[ad_1] World November 10, 2020 03:14 am3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Donald Trump fires Secretary of Defense Mark Esper via Twitter. Video / CNN The first wife of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, Ivana Trump, …
Read More »Donald Trump dismisses the head of the climate office whose report he rejected
[ad_1] The Trump administration abruptly removed a senior official who was recording the US government’s investigation into global warming, just as his agency was beginning to write the next climate report card. Mike Kuperberg, a Department of Energy employee who has led the U.S. Global Change Research Program for years, …
Read More »America’s Cup financing: New Zealand team issues ‘public condemnation’ of ministry, as part of document release
[ad_1] Deal November 10, 2020 12:21 am3 minutes to read Grant Dalton is the CEO of Team New Zealand and America’s Cup Event, the company provided funding from contributors to host the event. Photo / Jason Oxenham Team New Zealand has issued a “public condemnation” from the government department that …
Read More »Prince Philip’s 1954 comments on ‘forceful’ Maori but according to the times
[ad_1] After Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited New Zealand in 1953 and 1954, the Duke made some direct comments about New Zealand’s relationship with the Maori. “New Zealanders seem to consider [Māori] somewhere between museum pieces and household pets, ”he wrote in a letter dated March 8, 1954 to …
Read More »Bird of the Year 2020: 1500 Fraudulent Votes for Small Spotted Kiwi
[ad_1] The organizers of the hotly contested Bird of the Year competition are in trouble after 1,500 fraudulent votes were cast for the pukupuku / small spotted kiwi. Forest and Bird said the illegitimate votes briefly catapulted the bird to the top of the pecking order. All were placed between …
Read More »Etū criticizes million-dollar Air New Zealand stock options for executives
[ad_1] Deal November 9, 2020 08:50 pm4 minutes to read Greg Foran, CEO of Air New Zealand. Photo / Peter Meecham Aviation workers are furious at the millions of dollars in stock options that were issued to Air New Zealand executives after thousands of employees were laid off. The Etū …
Read More »Donald Trump fires Pentagon chief Mark Esper after electoral defeat
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept electoral defeat and is angry at a Pentagon leader who believes he was not loyal enough. The decision was highly anticipated, as Trump had grown increasingly unhappy with Esper over the …
Read More »Donald Trump fires Trump fires Pentagon chief Mark Esper after electoral defeat
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept electoral defeat and is angry at a Pentagon leader who believes he was not loyal enough. The decision was highly anticipated, as Trump had grown increasingly unhappy with Esper over the …
Read More »MIQ man ‘shocked’ to see staff only wear surgical masks
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Sanitation workers in New Zealand quarantine hotels are among the worst protected in the developed world, according to a man in controlled isolation who helped equip medical personnel around the world. Tim Jones says he predicted the current …
Read More »New season of Netflix’s The Crown is likely to cause outrage in New Zealand
[ad_1] OPINION: It is an iconic image that appeared on the front page of newspapers around the world. Nine-month-old Prince William plays with our country’s beloved and iconic wooden toy, the Buzzy Bee, while sitting on a blanket with his parents, Charles and Diana. History records that the photo opportunity …
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