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‘Deep seated’ divisions among staff at Rudolf Steiner one of three core issues
The divisions prevented the formation of a team culture and contributed to high
staff turnover, a commissioner has found.

Brett Kerr-Laurie


Gloriavale inquest told man may have been victim of harmful sexual behaviour
A 16-year-old boy told police in 2020 he and numerous others had been involved
in harmful sexualised behaviour.

Niva Chittock


Authorise locals to change Canterbury farming, commissioner urges
Climate change will drive wholesale change to rural communities, says Simon
Upton.

Will Harvie


The Lost Boy
An extraordinary new podcast about the disappearance of Mike Zhao-Beckenridge


Joe Bennett
A million kiwifruit trays spoiled thanks to a 30g mouse


Ben Kepes
What the POLi payments system tells us about our banks


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‘I won’t stand down’: Crusaders coach defiant despite tough season
Rob Penney is ‘boxing on’ and hasn’t heard he won’t be in the job next year as
the Crusaders face their greatest challenge.

Tony Smith



Motorbike rider who died in weekend crash named by police
Selwyn man Shafie Bin Sulaiman, 52, died in the crash in Rolleston, southwest of
Christchurch on Saturday.

Tatiana Gibbs



Man jailed for at least 14 years for ‘brutal and callous’ murder
Motu Smith has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Daniel
Hawkins, who he attacked in his home in April 2021, slitting his throat and
leaving him to die.

Mariné Lourens



First home buyers’ grant scrapped
The money from the First Home Grant will be used to fund 1500 new social housing
places, the Government says.

Anna Whyte



Over half of all Christchurch budget feedback supports Art Centre
The call to restore public funding into the Arts Centre received an overwhelming
59% of all long term plan submissions.

Sinead Gill



‘Gutted’ family pay tribute to man killed in double-fatal crash
One person remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition after the crash
in Kirwee, Canterbury on Tuesday.

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NEWS / Ā-MOTU

Arts bites: Arts and culture updates for the week beginning May 20
Christchurch’s unique organ gets an outing for the King’s Birthday

Victoria Meakin


Parliamentary f-bomb puts Greens in the spotlight again
Another Green MP is under scrutiny for behaviour in the house after letting
loose the f-bomb during a fiery debate on immigration.

Anna Whyte


Govt puts policy first in jettisoning First Home Grant
OPINION: Everyone likes free money, but the First Home Grant didn’t achieve much
and scrapping it is good policy - especially in tightened times.

Luke Malpass


Protesters at Canterbury uni pack up after ‘disruptive’ day
The protesters, who slept on couches and in tents overnight in support of
Palestine, came to an agreement with the university.

Tatiana Gibbs


The night that ended Kiri Allan’s political career
A police statement of facts shows the former Justice Minister first blew an
higher alcohol level, that would have been more serious, and refused to
accompany police.

Tom Hunt and Deborah Morris


News bites: News briefs for Wednesday, May 22
A 42-year-old Christchurch man has been arrested after “numerous” videos of
child sexual abuse were found on a phone.
$24 million being given to Gumboot Friday
Mike King of I am Hope said it was not about “one charity getting more than the
other”.

Anna Whyte


NZ works with France, Australia to bring more Kiwis home from New Caledonia
The Defence Force brought 48 New Zealanders home but an estimated 260 are still
there, unable to leave on commercial flights as the international airport is
closed.
OT legal shake-up proposed in leaked documents
Oranga Tamariki proposes significant changes to its legal division, with
concerns the burden will shift to “already stressed” social workers.

Anna Whyte


Labour attacks Government targets as ‘picking winners’
Labour says the Government was “picking winners” and “low-hanging fruit” when
deciding its public service targets.

Thomas Manch


Port Hills fire bill tops more than $3m
At its height, 130 firefighters, 15 helicopters and two fixed-wing aircraft
worked on the fire, the cause of which is still being worked out.

Tina Law


24-room property left empty as housing waitlist climbs
A 24-room, $2.35 million property owned by Kāinga Ora has been left empty since
plans for a rehab centre for violent offenders were rejected over two years ago.

