Monday, December 16, 2019

ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS ---- STUFF NZ


climate change

Climate warning for Capital


Wellington could experience 29 more hot days a yea according to a new Niwa report. (File photo)

Wellington will experience 16 times as many heatwave days unless emissions come down.

Greta Thunberg's spat with railway

She posted a photo of herself sitting on the floor of an "overcrowded" German train, but she actually had a first class ticket.

COP25 President Carolina Schmidt, during the closing plenary in Madrid, on Sunday. Marathon international climate talks ...

Marathon climate talks disappoint

UN climate talks end with a slim compromise as major polluters refused to ramp up efforts to keep global warming at bay.


business

David Ross to be paroled


David Ross, now 69, shown at his sentencing in 2013.

The man who orchestrated NZ's largest ever Ponzi fraud will leave jail in February.

'Nightmare' employer to pay $680k

Holiday park banned from hiring and slapped with record fine over worker exploitation.

Donna Mariana Grant, 61, appeared on Monday in the Rotorua High Court.

Sir Howard's daughter admits fraud

Prominent performing arts educator fraudulently obtained funding.


worlD

5 dead from Philippines quake video


Residents and rescuers check damaged structures following an earthquake that struck Padada, Davao del Sur province, ...

At least five people died in a magnitude 6.9 quake in a region that has been battered by three recent deadly earthquakes.

Kashmir talk to go ahead

Organisers have a new venue for talk that was intended to be hosted at Parliament.

Jetstar: 10% of flights in Aus dropped


Jetstar workers on strike at Melbourne airport on Friday.

10% of flights in Aus dropped

Jetstar announces changes for January, as an Australian strike threat looms which could see around 1000 flights grounded.

Australia’s flying foxes, or fruit bats, are falling from the trees in record numbers.

Fruit bat rescuers 'smashed' with babies video

As their food continues to dry up or burn, the effects could be disastrous for Australia's "flying fox" population.

Is vilification of meat and dairy fair?

Is the vilification of NZ's meat and dairy justified?

While agriculture has big environmental problems to solve, NZ's grass-fed sheep and cattle still underpin a high-quality food industry.

Island trash to be removed


A masked booby walks among the rubbish on Henderson Island.
Bad weather hampered a clean up of remote Henderson Island, but there might finally be a solution.

A decade of disaster for NZ


On the afternoon of Monday December 9, Whakaari/White Island erupted while people were visiting the live volcano. The ...
The decade has ended as shockingly as it began – in tragedy, and with a catastrophic loss of life.

'Just zombies, really'


A resident takes a walk at the CARE Village near Rotorua.
Rest home staff say anti-psychotics can turn residents into zombies. But some homes are taking a different approach to care.

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