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[ad_1] Cameron Burnell / Stuff Labor’s Grant Robertson has criticized National for getting the basics wrong. Labor Party finance spokesman Grant Robertson says he has found a $ 4 billion hole in the National Party’s fiscal and economic plan over the next decade. National admits he’s a “fair cop” but …

[ad_1] Mark Philippoussis was the rarest man in Australian tennis during the glory years of the late 1990s and early 2000s, adopting a lifestyle few Down Under could comprehend. While Pat Rafter fixed Bonds’ underwear and Lleyton Hewitt did his best incarnation of the quintessential Weet-Bix child, Philippoussis hung out …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. COMMENTARY: I obey the speed limit, I always indicate, I pick up the bikes that fall and if they charge me less in a store I let them know, but they still accuse me of being a drug …

[ad_1] Kiwi golfer Danny Lee withdrew from the US Open after a shocking finish in his third round at the brutal Winged Foot course. The 30-year-old followed an opening round of 70 with a 5 out of 75 to reach the weekend in the second major of the year, only …

[ad_1] The grieving mother of a 6-year-old boy who died in a tragic agricultural accident in Ōpōtiki has recounted how her world has fallen apart. Angel Topp, known as Stormie, paid tribute to her son and the eldest son who was fatally injured on a dairy farm Thursday night. She …

[ad_1] Shane Jones admits that he feels the weight of NZ First on his shoulders while serving in the Northland electorate. Since NZ First does not have a high enough vote to meet the MMP threshold, the position is a must for the seasoned politician. But there is a catch. …

[ad_1] Phil Kingsley Jones was a larger than life character loved in all rugby clubs across New Zealand, and in his native Wales, for his speaking engagements that left audiences in trouble. And the 72-year-old, best known for managing professional rugby’s biggest superstar, Jonah Lomu, retained his trademark sense of …

[ad_1] Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive but imposing advocate for women’s rights who became the court’s second judge, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87 years old. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the court said. People gather on the steps in …

[ad_1] That confirmed McConnell’s previous insistence that he would do so in an election year, despite hampering President Barack Obama’s efforts to nominate a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, 10 months before that year’s presidential election. . Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged McConnell to await election …

[ad_1] Charity shop volunteer Michelle Roberts said she was leaning toward voting for Kapa-Kingi. “Being a wahine, I will probably lean towards giving my vote to wahine, because I think that, in general, we need a strong voice to express our opinions.” Kelvin Davis of the Labor Party has kept …