'Unacceptable': Top cop's threat to pull staff from busy court

Police struggling with the heat at one of the country’s busiest courts would shove latex gloves filled with water frozen down their stab proof vests to keep cool. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [Support our Journalism]( [Support our Journalism »](     STUFF DAILY 17 June 2024   Kia ora {NAME}, Hello and welcome to your morning briefing from Stuff, bringing you the top stories and news you'll want to read. ['Unacceptable': Top cop's threat to pull staff from busy court]( Police struggling with the heat at one of the country’s busiest courts would shove latex gloves filled with water frozen down their stab proof vests to keep cool. Edward Gay How much do you value news? If strong independent media in NZ matters to you, support our work today. [I'd like to contribute →]( [Self-build tiny home gives go-getter 20-year-old own place]( When she gets time in between netball, the Coast to Coast, and her fulltime apprentice job, Monique Graham is building her own house. Joanna Davis [Is downtown Auckland becoming a ghost town at night?]( Take a walk through downtown Auckland one night late in the week and most places are busy, however earlier in the week it is dead - why is that? David Long [Mum ‘absolutely gutted’ after paying for urgent passports in ‘unfair’ system]( As people pay extra for urgent passports, others who opted for standard processing have had them delivered in days. Caroline Williams EDITORS' PICKS   [Stuff morning quiz: June 17]( "You rang" was the catchphrase of which TV butler? [Young Kiwi designer living dreams in New York, ‘it’s wild’]( Sammy Coventry left the theory for the practical, and now works for sports media company Overtime. [‘A menswear icon’: How King Charles became the best dressed royal]( A sustainable approach to investment dressing makes the King a fashion inspiration. [Men really do eat more meat than women, study says]( A paper shows that the difference is nearly universal across cultures — and that it’s even more pronounced in countries that are more developed. [Why this ad]( NZ NEWS [Government faces bills to fly to Tokyo after 757 woes]( [Stormy night in store as thunderstorms approach]( [Former minister calls China's interference in NZ democracy 'a real threat'](//interactives.stuff.co.nz/circuit/china-the-long-game/?lid=9eri1b97wfrq&utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=stuff_daily) WORLD [Trump challenges Biden to a cognitive test but confuses doctor’s name who tested him]( [Eight people, including 2 children, injured in a shooting at Detroit splash pad]( [World leaders meet in Switzerland to discuss a Ukraine peace roadmap. Russia is notably absent]( SPORT [All Whites’ first away matches in Oceania since 2017 an Olympics prelude]( [England advance at T20 World Cup as Australia survive Scotland scare]( [‘I let the boys down’: Chiefs captain’s semifinal regret]( LIFESTYLE [House of the Dragon’s Matt Smith on finding his inner-Daemon]( [4WD off-road experience ‘out of this world’]( [Women usually outnumber men in these clubs, but not here](   [Manage Stuff Account](?lid=rbl61nrmq09o) [Unsubscribe](EMAIL}/2c520dc6-86e5-5f70-b825-d54222a8d29c/communication-subscription/stuff-newsletter-newsletter-stuff_daily/unsubscribe?auth_hash=+Q+oiAj7HWBqZPdq0WUHJbwxHdVOAYl1QSMT/b2ttiw=) | [Terms & Conditions]( | [Privacy Policy]( You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Stuff Daily newsletter. Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get Stuff Daily in your inbox.]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland 1021, New Zealand [Instagram]( [TikTok](nzstuff?lang=en&lid=999h9ayc6gyp) [YouTube](StuffNewZealand?lid=jhwnadnlrypm) * You can email us at feedback@stuff.co.nz, or call us on 0800 339 000.