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Otago Daily Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Hollyer's hoping for ORC seat
Queenstown's Matt Hollyer, who's seeking election for Otago Regional Council. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Queenstowner Matt Hollyer's hoping to enter politics. The 51-year-old, who's lived in the Whakatipu for the past 30-odd years, is announcing his run for Otago Regional Council (ORC), standing for one of four seats in the Dunstan regional constituency. While much of his background's in tourism, Hollyer's been more sharply focused on conservation over the past five or so years, and it's sparked his desire to help "on a larger scale". His experience includes management roles at Tourism Holdings Ltd, almost 15 years as Shotover Canyon Swing's general manager, and six years as Destination Queenstown's board chair. Since 2019, he's been AJ Hackett Bungy NZ project and innovation manager and, since 2020, ops manager for GSD Workforce, a subsidiary of Bungy, created during Covid to support community conservation groups through Jobs for Nature funding. He's also been ops manager for Southern Lakes Sanctuary since mid-'21 and has been working with ORC, including through the Catchment Action Plan (Cap). He also helped "get the ball rolling" for a targeted ORC rate to assist large-scale conservation projects throughout Otago. "I realised through Covid when we got involved in helping out community conservation groups there are awesome people that are making a great difference to the environment, but it's all boot strapping. "It's sausage sizzles and trying to keep themselves ... volunteering, but you really need to have scale ... to actually make a big difference." He believes there's huge opportunity for ORC to work more closely with community groups and businesses "for the good of everybody". "What I've seen with the people and the engagement they're trying to do through the [Cap], the connections they're making and wanting to [build] with the community, I think is really impressive. "Now it's about starting to deliver that stuff ... we can do better, we can make a difference, and if the community works together, that's possible." Hollyer also thinks should the regional deal eventuate, involving Queenstown and Central Otago district councils and ORC, it's important to have local voices around the ORC table. "I think I can bring a really good understanding of tourism, and what it takes to get conservation projects done." He notes, too, Queenstown, in particular, has a "big responsibility" as it pertains to the headwaters. "What we do up here, that goes into the water and ... goes into much of Otago. "We need to step up and acknowledge that, and get better connected with the whole region." Nominations trickle in As of yesterday afternoon, Glenorchy's John Glover remains the only official Queenstown mayoral candidate, while first-term councillor Melissa White's officially seeking re-election in her Arrowtown-Kawarau ward. Fellow first-termer Gavin Bartlett's again been nominated for the Queenstown-Whakatipu ward, as has local lawyer Stephen Brent, who's seeking election for the first time. Nominations close on August 1.
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Leo Horoscope Today for July 18, 2025: Positive outcomes soon
Leo (Jul 23-Aug 23) Daily Horoscope Prediction says, have a positive attitude today Take up precious moments to cherish the relationship. Opt for new responsibilities that will lead to career growth. Wealth will also come up today. Leo Horoscope Today: Read our expert astrological predictions to find out what the stars have in store for you. Your love relationship will brighten up your life. Minor challenges would disrupt the day at the office but you'll resolve them. Make smart financial decisions. Mino health issues may be there. Leo Love Horoscope Today Share the emotions today and hush up the past. You will love the company of the partner and may even consider marriage. You both may discuss the love affair with the parents to get their support. Some females who are new in a relationship will prefer a vacation to know their partner better. You may get back into an old love affair but married females must avoid this as the spouse will find this to cause serious trouble in the domestic life. Leo Career Horoscope Today Maintain stability in your performance and you will come across new responsibilities that will demand working even after office hours. Ensure your coworkers are in a good mood and your professional instincts will work out while dealing with short short-tempered clients. IT and healthcare professionals will see new opportunities to relocate abroad. Do not make hasty decisions and stay away from internal politics that may hamper your performance. Today is also good to join a new organization. Students will also clear competitive examinations. Leo Money Horoscope Today You will see prosperity today and the second part of the day is good to donate money to charity. A legal dispute over a property will be settled with you receiving a good share. Some natives will succeed in settling financial disputes with friends or relatives. Entrepreneurs will see opportunities abroad and raising funds will be easier today. Some females will also be fortunate to own a new house today. Leo Health Horoscope Today Minor health issues will come up and those who have cardiac issues may develop complications. Be careful to not drive