[ad_1] Ian Foster talks about the All Blacks team rotation, player well-being, the Miter 10 Cup and reports that the media has got it wrong. Large-scale rotation will be back in vogue for the Rugby Championship with All Blacks coach Ian Foster confirming plans to bring an expanded team to …
Read More »Te Wiki or Te Reo Māori: New Zealand’s Most Mispronounced Places and What to Do About It
[ad_1] Kurow, the birthplace of All Blacks legend Richie McCaw, may sound like a Maori name, but it definitely isn’t. The word comes from the mispronunciation of the original name, Te Kohurau, a large rangatira (chief) who became a mountain in the Waitaki Valley. And the city of the South …
Read More »2020 Election: Will Labor Ditching ‘Free Fees’ Help the Greens Cross the Line?
[ad_1] Hannah Peters / Getty Images Education Minister Chris Hipkins quietly removed the free fee policy on Tuesday. OPINION: Has Labor, the ruthless political machine, finally dropped the ball on something? The question must be asked after the party unceremoniously abandoned the extension of one of the flagship policies that …
Read More »Ian Foster ready to bring the rotation back as he plans to bring 46 All Blacks to Australia
[ad_1] David Rogers / Getty Images All Blacks coach Ian Foster finally has two confirmed dates to work on. Brace yourself for those dreaded ‘R’ words to reenter the All Blacks lexicon, warns new head coach Ian Foster as he reflects on the reality of bringing 46 players to Australia …
Read More »Bledisloe Cup Trials: New Zealand Rugby confirms new start dates and times for All Blacks v Wallabies
[ad_1] The dates for the two Bledisloe Cup events in New Zealand have been confirmed by New Zealand Rugby, with the All Blacks playing the Wallabies at Wellington’s Sky Stadium on Sunday, October 11 and a week later at Eden Park in Auckland ( Sunday, October 18). ). “We are …
Read More »2020 election: Judith Collins and David Seymour fight for the right wing
[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Judith Collins was thinking of changing her policy on something: tattoos. She had excitedly called Nik Given, the National supporter who had gotten himself a Bond girl tattoo. When the lengthy press conference at a small dental clinic in Whanganui came up with a question about the tattoo, …
Read More »All Black Richie Mo’unga is declared available for the Rugby Championship
[ad_1] Ink Richie Mo’unga on Ian Foster’s All Blacks team for the Rugby Championship in Australia later this year. The All Blacks pivot declared himself available for the tournament, rejecting a report Monday that suggested he was one of the few players who would not be in charge. “I had …
Read More »New Zealand politicians, diplomats, judges, and scammers found in huge Chinese intelligence database
[ad_1] Politicians and their families, diplomats, academics, business executives, scammers, judges and a sportswoman are among the New Zealanders profiled in a huge Chinese intelligence database. Stuff has gained access to the “Overseas Key Individual Database”, which is said to include personal data of more than 2 million people around …
Read More »Mark Reason: Why the All Blacks should boycott the Rugby Championship
[ad_1] OPINION: Who would blame the entire All Blacks team if each and every one of them turned and put two fingers on Sanzaar? Why should they travel to Australia for the Rugby Championship? Why should they go to an environment that is much more risky to their health than …
Read More »Singapore Moves ‘A Validation’ Of NZ’s CovidCard Approach, Says Developer
[ad_1] Supplied Singapore’s TraceTogether tokens are a similar concept to CovidCards, but Singapore has chosen to implement the idea in a different way. Fifteen days after businessman Sam Morgan criticized the Health Ministry for not understanding the potential of ‘CovidCards’, Singapore has begun issuing similar contact tracing devices to all …
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