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Who doesn’t love a bargain?But marketing experts are warning shoppers to be wary about discounts and promotional activity, and say they’re not always everything they appear to be.Price matchesMany shops offer to beat a competitor’s price. But it can be harder to claim on this offer than it might seem.Often, it has to be an identical item, in terms of packaging and brand, with the product in stock and available for same day delivery or collection. Usually, shops offering this option will also require that the competing retailer is in New Zealand with physical stores.Marketing expert Bodo Lang, from Massey…
A $200,000 Lotto prize is soon set to expire – with the ticket holder still not having claimed their winnings.The ticket was purchased at Coastlands Lotto in Paraparaumu on the Kāpiti Coast. It is set to expire on August 31 – one year from its draw date.It was one of five tickets to share a $1 million jackpot. Read more: What happens to Lotto’s unclaimed prizes?Lotto NZ head of corporate communications Will Hine said extensive efforts have been made to locate the player, and will continue until they are found or the ticket expires.“We started our search late last year,…
The family of a young girl who was killed by a drunk speeding driver high on meth have launched a petition appealing for a higher prison sentence.Mother of five Terina Pineaha, 34, fatally hit 11-year-old Emma-Jane Kupa with her car in January.Emma-Jane was biking to a dairy in Flaxmere, Hawke’s Bay with her sister to spend her pocket money when she was killed.On Friday, Pineaha was sentenced to four years and five months in prison in the High Court at Napier.Pineaha previously admitted to a raft of charges including manslaughter, consuming methamphetamine, wilful damage, driving with excess breath alcohol, dangerous…
Ed Sheeran will return to New Zealand for three shows early next year. The English pop star will be playing in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in January 2026, kicking off the Australasia leg of his Loop Tour. Sheeran will play at Go Media Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on January 16, at Sky Stadium in Wellington on January 21, and Apollo Projects Stadium in Christchurch on January 24. The Christchurch show will be his first in the city in 11 years. He last visited New Zealand in 2023.Tickets go on sale next week. More information is available on the Frontier…
A man had been charged with arson after a church fire in Auckland’s Avondale last week. The fire, at St Mary’s Church on Great North Road, was being investigated by police since it broke out at around 4.20am on July 14. There were no injuries, but the building sustained “serious damage”, according to police.The blaze took place at a church on the grounds of St Mary’s School. (Source: 1News)This morning, Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk said police had arrested a 42-year-old man at a property in New Lynn last night. He was charged with arson and would appear in the…
ADVERTISEMENT French social media users have been reacting to claims made recently on live TV by economist Jean-Claude Delgènes, who said that France has “completely fallen behind in terms of working conditions”. “In a study carried out at the end of 2021 and published in 2022 (…) France is in 36th position, right at the bottom with Albania, in terms of working conditions,” Delgènes told Public Sénat, the official TV channel of the upper house of the French Parliament. His statements have prompted a flood of reactions on social media. It comes as the issue of precarious working conditions comes to…
A new set of average speed cameras is set to be installed on a Northland road next week. Four cameras will be installed on Kaitaia-Awaroa Road from Monday, July 28. NZTA said the cameras were intended to reduce the number of motorists speeding on the road to reduce the likelihood of serious crashes. Outer cameras would be installed near Sandhills Road in Ahipara at one end and the 80km/h speed limit sign at the Kaitaia end. The two cameras in the middle would be set up near the speed limit signs near 655 Kaitaia-Awaroa Rd and 854 Kaitaia-Awaroa Rd. NZTA…
By Euronews Published on 22/07/2025 – 7:06 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez began a tour of Latin America in Chile on Monday, which included participation in an international forum on the defence of democracy and meetings related to promoting the agreement between the EU and Mercosur. Government sources say the trip is part of Spain’s strategy to strengthen ties between the EU and Latin America. Speaking at the ‘Democracia Siempre’ forum organised by Chilean President Gabriel Boric, Sánchez called on progressive leaders in Latin America to “step forward” and “go on the offensive” against the rise of the far…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has challenged Labour to front up with any policy at all as he comes under pressure over National’s struggling childcare support scheme.Labour revealed just 153 families had received the maximum FamilyBoost rebate, well short of the 21,000 families the Government said would be eligible for the full amount when it was unveiled last year.Speaking on his way into a Tuesday morning caucus meeting, Luxon rejected Labour’s characterisation of the policy as a failure.”I’m not taking any any lectures from frickin’ Chris Hipkins or the Labour Party,” he told reporters. “They have no idea what to do.…
A section of State Highway 1 between Ōtaki and Levin was closed “for several hours” today following a serious crash, with a nearby marae open to those waiting. Emergency services responded to the scene at Manakau between Whakahoro Rd and Kuku East Rd, about 10.20am. NZTA Waka Kotahi said the major highway was reopened at 2.25pm.”State Highway 1 has reopened following this morning’s serious crash near Manakau,” the agency advised.”While the highway is open, drivers can expect ongoing delays until queued traffic clears. Northbound queues are currently back to Ōtaki, and southbound queues are back Kimberley Rd.”Drivers are asked to…