under the influence of alcohol. Some natives will have severe headaches today and this may stop you from even attending the school or office. Be careful while you part in adventurous activities on a vacation. Females may also develop gynecological issues. Leo Sign Attributes Strength: Generous, Loyal, Energetic, Enthusiastic Generous, Loyal, Energetic, Enthusiastic Weakness: Arrogant, Luxury seeker, Careless, and Self-complacent Arrogant, Luxury seeker, Careless, and Self-complacent Symbol: Lion Lion Element: Fire Fire Body Part : Heart & Spine : Heart & Spine Sign Ruler : Sun : Sun Lucky Day : Sunday : Sunday Lucky Color: Golden Golden Lucky Number : 19 : 19 Lucky Stone: Ruby Leo Sign Compatibility Chart Natural affinity: Aries, Gemini, Libra, Sagittarius Good compatibility: Leo, Aquarius Fair compatibility: Cancer, Virgo, Capricorn, Pisces Less compatibility: Taurus, Scorpio By: Dr. J. N. Pandey Vedic Astrology & Vastu Expert Website: E-mail: djnpandey@ Phone: 91-9811107060 (WhatsApp Only)
Irish Examiner
5 days ago
- Business
- Irish Examiner
'Big battle ahead' on EU supports for farming, IFA warns
The Irish Farmers' Association has warned of a "big battle ahead" for vital EU supports for farming, ahead of the publication of the European Commission's proposals for the next EU budget post-2027 and the next Common Agriculture Policy (Cap). Speaking from Brussels, IFA president Francie Gorman said what was emerging about how farming will be funded from 2027 was "very concerning". 'While we will have to examine the specifics in more detail, it is clear that the EU Commission is downgrading the importance of the Cap and food production to allow for greater spending elsewhere,' he said. 'The Cap is being turned into an environmental and social policy. Support for farmers who are producing the most food is being consistently reduced. The commission seem more interested in finding ways to cut payments to individual farmers rather than support them,' he said. "As it stands, the Cap provides an annual injection of nearly €2bn into our rural economy to support food production. 'At a time when Ireland is a net contributor to the overall EU budget, this level of investment in every parish takes on even more significance. Cap has been the cornerstone of the multi-billion export sector that underpins thousands of jobs in regions far from the urban centres,' he said. The EU Commission also needs to be honest with consumers. Cutting Cap funding will reduce food production and lead to food price inflation. 'These proposals will have to be approved by the member states and the EU Parliament, so there is a long journey ahead and we will expect a real fight from our Government and MEPs. 'The EU presidency, which Ireland will assume this time next year for the second half of 2026, takes on added importance. Our Government has to secure the maximum funding for Irish farmers to encourage the next generation to consider farming as a career. "From the Taoiseach down, this has to be front and centre of every discussion across those six months,' he said. Commenting, agriculture minister Martin Heydon said: 'These are complex legislative proposals which will need detailed consideration. The commission is proposing major changes in structure that we will now study in detail in order to better understand the impact on Ireland. 'This publication is just the beginning of a protracted process. Member states will, through the Council of Ministers, begin the process of agreeing a general approach to the commission's proposals, before engaging in line-by-line negotiations with the EU Parliament and the EU Commission. "This will take some time, and I fully expect the progression of these proposals to be a significant feature of Ireland's presidency of the EU Council in the second half of next year.' The minister will host the first meeting of Ireland's Cap consultative committee on Thursday, which will engage in detail on these proposals. Read More Agricultural output price index up 20.7% in the 12 months to May
San Francisco Chronicle
6 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
This Date in Baseball - Ryan Howard becomes fastest player in MLB history to reach 200 career HRs
July 16 1897 — Chicago's Cap Anson became the first major leaguer to reach 3,000 hits when he singled off Baltimore's George Blackburn. 1902 — John McGraw was named manager of the New York Giants, a post he would hold for 30 years. 1909 — Ed Summers of the Detroit Tigers allowed only seven hits and pitched all 18 innings of a 0-0 tie with the Washington Senators, the longest scoreless game in AL history. 1920 — Babe Ruth broke his own season record of 29 homers with his 30th as the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns, 5-2. Ruth would finish the season with 54. 1933 — Red Lucas of the Cincinnati Reds pitched a 15-inning 1-0 win over Roy Parmelee and the New York Giants in the opener of a doubleheader. 1941 — Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 56 games with a 3-for-4 day as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 10-3. 1948 — After 8 1/2 years as Brooklyn manager, Leo Durocher stunned baseball by taking the helm of the archrival Giants in midseason. 1958 - In the nitecap of a doubleheader, Baltimore pitcher Jack Harshman hit two homers in a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. 1970 — The Cincinnati Reds beat the Pirates 3-2 before 48,846 in the first game at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. 