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More than $160,000 has been raised by Otago-based outdoor gear brand Kea Outdoors in its first week of an equity crowdfunding campaign on crowdfunding platform PledgeMe. Founder Matt Butler, who quickly changed tack when his fly fishing guiding business — reliant on overseas tourism — was hit by Covid-19 and decided to tackle problems he saw in the outdoor gear industry, particularly equipment and accessories, hopes to raise $500,000 this month. The company was fully funded through crowdfunding campaigns, he said. To date, it had raised more than $700,000 from product-focused Kickstarter campaigns and sold 18,000 items to more than…
Police have named the man at the centre of a homicide probe over a fatal shooting in Auckland’s Ponsonby.On Sunday night, one person was found dead on busy Ponsonby Rd after they left a parked car, alongside three other people and walked in the direction of the suspect.The man — who police allege pulled a gun from a shoulder bag and fired shots during the incident — was earlier pictured in surveillance camera footage released by authorities.Police named the man this afternoon as Hone Kay-Selwyn.”A warrant has now been issued for the 31-year-old’s arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm,”…
That same year, the rules were changed to allow people to enrol to vote as late as election day, then-justice minister Andrew Little saying about 19,000 voters were “disenfranchised” in 2017 due to their details not being up to date. “Special votes in enrolments or enrolment updates while voting can take up to 10 times longer to process, and that’s what put us under so much pressure during the official count,” Le Quesne said. None of the mistakes, once fixed, had any effect on the outcome in any electorate or the overall result. Le Quesne said it was “a matter for Parliament…
Heidi Renata reckons her late father would be proud of a new scholarship which bears his name — “giving kids the chance to be something and do something”. The Manawanui scholarship, in memory of Charles Manawanui Renata — a direct descendant of Hone Heke — builds on the success of the award-winning Mana Rangatahi programme in collaboration with INNOV8HQ and the Transition to Work Trust. The trust is providing $50,000 to support five promising leaders in the Otago region, providing each with a $10,000 scholarship to advance their educational and leadership aspirations. Since 2020, more than 400 rangatahi (youth) have…
We spend a third of our lives in bed and not just sleeping — apparently, we’re shedding and sweating, too. Seven Sharp reporter Mary-Jane Aggett investigates.Science educator Dr Michelle Dickinson, also known as Nanogirl, says we sweat 100 litres into the mattress we sleep on. “There are probably five things living in there right now,” she said as I squirmed while perched on the edge of her bed for an interview about mattress hygiene. “We’ll start with the ones that aren’t so gross — dust mites. “These are little mites that like to eat your skin dander — dead skin…
After her court hearing, it was revealed Ghahraman, whose occupation is listed as a barrister on court documents, had reportedly worked with the judge on her case when they were both lawyers. At the time, a judicial spokesperson on behalf of the Chief District Court Judge’s office said no perceived conflict of interest was raised. However, on Wednesday a Ministry of Justice spokesperson told Newshub a complaint has been referred from the Judicial Conduct Commissioner to the Chief District Court Judge. “As it concerns a matter still before the court it would not be appropriate to comment further,” the spokesperson…
The country’s biggest bank has posted a steady first-half result reflecting a challenging economic environment that is expected to continue for the rest of the year.ANZ Bank reported a 4% rise in net profit with revenue growth of 1%.Bank chief executive Antonia Watson said the bank’s performance slowed in the second half of last year, hit by stubbornly high inflation, a restrictive official cash rate, rising unemployment and a drop in business and consumer confidence.She said the economic pressures were likely to continue throughout the year with unemployment expected to rise further, and more households and businesses affected by the…
Labour leader Chris Hipkins said Webb’s post was not appropriate and he has indicated that to him. “I understand it was deleted in a matter of minutes. I think he probably reflected on it and realised he made a mistake. “It is a mistake; he shouldn’t have done it. It’s a bad judgement and I think he realises that.” Dr Webb apologised for the post in a statement to Newshub. “It was an error of judgment. I shouldn’t have tweeted it and I’m sorry I did,” he said. Webb’s post was in response to Seymour saying the new school lunch…
The European People’s Party (EPP) has refused to sign a joint statement endorsed by the main political parties that denounces violence against lawmakers in the run-up to the June elections. ADVERTISEMENTThe declaration, titled “In Defence of Democracy,” was released on Wednesday with the signatures of the Socialists & Democrats (S&D), Renew Europe, the Greens/EFA and The Left but, remarkably, without the stamp of the centre-right formation.The two-page statement is a reaction to the attack against Matthias Ecke, a socialist MEP who was beaten up over the weekend while he was putting up campaign posters in Dresden, Germany. Four suspects, aged…
Green MP Julie Anne Genter will have to explain her behaviour to a committee of Parliament’s most senior MPs, following an outburst at another MP in Parliament last week.Speaker Gerry Brownlee today confirmed the matter has been referred to Parliament’s Privileges Committee, after complaints were made about her behaviour in the House on Wednesday, not long after the valedictory speech by former Green Party co-leader James Shaw.Brownlee said he’d received letters from National MP and chief whip Scott Simpson and ACT MP Todd Stephenson raising a matter of privilege regarding Genter’s conduct in the House on Wednesday.A matter of privilege…