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This week: How to start a business
17Sep By No Comments
Life Style

This week: How to start a business

Starting your own business is exciting. A chance for self-discovery and realising visions. However, it also comes with many anxieties, not least, the period of financial uncertainty you take on when forging your own path. This masterclass with financial expert Johnny Martin is designed to reduce the overwhelm that comes with managing the financial aspects of running a business. In easy-to-understand language, you’ll gain the financial literacy you need to excel.If terms like EBITDA and working capital bring you out in a sweat, then this practical masterclass is your chance to take the fear out of your business finances.The financial aspects of running a business can be overwhelming but you will leave this class with a solid understanding of the language and numbers of business. You will ma...
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Karan Johar to host Indian adaptation of The Traitors
17Sep By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Karan Johar to host Indian adaptation of The Traitors

Prime Video has announced the Indian adaptation of the internationally acclaimed ultimate game of trust and deception, `The Traitors`. Collaborating with leading independent distributor All3Media International for the local adaptation of IDTV’s BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning global format that is produced by BBC Studios India Productions, Prime Video India will showcase the unscripted Original reality show.  What is the reality show `The Traitors` all about? The thrilling and captivating Original series is the ultimate game of trust and deception that challenges the intellect, wit, and strategic prowess of its players as they compete for the large cash jackpot. 20 players arrive at a royal palace, hoping to win the accumulated cash bounty that is amassed through various physical and psycho...
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More online mega retailers charging for returns
17Sep By No Comments
Business

More online mega retailers charging for returns

Some online mega retailers are moving to charge people for returning unwanted purchases. Photo: 123rf A move by online mega retailers to charge for returns could push shoppers back into local bricks and mortar stores. Clothing giant ASOS previously allowed people to return unwanted purchases for a full refund, but not anymore. They will be stung about NZ$8 unless they keep a minimum purchase value. Amazon is also charging a return fee and UK fashion retailer Boohoo is now charging for freight. First Retail Group managing director of retail strategy experts Chris Wilkinson told Checkpoint changes like these had been happening across the e-commerce market. "We've seen the change in GST over the last couple of years, which has reduced the appetite for people to be buying overseas. All thes...
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New poll shows support for recognising Palestinian statehood, sanctioning Israel
17Sep By No Comments
World News

New poll shows support for recognising Palestinian statehood, sanctioning Israel

Students gather at Auckland University's city campus to rally against Israel's war in Gaza on 1 May 2024. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi A new poll shows a significant number of New Zealanders support recognising Palestine as a state and applying sanctions against Israel. Commissioned by advocacy group Justice for Palestine and conducted by Talbot-Mills, the poll found support for recognising Palestinian statehood and sanctions for Israel was higher among young people. It also showed many people were not sure where they stood. While Israel's embassy questioned the neutrality of the poll, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said it was a matter of "when, not if" for Palestinian statehood - but the main priority for now was a ceasefire. The poll found 40 percent of the 1116 people surveyed suppo...
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What the charges and court documents tell us about the apparent second attempt on Donald Trump’s life
17Sep By No Comments
World News

What the charges and court documents tell us about the apparent second attempt on Donald Trump’s life

By Annika Burgess, ABC News In this handout image released on 16 September 2024 by the Martin County Sheriff's Offfice shows Ryan Wesley Routh following his arrest in Martin County, Florida, on 15 September. Photo: AFP PHOTO / MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE With a digital camera, black plastic bag of food, and loaded SKS-style rifle, Ryan Routh arrived at Donald Trump's Palm Beach golf course and waited for almost 12 hours. Court documents have provided details of the allegations against the 58-year-old after the second apparent assassination attempt against the former president. Routh made a brief federal court appearance in Florida on Monday, local time, where he faced two gun charges. The initial criminal counts will allow authorities to keep Routh in custody as the investigation ...
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Alcohol watchdog welcomes ban on supermarket’s booze
17Sep By No Comments
Business