1985 — Sparky Anderson became the first manager to lose an All-Star Game in both leagues. The National League won 6-1 for the 21st win in the last 23 games. 1996 — Colorado's streak of scoring seven runs in a game ended at 11. The Rockies beat the Giants 5-3 and tied the 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1938 New York Yankees and 1976 Cincinnati Reds with 11 7-run games. 1997 — Kevin Brown pitched his first career one-hitter to lead Florida to 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brown, who no-hit San Francisco on June 10th, faced two batters over the minimum and allowed a lead-off single to left by Raul Mondesi in the fifth. He struck out eight and retired his final 15 batters. 1998 — Randy Johnson pitched a one-hitter to lead Seattle to a 3-0 win over Minnesota. Johnson struck out fans 11 and gave up a single to third baseman Brent Gates. 2006 — Chipper Jones hit a two-run homer in Atlanta's 10-5 win at San Diego to give him an extra-base hit in 14 straight games, tying a 79-year-old major league record. Jones tied the record set in 1927 by Pittsburgh's Paul Waner. 2006 — Mariano Rivera earned his 400th save, escaping two jams and getting six outs to preserve the New York Yankees' 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Rivera joined Lee Smith, Trevor Hoffman and John Franco in the 400-save club. 2009 — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard became the fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs, breaking the record previously held by Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner. Howard reached 200 homers in his 658th game, hitting his 23rd of the season in the sixth inning of a 4-0 win over Florida. Kiner hit No. 200 in his 706th game. 2013 — Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth inning in his final All-Star appearance, Jose Bautista, J.J. Hardy and Jason Kipnis drove in runs to back a night of pulsating pitching, and the American League beat the National League 3-0. _____
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
July 2025 full buck moon in Capricorn is about to be here — these zodiac signs will feel it the most
All hail the holy grind — the full buck moon in Capricorn is upon us. The full buck moon will rise on Thursday, July 10, reaching peak illumination at 4:37 P.M. Eastern Time at 18 degrees of Capricorn. As a cardinal earth sign, Capricorn is an initiator, a builder, a voice of reason and at times a flat-out murderer of whimsy. Concerned with the tangible, Cap is driven by capital gains, ultimate payoff and the desire to leave a legacy that will outlive it. Ruled by stern daddy Saturn, Cap energy is about the sweet reward of the hard won. Synonymous with steady ascent, Capricorn teaches us to plot (be it a course or a hostile takeover), take our time, turn disappointments into discipline and setbacks into strategy, crush our enemies, protect a trusted few and carefully play our hand in the ever-loving long game. As per 'The Old Farmer's Almanac,' July's full moon is known as the Buck Moon, an homage to the male deer whose antlers are in full-blown growth mode during the deep heat of summer. Bucks grow and shed their antlers each year, producing more elaborate sets as time passes. When the antlers are fully grown, they harden to bone. The Buck Moon will be most visible on the night of July 10 and into the early morning hours of July 11. We'll all be under the strategic pull of this full moon, but four signs in particular are poised to feel its effects most acutely. Happy Full Moon Aries, the Buck Moon is rising and shining in your tenth house of legacy, foundation, ambition,and legacy. With a mess of planets moving and retrograding through your sign this month, the time has never been more nigh to consider whether the work you do is soul-quenching or simply place-holding. Is it time to look further afield for fulfillment, or consider reducing your role and having more room to roam? Remember to look up tonight and welcome the answers you see reflected there. Ahoy, Cancer. The full buck moon shines a light on your closest personal and professional relationships, encouraging you to assess the balance within your bonds. While it is impossible and ineffectual for relationships to be an equal 50/50 split 100% of the time, it is reasonable to require an equal stake in effort and investment. Reciprocity is the bedrock of healthy relationships however scorekeeping and a tit for tat love tax are petty business. Given these terms, are you on the take or over-delivering on the give? Resentful or rapacious? Whatever the spread, now is the time to make a plan to restore balance for the sake of bounty. Happy Full Moon, Libra! The focus for you in this moonlight is your fourth house of home and habits, the past and its pains. The sun in Cancer and the moon in Capricorn highlight the intersection of intimacy and ambition. I wonder what could be achieved if you thought of your attachments as an investment, building into your bonds and measuring your wealth by the depth of them. The moon shines on and for you this month, Capricorn. The full buck moon highlights your first house of the self. In the undertow of feelings deep Cancer season, you may find yourself experiencing waves of acute tenderness, crippling nostalgia and unfamiliar self-doubt. Don't be alarmed. You're not going soft, seagoat, you're just finding new ways to go deep. Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
