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[ad_1] It was two men in Manhattan, New York, USA, who craved the same thing: validation. One was a cheeky young real estate developer looking to put his stamp on New York, the other a disgraced elderly statesman hell-bent on repairing his reputation. Here’s how a 30-something-year-old Donald Trump and …

[ad_1] The injury, and the desire to put the team first, robbed the late David Halligan of the opportunity to play a rugby event, but his brother “always thought of Dave as an All Black.” The talented former fullback, an Otago star in the early 1980s, once joked that he …

[ad_1] While some Kaikōura candidates have admitted “personal experience” with cannabis, only two will vote “yes” in next month’s referendum. Some 110 people watched six candidates answer questions in a pre-election debate at Biddy Kate’s Irish bar in Blenheim on Tuesday night. Bar owner and former Deputy Mayor Terry Sloan, …

[ad_1] National Party leader Judith Collins said today that Act’s job is to destroy New Zealand’s first vote. And the leader of the First New Zealand, Winston Peters, today virtually ruled out any prospect of going with National, explicitly making an offer to re-partner with Labor in government. National leaders …

[ad_1] School principals warn that they may have to lay off hundreds of teachers because now they have given up hope of recruiting new foreign students by the start of the next school year. They have reached a critical moment for staffing decisions after the Ministry of Education confirmed its …

[ad_1] Colmar Brunton’s poll yesterday for TVNZ saw the Act creep towards its best election result, at 7 percent. With that, the one-man gang would become a club of nine led by Seymour. Who the hell are they? By now, David Seymour must be among our most recognized political figures. …

[ad_1] An Auckland diamond robbery attempt was stopped by a shop owner with a baseball bat, but not before the thief could escape with tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry. Dramatic security footage captured the moment Polished Diamonds owner operator Nick Nielsen confronted a thief at his Ponsonby store. …

[ad_1] A rift has opened in the relationship between the Greens and the Labor Party after the Greens demanded that a wealth tax be part of any future Coalition government deal. The Greens’ electoral policies include a plan to make Kiwis with a net worth greater than $ 1 million …

[ad_1] Judith Collins was in Matamata on Wednesday to bump elbows with a “Crusher Collins” superfan. The National Party leader met Nik Given, a resident of Te Aroha, who was so in love with Collins that he tattooed her image on his upper thigh along with the designation “Crusher Collins.” …

[ad_1] Outdoor equipment retailer Kathmandu has reported an after-tax profit of $ 8.9 million for the year through July 31, down from $ 57.6 million last year. The results also reflected one-time costs related to the purchase of Rip Curl in February. The company said that sales were greatly affected …