Alcohol watchdog welcomes ban on supermarket’s booze

Thirty-two New World supermarkets throughout the South Island will have their off-licenses suspended for 48 hours. Photo: 123rf A two-day suspension from selling booze for most New Worlds in the South Island will be a major financial blow, an alcohol watchdog says. Thirty-two New World supermarkets throughout the South Island will have their off-licenses suspended for 48 hours for breaching online alcohol advertising rules. The Alcohol Regulation and Licensing Authority (ARLA) released its reserved decision on Friday, ordering a suspension of the supermarkets' licences to sell alcohol in the South Island. Three of the police's applications were dismissed by the authority. Alcohol Healthwatch executive director Andrew Galloway told Midday Report police deserved credit for how they had ha...
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Love binging on ultra-processed foods? It is raising diabetes risk, finds study
17Sep By No Comments
Health

Love binging on ultra-processed foods? It is raising diabetes risk, finds study

Love to binge on savoury snacks, ready meals, and sugar or artificially-sweetened beverages? Beware, every 10 per cent intake of these ultra-processed foods (UPF) may raise your risk of type 2 diabetes by 17 per cent, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe on Monday. Importantly, the study showed that the risk can be lowered by consuming less-processed foods instead, said researchers from the University College London (UCL), University of Cambridge, and Imperial College London. To investigate the relationship between the degree of food processing and diabetes risk the team included 311,892 individuals from eight European countries in the study. They were followed over 10.9 years on average, during which time 14,236 people developed diabetes. In the top 25 pe...
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‘Puteketeke for life’: John Oliver credits Emmys win to 2023 Bird of the Year
17Sep By No Comments
World News

‘Puteketeke for life’: John Oliver credits Emmys win to 2023 Bird of the Year

US television host John Oliver has credited his 2024 Emmys win to last year's Bird of the Century winner, the "majestic" pūteketeke. In a video exchange posted to Instagram, Bird of the Year 2024 campaigner and television host Phil Keoghan thanked Oliver "for bringing the birds of New Zealand into the limelight, even to places like to Emmys." "Here at the Emmys 2024 with John Oliver, I've just been contacted by the Prime Minister of New Zealand to make an official thank you ... I'd like to thank you on behalf of all New Zealanders, for the birds that never got recognition," Keoghan - a Dunedin resident who got on board as an advocate for Tūhura Otago Museum's hoiho campaign. All the attention is on the hoiho this year - Dunedin's yellow-eyed penguin and 2024 winner of Bird of the Year - bu...
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Mortgage rate battle continues as Kiwibank cuts home loan rates
17Sep By No Comments
Business

Mortgage rate battle continues as Kiwibank cuts home loan rates

Photo: RNZ The tit for tat interest rate battle between retail banks continues with Kiwibank cutting fixed home loan and deposit rates across the board following falls in wholesale rates. The bank has responded to recent cuts by the market's biggest lender, ANZ, matching it for most durations, but with a market leading one-year rate of 6.29 percent. Kiwibank has shaved between 4 basis points from its six month loan to as much as 20 basis points for its longer term fixed terms. The six month rate has become a favourite among borrowers looking to position themselves for further falls. The state-owned bank has also reduced deposit rates between 10 and 30 basis points. The rate cuts reflect falls in wholesale interest rates in New Zealand and on global finance markets as slowing inflation ha...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New York
17Sep By No Comments
World News

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in New York

The rapper was arrested in a Manhattan hotel where he was staying and taken into custody late Monday in the US, his lawyer has confirmed to CNN. Photo: Angela Weiss / AFP Sean "Diddy" Combs has been arrested in a Manhattan hotel where he was staying and taken into custody late Monday in the US, his lawyer has confirmed to CNN. "We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr Combs by the US Attorney's Office," Marc Agnifilo, a lawyer for Combs, told CNN. He said the musician had been cooperating with the investigation, and relocated to New York last week in anticipation of being charged. His team maintained his innocence, and said he had "nothing to hide". Earlier this year the rapper's homes in Los Angeles and Miami, Florida, were raided a...
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