Name suppression lifts for chief executive who repeatedly raped young girl and filmed it

Can't view this email, [click here]( 28 April 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Name suppression lifts for chief executive who repeatedly raped young girl and filmed it]( Wayne Smith, the former boss of public transport technology company Connexionz, was jailed for 17 years in February after pleading guilty to 38 child sex charges. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Costco opens petrol station in Auckland with $2.50 a litre petrol, plans to take on supermarket duopoly]( Costco is threatening to shake up the fuel and supermarket sector as it opened its first fuel station in New Zealand on Wednesday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Woman convicted for murder of boy, 5, in Tauranga]( Michaela Barriball, 27, has pleaded guilty to four charges including murder, intentially causing suffering and failing to provide medical assistance. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 reality check: How the Omicron outbreak is shifting]( Amid all this talk of a potential second Omicron wave, there's something else we should be looking out for, experts say. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Grounded Kiwis win: MIQ was a 'lottery' when better options were available, judge decides]( Judge says 'virtual lobby' was a lottery and breached citizens' right to return home, especially when some people had greater need than others. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: April 27, 2022]( Who was the Australian PM before Scott Morrison? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: 9830 new community cases, 23 deaths reported]( There are 473 people in hospital with Covid-19, as admissions are at the lowest since March 12. Seventeen are in ICU/HDU, as officials report 23 deaths. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ministry of Health to issue personalised mask exemption cards]( The Government will start issuing official exemption cards to people who prove they have a genuine reason not to wear a face mask. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Government's 'landlord tax' may have already broken David Parker's new proposed tax principles]( New property laws to cool the housing market may go against new principles which the revenue minister says will be brought into law. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Auckland woman sitting on $1 million winning Lotto ticket for eight months]( An Auckland woman has won $1 million after checking a Lotto ticket she had kept in her car since August. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [How to lock down your Twitter data, or leave, before Elon Musk takes over]( It's not easy to pack up your hot takes and move to another platform but if you're worried about your Twitter account, here are some things you can (and can't) do right now. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Elon Musk could be close to a deal with Twitter over buying the social media platform]( Twitter’s board is negotiating with billionaire Elon Musk over his bid to buy the social media platform, and a deal could even be announced on Tuesday, reports say. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ready, player one: Esports is here for fans of all ages]( SPONSORED: Powered by the internet, video gaming has hit the mainstream globally – and right here in New Zealand. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The Oppo Find X5 Pro hits all the marks]( REVIEW: There are a lot of things people want in a new phone; good pictures, a vibrant, sharp display and a long-lasting battery. Oppo’s Find X5 Pro meets all the criteria. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Pixel 6a should match the power of the Pixel 6]( REVIEW: Given Google has made an ‘a-series’ phone for every phone since the Pixel 3, it should come as no surprise that the company is planning a Pixel 6a. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 review]( The Odyssey Neo G9 is a 49-inch wide, curved gaming monitor that increases immersion and feels massive. In other words, it’s a beast. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Forty-five jobs on the line as Takitimu Seafoods weathers 'significant loss']( 'Significant' loss leads to restructuring proposal at Takitimu Seafoods in Hawke's Bay. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Air NZ details plans to relocate its head office to refurbished 'campus' at Auckland Airport]( The move, planned for 2024, will create a world-class aviation facility, the airline says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New controls on mortgage lending at least a year away]( Reserve Bank says debt-to-income controls could be imposed mid next year 'if required'. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Success at property auctions fall to 18% at Auckland's biggest agency]( Ray White also reported national declines, but a franchise owner says auctions stop properties languishing on the market while prices fall. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Inflation now rising faster in Australia than in NZ]( No escape from inflation across the ditch with prices jumping 2.1% in three months. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Retailers say mask exemption changes are too little, too late]( "There are probably hundreds of thousands of Kiwis who have self-declared themselves to be exempt from the requirement, and the new system does nothing to fix that," Retail NZ says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Emissions Trading Scheme changes may stop 'destruction of rural communities']( Farmers fearing for the “destruction” of rural communities through carbon credit forestry want to see a plan from the Government to improve things. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New Zealand venison prices recover overseas as new products tempt taste buds in China]( The end of Covid restrictions means venison prices are recovering in export markets. