James Fleury

New Zealand

Broadcast Journalist at Warner Bros. Discovery

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Christchurch woman fed up with dating apps launches her own - but it's not based on looks

Jun 16, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | James Fleury

Watch: James Fleury's report. Credits: Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images Building up the courage to go up to someone in a bar has now been replaced by a simple swipe, as the dating world for many these days involves swiping left or right based on someone's photo. But current dating apps didn't sit well with one young Christchurch woman, so she took the plunge and launched her own dating app based on advanced match-making technology.
House of Science charitable trust's Hutt Valley branch fears closure over funding shortage

Jun 14, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | James Fleury

A charitable trust dedicated to improving science learning for children fears its Hutt Valley branch will have to shut its doors due to a critical funding shortage. Credits: Image - Supplied; Video - Newshub A charitable trust dedicated to improving science education for thousands of children fears its Hutt Valley branch will have to shut its doors due to a critical funding shortage.
Wellington residents shaken awake by 4.7-magnitude earthquake

Feb 28, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | James Fleury

Many Wellington residents have been shaken awake by a short and sharp earthquake. The 4.7-magnitude quake struck at about 5:20am, 5km north of Upper Hutt. According to Geonet, it was just 23 kkm deep and more than 11,000 people have already reported feeling it. There are also reports of another light earthquake which struck about 5 minutes later.
Health experts worried as sexually transmitted infections spike

Jan 11, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | James Fleury

Health experts are worried about a spike in STIs - and say not enough is being done to deal with it. Credits: Image - Getty Images; Video - Newshub Health experts are worried about a big rise in sexually transmitted infections - and say not enough is being done to deal with it. Cases of some infections have doubled in the last decade and it's being linked to a drop in condom use.
US study finds more people give up fizzy drinks if sugar tax applied

Jan 10, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | James Fleury

Watch: In places with a sugar tax, soft drink prices went up by 33 percent on average, while purchases went down the same amount. Credits: Newshub. A new study has found more people forego sugary fizzy drinks in places where taxes on them have been introduced. Health advocates here say it's more proof that sugar taxes work. Sugary drinks are still a favourite for many Kiwis, despite calls for people to cut back on sugar.
Some taxi passengers charged twice what normal fare should be by unmetered cars

Jan 8, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | James Fleury

Watch: Some passengers say they've been charged up to twice their normal taxi fares recently in Pōneke/Wellington. Credits: Newshub. Some taxi passengers say they're being ripped off by unmetered taxis charging excessive fares. Taxis are no longer required to have fare meters, and there are claims some drivers are taking advantage of that by charging people twice what a normal fare should be.
New Zealand visitors feeling ripped off after paying extra for entry visas

Jan 7, 2024 | newshub.co.nz | James Fleury

Some visitors are feeling ripped off after being charged big bucks for an entry visa. Credits: Image - Getty Images; Video - Newshub It's hoped tourism will play a big part in our economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns. But some visitors have been left feeling ripped off after being charged big bucks for an entry visa - that should cost a fraction of what they paid. It's recently become easier for visitors from countries like the US and Canada to come to New Zealand.
From Superman to Swordquest: Atari and early video game labor exploitation

Nov 5, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | James Fleury

REFERENCES (2012). A question of character: Transmediation, abstraction, and identification in early games licensed from movies. In M. J. P. Wolf (Ed.), Before the crash: Early video game history (pp. 90–104). Wayne State university Press. (2021, July 30). Fury, worry, and walkouts: Inside Activision Blizzard's week of reckoning. IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-activision-blizzards-week-of-reckoning (2021, May 24). Scrounging for hits, Hollywood goes back to the video game well.
Australia's indigenous voice referendum heats up as yes campaigner calls out 'crisis', no voter says people are too uneducated

Oct 12, 2023 | newshub.co.nz | Seni Iasona |James Fleury

It comes as Australian's hit the polls on Saturday on the Indigenous voice referendum. Credits: AM A 'yes' campaigner in Australia's Indigenous voice referendum says the nation is in "crisis" with Indigenous people dying earlier, being imprisoned more and having higher rates of suicide. Meanwhile, a 'no' campaigner believes the Australian government has sent its people to the polls "to vote on something that quite frankly, they don't know anything about".
Kiwi woman tells incredible tale of what she saw, heard while in coma

Sep 20, 2023 | newshub.co.nz | Seni Iasona |James Fleury

"I remember it like yesterday." Credits: AM A Kiwi woman has lived to tell the phenomenal tale of what she experienced while in a coma for nine days and claims she saw herself dead in a coffin. Each year, people with various health conditions either fall or are put into a coma. Last year, two American neurology professors found as many as 20 percent of patients had “covert consciousness,” a state in which the brain reacts to the outside world with some comprehension.