awws and paws]( Essentially a canine-human dating show, it’s a sometimes funny, often heartwarming watch. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Fresh: Disney+'s daring modern-day dating horror certainly lives up to its name]( REVIEW: Pam & Tommy's Sebastian Stan and Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones are fabulous in this genre-twisting tale, best described as a "meat-cute". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Lucy and Desi: Amy Poehler's Amazon doco investigates first couple of US comedy]( It’s surprisingly emotional, and a worthy testament to the strength it took for Ball and Arnaz to keep Americans laughing day after day. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Our Flag Means Death: Neon's Taika and Rhys' high seas adventure disappoints]( REVIEW: Watching the first few episodes only made me appreciate just how great Aardman Animation's similarly themed The Pirates! really was. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Recap: White Ferns vs West Indies - Women's Cricket World Cup]( The White Ferns lost three wickets in the final over as West Indies win a World Cup opening nailbiter [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Australian cricket great Shane Warne dies, aged 52]( One of Australia's greatest ever cricket players, Shane Warne, has died of a suspected heart attack. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['I couldn't throw a punch': How a $1m debt drove Sonny Bill Williams to take up boxing]( In a candid interview ahead of his Sydney showdown with AFL hardman Barry Hall, the cross-code superstar reveals why he first laced up gloves in 2009. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Recap: Moana Pasifika v Crusaders - Super Rugby Pacific]( Crusaders too strong but Moana Pasifika show plenty of grit in first Super Rugby Pasifika outing. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Moana Pasifika make Crusaders fight for win in historic Super Rugby debut]( Moana Pasifika defied expecations with a physical and skiful performance that made a second-string Crusaders side look ordinary for long periods. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Unleashed: Moana Pasifika show they won't be walkovers during maiden campaign]( If ever there was something such as a 'good defeat', look no further than Moana Pasifika’s 33-12 loss to the Crusaders. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? 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