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[ad_1] Tauranga City Council Mayor Tenby Powell resigned after the Council voted to bring in a Crown manager after conflict and dysfunction among elected members. Powell resigned today in a speech to a public meeting and called on commissioners to replace the council, an option local government minister Nanaia Mahuta …

[ad_1] Ryman Healthcare’s first-half earnings rose 13 percent as a booming real estate market raised the value of its retirement villas. New Zealand’s largest retirement village operator posted an after-tax profit of $ 212.4 million in the six months to September 30, up from $ 188.3 million last year. The …

[ad_1] Dunedin locals and visitors will be able to once again enjoy tourist rail services in the city this summer. Mayor Aaron Hawkins announced today that Dunedin City Council has agreed to underwrite a limited season of rail services, for this summer only, using the assets of Dunedin Railways Ltd. …

[ad_1] Tauranga City Council Mayor Tenby Powell resigned after the Council voted to bring in a Crown manager after conflict and dysfunction among elected members. Powell resigned in a speech to a public meeting today and asked commissioners to replace the council. The announcement was immediately greeted with applause from …

[ad_1] World November 20, 2020 12:49 PM3 minutes to read US President Donald Trump now has 232 electoral votes compared to 306 for Joe Biden. Photo / AP US President-elect Joe Biden won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, an extraordinary victory for Democrats who pushed to expand their electoral …

[ad_1] A senior election official in the U.S. state of Georgia says a manual recount of votes cast in the U.S. presidential race was completed, and the results confirm Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump. The manual recount of about five million votes was derived from …

[ad_1] Deal November 19, 2020 11:35 pm4 minutes to read Geoffrey Smith stole about $ 130,000 from two companies after being appointed liquidator. Photo / Greg Bowker A former Auckland liquidator has been jailed for four years after stealing $ 130,000 from two companies he was acting for, committing perjury, …

[ad_1] Two Michigan Republicans who initially blocked certification of US election results for the county that includes Detroit despite no evidence of fraud before passing them now say they want to rescind their certification. Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two Republican pollsters in Wayne County, said in a statement …

[ad_1] Major food-producing countries are increasingly frustrated with China’s scrutiny of imported products, asking it to stop aggressive testing for the novel coronavirus, which some say amounts to a trade restriction. China says it has found the virus in the packaging of products from 20 countries, including German pork, Brazilian …

[ad_1] A scam combining social media and old-school checks has caused dozens of Auckland residents to get out of their cars. In response, the police are warning about the risks of unregulated online commerce through Facebook Marketplace, where the scams were carried out. The social media giant said it was …