[ad_1] Jamie Searle / Stuff Great South Ground Segment and Engineering Station Manager Robin McNeill is flanked by Labor Party election candidates Rino Tirikatene and Dr. Liz Craig at the official launch of the first commercial satellite tracking antenna Low Earth orbit of New Zealand at the Awarua satellite ground …
Read More »Five key takeaways from Donald Trump’s tax disclosures
[ad_1] A New York Times report that US President Donald Trump paid just $ 750 in federal income taxes the year he entered the White House and, thanks to colossal losses, no income taxes on 11 of the 18 years that Times reviewed, it served to raise questions about Trump’s …
Read More »Police, WorkSafe, Labor Inspectorate visit Gloriavale after allegations of controlling conduct, labor exploitation
[ad_1] Newshub arrived in Gloriavale on Monday seeking answers from leaders, but got no response from one of the administrative buildings. That was until one of Gloriavale’s shepherds, Enoch Upright, was spotted. When approached about the allegations made against Gloriavale leaders, Upright ordered Newshub to book the office “for health …
Read More »2020 Election: Weather Bomb Derails Jacinda Ardern’s Travel Plans
[ad_1] Severe weather conditions have derailed Labor leader Jacinda Ardern’s travel plans, and instead of getting stuck in Invercargill, she has gone to Dunedin and then flown to Christchurch. He had been in Southland on Monday to meet with business leaders and iwi, and to announce that Labor would extend …
Read More »Missing Woman Mystery: Police Looking For Melissa Ewings Trace Phone 100 Meters
[ad_1] Detectives investigating the mysterious sudden disappearance of a Marlborough woman tracked her phone within 100 meters of her home. Melissa Ewings, 31, has not been seen for eight days despite an extensive police search operation and growing fears for her safety from concerned family members. His family says it …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: quarantined hotel guest tried to escape using a sheet
[ad_1] A quarantined traveler was caught trying to escape from an Auckland hotel after tying up sheets to climb four floors. The man had been deported from Australia on September 16 and tested negative on days three and 12 of his stay. Today is on the 12th. The sheet ladder …
Read More »Man escapes from Auckland isolation facility ‘creating rope with sheets’
[ad_1] A man has been taken into police custody after allegedly escaping from a managed isolation facility in Auckland by climbing out of a fourth floor window and down a makeshift rope of sheets. The chief of managed isolation and quarantine, Air Commodore Darryn Webb, said around 8:20 a.m. On …
Read More »2020 Election: Judith Collins to Make Skills Policy Announcement
[ad_1] National Party leader Judith Collins wants to invest $ 250 million over four years in a set of skills-building measures, including training 30,000 unemployed and helping 5,000 companies start their own businesses. Collins made the announcement of the re-training and skills policy in Nelson today, following last night’s Newshub …
Read More »2020 Election: Labor promises to keep Tiwai Point on life support, but there’s a catch
[ad_1] The work promises to keep Southland’s Tiwai Point smelter on life support for another three to five years while the government works to transition the region’s economy. If reelected, the party would work to reduce the amount of money the smelter pays for electricity, the main reason Rio Tinto …
Read More »Mood of the Boardroom live debate: Robertson sticks knife in Goldsmith for mistakes
[ad_1] The showdown between Finance Minister Grant Robertson and national finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith has taken a sharp turn. Robertson used his time on stage to mention some of the mistakes Goldsmith had made over the past few weeks. “Their economic approach is in disarray, with a plan riddled with …
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