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Caesar · 10th May 2017, 18:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberbob

Where the shit did "Technology" just go?

Yeah I noticed that yesterday too...
The page is still there but you need to go to /technology to get to it.

Lightspeed · 10th May 2017, 18:10

Here it is.

CCS · 6th June 2017, 11:46

The Herald's new design is fucking awful. I load up the page and this is what I get:

Yeah, business time baby! Only 3 minutes! Thanks for that full screen crotch shot. Wait, am I on the right site?

The Edge · 7th June 2017, 16:18

The new layout is absolute crap. What was wrong with the old one?
I can see how it would be better (easier to update?) having one layout for both phones and PC viewers as opposed to a separate optimised for each, but on a computer it looks terrible.

blynk · 7th June 2017, 17:18

Horrible.
Every update they have done has made it worse.

CCS · 7th June 2017, 17:47

Hey thanks for the graphic content warni...OHMYGOD HER FACE IS GETTING SMASHED IN BY THE CAR AND I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT!

blynk · 7th June 2017, 18:13

On the topic of the story, they seem to think she saved the boy because you body took the impact of the car.

In a car versus brick wall, I wouldn't have thought a body would "take the impact".
Also, I question if she jumped in front of it to save the boy. I think she was trying to get the fuck away from a speeding car.

fixed_truth · 8th June 2017, 12:21

The Herald's new site layout is so shit I'd rather read Stuff

Juju · 9th June 2017, 10:36

Meh.. it's ok. Change is change.

Modern day equivalent of the old farts whinging when it went from broadsheet to tabloid.

It's still the herald.. total shit show.

crocos · 9th June 2017, 16:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juju

It's still the herald.. total shit show.

This

Deadmeat · 19th June 2017, 14:58

http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-ze...-injuries.html

Quote:

A man has suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car this morning.

The man, believed to have been washing car windows, was hit at the intersection of Great South Road and Te Irirangi Drive in Manukau.

A witness told NZME the man laid on the ground for around 15 minutes before an ambulance arrived.

St John Ambulance confirmed that a call was received at 10.44am and the man was taken to Middlemore Hospital with serious injuries.

The witness said the driver of the car stopped immediately.

"We saw them put on a neck brace and put him on a stretcher. He didn't seem to move at all."

"A window-washer walked the older man off to the side, he seemed pretty shocked."

Newshub.

I have so many questions...
How does a man laid on the ground?
Why did they put the driver in a neck brace and on a stretcher?
Who is the older man?!

StN · 27th June 2017, 11:49

Stuff on Mr Depp:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuff picture caption

Actress Amber Heard is pictured in Los Angeles, California, U.S. with what appears to be bruising on her right cheek in an undated handout photograph included in a court filing for a restraining order against husband Johnny Depp. Superior Court of Los Angeles/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Oh my...

Juju · 28th June 2017, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juju

Meh.. it's ok. Change is change.

Modern day equivalent of the old farts whinging when it went from broadsheet to tabloid.

It's still the herald.. total shit show.

Ok. I take it back. In the ~3 weeks since, my visits to NZH have dropped by probably 50%. It's not the new layout, more so they seem to have double downed on the shit house tabloid page 3 click bait dribble content since they changed the website.

Congratulations NZME, you will be the ones responsible for killing a 154 year old brand.

blynk · 28th June 2017, 13:56

I have definitely dropped my readership.
I used to go through the tabs National, World, Business, Tech, Sport.

Now I might jump on the main page. Look at the the top and thats it.

So I would say I am probably now 25% of what I used to do. It would be interesting to see what their actual stats are.

CCS · 10th October 2017, 18:26

NZH RSS feed headline: Man hit by falling concrete slab in Auckland CBD
NZH website sidebar headline: Man almost hit by concrete slab
Actual article headline: Man injured by falling concrete slab in Auckland CBD
Actual article text: A man has been rushed to Auckland hospital with minor injuries after a concrete slab fell from a construction site, narrowly missing him.

At the end of it all, I'm still not certain whether he was hit or not. If he was not hit, what caused the injury?

