A chilling quote right at the end of the article

It could take a week or two before the future of the ski fields is known.

New Zealand spin-bowling allrounder Michael Bracewell is expected to be out of action for six to eight months after rupturing his right achilles while batting for Worcestershire in the T20 Blast. He is set to undergo surgery in the UK on Thursday before starting a lengthy rehab which means he will also miss the 50-over World Cup in India in October-November.

Bracewell was batting on 11 against Yorkshire on June 9 when he collapsed mid-pitch clutching his right leg and retired hurt in the 225 chase. His injury leaves New Zealand searching for batting options especially considering their captain Kane Williamson, who underwent surgery for a ruptured ACL, is in a race against time to make the World Cup.

"Firstly, you always feel for the player when injury strikes and especially when it means they will have to miss a world event," New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said. "Michael's a great team man and has had a fantastic 15 months for the BlackCaps since his international debut. We've see

The New Zealand economy slipped into recession at the start of the year.

Stats NZ figures showed gross domestic product (GDP), the broad measure of economic growth, fell a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent in the three months ended March.

It was the second consecutive quarter of negative economic growth, following the previous quarter's revised fall of 0.7 percent. That meets the technical definition of a recession.

The result was in line with economists' expectation of a 0.1 percent contraction in a poll by Reuters, and at odds with the Reserve Bank forecast of 0.3 percent growth.

Most parts of the economy slowed or contracted, with services, exports, and agriculture offsetting a slight rise in construction.

Business services were the biggest downwards driver, falling 3.5 percent, Stats NZ said.

"Management consulting, advertising, scientific, and engineering design services drove the fall in business services," Stats NZ economic and environmental insights general manager Jason At

This is a good podcast series by RNZ covering New Zealand biggest disaster by death toll. A chilling piece of history much forgotten about in the public consciousness and a story that deserves to be told. Despite the tragedy of this event, no memorial has been erected to this day nearly 45 years after the incident.

The series goes into the event itself, the people effected and the political fallout afterwards. This is also where the famous phrase "an orchestrated litany of lies" comes from, it was said as the result of the Royal Commission's inquiry into the events and the role the governments played.

Well worth a listen to anyone who enjoys history or those looking for another podcast.