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
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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
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
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The word for today is… cygnet (noun): : a young swan Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Middle English sygnett, from Anglo-French cignet, from cigne swan, from Latin cycnus, cygnus, from Greek kyknos. First used in the 15th century. If you enjoyed this BFD word of the day please consider sharing it
Emails released by the Prime Minister’s Office show there was concern about why disgraced arts patron James Wallace was able to keep his knighthood long after being convicted, while a letter also suggested there was opposition to stripping him of the honour. Communications released to the Herald by the
The word for today is… signet (noun, verb): noun 1: a seal used officially to give personal authority to a document in lieu of signature 2: the impression made by or as if by a signet 3: a small intaglio seal (as in a finger ring) verb : to stamp or
New Zealand plant-based “meat” business Sunfed’s chief executive and founder Sukul Lee says she is in the process of shutting it down. The business has been running since 2015, aiming to provide meat alternatives. The products are sold in New Zealand and Australia. But Lee posted a video
The word for today is… gratuitous (adjective): 1: not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted 2a: given unearned or without recompense b: costing nothing : free c: law : not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Like gratitude, grace, and congratulate, gratuitous
The Doctor Despite what we have been told, there are really two worlds. These worlds mirror each other. One is the real world created by God which I will call “the earth”. The other is also thousands of years old but it was created by man. Let us keep calling
Aimee-Rose Yates never expected to hear that she had metastatic bowel cancer at just 29. The Auckland woman had spells of diarrhoea prior to her diagnosis in July 2022, but said she didn’t have any other obvious signs pointing to cancer. Instead, her disease was discovered almost by
