Eleven arrested after protesters stop cars on Auckland Harbour Bridge, assaulted police

Can't view this email, [click here]( 22 May 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Eleven arrested after protesters stop cars on Auckland Harbour Bridge, assaulted police]( “Their behaviour was selfish and stupid”. A top Auckland cop has slammed the behaviour of a protest group who stopped cars on the Harbour Bridge so they could get out and walk, resisted arrest and assaulted police. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Squeezed middle: Economist says people without kids, not on minimum wage, under new pressure]( A minimum wage worker with no student loan and two kids would get $970 a week. Someone on $90k with a student loan and no kids would get $1098. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dog park closed after pet dies in poison scare]( Aimee Hiini took her two-year old labrador to The Groynes Dog Park most days. 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