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  • 3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Cherie Howie

    He was surrounded by swift, brown and rising floodwaters, riding a horse he barely knew and guiding a second he’d just cut free from neck-deep water, but Chase Gage never felt any fear. “Nah”, the Waioeka Pa dad said when the Herald asked if he was afraid during his dramatic rescue in the flooded Waioeka River near Ōpōtiki this morning.

  • 3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Cherie Howie

    Police found a high-powered shotgun while searching a vehicle after they smelt cannabis during a routine traffic stop. Photo / NZ HeraldPolice found an unloaded military-style shotgun in a guitar case during a traffic stop in Auckland. Inspector Rachel Dolheguy said officers also discovered shotgun shells, cannabis, and paraphernalia. A 34-year-old man will appear in Auckland District Court charged with possessing a firearm and cannabis.

  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Cherie Howie

    15 hours agoMP bravely holds up naked photo of herself in parliament to show dangers of deepfake technologyA New Zealand MP bravely held up a naked photo of herself in Parliament to highlight the dangers of deepfake technology. Laura McClure, from the Act Party, revealed the censored image and explained it took less than five minutes to create online. “This image is a naked image of me but it’s not real,” she told the House on Wednesday (May 14).

  • 3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Cherie Howie

    The Government’s rejection of a Royal Commission of Inquiry recommendation on how Kiwis abused in state and faith-based care should be compensated is an “insult”, but won’t stop him accepting a King’s Birthday Honour, a survivor says. Chris Longhurst has been made a companion of the King’s Service Order for services to survivors of abuse in care after more than 20 years advocating for survivor compensation and recognition of abuse in faith-based institutions.

  • 3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Cherie Howie

    Christchurch aerospace entrepreneur Mark Rocket became the first Kiwi in space on Blue Origin’s NS-32 mission. Rocket and five others reached 105km, experiencing zero gravity during the 11-minute sub-orbital flight. Kea Aerospace founder and Rocket Lab seed investor and former co-director wants to inspire more Kiwis to get involved in New Zealand’s aerospace sector.

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30 Mar 22

It’s easy to feel far away and helpless about the desperate situation in Ukraine, but there are ways we can help. See links at end of story for how you can #StandWithUkraine #StopRussia https://t.co/2aj2maYRA8