Our bite-size reviews from the third week of the NZ International Film Festival

New data from credit reporting agency Centrix indicates a 14% increase in the number of people experiencing financial hardship compared to last year, with 24,000 individuals struggling to pay their mortgages. While household arrears are stabilizing, challenges persist for businesses in sectors like construction, property, and hospitality. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Many more people are having a hard time paying their bills this year, with 24,000 struggling to pay their house loans....

A woman named Julia DeLuney is accused of murdering her 79-year-old mother, Helen Gregory, in their Khandallah home on January 24 last year. The court heard that DeLuney, reportedly facing financial difficulties in her cryptocurrency dealings, struck her mother both while she was standing and again as she lay in a spare bedroom where she ultimately died. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: A woman is on trial for allegedly hurting her mother very...

A customer, John Glynn-Begbie, has encountered issues with his recently purchased Xiaomi Redmi Note 13, which can only make 3G calls, as major providers prepare to shut down their 3G networks by the end of the year. Additionally, updates include the Auckland build from Amazon's Quiet Earth, an AWS executive switching to opposition, and the Government establishing an AI advisory panel. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: A man bought a new phone that...

A man was arrested for his role in a drug distribution ring after posting 19 packages, including one with 128g of MDMA. Police later discovered 2kg of methamphetamine, half a kilogram of MDMA, and 160g of steroids in a storage unit in Hamilton, leading to the seizure of vehicles and approximately $80,000 in cash during Operation Poapoa. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: A man was caught by the police for sending packages with...

The parents of two-year-old Landon Pahl, diagnosed with the terminal condition infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD), are raising awareness in hopes of finding a cure, although it may come too late for their son, who is not expected to live beyond age ten. Living in Ngāruawāhia, they also have two other children, Elijah, 4, and Lewis, 1, as they cope with this heartbreaking diagnosis. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: A little boy named Landon...

Liston College achieved a dramatic 27-24 victory over King’s College in an Auckland 1A rugby match, knocking them off the top spot. In other notable results, St Kentigern College secured a 48-26 win against St Peter’s College, while Rotorua Boys’ High School retained the Moascar Cup with a 29-7 triumph over Napier Boys’ High School. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Liston College won an exciting rugby game against King’s College by a score...