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Giving the world of lolly selling a go has paid off for a Dunedin business owner who recently opened her first physical store. SugarBOOM owner Kate Ashby opened the doors to the store on Saturday, before which people were forming lines down Albany St. “We weren’t really sure what to expect, but so many people came, so many students came over. “That was amazing.” Mrs Ashby opened the store digitally in 2022, operating it from a website and Instagram account. During that time she had opened many pop-up stores, including at the Meridian Mall and Alexandra Blossom Festival. She was…
WorkSafe’s lawyer has told a court the owners of Whakaari/White Island were responsible for ensuring the workplace it was granting access to, a volcanic island, was safe.Whakaari Management, and four other companies, were fined and ordered to pay more than $10m in reparations for health and safety failings in the lead-up to the 2019 volcanic eruption that killed 22 people.It is the second day of an appeal hearing in the High Court at Auckland, in which the owners of the island, James, Andrew and Peter Buttle, are challenging the criminal conviction of their company. Survivors and victims’ families are listening…
Dr. Ian Lesser of the German Marshall Fund says everyone is extra vigilant following attempts to over throw the 2020 election results. And although risks of this have grown, ‘everyone is watching’ he tells the Europe Conversation. ADVERTISEMENTIt may be several days before we know the result of the US presidential election, predicts German Marshall Fund Ian Lesser.‘There could be many legal challenges, even legitimate legal challenges, if it’s very close.’ ‘It’s quite conceivable that even a few days afterwards you really won’t know who won’, he tells the Europe Conversation on Euronews.One of the biggest fears among many is a…
Lotto’s Powerball jackpot has rolled over to $6 million after no tickets won this evening. The winning numbers were: 10, 31, 25, 36, 22, 24, bonus ball 39, and Powerball 1.However, one MyLotto player from Auckland has won $1 million with Lotto First Division.Strike Four has also rolled over to $1.5 million on Saturday’s draw.
From drought that killed a quarter of a million in the Horn of Africa and heatwaves in Europe that cost some 90,000 lives to what may be the deadliest floods in Spain’s modern history – new analyses draw a direct link between ever more frequent extreme weather and climate change. ADVERTISEMENTWith the death toll close to 100 after a year’s worth of rain fell in a day in parts of eastern and southern Spain this week, rapid analysis by climate scientists suggests global heating made the event twice as likely to happen and the downpours considerably more intense.“No doubt about…
Malvertising is the Grinch that could steal your Christmas cheer – and your money. 1News explains what it is and how to avoid it.As if Christmas shopping wasn’t stressful enough – with balancing the budget and figuring out what to buy Barry from accounting for the office Secret Santa – we must also now worry about all the ways people are trying to scam us while we’re browsing online.There was a dramatic spike in malvertising and adware around the world during last year’s holiday shopping period, according to cybersecurity brand Norton.Global data from Norton parent company Gen showed an increase…
Authorities in Kharkiv said about 36 others sustained injuries following the 500-kilogramme Russian glided bomb attack on the residential building, causing massive damage. ADVERTISEMENTA 12-year-old was among at least three people killed after a Russian strike in Kharkiv late on Wednesday, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.Authorities in Ukraine’s second-largest city said about 36 people sustained injuries following the 500-kilogramme Russian glided bomb attack on the residential building, causing massive damage.“(The 12-year-old boy) was freed from under the rubble with severe head injuries and fractures. Doctors performed resuscitation measures for more than half an hour. Unfortunately, it was not possible…
With just one year until the next local government elections, getting more young people elected is a challenge across the country and Tasman is no different.Despite having 14 elected members – a mayor and 13 councillors – none of Tasman district’s current representatives are under the age of 30, unlike almost one-third of its residents.Joni Tomsett was 29 when she ran for a seat on the council last election. She missed out by just 22 votes.Having previously sat on the Motueka Community Board, she ran for council in the hopes of ensuring the district’s trajectory aligned with the future she…
Inflation may be back within the Reserve Bank’s target range, but the past few years have left prices much higher than they were before the pandemic.Increases have not been evenly spread and some things are much more expensive now than others, compared to 2019.Here are some of the things that are most expensive now compared to pre-Covid, based on consumer price index data comparing September 2019 to September 2024.FoodFood has had some of the sharpest price increases in recent years.Food price inflation picked up pace from the end of 2022 and peaked mid last year, with increases running into double-digit…
The US elections will greatly impact Europe: but how? Two MEPs take sides and offer pitches for the two candidates. ADVERTISEMENTEurope awaits the outcome and impact of next week’s US election, and Euronews spoke to two MEPs advocating for the competiting candidates for the White House, asking why they think Donald Trump’s or Kamala Harris’ election would be a better choice for Europe.The European Parliament’s leftist political groups – Socialists and democrats, Greens/EFA, The Left – plus Renew Europe clearly endorse Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. But there are also supporters of Donald Trump in Brussels, such as the members of the…