Cyberbob · 13th December 2017, 11:39

In an effort to break the news first, I guess they preloaded the photo captions, and forgot to change them when the rocket launch was aborted.

Deadmeat · 20th December 2017, 16:21

NZHerald headline link: "Terminally ill now able to use cannabis
20 Dec, 2017 1:00pm"

Article: "legislation has been introduced..."

CCS · 22nd December 2017, 13:36

Quote:

Motorist's shock at vehicle towing live chicken

Auckland motorists had their feathers ruffled this afternoon when a vehicle was seen towing what is thought to be a live chicken down a busy street on the North Shore.

Towing? TOWING?! That's not towing, you fucking moron! That's DRAGGING! Is the writer too young and dumb to know how to use words? Or were they too busy coming up with their hilarious gag in the first paragraph to take the time to read through the article and realised they fucked up?

CCS · 3rd January 2018, 16:27

Kiwis who evaded NYE Coromandel alcohol ban by building island revealed

Quote:

They used wheelburrows, shovels and hands to heap the sand into a mound at low tide.

Wheelburrows?! How the hell can you go through life and think that is how you spell wheelbarrow? Does the writer not know that wheelbarrows don't perform any kind of burrowing task?

CCS · 11th January 2018, 07:33

Uber drivers towing the line after law changes around passenger licenses

Another 20-something Herald writer who doesn't understand the language she is writing in.

Deadmeat · 31st January 2018, 16:57

Offered as a standalone paragraph.
"Finance spokesman Steven Joyce is also being fingered."

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...nals-rumblings

Ab · 31st January 2018, 17:49

One thing that's really evident to me with a bit of ex-pat distance... NZ really shuts down over the summer holidays. There's nothing to talk about other than cricket and whatever Northland/Coromandel camping ground has been flooded out. So when Parliament gets back from recess what passes for NZ's "news media" are just desperate for political news. Anything. Any story will do.

CCS · 31st January 2018, 18:44

Yes. The Herald is full of shit this time of year. I don't read Stuff. The Herald likes to do this thing (maybe you've noticed) where they just print stories they call the 'best of 2017'. They've also been digging up really old (decades) stories and putting what looks like a reasonable sheen on them, retelling them as "this old thing that happened". So yeah... I don't know what happens in NZ that is newsworthy at this time of year. It's just things like "These guys built a sandcastle and drank beer on it when the tide came in" and umpteen 'articles' placed by Tip Tops marketing department that say "boy it's really hot and people just love our ice creamy treats!"

Maybe it's a case of 'no news is good news'. No terrible shit is happening here. There's plenty of shit happening around the world that the Herald could be reporting on. I mean, you only need to watch 5 minutes of Al Jazeera to see that the world is fucked and you wouldn't know it if you relied on Stuff and the Herald for your news. And after that 5 minutes you just want to crawl under the bed and suck your thumb for a while.

crocos · 31st January 2018, 18:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCS

And after that 5 minutes you just want to crawl under the bed and suck your thumb for a while.

+1: Insightful

StN · 23rd February 2018, 14:31

A bit conflicted over which thread I should drop this in - and apologies to anyone still eating lunch...

Yeah, sorry again...

CCS · 23rd February 2018, 15:22

I'm not too sure what a 'Swizz' is. It's not part of his name. He's not a DJ. Swiss people aren't called Swizz. OED says a swizz is 'A thing that is disappointing or represents a mild swindle'. Is the Herald saying the new All Whites coach is a swindle?

Ab · 23rd February 2018, 16:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by StN

A bit conflicted over which thread I should drop this in - and apologies to anyone still eating lunch...

Yeah, sorry again...

Ban him

ZoSo · 23rd February 2018, 18:53

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=11999816

Quote:

NZME, owner of the New Zealand Herald, plans to put up a paywall around premium journalism on its website, says chief executive Michael Boggs.

Get the friday night laughs rolling early.

Lightspeed · 23rd February 2018, 19:20

Huh, I wonder where they're planning on getting the premium journalists from?

Ab · 23rd February 2018, 21:59

When the subscription rivers of gold pour in, they can hire some!

StN · 8th March 2018, 12:25

Technically correct I suppose...