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Farm salaries increase 14% with senior dairy managers the biggest winners]( Big pay increases over the past two years are considered key in enticing school-leavers and other workers into on-farm jobs. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Are dam consents stopping farmers from growing more food?]( Climate is changing, water is scarce, but growers are paying exorbitant amounts to get consents and future proof their farms. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [What does New Zealand's agricultural trade with Singapore and Japan look like?]( Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has shaken hands in Singapore and Japan during a trade trip last week, but what are those markets worth to farmers? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Solar powered smart cow collars come to Taranaki farms]( Some Taranaki dairy cows will be wearing solar-powered, time-saving smart collars before calving starts this year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Explosions in Moldovan region near Ukraine spark war worries]( Police in the Moldovan separatist region of Trans-Dniester say two explosions close to the Ukrainian border knocked out a pair of powerful antennas used for broadcasting Russian radio shows. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Russian oligarch superyachts 'go dark' in cat and mouse on high seas]( Superyachts linked to Russian oligarchs are still scrambling the world's oceans for safety, with some vessels using extreme tactics to avoid being seized. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Russian soldiers force Mariupol residents to dig mass graves in exchange for food]( The revelation came as Vladimir Putin appeared to agree in principle to a UN proposal to evacuate civilians from the city's besieged Azovstal steel works. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Russia cuts gas to Nato nations Poland and Bulgaria, escalating standoff with West over Ukraine]( Russia has escalated its standoff with the West as its invasion of Ukraine continues, with European leaders labelling the move "blackmail". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US urges more arms for Ukraine amid fears of expanding war]( The US has pressed its allies to move “heaven and earth” to keep Kyiv well-supplied with weapons as fears grow that the war could spill over the country’s borders. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [South Australian toddler soothed by The Wiggles during drain rescue]( The 23-month-old girl was rescued from a drain at a property after falling in and becoming wedged in a pipe. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Psychologist hired by Johnny Depp wined and dined with the actor]( Shannon Curry was hired by Depp’s legal team and had dinner and drinks with Depp and his lawyers before she was hired. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [First look at Margot Robbie as Barbie: Everything we know about 2023's most surprising film]( A first-look picture has been released to promote the film, set for a 2023 release and quite frankly we want to see more. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New video released of Alec {NAME} moments after Rust shooting: 'Am I being charged?']( Footage released by Santa Fe County Police shows the aftermath of the shooting of the film's director and Halyna Hutchins. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [All the Moons: The powerful, poignant horror movie that will haunt you for days]( REVIEW: There's an atmospheric aesthetic that draws you into this six-decade spanning story, while delivering visceral thrills in an understated way. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Insomnia: Christopher Nolan, Robin Williams' most under-rated movie turns 20]( REVIEW: An ice-cold psychological drama, this atmospheric tale showed the director was no one-trick pony and the comedian could definitely "go dark". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Sharon Osbourne says 'horrendous' 2021 plastic surgery left her looking like 'cyclops']( Sharon Osbourne shared that she is still trying to come to terms with her new look after she had a facelift last October. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( ['World’s fastest man': The teen ballboy who outshone Storm and Warriors stars]( Ballboy, 16, went stride for stride with Kiwi halfback Jahrome Hughes as he sprinted clear in the rout of the Warriors, but his father said the camera angles were flattering. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How Andrew Mehrtens survived 'sleeper hold' from All Blacks teammate Richard Loe]( Justin Marshall had a good chuckle after recalling Richard Loe's reaction when Andrew Mehrtens spilled beer on the tough prop's leg. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Is it time for fines?': All Black greats rage at Super Rugby ill-discipline]( Red and yellow cards don't seem to be curbing "unacceptable" behaviour, so financial penalties may be the answer. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Joseph Parker vows to 'break down' Joe Joyce]( There's still work to be done on fight details, but Kiwi heavyweight adamant he has the speed and power to beat big Brit in London. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Watch: Dunk sparks Grizzlies as Steven Adams unwanted again in NBA playoffs]( The NZ centre wasn't wanted as Memphis star Ja Morant took over to stop his side falling behind in the series. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Global investment group acquires 25% stake in Hurricanes, aims to grow brand around the world]( Global investment group that specialises in sport has acquired a 25% stake in the Super Rugby franchise. [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](