When Jahden Nelson went to work on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, he had no idea the day would end with him fighting for his life in hospital. It’s been two years since the former scaffolder suffered a severe high-voltage electric shock after a steel pole he was holding touched
The word for today is… fathom (noun, verb): noun 1: a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water – sometimes used in the singular when qualified by a number 2: comprehension verb 1: to measure by a sounding line 2:
Sir Colin Giltrap, the philanthropist and businessman who founded the influential and powerful Giltrap Group about 60 years ago, died last night aged 84. Giltrap, knighted for his contribution to motorsport and his generosity to so many over decades, spent a lifetime in the motor vehicle industry, although in more
The word for today is… rapport (noun): : a friendly, harmonious relationship Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word rapport bears a resemblance to a more common English word, report, which is no coincidence: both words come ultimately from the Latin verb portare, meaning “to carry,” and both traveled through French words
Supermarket executives defended their practices, apologised to suppliers and even escaped the threat of jail during a fiery Australian parliamentary hearing on prices at the checkout. Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci and Coles boss Leah Weckert fronted up to the Senate inquiry on supermarket prices yesterday and both stated the
The word for today is… maladroit (adjective): : lacking adroitness : inept Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Maladroit is perhaps an awkward fit for casual speech—outside of the occasional Weezer album title, one most often encounters it in formal writing—but you can remember its meaning by breaking it down into its
Stuff Group and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced an agreement for Stuff to provide a daily news bulletin to WBD. The new Stuff-made 6pm news will begin on Saturday 6 July, the day after the final Newshub bulletin airs on Friday 5 July. It will broadcast for an hour
The word for today is… quirk (noun): 1a: an abrupt twist or curve b: a peculiar trait : idiosyncrasy c: accident, vagary 2: a groove separating a bead or other molding from adjoining members Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : No one knows whence quirk came, but the twists and turns of its
The head of a prominent Auckland property investment family disputes claims he’s been renting substandard housing to vulnerable tenants, accusing occupants of instead being “squatters”. Anuj Gupta manages a property empire largely built up by his father Giriraj Gupta, who was a Queen’s Service Medal recipient and founder
The word for today is… callous (adjective, verb): adjective 1a: being hardened and thickened b: having calluses 2a: feeling no emotion b: feeling or showing no sympathy for others : hard-hearted verb : to make callous Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : A callus is a hard, thickened area of skin that develops usually
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Inspector Amy Scott was performing routine checks nearby when the incident began to unfold in the busy eastern Sydney shopping mall. Footage seen by 1News shows the senior police officer sprinting towards the danger as shoppers escaped in the other direction. Bravely confronting the knife-wielding attacker alone on the fifth
The word for today is… MacGuffin (noun): : an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set and keep the plot in motion despite usually lacking intrinsic importance Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The first person to use MacGuffin as a word for a plot device was
The word for today is… fissile (adjective): 1: capable of or prone to being split or divided in the direction of the grain or along natural planes of cleavage 2: capable of undergoing fission Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When scientists first used fissile back in the 1600s, the notion of
Paddy Gower has slammed “keyboard warriors” claiming the media is getting what it deserves for going “woke” amid mass job losses. TV3 journalist and TV host Patrick Gower spoke to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking this morning following yesterday’s Newshub meeting where the closure of Newshub was confirmed. Hosking
The word for today is… absolve (verb): 1 formal : to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt 2 formal : to pardon or forgive (a sin) : to remit (a sin) by absolution Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The act of absolving can be seen as releasing someone from