Shortland Street actor still listed as missing after two bodies found at Auckland lodge

...

Ellwood played the character of Mandy Timmins in one episode of Shortland Street in 2006.

She is also a hair stylist, makeup artist and fashion stylist.

pxpx · 9th March 2018, 12:30

Google plugin to filter out news articles wherein the headline contains a "?"

blynk · 15th March 2018, 14:06

Did the mother not select the best shows to go to.

Macca@Work · 19th April 2018, 23:22

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/103...ar-kopu-bridge

Three people are dead following a two-car crash on Kopu Bridge - a single lane swing bridge - in Coromandel.

The two-car crash happened south of the bridge on State Highway 25 on Thursday evening.

Deadmeat · 20th September 2018, 19:28

Boy did i ever leap to the wrong conclusion about the subject of this story.

Cyberbob · 11th October 2018, 17:47

Them and I have very different ideas about what constitutes breaking news.

blynk · 16th November 2018, 16:49

I feel like they might need to change the use of the word driverless now.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/...s-into-bedroom

My initial thought was it was a self driving truck, and then saw it was in NZ and I didn't think we had those in NZ.

Then realised that it someone left the handbrake off

Ab · 16th November 2018, 18:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberbob

Them and I have very different ideas about what constitutes breaking news.

Me too, bob.

pxpx · 30th January 2019, 17:26

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle...ectid=12198680

jerrnalism!

MadMax · 25th April 2019, 22:09

Journalism fail https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/11225...mer-users-life

6th June 2017, 11:46	#2163
CCS Stunt Pants	The Herald's new design is fucking awful. I load up the page and this is what I get: Yeah, business time baby! Only 3 minutes! Thanks for that full screen crotch shot. Wait, am I on the right site? __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

7th June 2017, 17:47	#2166
CCS Stunt Pants	Hey thanks for the graphic content warni...OHMYGOD HER FACE IS GETTING SMASHED IN BY THE CAR AND I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THAT! __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

10th October 2017, 18:26	#2175
CCS Stunt Pants	NZH RSS feed headline: Man hit by falling concrete slab in Auckland CBD NZH website sidebar headline: Man almost hit by concrete slab Actual article headline: Man injured by falling concrete slab in Auckland CBD Actual article text: A man has been rushed to Auckland hospital with minor injuries after a concrete slab fell from a construction site, narrowly missing him. At the end of it all, I'm still not certain whether he was hit or not. If he was not hit, what caused the injury? __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

11th January 2018, 07:33	#2180
CCS Stunt Pants	Uber drivers towing the line after law changes around passenger licenses Another 20-something Herald writer who doesn't understand the language she is writing in. __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

31st January 2018, 18:44	#2183
CCS Stunt Pants	Yes. The Herald is full of shit this time of year. I don't read Stuff. The Herald likes to do this thing (maybe you've noticed) where they just print stories they call the 'best of 2017'. They've also been digging up really old (decades) stories and putting what looks like a reasonable sheen on them, retelling them as "this old thing that happened". So yeah... I don't know what happens in NZ that is newsworthy at this time of year. It's just things like "These guys built a sandcastle and drank beer on it when the tide came in" and umpteen 'articles' placed by Tip Tops marketing department that say "boy it's really hot and people just love our ice creamy treats!" Maybe it's a case of 'no news is good news'. No terrible shit is happening here. There's plenty of shit happening around the world that the Herald could be reporting on. I mean, you only need to watch 5 minutes of Al Jazeera to see that the world is fucked and you wouldn't know it if you relied on Stuff and the Herald for your news. And after that 5 minutes you just want to crawl under the bed and suck your thumb for a while. __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

10th May 2017, 18:10	#2162
Lightspeed	Here it is. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

7th June 2017, 16:18	#2164
The Edge	The new layout is absolute crap. What was wrong with the old one? I can see how it would be better (easier to update?) having one layout for both phones and PC viewers as opposed to a separate optimised for each, but on a computer it looks terrible.

7th June 2017, 17:18	#2165
blynk	Horrible. Every update they have done has made it worse.

