Auckland's mayor ruled out rates rises to fund a transport funding shortfall, Seven Sharp learnt how to park a 294m cruise ship, and will kina pizza be the saving grace to imbalances in the marine ecosystem?
1 Auckland mayor rules out rates rise to fund fuel tax shortfall
Wayne Brown said he will not put the city's rates up just because the Government has removed a tax that funds transport projects.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister of Transport Simeon Brown confirmed on Thursday that the Government would end the city's tax of 11.5 cents per litre of fuel on June 30.
2 Joseph Ahuriri: Results due back from drone scans
Nearly a year after the disappearance of Joseph Ahuriri during Cyclone Gabrielle, it is hoped that an extensive scientific drone search in the Hawke's Bay will reveal some answers.
A GNS-led magnometer drone scan in the area he went missing in is hoping to search below silt level for any indication of what happened to the father.
3 How to park a 294m cruise ship - Taranaki-style
Marine pilot Daniel Satherley taught Seven Sharp reporter Carolyn Robinson how the Port Taranaki team park the huge cruise ships that come into port.
He said the channel they have to navigate through is tight, and he breathes a sigh of relief whenever the ships are parked.
4 'Fraudulent behaviour' hits Woolworths Everyday Rewards launch
The launch of Woolworths' new rewards system has been marred by "fraudulent behaviour", the supermarket chain has confirmed.
Users have been taking advantage of the new user incentive, which gives 1000 free points to members who download the app, by creating multiple accounts and gifting the points to themselves.
5 Picasso, Dalí masterpieces going on display at Auckland Art Gallery
The free exhibit, The Robertson Gift: Paths through Modernity, takes visitors on a journey through the modern art era of the 19th and early 20th centuries and will run for the next two years.
Among the artwork on show are 15 pieces worth more than $100 million gifted to the gallery from the late American philanthropists Julian and Josie Robertson.
ONE KINA SOLUTION
Seven Sharp reporter Ben Hurley has a unique solution to our exploding kina population that is threatening biodiversity in marine environments.
He gave away free slices of kina pizza that received at least one positive review, but other pizza chains are yet to catch on to his culinary masterpiece.
ONE AIRBORNE STALKER
A US man has been arrested for a fifth time after stalking a woman for more than four years by flying a small plane over her house and occasionally throwing tomatoes.
He was released earlier in October on the condition that he stay away from the woman and airplanes.
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