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[ad_1] The Green Party promises $ 50 million to keep New Zealand’s iconic kauri forests standing, if elected. Co-leader Marama Davidson announced the party’s kauri protection plan on Sunday at the Arataki Visitor Center in West Auckland, the gateway to Auckland’s largest kauri forest in the Waitākere Ranges. The promise …

[ad_1] A young woman from Tuvalu will give birth to her second child in Rotorua in two weeks, 3700 kilometers from her husband and home, after Covid-19 border closures trapped her in New Zealand while doing seasonal work. Takeisi Laki arrived in New Zealand in March to work the apple …

[ad_1] US Vice President Mike Pence in March ordered the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal US borders, overriding agency scientists who said there was no evidence. that the action would curb the coronavirus, according to two former health officials. So far, the …

[ad_1] There are unfinished business between China and Taiwan. He kicked out his emperor. Japan invaded. Then a brutal civil war tore the nation in half. That war never ended. Now it threatens to get hot again, fast. The prospect was prominently featured in the Pentagon’s annual report: Years of …

[ad_1] Timing is everything at the America’s Cup and the New Zealand team now faces the tricky equation of when to show their hand? They have endured a harsh lesson under Grant Dalton and have shown the ability to learn from it too. But that was like challengers. They now …

[ad_1] No Kieran Read, no problem for Counties Manukau, who finally ended their 10 Miter Cup losing streak on Saturday. The former All Blacks captain was staying out of another game as part of his deal with Japanese club Toyota, but instead it was another loose forward who stole the …

[ad_1] Covid-19 is over and we can travel abroad again. That’s what we all want to hear, and for a second, it felt real when I got off the plane at Claris airport. Great Barrier Island is the perfect combination of Fiji and Niue; Fiji for its beauty and Niue …

[ad_1] The doctor to the president of the United States, Donald Trump, has painted an optimistic picture of the health of the president while he remains hospitalized for treatment for coronavirus. But that assessment was immediately contradicted by a person familiar with Trump’s condition, who said the situation had been …

[ad_1] The Republican National Committee would choose a replacement candidate if Trump were incapacitated, but it is too late in most states to change the names on the ballot. Millions of ballots have been mailed to voters and at least 2.2 million people have already voted, according to figures compiled …

[ad_1] One year after the death of student in a Dunedin flat party, her parents say her drive to help do the area safer continues. Grant Miller reports. Sophia Crestani’s parents are committed to moving forward to help create a safer environment for students in North Dunedin. They have a …