[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said today that the mistakes of the past should not be repeated and that it is essential that the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation “commit to keeping markets open and trade flowing.” Your playlist will load after this ad. With New Zealand practically hosting …
Read More »Up to 3,000 Australian soldiers could lose awards after damning report on Afghan war crimes
[ad_1] World November 20, 2020 06:28 am4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game The head of the Australian Defense Forces, Angus Campbell, apologized to the people of Afghanistan after revealing that the war crimes investigation had uncovered “credible” information that …
Read More »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 …
Read More »The US government executes a man convicted of killing a teenager
[ad_1] Orlando Hall. Photo / Supplied WARNING: graphic content A man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old Texas girl before dousing her with gasoline and burying her alive was executed on Thursday (Friday NZT), the eighth federal inmate to be executed this year after a hiatus of nearly two …
Read More »Ivanka Trump fights back after being dragged into her father’s tax investigation
[ad_1] World November 20, 2020 7:17 AM3 minutes to read Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to President Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Photo / AP The New York attorney general sent a subpoena to the Trump Organization for records related to consulting fees …
Read More »The shocking resignation of the mayor of Tauranga: Tenby Powell calls on the government to intervene
[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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta rejects China’s Five Eyes warning
[ad_1] Politics Nov 20 From 2020 02:30 AM4 minutes to read Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta. Photo / Alex Burton Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has issued a mild rebuke to China for warning the Five Eyes intelligence alliance that “its eyes are being poked and blinded.” China’s comments were …
Read More »The shocking resignation of the mayor of Tauranga: Tenby Powell calls on the government to intervene
[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 …
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