Maddy Croad


Vincent Ward and the witch of Wairarapa
Experts have digitally restored the award-winning filmmaker’s earliest surviving
work that was left to rot in a vault and forgotten about.

André Chumko


The Lost Boy podcast: Did Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather escape?
A marriage breakdown. A custody battle. A kidnapping. A disappearance. A podcast
out today from Stuff and The Press examines the case of Mike and his stepfather,
John Beckenridge and asks: “Are they still alive?”

Michael Wright and Shannon Redstall


Kiri Allan pleads guilty after car crash, fined $300
The former justice minister changed her plea to guilty only moments before her
trial in the district court was due to start.

Deborah Morris


Kiri Allan’s court case after crash set to begin
A district court judge is to hear the details of the night Kiri Allan allegedly
crashed her car and allegedly refused to go with police.

Deborah Morris


National MP stood down from select committee roles after failing to declare
donations
New Plymouth MP David MacLeod said it was an inadvertent error. His leader says
he “stuffed it up, big time”.

Anna Whyte


Fears Kāinga Ora review will see Govt step back from public housing
Public housing advocates fear the independent review into Kāinga Ora to
diversify social housing could see the Government withdraw from building public
homes.

Hanna McCallum and Anna Whyte


'Affording people a little dignity in life': the legacy of Trade Aid
Annabel White has been making a difference at Trade Aid in Petone for more than
20 years. But she’s hanging up her apron next month when the store shuts after
49 years.

Nicholas Boyack


Engineer con could take years to unwind
City reveals engineering sign-off frauds caused a massive financial cost and was
a ‘life altering revelation for some’.

Benn Bathgate








SOUTH ISLAND / TE WAKA

Schools split classes as illness hits
Illness and a lack of relievers leaves some classes without teachers -
worryingly early in the winter season, principals say.

Katy Jones



Raeward Fresh closing its doors in Richmond
The retail branch of the Foodstuffs’ grocer and butchery will close on Friday.

Katie Townshend



Exotic mosquitoes found at port
Seven exotic mosquitoes found in traps have prompted “emergency processes” by
authorities.

Catherine Hubbard



School students back on bikes after community group pitches in with repairs
Students at Salisbury School now have a fleet of bicycles they can ride again,
after Bike Hub Nelson pitched in to repair nearly 20 bikes that had fallen into
disrepair.

Samantha Gee, Radio New Zealand



Police urge residents to report suspicious activity
Two incidents in Timaru this week have involved an unidentified man looking
through and banging on windows in the early hours.

Yashas Srinivasa



Few more weeks of work ahead for KiwiRail
“Excellent progress” is being made on permanent repairs to the damaged rail
bridge over the Rangitata River.

Yashas Srinivasa







LIFE / ORANGA

Maryanne Shearman wins $20,000 Adam Portraiture Award
The artist was in the garden when she got the call. She was told to sit down,
and then the news came: she’d won the prestigious prize. She cried.

André Chumko


Nikita Tu-Bryant and Sharn Te Pou are WOW's headline artists
They will be joined by a wider cast of about 100 aerial artists, musicians and
models to help bring the show to life later this year.
How dangerous is turbulence and should flyers be worried?
With one dead and dozens injured in a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe
turbulence, it’s understandable if you have questions about it.

Lorna Thornber, Alan Granville and Brittney Deguara


What to do when your kids hurt your feelings
ADVICE: While you want your children to understand emotion and develop empathy,
you don’t want to emotionally manipulate them.

Karen Nimmo


The Dish turns the other cheek into a popular curry
One of the most popular meals at The Dish is a beef cheek massaman curry that’s
too good to take off the menu.

Carly Gooch


Kris Marshall on Beyond Paradise’s unique DNA and his duck co-star
After a bumpy period in their relationship, love is in the air once more for
Humphrey and Martha, as the detective drama returns for a second season.

