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The White Ferns win the T20 World Cup.
Apart from a brief period when South Africa were batting in the first power play, they were never troubled. Accurate bowling, massive improvement in catching and defending a slightly imposing total.
Great mix of senior and young players (the grannies and the girls) that bodes well for the future.
The outgoing captain getting out and Halliday coming in was the key moment of their innings. Devine and Kerr building an innings at the same time was unwise.
In their innings the Tahuhu over stopped them keeping up with the run rate and then Kerr invited them to self-destruct.
Nothing like a couple of good wins to get the confidence up and confidence is a big ingredient of success in cricket.
Andrew Coster interview on Q&A reminded me of how well this country has been served by top public servants. In the same mould as Ashley Bloomfield.
https://youtu.be/EBD6sEXLoAA?si=5CKGlIIKsvc9Wees
Rent costs now increasing at twice the inflation rate.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/money/350454120/renters-continue-suffer-despite-inflation-dropping
No sign yet of journalists questioning Luxon over the "downward pressure" on rents that the landlord tax giveaways were supposedly going to "deliver".
The C of C policy changes in favour of landlords are starting to have impact.
https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/the-buyers-making-a-surprise-comeback-should-housing-market-newbies-be-worried-46444
Yep, that was always the intention – crank up demand from investors with tax breaks while stifling Kainga Ora's house-building programme. Thereby engineering a supply shortage and inflating both house prices and rents. (i.e. increase the wealth of the National Party's base supporters.)
https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360458128/former-green-mp-golriz-ghahramans-appeal-over-shoplifting-convictions-fails
Very unlucky to get the biggest establishment lackey High Court judge there is. She had no chance with this guy, none at all.
Dont think she had a chamce with any judge tbf.