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[ad_1] Deal Dec 10, 2020, 7:44 a.m.2 minutes to read A man wearing a face mask compares two bottles of Australian wine at a supermarket in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. Photo / AP On Thursday, the Chinese government imposed more taxes on Australian wine, increasing pressure on a bitter …

[ad_1] Alex Brandon / AP Dr. Anotny Fauci, left, director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are among others on this year’s list of the most mispronounced words. Fauci, Kamala … Da Vinci? America’s leading infectious …

[ad_1] Banks could have avoided looming regulation of the fees they charge retailers for processing credit and debit card transactions if they had “done the right thing,” says Small Business Minister Stuart Nash. The government started consultations on regulating commercial fees on card transactions on Thursday, predicting that it would …

[ad_1] A campaign has been launched encouraging companies to allow people with intestinal diseases to use their toilets in an emergency. Photo: RNZ / Eva Corlett The ‘I can’t wait!’ The campaign, started by a teenager, encourages companies to put a sticker on their window to indicate that they are …

[ad_1] Australian YouTube prankster Willem Powerfish has said 9News will change the way you do business after pleading guilty to five crimes involving the sinking of a car and boat trailer in a river. The Gold Coast internet sensation, real name Willem Ungermann, posted a video allegedly showing himself backing …

[ad_1] By Ruth Hill for RNZ Real estate agents are being accused of fueling the red-hot real estate market by manipulating so-called “estimated prices” on websites. Consumer advocates caution this is a case of “buyer beware” and urge homeowners to do their homework first. Edward and his wife have been …

[ad_1] A three-bedroom home in the heart of the Grammar zone in Epsom, Auckland, sold in October for $ 233,000. The price is not a misprint: While its neighbors are worth more than $ 1 million, the property changed hands for less than a quarter of that price because it …

[ad_1] Infrastructure investor Infratil (IFT) has rejected a $ 5.4 billion takeover offer from Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper. On Wednesday, investors were apparently unwilling to believe that would be the end of the matter, with Infratil’s stock price soaring 20% ​​to $ 7.30. Any acquisition of Infratil would have …

[ad_1] A fisherman who mistakenly fished in the Kahurangi Marine Reserve was fined $ 13,500 and ordered to pay the Department of Conservation for the illegally caught fish. Colin Lyall Sharland, 59, was sentenced in Nelson District Court Wednesday on a charge of commercial fishing in a marine reserve without …

[ad_1] The suburban house became the scene of the crime and then the police arrested two men. Photo / Michael Craig Two men charged with murder after Wiremu Arapo was killed in a fire in east Auckland appeared in court. Papatoetoe’s and Mangere’s men were jointly charged with murder after …