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#3068514 27-Apr-2023 19:18

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/488805/bogus-doctor-yuvaraj-krishnan-who-faked-his-way-to-a-job-middlemore-hospital-sentenced-to-jail

'Bogus' doctor Yuvaraj Krishnan who faked his way to a job Middlemore Hospital sentenced to jail

Presumably that's at Middlemore Hospital.

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#3068533 27-Apr-2023 20:37

Ah, yes. Conatined.

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#3070681 3-May-2023 05:34

More ignorance from the NZH. One of their headlines today: “Government won’t support stressed mortgage holders.”

The story says: Mortgage holders struggling to meet their repayment obligations won’t be among those who get government support in the upcoming cost-of-living-focused Budget.

This is a totally incorrect use of the term ‘mortgage holder’. The mortgage holder (aka mortgagee or mortgage owner) here is the bank or lender - not the property owner/borrower (aka mortgagor).

As it reads, the headline actually means: “Government won’t support stressed home loan lenders or banks” - which is not what the story is about.

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#3070736 3-May-2023 09:38

Misherman?

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#3070744 3-May-2023 09:50

pab: Misherman?

Either someone is using a special keyboard, or they've got really large fingers - there is quite a bit of distance between "f" and "m" on my QWERTY keyboard!

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#3073494 7-May-2023 19:31

Stuff article on coronation, has a few spelling mistakes in this one paragraph.

"It’s not clear how much the sword weight, but the scabbard along is lined in solid gold. King Charle’s crown, also solid gold, weighs a whopping 2.2kgs, so the sword, which is 1.2m long and more than 30cm across at the crossguard, could be around the same weight."

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#3073803 8-May-2023 13:59

Oops - photo inserted sideways (I see it's fixed now)

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#3073804 8-May-2023 14:08

k1w1k1d:

King Charle’s crown, also solid gold, weighs a whopping 2.2kgs, so the sword, which is 1.2m long and more than 30cm across at the crossguard, could be around the same weight."

Time has fortunately done some research instead of mindless speculation and irrelevant comparison:

Mordaunt was required to carry an 8 lbs. 17th-Century Sword of State ...... holding the 4 ft. sword throughout the ceremony.

For those who might be wondering... https://swordscorner.com/how-much-do-swords-weigh-full-analysis-table-lbs-kgs/ classifies swords weighing over 5lb as "heavy".

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#3074299 9-May-2023 17:36

From: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300873898/student-swept-away-on-school-trip-wasnt-meant-to-be-caving-leaked-email-reveals

"Superintendent Tony Hill said he could confirm 17 people were in the caves - 14 students and two adults."

Ummmmmm...... how many?

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#3074341 9-May-2023 20:15

Superintendent Tony Hill said he could confirm 17 people were in the caves - 14 students, plus another one unaccounted for, and two adults.

17.

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#3074345 9-May-2023 20:24

RunningMan:
Superintendent Tony Hill said he could confirm 17 people were in the caves - 14 students, plus another one unaccounted for, and two adults.

17.

Corrected it finally then!