James Rampton


Arts Centre welcomes food truck village
Food trucks are taking over lunch at the Arts Centre, serving multicultural
street food ranging from meat pies to Egyptian desserts.

Carly Gooch


Midweek meals sorted: Making the most of potato mash
French lentil cottage pie with Paris mash and pea, potato and garlic mash
Why dressing A-listers at Cannes remains a big deal
From protests to ‘method dressing’, styling celebrities for the film festival is
rarely straightforward.

Bronwyn Cosgrave


The best films to watch on ThreeNow’s free MovieSphere channel
From an MMA drama to a pair of highly-acclaimed biopics and the most Jason
Statham flick you'll ever see, these are well worth checking out.

James Croot








OPINION / TIROHANGA

What’s behind Fonterra’s decision to sell its consumer brands?
Fonterra caught the business world by surprise last week with plans to sell off
its consumer brands and businesses – including supermarket mainstays such as
Anchor, Fresh'n Fruity and Mainland.

Alan Renwick and David Dean



Foodstuffs wants to merge its co-ops, but consumers need the opposite
OPINION: The solution to the supermarket duopoly is right under our noses. It’s
time to require the two Foodstuffs co-ops to compete with each other.

Tim Hazledine



Time to turbocharge the Commerce Commission
OPINION: How have we reached a situation where so many major industries have
consolidated to the point that competition has gone out the window?

Ernie Newman



Onward goes the mouse
OPINION: A million trays of kiwifruit have been spoiled. And the cause of this
disaster weighs 30 grams.

Joe Bennett



The employment ruling which has thrown TVNZ into disarray
OPINION: The case is a reminder that consultation must be genuine. It cannot be
a box ticking exercise.

Susan Hornsby-Geluk



What the POLi payments system tells us about the state of our banks
OPINION: Our approach to banking technology supports supernormal profits of the
traditional players, stifles innovation and makes consumers suffer.

Ben Kepes







BUSINESS / PAKIHI

Luxe Report: The carry-on luggage for the executive traveller
The right choice in carry-on luggage is a vital investment for any seasoned
executive traveller, here’s what the experts recommend.

Amberleigh Jack


Here’s what the Govt’s Kāinga Ora call means for builders
If the Government’s shake-up of Kāinga Ora leads to a reduction in its building
work that will be an issue for the building industry.

Miriam Bell


Westpac to close Windsor branch next month
The Invercargill closure will leave the bank with one branch in the city.

Sneha Johari


CEO takes on 100% ownership of NPD
The Nelson home-grown petrol station network stays in Kiwi hands as its chief
executive takes on 100% ownership.

Regional reporter


OCR unchanged at 5.5% but rate cuts may be further away than expected
The Reserve Bank now thinks it is only likely to cut rates towards the end next
year.

Tom Pullar-Strecker


ILT sales, donations up after tough start
The Invercargill Licensing Trust has reported a gross annual profit of nearly
$30 million.

Sneha Johari


It’s time to stop regulating and start living
OPINION: The establishment of a Ministry for Regulation marks a pivotal moment
in the government-business relationship.

Kirk Hope


Can we pave our way to prosperity?
ANALYSIS: Much effort goes into calculating the costs and benefits of new roads,
but it’s still an inexact science.

Tom Pullar-Strecker


Winemaker fined $15,000 after smuggling vine cuttings into NZ
The winemaker took cuttings from a vine in Australia with the goal of
establishing a new crop.

Maxine Jacobs


Tough times in retail, but Nick Grayston just couldn’t transform the Warehouse:
analysts
Analysts say Nick Grayston found himself in a difficult situation and unable to
transform the reputation and experience of shopping at The Warehouse.

Aimee Shaw








GOOD READS

Four years and counting without Covid: Meet the ‘Novids’
An overseas traveller, a cold-water dipper, a super-vigilant professor and a
tough old bird. There’s no obvious pattern to the Kiwis who still haven’t had
Covid.

