Sideswipe: April 26: Screaming shoes
25 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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The power of meditation I fly quite frequently domestically around New Zealand for work and often listen to a short meditation, writes Jane. Last week I chose an abundance meditation. In the evening I joined my online meditation group and when that finished I opened the BNZ app to pay my koha. Wow! Two new term deposits had been created in my name, each for $500,000. Sadly I m pretty sure these aren t for me and have messaged BNZ to let them know, but full marks to the abundance meditation for effort.
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Wellington police investigate significant crash scene after pedestrian hit and killed by bus
4 Apr, 2021 12:06 AM
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Cordons were put in place and motorists were asked to avoid the Taranaki St area between Ghuznee St and Bidwill St. Photo / File
Cordons were put in place and motorists were asked to avoid the Taranaki St area between Ghuznee St and Bidwill St. Photo / File
Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz
Police have completed the examination of quite a significant crash scene after a pedestrian was hit by a bus and killed in central Wellington last night.
Emergency services were called to Taranaki St just before 10pm on Saturday after the pedestrian was fatally hit by a bus.
Coin firm pays it forward after Georgia man paid in greasy and oily pennies
1 Apr, 2021 11:47 PM
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Andreas Flaten said he was shocked to see his final payment from an employer, 90,000 oil or grease covered pennies. $915 to be exact. Photo / AP
Andreas Flaten said he was shocked to see his final payment from an employer, 90,000 oil or grease covered pennies. $915 to be exact. Photo / AP
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A global company has stepped in to solve quite a coinundrum for a Georgia man.
Andreas Flaten s former employer dumped at least 90,000 pennies on his driveway last month as a form of final payment for his work at an auto shop, he said.
Uber worker rights: A day late and a dollar short
17 Mar, 2021 09:00 PM
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Financial Times Uber hit a roadblock last month when it lost a five-year legal battle over drivers rights in Britain. On Tuesday, the ride-hailing company said it would reclassify them as workers, entitled to the minimum wage, pensions and holiday. That is not quite the concession it appears. Even so, the traffic is heading in just one direction: towards much tougher regulation of disruptive tech giants.
The offer is a day late and a dollar short , according to the claimants. Further legal challenges are likely, as it is debatable whether the concessions fully comply with the ruling. Drivers will not receive minimum wage during the time before they have been paired with a passenger. Even so, it is likely to push up prices to compensate. Plans to post a profitable quarter on an adjusted ebitda basis before the end of the year should not be knocked off-course, says Ub