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Jordan Luck leaves Christchurch District Court after an earlier appearance. Photo / George HeardThe lead singer of legendary New Zealand rock band The Exponents has been granted a discharge without conviction after admitting a charge of drink driving. Jordan Luck was stopped on Halswell Junction Rd in Christchurch on December 7 last year while above the legal drinking limit, the Herald can reveal.

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Detectives are still investigating the suspected homicide case of Tyrone Munns who died at Innes Courts flats in the Mairehau area of Christchurch on March 9. Photo / George Heard / Supplied of MunnsHomicide detectives are investigating the death of Tyrone Munns at a Christchurch social housing complex. Police are looking at multiple suspects and focusing on three units within the complex.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Kurt Bayer

Brad Pitt was spotted filming in Queenstown today. Photo / George HeardBrad Pitt has been spotted in Queenstown where he is filming his latest movie. The film follows an ex-Navy Seal and his dog trying to return to civilisation after an accident. Filming involves high security, with scenes at Lake Wakatipu and Mt Aspiring National Park. Hollywood A-list megastar Brad Pitt has been spotted filming his latest blockbuster movie in Queenstown today.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Kurt Bayer

Filming is underway for Brad Pitt’s (inset) new movie Heart of the Beast being filmed around Queenstown. Photo / George HeardBrad Pitt’s latest film, Heart of the Beast, began shooting in Queenstown, doubling as Alaska. The film follows an ex-Navy Seal and his dog trying to return to civilisation after an accident. Filming involves high security, with scenes at Lake Wakatipu and Mt Aspiring National Park.

1 month ago | kurtbayer.wordpress.com | Kurt Bayer

China Leading the PathFor decades, industrial policy (IP) has been tabooed as not being compatible with free market ideology, in its practised form of neoliberal economic policy. More recently, IPt has experienced a revival. The first ones were the Chinese whose consecutive 5-year plans all had elements of industrial policy, but in 2015 they issued the iconic Made in China (MIC)2025 policy which as part of the 13th and 14th 5-year plans defined 10 areas where China should become a world leader.