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𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕤 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣-𝕡𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕤 𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕔 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝔼𝕦𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕟 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔼𝕦𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕟 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕜 𝕒𝕟 𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕔 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕝, "𝕦𝕟𝕝𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕'𝕤 𝕓𝕚𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕝𝕦𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕤" 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕟𝕖𝕘𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘. W orld famous Super-star Prime Minister   Jacinda Ardern and President of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the details in Brussels, but it was touch and go as to whether a good enough deal could be agreed. The negotiations went right to the limit, with Ardern and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor involved in the last phase of the talks, just hours before the official announcement was made. The agreement - about 14 years in the making - means N...

  Family stunned over no consent for proposed $20m Wanaka mansion 10:54 am today Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In First published on A Wanaka family was surprised when permission to build its $20 million mansion overlooking Lake Wanaka was turned down by independent planning commissioners. Commissioner said the building plan was inconsistent with protecting the outstanding natural landscape from inappropriate development. Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton The Wanaka family, who applied under the name Nature Preservation Trust, was stunned the resource consent was declined. They are now considering legal options. Commissioners Bob Nixon and Jane Sinclair declined the application by the trust in a written decision lodged with the Queenstown Lakes District Council last...

ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝔸𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕟 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕕 𝔹𝕠𝕪𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔹𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕤: 𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕌𝕊 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕡𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕕 𝔹𝕠𝕪𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔹𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤. S et down in the government's official journal of record - the gazette - last Monday, 20 June, it was published publicly a week later but with no wider dissemination. The move - authorised by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster and signed off by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - makes anyone with property or financial dealings related to The Base and the Proud Boys liable for prosecution and up to seven years imprisonment under the Terrorism Suppression Act. The American Proud Boys is a US neo-fascist group with members and leadership who have  been federally indicted  over the 6 January riots at the US Capitol. . . The Base is a paramilitary white nationalist ha...

  Why US women are deleting their period tracking apps Even before the supreme court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, the trend to ditch the apps began amid fears of prosecution Nearly a third of American woman use period tracking apps which can collect, retain and share users’ data. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters Flora Garamvolgyi in Los Angeles Tue 28 Jun 2022 11.00 BST Last modified on Tue 28 Jun 2022 15.10 BST Many American women in recent days have deleted period tracking apps from their cellphones, amid fears the data collected by the apps could be used against them in future criminal cases in states where abortion has become illegal. The trend already started last month when a draft supreme court opinion that suggested the court was set to overturn Roe v Wade was leaked , and has only intensified since the court on Friday revoked the federal right to abortion. TikTok moves to ease fears amid report workers in China accessed US users’ data Read more These conce...

  Smaller rockets will make it possible to do more science - Rocket Lab 10:28 am today Share this Rocket Lab says there is still much to learn from the Moon 50 years after humans last stepped foot on it. Rocket Lab's Capstone mission Photo: YouTube / Rocket Lab The company launched Nasa's Capstone micro-satellite spacecraft from the Māhia Peninsula in Hawke's Bay at 9.55pm last night in what is the first step in Nasa's mission to send humans back to the moon. "It was a fantastic launch, you couldn't ask for better performance" - Morgan Bailey duration 4 ′  : 30 ″ from Morning Report Add to playlist Download Download as Ogg Download as MP3 Play Ogg in browser Play MP3 in browser "It was a fantastic launch, you couldn't ask for better performance" - Morgan Bailey Rocket Lab director of communications Morgan Bailey said t...

  Thousands eye up move to New Zealand after Supreme Court decision on abortion law 3:59 pm today Share this Gill Bonnett , immigration reporter @gillbonnett gillian.bonnett@rnz.co.nz Thousands of Americans have visited New Zealand immigration websites in the wake of the Supreme Court's controversial decision on abortion law. Protests in front of the US Supreme Court following the decision that overturned the Roe v Wade case. Photo: AFP The Supreme Court struck down the Roe v Wade decision overturning a 50 year old decision that legalised abortion on a federal basis, meaning that individual states are now able to ban the procedure. Since then, one of the two main government websites has recorded a 443 percent increase in visits from the United States. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said it recorded 45,235 visits to New Zealand Now from the United States in the last week compared ...

  Family of teen killed in Timaru crash says driver's punishment won't be enough 7 minutes ago Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In The sister of one of the five teenage boys killed in a horror crash in Timaru says the driver's punishment is nothing compared to that of the friends and family of those that died. Jorja Goodger said Fleming's decisions that night had caused hurt beyond words. Photo: NZ Herald / George Heard Tyreese Stuart Fleming, 20, was today sentenced in the Timaru High Court to two years and six months imprisonment over the 2021 crash. In her victim impact statement to the court, the sister of Andrew Goodger, Jorja Goodger, said when she saw her 15-year-old brother's body she knew her life was going to be hell without him. She told Fleming his decisions that night ha...