7th June 2017, 18:13	#2167
blynk	On the topic of the story, they seem to think she saved the boy because you body took the impact of the car. In a car versus brick wall, I wouldn't have thought a body would "take the impact". Also, I question if she jumped in front of it to save the boy. I think she was trying to get the fuck away from a speeding car.

8th June 2017, 12:21	#2168
fixed_truth	The Herald's new site layout is so shit I'd rather read Stuff __________________ Protecting your peace is way more important than proving your point. Some people aren't open to cultivating their views. Just let them be wrong.

9th June 2017, 10:36	#2169
Juju get to da choppa	Meh.. it's ok. Change is change. Modern day equivalent of the old farts whinging when it went from broadsheet to tabloid. It's still the herald.. total shit show.

28th June 2017, 13:56	#2174
blynk	I have definitely dropped my readership. I used to go through the tabs National, World, Business, Tech, Sport. Now I might jump on the main page. Look at the the top and thats it. So I would say I am probably now 25% of what I used to do. It would be interesting to see what their actual stats are.

13th December 2017, 11:39	#2176
Cyberbob	In an effort to break the news first, I guess they preloaded the photo captions, and forgot to change them when the rocket launch was aborted. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

20th December 2017, 16:21	#2177
Deadmeat	NZHerald headline link: "Terminally ill now able to use cannabis 20 Dec, 2017 1:00pm" Article: "legislation has been introduced..."

31st January 2018, 16:57	#2181
Deadmeat	Offered as a standalone paragraph. "Finance spokesman Steven Joyce is also being fingered." https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...nals-rumblings

31st January 2018, 17:49	#2182
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	One thing that's really evident to me with a bit of ex-pat distance... NZ really shuts down over the summer holidays. There's nothing to talk about other than cricket and whatever Northland/Coromandel camping ground has been flooded out. So when Parliament gets back from recess what passes for NZ's "news media" are just desperate for political news. Anything. Any story will do.

23rd February 2018, 14:31	#2185
StN I have detailed files	A bit conflicted over which thread I should drop this in - and apologies to anyone still eating lunch... Yeah, sorry again...

23rd February 2018, 15:22	#2186
CCS Stunt Pants	I'm not too sure what a 'Swizz' is. It's not part of his name. He's not a DJ. Swiss people aren't called Swizz. OED says a swizz is 'A thing that is disappointing or represents a mild swindle'. Is the Herald saying the new All Whites coach is a swindle? __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

23rd February 2018, 19:20	#2189
Lightspeed	Huh, I wonder where they're planning on getting the premium journalists from? __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

23rd February 2018, 21:59	#2190
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	When the subscription rivers of gold pour in, they can hire some!

8th March 2018, 12:25	#2191
StN I have detailed files	Technically correct I suppose... Shortland Street actor still listed as missing after two bodies found at Auckland lodge ... Ellwood played the character of Mandy Timmins in one episode of Shortland Street in 2006. She is also a hair stylist, makeup artist and fashion stylist.

9th March 2018, 12:30	#2192
pxpx	Google plugin to filter out news articles wherein the headline contains a "?"

15th March 2018, 14:06	#2193
blynk	Did the mother not select the best shows to go to.

19th April 2018, 23:22	#2194
Macca@Work	Three dead in two-car crash in Coromandel https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/103...ar-kopu-bridge Three people are dead following a two-car crash on Kopu Bridge - a single lane swing bridge - in Coromandel. The two-car crash happened south of the bridge on State Highway 25 on Thursday evening.

20th September 2018, 19:28	#2195
Deadmeat	Boy did i ever leap to the wrong conclusion about the subject of this story.

11th October 2018, 17:47	#2196
Cyberbob	Them and I have very different ideas about what constitutes breaking news. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

16th November 2018, 16:49	#2197
blynk	I feel like they might need to change the use of the word driverless now. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/...s-into-bedroom My initial thought was it was a self driving truck, and then saw it was in NZ and I didn't think we had those in NZ. Then realised that it someone left the handbrake off

30th January 2019, 17:26	#2199
pxpx	https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle...ectid=12198680 jerrnalism!

25th April 2019, 22:09	#2200
MadMax Stuff	Journalism fail https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/11225...mer-users-life __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity.