[ad_1] ROBERT KITCHEN / THINGS / Things New MP Simon Court raises his hand to answer a question, revealing his “talking points” scrawled on his hand with a ballpoint pen. ACT leader David Seymour reached the steps of Parliament with the right contingent of MPs for the first time on …
Read More »Kiwi man raided by police over North Korean PPE donation says it was ‘like a joke in bad taste’
[ad_1] An Auckland man who was raided by police for donating personal protective equipment (PPE) to North Korea described it as “a sick joke”. Peter Wilson, an 80-year-old humanitarian worker, and another person, a Presbyterian minister who did not wish to be identified, were raided by police at their homes …
Read More »Coronavirus: Vessel told to stay out of Napier until next week
[ad_1] The port of Napier will prevent the Ken Rei from docking until next week, despite advice from the Health Ministry that it could dock safely. On Sunday the port was notified that the ship heading to Napier had a possible exposure to Covid-19, so, according to the advice of …
Read More »Flight Center cuts 160 more jobs and closes 23 more stores
[ad_1] Deal 20 Oct, 2020 10:33 PM3 minutes to read Flight Center has closed more than half of its stores nationwide. Photo / Michael Cunningham Flight Center will cut 160 jobs and close 23 stores in addition to the heavy cuts earlier this year. The travel agency says most of …
Read More »Covid-19: Cook Islands Bubble Talks with New Zealand ‘Back to Starting Point’
[ad_1] This story was originally published on Cook Islands News and republished with permission. Negotiations to form a travel bubble between the Cook Islands and New Zealand have returned to the starting point following the latest community case of Covid-19 in New Zealand. After 22 days without a new case …
Read More »Burger King sold to Starbucks owners in New Zealand
[ad_1] Deal October 20, 2020 4:35 AM4 minutes to read Fast food chain Burger King was sold to investment firm Tahua Partners, the owners of the Starbucks franchise in New Zealand. Recipients of the parent companies of the local Burger King business, Brendon Gibson and Grant Graham of Caliber Partners …
Read More »Former NZ Rugby President Eddie Tonks fought for the sport in the amateur era
[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff Eddie Tonks, president of NZRFU between 1990 and 1995. Former New Zealand Rugby President Eddie Tonks has passed away at the age of 85. Tonks was president of NZR from 1990 to 1995 and also chaired the International Rugby Board (now World Rugby). He was named …
Read More »Fast food chain Burger King to be sold for an undisclosed sum
[ad_1] The business will be sold as a going concern and Antares’ existing management team will continue to direct the operations of the company. Receiver Brendon Gibson said the companies are working toward a settlement date for the end of next week. Tahua Partners CEO John Elliott said there are …
Read More »Eric Watson struggles to stay out of UK prison in contempt, while his partner enjoys the Ibiza lifestyle
[ad_1] Deal Oct 20 From 2020 05:00 AM3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game A brief history of Eric Watson. Eric Watson is trying to stay out of prison after a UK court sentenced the New Zealand businessman to four …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: negative result for one of the three close contacts of Port Taranaki
[ad_1] New Zealand Oct 18, 2020 10:15 PM4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Currently, there are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. A ship bound for Brisbane is the most likely source of infection for a dock …
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