[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her political rival, Judith Collins of National, opened the 53rd Parliament with a heated debate that accumulated in a dispute over housing. Ardern accused National of “leaving us a housing crisis,” while telling Collins that he refused to let her lecture him on this …
Read More »Should Parliament cut ties with ties? Shaw calls for a rule change
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. In one of the most elegant requests to the Speaker of the House on Thursday, Green Party co-leader James Shaw asked Trevor Mallard to sever Parliament’s ties with ties. “If you are considering further renovations, I wonder if …
Read More »Is it time for Parliament to cut ties by wearing a tie?
[ad_1] Lifestyle November 26, 2020 07:083 minutes to read James Shaw often wears a green tie. Photo / Archive The battle lines are drawn on one of the biggest issues of 2020: whether ties are mandatory in Parliament. Green Party co-leader James Shaw got the ball rolling saying the outdated …
Read More »Diego Maradona’s last words before death arises
[ad_1] Sport November 26, 2020 04:37 am2 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game The ‘Hand of God’ – Diego Maradona’s most famous and controversial moment. Video / World Cup 1986 The last words of soccer legend Diego Maradona before he …
Read More »How an East African refugee who works 80 hours a week cleaning became a MP: Parliamentary opening speeches begin
[ad_1] As a child in Eritrea, an East African country, Ibrahim Omer wanted to be a footballer or a politician. But when the dictatorship took over his once tolerant country and saw how politicians could ruin people’s lives, he gave up on becoming one. “I vividly remember the fight. There …
Read More »New Zealand’s First African MP Ibrahim Omer recounts the harrowing journey to Parliament as a refugee in his inaugural address
[ad_1] New Labor MP Ibrahim Omer has told the heartbreaking story of how he became New Zealand’s second refugee MP. Omer came to New Zealand after fleeing the small African nation of Eritrea as a teenager. He worked as a cleaner at the University of Victoria while earning a degree …
Read More »Why the reaction to Meghan’s miscarriage is so different from Zara and Sophie’s, and it’s so wrong
[ad_1] OPINION: Although it is difficult to understand why, there has been a stark contrast in the way people have reacted to the news of a miscarriage suffered by the Duchess of Sussex and to those experienced by two other high-profile members of the royal family. Meghan Markle revealed the …
Read More »New Zealand posts a ‘gigantic’ annual trade surplus, the largest since the 1990s
[ad_1] New Zealand benefited from the trade in goods to the tune of $ 2.2 billion in the year through the end of October as Covid-19 restrictions on travel reduced the country’s imports. At the same time, New Zealand shipped more of its key products abroad, including dairy and fruit, …
Read More »Parliamentarians will vote next week on whether Parliament should declare a climate emergency or not
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaking during the Commission’s Parliament Opening, Wellington. November 25, 2020 NZ Herald Photograph by Mark Mitchell Parliament will debate next week whether to declare a climate emergency in New Zealand, House Leader Chris Hipkins told MPs. Speaking in the House after the Speech from the …
Read More »Gary Lineker’s ‘Hand of God’ tribute to Diego Maradona fails
[ad_1] Bob Thomas / Getty Images Diego Maradona scored Argentina’s first goal against English goalkeeper Peter Shilton using his hand in a 2-1 victory at the 1986 World Cup. The great English soccer player Gary Lineker has been criticized for his tribute to Diego Maradona which made reference to the …
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