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[ad_1] The Green Party wants farmers to ditch harmful fertilizers, improve water quality and become adequately sustainable, and it would like the government’s own farms to lead the way. The party is also interested in strengthening animal welfare rules, including a ban on the export of livestock and improving sustainability …

[ad_1] Michael Bradley / Getty Images Tabai Matson has been fired as an assistant coach by the Chiefs. The Chiefs have tapped assistant coach Tabai Matson. In a press release issued on Saturday, the Super Rugby club said that Matson, who had no contract, would not re-sign for the 2021 …

[ad_1] WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The usually bustling express subway was completely empty on the morning of September 11, 2001. Except for one man. It was unusual for a carriage speeding from downtown Times Square into New York City’s financial business district during the morning rush hour to have only one …

[ad_1] Store owners in Hastings West say antisocial and aggressive behavior by a group of homeless people is reaching a tipping point, intimidating customers and locals. Police were called Thursday to Stortford Lodge, where a A woman, understood to be homeless, received minor injuries in an altercation following a robbery …

[ad_1] The tense negotiations to bring the Rugby Championship to New Zealand were harpooned by the government’s unwillingness to negotiate, with officials making only one concession in nearly three months. This, and not the “Sanzaar policy” as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggested, led to Australia receiving the tournament venue rights, …

[ad_1] The horticultural worker shortage due to Covid-19 border restrictions is putting $ 9.5 billion of the country’s economy at risk, says New Zealand Apples and Pears CEO Alan Pollard. About 10,000 seasonal workers would be needed starting next month to prune and collect $ 1 billion worth of fruit …

[ad_1] Auckland prices rose 16 percent to a median of $ 950,000, 3 percent higher than in July. Excluding Auckland, the new median price is $ 570,000, also a record. “For the past few weeks, we’ve been hearing reports from across the country of vendors achieving good prices for their …

[ad_1] Businesses are desperate for certainty and a solid economic plan to deal with the Covid-19 crisis, a new survey shows. An electoral poll of 1,193 companies across sectors and regions conducted by Deloitte and Chapman Tripp revealed that 86 percent of respondents said that economic well-being should take precedence …

[ad_1] While it was not a political debate, the leaders of the political parties did not miss the opportunity to accuse the Government of avoiding the enormous accumulated debt, of being distracted by “awakening themes” and of “mind-boggling stupidity” about COVID-19 rules. Labor leader Jacinda Ardern Ardern spoke about how …

[ad_1] A former SkyCity senior executive and Hamilton school principal who defrauded the organizations of $ 2.77 million has been denied parole. Tessa Fiona Grant was jailed for six years after successfully appealing her original sentence of seven years and eight months handed down in 2017. Grant was a CFO …