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Black Ferns’ sizzles and signs at Nelson fan meet and greet

[ad_1] MARTIN DE RUYTER / THINGS Black Ferns rugby player Renee Holmes, left, signs Nelson Intermediate student Ellen Stevenson’s jersey at a Meet the Black Ferns event atop Trafalgar St. Several months ago, 2020 seemed poised to bundle top-notch rugby into the touch of the women’s national team. Now, with …

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All aboard: Dunedin launches southern summer rail service

[ad_1] Things Dunedin Railways Ltd went into hibernation earlier this year due to the impact of Covid-19 on tourism. Dunedin is taking its rail stock out of hibernation, at least for a couple of months, to offer rail services during the summer. Mayor Aaron Hawkins said Dunedin City Council would …

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Prime Minister opens virtual APEC meeting with call for inclusive growth

[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has opened the Apec CEODialogues virtual conference with a call to Asia-Pacific countries to focus on “building back better” on the economic recovery from Covid-19. “No economy will escape the continuing effects of the global pandemic,” Ardern said in a videoconference with Microsoft president Brad …

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