Nikki Macdonald


Pushing s... uphill: A tiny town’s giant waste problem
Christchurch has spent 17 years trying to undo a historical insult to Māori in
Akaroa. Some locals says its proposed solution is ‘set up to fail’.

Charlie Mitchell


The Kiwis caught up in extraordinary events
James Arthur Frostick was booked on the ill-fated Titanic voyage, but never made
the trip. Other New Zealanders are linked to history’s biggest tragedies,
mysteries and heroic acts, such as the Bermuda Triangle, Lusitania sinking and
Great Escape.

Deborah Morris


Will Taiwan’s new president change its Pacific approach?
William Lai Ching-te will be sworn in as Taiwan’s 8th president on Monday and
there are questions about what this may mean for the Pacific.

Justin Wong


In pictures: The drought of the decade
The worst drought in years has savaged parts of the South Island. Some have had
a reprieve, while others look set for a tough winter.

Charlie Mitchell and Eve Hyslop


Our Kiwi Home: The making of a bishop
Christchurch bishop Peter Carrell originally went to university to study maths,
but soon realised it wasn’t for him and found himself following in his father’s
footsteps.

Mark Walton


Eight aliases and a wedding: Fake doctor married one of her victims
She faked being a doctor and having cancer to try to steal money from a charity.
Now, it’s emerged Racheal Gray was on bail for targeting a mental health patient
and a man she married.

Jake Kenny


Dame Anne Salmond on politics, publishing and pushing boundaries
Dame Anne Salmond is still passionately interested in how others see the world.

Philip Matthews


Going inside: A behind-the-scenes look into a day in court
A student who had a few beers on the ferry, then drove, appears before Judge
Andy Nicholls. “I’m not going to lecture you, you know it was the wrong thing to
do,” the judge tells him, before handing down a disqualification.

Deborah Morris


‘I’m not a monster’: Accusations haunt man who ran over his wife
A decade after a popular teacher was killed, her husband has broken his silence
- addressing allegations, and revealing decisions he now regrets.

Nadine Roberts








FOREVER PROJECT

Drilling to understand why Marlborough’s stopbanks cracked
The cracks are at least a metre deep, early tests have shown, but the council
still needs to find out if they’re “superficial” or “substantial”.

Maia Hart and Local Democracy Reporter


Kōura still in the Kakahu?
Evidence of a threatened species of crayfish, no longer believed to be present
in the Kakahu River, has been found in the waterway.

Yashas Srinivasa


Council survey finds no mice on Stewart Island
An “inconclusive” image of an animal thought to be a mouse led to a survey by
Environment Southland, which did not find mice on the island.

Sneha Johari


Council urged to include cruise ship and aviation emissions in carbon accounting
The council omitted the port and airport from its emissions tally because it
doesn’t have day-to-day control of them, but environmentalists say that’s just a
“loophole”.

Keiller MacDuff


Teen beekeeper battling leukaemia gives back to school
After being invited back to school, Xavier Roughan, 14, asked if he could donate
his bee hives in recognition of their generosity.

Chris Tobin


Flying to the rescue
Imported hoverflies will wage war on common and German wasps causing havoc in
the top of the south.

Maxine Jacobs


Skinks thriving in captivity after urgent rescue from Fiordland
There are barely 20 awakōpaka skink left in their native home of Fiordland. Five
survived a move to Auckland Zoo, and experts are excited for what’s to come.

Sapeer Mayron


New landfill site ‘one of the best’ in NZ
There should be no rats and seagulls at this new landfill, being built near
Timaru in a way never seen before.

Doug Sail


Feral Marlborough Sounds pests ‘far worse than people thought’
Pest control efforts have unmasked the huge number of deer, pigs and goats
eating away the forest undergrowth and worsening erosion.

Maia Hart and Local Democracy Reporter


Rabbits ‘out of control’ along Blenheim river, poison needed
Another poison drop along a popular walking trail in Blenheim is needed to
control rabbit numbers.

Maia Hart








WORLD NEWS / Ā-AO

British man dies, dozen injured after ‘severe’ turbulence hits Singapore
Airlines flight
The Singapore Airlines flight was forced to perform an emergency landing at
Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, where Thai authorities described encountering a
“chaotic” scene.

