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[ad_1] COMMENTARY: Oscar Wilde once said that “there is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not talked about” but he never met Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, especially around 2020. . In just a few days, the couple have …

[ad_1] Union leader Jacinda Ardern today will present a policy aimed at reducing the amount of money that small businesses are required to pay for contactless payment services. The Herald understands that part of the Labor plan aims to reduce the hundreds of millions of dollars paid in such fees …

[ad_1] The lengthy discussions between Air New Zealand and the government about the company’s future capital structure could be a sign that the airline’s majority shareholder is considering taking a larger stake, or possibly full ownership, of the national airline, says an aviation expert. An industry analyst said the airline …

[ad_1] Reading room Jenny Nicholls on a professor’s warnings about our aging and bloating population There are too many boomers, but not enough kids. New Zealand is aging fast, but unevenly. In provincial cities, shops are empty and bungalows are hard to sell. Meanwhile, Auckland swells like Violet, the blueberry …

[ad_1] Scientists have observed some of the highest rat densities in the wild in New Zealand – a remote part of Fiordland recorded 17 of the vermin per hectare. It occurred during a recent “mega mast” that brought pest numbers to pest proportions, and was seen as part of a …

[ad_1] After years of losses and months of speculation, Three has finally been sold. We spoke with the CEO of MediaWorks and the new owner of its streaming operations, Discovery, about their plans for the channel. This morning, the acquisition of the long-rumored MediaWorks streaming operations (mainly Three, along with …

[ad_1] “That means when we are in a position to do so, and when the acting medical director has reached an agreement with New Zealand, then we can get New Zealanders to come to Australia.” He said it would be up to Ardern to decide whether New Zealand took the …

[ad_1] The Crown has opened its case against the head of the Comancheros gang, Pasilika Naufahu, on charges of money laundering and drugs. The president of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club, Pasilika Naufahu, and several of her associates and alleged associates have pleaded not guilty to the drug and money laundering …

[ad_1] A box heralded as the latest from McDonald’s Georgie Pies will be auctioned for more than Trade Me and is already attracting four-figure bids. Fans of the discontinued classic have been bidding for 42 frozen meat and cheese pies since Sunday. With six more days to go, the listing …

[ad_1] Comanchero Motorcycle Club President Pasilika Naufahu arrived in New Zealand in 2016 and set out to ride the gang for monetary gain while those around him enjoyed the benefits, says the Crown. The trial against Naufahu, Connor Michael Tamati Clausen, accountant Wiwini Himi Hakaraia, a media personality with name …