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3 Auckland councillors can vote on budget, despite airport shares links
stuff.co.nz > national > politics > local-government...Fairey said her spouse – Michael Wood, who was stood down as Transport Minister on Tuesday after it was revealed he held airport shares – was in... ...Three Auckland councillors are allowed take part in Thursday"s vote on the city"s budget, despite having financial interests in Auckland International... ...On Thursday morning, Albany Ward councillor Wayne Walker confirmed he is a beneficiary of a trust that owns airport shares.... ...Darby said his wife owns airport shares in a managed portfolio and he has declared the number and value of the shares to the Office of the Auditor-General...

What's on in Manawatū this weekend and beyond
stuff.co.nz > manawatu-standard > news...Tickets from eventfinda.co.nz Concert of Two Halves: Palmerston North Brass Band performs at the Salvation Army Centre from 7.30pm.... ...Spain to the Americas: Guitarist Braden Southee performs intricate pieces in an intimate setting at Wharerata, Massey University, at 7pm.... ...Bill Angus and The Mighty Ways: Bent Horseshoe live gig at Hokowhitu Bowling Club, 7.30pm, followed the next day by a 2.30pm show at the Tsunami ... ...Visit Steam Incorporated website for times. Guy Montgomery: The award-winning stand-up comedian and improviser performs at Globe Theatre, 7pm....

Global whale and dolphin organisation to call Picton home
stuff.co.nz > news...The World Cetacean Alliance has made a huge leap from its office in England, and a splash in the Marlborough Sounds with its first Southern Hemisphere... ...Captain Paul Keating, owner of conservationist tour company E-Ko Tours, will manage the WCA office from a space at Mariners Mall in Picton.... ...as regional stakeholders, he said, expressing gratitude for the support of Business Trust Marlborough and the Marlborough District Council.... ...We have had guys going to Canada, Alaska, Australia.”...

Toddler's shock diagnosis after mum noticed a sudden change in his eye movements
stuff.co.nz > world > australia...It was hours before dawn one morning in February when Laura Kelly stepped into her son Noah's bedroom to find him shaking with a fever.... ...She arranged a doctor's appointment and a referral to an eye specialist.... ...Kelly and partner Cheyne Heggs, who live on Sydney's Northern Beaches, planned to travel to the Sydney Children's Hospital in Randwick early the... ..."We were lucky to get a referral for an initial ophthalmologist appointment with Dr Matthew Spargo around one week after these initial symptoms,"...

Watch live: Ministers meet for first Australia New Zealand Climate ...
stuff.co.nz > national > politics...Pacific in Wellington Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen were in the capital Thursday for the first so-called... ...Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Climate Change Minister James Shaw are meeting their Australian counterparts to discuss climate change and the... ...Chalmers and Robertson, who are close and have known each other since before they were in Parliament, will be making common cause on a number of... ...floods and cyclones – the 40th anniversary of Closer Economic Relations and both nations" economic engagement in the Pacific....

How fudgeywudgeychef mastered the art of chaotic TikTok cooking ...
stuff.co.nz > life-style > food-drink...I used to edit videos for my friends on a private Instagram. Then I started doing it on TikTok and one of the videos just blew up.... ...The cinematography is jarring too, with unholy soundscapes made up of blaring sound effects and startling jolts of anything from drum and bass to Adele...

Attempt to expand scope of combustible cladding case to unknown ...
stuff.co.nz > national > wellington...An apartment building body corporate in Mt Maunganui, and the owner of commercial property in Auckland have taken a case against German company 3A... ...Composites GmbH (3AC) over the Alucobond PE and Alucobond Plus products.... ...The body corporate for the Cutterscove Resort Apartments in Mt Maunganui and commercial property owner Argosy Property No 1 Ltd, took the case.... ...One of its lawyers, Jesse Wilson, said a review that included the use of Alucobond PE and Alucobond Plus in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire,...

The real esate agency using local knowledge to serve communities
stuff.co.nz > life-style > homed > real-estate...And after 170 years in business, PGG Wrightson Real Estate have learnt a thing or two about how to help homeowners sell their rural and lifestyle... ...With uncertainty in the property market and fluctuating interest rates, it's now more important than ever to partner with the right real estate agency... ...For Linda Fogarty, a Business Development Manager at the Christchurch Regional Office, it just feels natural to put her hand up when help is needed... ..."I lived on a farm in Tangowahine and now home is on Northland's West Coast....

Tākaka crash blocks SH60, pulls down power lines, sets car on fire
stuff.co.nz > news...Fire and Emergency Southern shift manager Daniel Reilly said no one was in the car when firefighters arrived.... ...Emergency services were called to Tākaka Valley Rd, between Central Tākaka and Hamama roads, at about 7.45pm after receiving reports of a crash,... ...State Highway 60 was closed between Central Takaka Road and East Takaka Road, information on the Waka Kotahi website showed.... ...Network Tasman"s website showed a power outage in the Takaka Valley, Hamama Rd Waingaro Rd area from 8.11pm. As of 10pm there was no update....

Man meditates on parked car in the middle of Auckland motorway
stuff.co.nz > national...Man meditates on parked car in the middle of Auckland motorway A man was spotted meditating on a car in the middle of Auckland"s Southern motorway... ...concerned about the danger posed to the individual and other road users, as well as the congestion it caused on a busy stretch of motorway,” a police spokesperson...