Five Big Things That Happened Today: Tuesday, 9 July

July 9, 2024

Police have released more information on the 'unexplained' death of a child in 2015, everyone we know is moving to Australia and who is doing a one-off show?

1 Police release more information about child's 'unexplained' 2015 death

Police have released fresh details about the injuries involved in an "unexplained" death of a Northland child nearly a decade ago.

Alestra Kepa-Hati was four years old when she died in October, 2015.

This morning, it was revealed Alestra suffered a broken arm, broken pelvis and two separate head injuries in the weeks leading up to her death

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2 Auckland woman sentenced for trying to claim $60,000 in Covid loans

An Auckland woman who tried to get nearly $60,000 in Covid-19 relief money for other people has been sentenced to nearly a year of home detention.

Inland Revenue described Samantha Paul's actions between May 2020 and January 2022 as "calculated" and "premeditated".

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3 Brain drain: Why is everyone I know moving to Australia?

Re: News' Janhavi Gosavi wants to know why everyone she knows is jumping the ditch.

Between September 2022 and September last year, 23,700 New Zealanders moved to Australia — that’s over half of all New Zealand citizens that left the country that year.

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4 How to avoid being old and broke

Studies have proven that women are at a higher risk of falling into poverty during retirement.

The Curve's Sophie Hallwright gives a few tips on how everyone can begin preparing for retirement — starting today.

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5 How to watch Lulu Sun's Wimbledon quarterfinal

Lulu Sun will become the first New Zealand woman to appear in a single's quarterfinal at Wimbledon when she steps out against Croatia's Donna Vekic overnight.

The match will be available to watch live and free on TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1 from 11.55pm.

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ONE-OFF NZ SHOW FOR AUSTRALIAN POPSTAR

Aussie pop singer Troye Sivan has announced a one-off show as part of his Australia and New Zealand tour.

The singer, best known for songs such as Strawberries & Cigarettes and Angel Baby, will wrap up his Something To Give Each Other tour with a show on Monday, December 2 this year.

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ONE PROFESSIONAL BABY NAMER

Taylor Humphrey, professional baby namer, has some VIP clients pay her $30,000 to find a name for their babies.

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