Rozina Sabur, Gareth Corfield, Max Stephens and Neil Johnston


Biden condemns ‘outrageous’ attempt to seek arrest warrant for Netanyahu
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has called for Israel’s
prime minister and defence minister to be arrested, sparking ire from the
country’s allies.

Tony Diver


Prosecutors rest in Trump trial, and judge erupts at a witness
For most of the day, the trial for Donald Trump seemed to be winding down but
that schedule suddenly changed when the prosecutors’ second witness, lawyer
Robert Costello, infuriated Judge Juan Merchan.

Shayna Jacobs


Charles dubbed ‘King of Compost’ at Chelsea Flower Show
The monarch was given a badge bearing the moniker by schoolchildren who had
helped design one of the gardens at the annual event.

Victoria Ward


‘We swapped one privileged group for another’
Thirty years after apartheid, South Africa is the most unequal society on earth.
Christina Lamb returns to the places and people she met in 1994, as another
general election looms, to see how its promise was betrayed.

Christina Lamb


What we know about the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Raisi
Iran has not confirmed the cause of the crash that killed its president, foreign
minister and seven other people; however, first vice-president Mohammad Mokhber
has temporarily assumed the duties of president.

Susannah George


Cartoon: May 22
Sharon Murdoch gives her take on the current news headlines,
Biden’s tariffs against China are about more than economics
ANALYSIS: The US President and others do not want to risk another era of
economic adjustment that unleashes political forces that can’t be controlled.

Mehreen Khan


Scientist was an inventor of the rubella vaccine ‒ obituary
Dr Paul D Parkman was a scientist who played a central role in developing a
rubella vaccine, a breakthrough that eliminated from much of the world a disease
that can cause catastrophic birth defects and foetal death.
Today in History: May 22
Find out what events, milestones and historic happenings occurred on this day.






SPORT / HĀKINAKINA

New Zealand Rugby responds to NZRPA threat
NZ Rugby board tries to assure public that All Blacks campaign won’t be affected
as Taranaki union backs proposal supported by NZRPA.

Paul Cully


Hurricanes, Chiefs baffled by Blues’ audacious Barrett bid
‘I can’t see why a case would be made for Beauden’. The Hurricanes and Chiefs
know they can’t rush back Ardie Savea and Sam Cane for the playoffs.

Mark Geenty


Iose credits the Ardie influence in breakout campaign
Impressive Hurricanes No 8 says he’s soaked up the lessons from his time around
the best rugby player on the planet.

Marc Hinton


All White’s career in jeopardy after betting scandal arrest
NZ Football says it is ‘naturally concerned’ about reports of Clayton Lewis’
arrest as the Wellingtonian faces serious allegations.

Ian Anderson


How Netball NZ reacted to Taurua helping the Aussies
Silver Ferns coach will be in enemy territory this week, helping an Australian
team. So, what do Netball NZ make of it?

Brendon Egan


Star produce masterclass against defending champions
Star showed their premiership credentials with a 45-point hammering of defending
champions Pirates Old Boys in Southland’s premier club rugby competition.

Brayden Lindsay


Gwynne shows his talents with bat and ball
Southland Boys’ High School cricketer Alex Gwynne is worth keeping a close eye
on following his recent feats for the school’s colts team.

Brayden Lindsay


Rugby in crisis: Players’ association threatens split from NZ Rugby
Professional players association ready to walk away from New Zealand Rugby and
set up a new body in a dramatic turn of events.

Paul Cully


Surprised Highlanders say TMO cleared Tuungafasi high shot on Millar
All Blacks prop collected in-form Highlanders No 10 in the face and he was
replaced shortly afterwards.

Paul Cully


Super Rugby team of the week: Clarke comeback gathers pace
ANALYSIS: The Blues winger put the Highlanders to the sword and his defensive
stats this season are better than peers such as Mark Tele’a.

Paul Cully








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