New Zealand saw a vision on Thursday just before heavy rain hit the North Island.
This round of windy and heavy rainfall is expected to pass through the North Island area from the afternoon to tomorrow day.
People in the Taranaki area of the North Island woke up this morning to witness a "bloody sky".
Metservice has issued yellow warnings for strong winds in Taranaki, Auckland, Northland, and Coromandel areas, as well as orange warnings for heavy rain in the Bay of Plenty.
The weather will not be good for the next 48 hours.
The blood-coloured sky also appeared in the South Island, and someone in the Christchurch area posted a picture this morning:
This round of rain may be good news for farmers in New Zealand's North Island, who have been drier this summer.
01 Follow-up to the North Shore Sushi Restaurant stabbing case
Last Thursday, a man entered the restaurant, stabbed a woman in Neco Sushi, a sushi restaurant on Main Street in Brown Bay, North Shore, and then committed suicide. The man died, and the woman was seriously injured and sent to the hospital.
Yesterday, the media updated the follow-up to this case, summarizing the following:
* The woman's name is Marie, who is the boss, she was stabbed badly, her face was blurred when she was saved, and now she has just come out of the ICU, and she still has a long way to go.
* The man is the husband (or partner) of the woman, and the thing should be an enlarged version of the family dispute, from the Korean community.
* The sushi restaurant has been closed for now, and it is uncertain what to do in the future.
A representative of the Brown Bay Chamber of Commerce, representing Marie and her family, said there was still a long way to go.
Marie and her sons would like to thank once again all the community members who helped her when that event happened.
"Sushi restaurants will remain closed until the situation recovers a bit before deciding on future plans. ”
02 Official announcement: The reform of the rental market begins!
This morning, New Zealand's Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced that a series of reforms for renters and landlords are on the horizon, with new legislation set to be tabled in Parliament next month.
"The previous government unleashed a war on landlords," Bishop said today. Many landlords have told us that they have been forced to exit the rental market altogether. ”
He said the government is making "smart, guest-friendly" reforms to help increase rental listings.
The legislation will be tabled in parliament next month, and the new rules are expected to come into force in early 2025.
According to the coalition agreement between the National Party and the DAP, it promised to reverse the previous Labour Party's rules on the rental market.
Housing Minister Chris Bishop also announced in a post on his account this morning:
03 What will be the rule changes?
The changes include the reintroduction of the 90-day "no cause" termination rule, which allows landlords to terminate term tenancies without providing any reason.
The current Labor Party rules give landlords the right to terminate fixed-term tenancies only if they wish to move in, sell or renovate their home themselves, or if the tenant fails to pay rent.
"We have heard from many landlords that they are reluctant to take the risk of taking on tenants with less than ideal jobs without the guarantee of a 90-day 'no cause' termination of their leases," the Housing Minister said. ”
For fixed-term leases, the notice period for terminating the lease will also change.
If the landlord wants to move into the property by themselves or their family, then the notice period will only be 42 days instead of 63.
In addition, if the property has an unconditional purchase agreement to be vacated and settled, the landlord's notice period for terminating the lease will only be 42 days instead of 90 days.
These changes will return the notice period to what it was before 2021.
Housing Minister Chris Bishop said today: "These changes, together with the reinstatement of the loan interest tax credit for residential investment properties, are part of a plan to encourage landlords to re-enter the rental market and increase rental listings. ”