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NZ Herald
21-07-2025
- Politics
- NZ Herald
On The Up: Young golfer Sascha Apanui wins Ōmokoroa Cup against club president
Ten-year-old Bay of Plenty golfer Sascha Apanui has made a statement at his local club after beating the president. The youngest player in the Ōmokoroa Cup graciously took out the tournament, beating 77-year-old club president John Marsh - affectionately known as Swampy.
West Australian
25-06-2025
- Business
- West Australian
United Firefighters Union says MPs pay rises a ‘slap in the face' for firies battling for wages offer
A generous pay rise for State MPs is a 'slap in the face' for firefighters battling for a serious wages offer from the Government, its union says. As the fallout from Monday's independent ruling to raise salaries for politicians and senior fat cats by 3.5 per cent continues to mount, one Government minister confessed MPs would always 'cop flack' for pay. The rise meant in the last five years, a State MPs' salary has been lifted by almost 15 per cent — which also included a decision two years ago to award politicians the State Government's $3000 cost of living bonus. United Firefighters Union members brought their fight to lift their base hourly rate of $38 to Parliament House on Wednesday, with secretary John Marsh telling The West, the MPs pay rise would not go down well with members. 'Pay rises like these really fly in the face of the men and women, the firefighters, the people that are covered by our union, the communications centre operators, all of those people who are really doing it tough at the moment,' Mr Marsh said. 'We still haven't or we have received our first offer. Our EBA has expired, but we've certainly requested that the government do not give us a low blow first offer, just to get things done. 'But rather that they take a real, active listen at what the union's requesting, and they address the terms which are being highlighted to them, rather than just saying 'we don't have the money, we can't afford it.' Mr Marsh said firefighters were struggling with low morale and cost of living issues after a long period to stagnant wage growth. 'We don't sell ice creams for a living, but at the end of that, we expect to be reasonably compensated . . . we're talking about an increase to our base rate,' he said. 'It really is a slap in the face to the people who are a doing it tough, but are doing a significant job which really does impact their physical their mental health and also their family life when they're being stretched with overtime to compensate them for a fairly low base rate of their occupation.' Speaking on Wednesday, Housing and Works Minister John Carey said he understood the cynicism around MPs pay, but raised that some community beliefs were wrong, referring to the former generous pension scheme for politicians. 'You always catch flack in this role about pay. I mean, people think we're still on the generous superannuation. People still believe that I'm on the old scheme that existed . . . and I'm not,' he said. 'I throw everything at (this job). I'm not here for the pay. I'm here to create positive change in the community. 'The community makes a judgement about my performance every four years, and so they make that decision whether any politician has been value for them, whether it's in terms of the pay they receive, or what they do for the local community.'
USA Today
05-02-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Car crash leaves mother dead; 7-year-old stays by her side for 12 hours, reports say
Car crash leaves mother dead; 7-year-old stays by her side for 12 hours, reports say Show Caption Hide Caption Driver rescued after vehicle goes off cliff Firefighters used a rope rescue system to pull a driver to safety after their car went 100 feet off a cliff in Oregon. A 7-year-old boy stayed by his mother's side for almost 12 hours after they were involved in a car crash on a California highway in which the mother died over the weekend, reports say. The two were returning to their home in Tollhouse from a friend's house Saturday night when the mother lost control of the vehicle and it swerved off Highway 168 in Auberry, according to reports from ABC 30 and the Los Angeles Times, citing California Highway Patrol. The vehicle, a Subaru Crosstrek, was later found nearly 200 feet off an embankment after it rolled over multiple times, authorities told ABC 30. "It was basically sitting in a grove of trees, covered, and not visible from the highway," CHP officer John Marsh told ABC 30. Authorities told media the woman and her son were both thrown from the car. While the mother died in the accident, the boy survived and stayed by her side for roughly 12 hours before he was spotted walking alone on a mountain road, the LA Times reported. "We got a call of a child walking on the four-lane section of the 168 and the parties who found the child basically walked down to where the crash had happened," Marsh said, according to ABC 30. Lookout alert issued CHP had been looking for the mother and son after they did not return home as expected and were still missing Sunday morning, ABC 30 and the LA Times reported. A lookout alert was issued, and the boy was spotted before noon walking along the shoulder of the highway where the crash took place. 7-year-old treated for injuries The 7-year-old was taken to local hospital, where he was treated for several injuries including a broken arm, and reunited with his father, according to ABC 30. CHP did not immediately return USA TODAY's request for more information on the crash and how it occurred. However, ABC 30 and LA Times reported the cause of the crash is still under investigation and CHP is waiting for the toxicology report to determine if alcohol or drugs were a factor. Authorities believe both the mother and son were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, the media reports said. The victim was identified as 30-year-old Bailie French, of Yokuts Valley, by the Fresno County Coroner's Office, ABC 30 and Fresno Bee reported. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq.
