[Link] Possum Released Without Charges After Holding Woman Hostage

Read: 17/11/2021 www.vice.com

“At about 11pm on Sunday night, the occupant of a Blacks Road, North East Valley, address phoned Police in distress, stating a possum was holding her hostage,” Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen told Motherboard.

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[Link] Environmentalists argue Peter Thiel’s luxury NZ lodge will ‘destroy’ lake landscape

Read: 19/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Billionaire Peter Thiel is facing opposition from New Zealand environmental groups over his plans to build a luxury lodge in Wānaka, an alpine town on the South Island.

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