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[ad_1] The Australian company at the center of last week’s cattle boat sinking accident is asking for answers as more details emerge. Australasian Global Exports (AGE) was founded in 2005 and claims to have grown to become the world’s largest exporter of farmed livestock. In the last 10 years it …

[ad_1] A rescued puppy with a cleft lip had been at an animal shelter in Jackson, Michigan, USA, for nearly a week, and staff were concerned that it would not be adopted. Then a man who has a 2-year-old boy with a cleft lip entered the shelter. Brandon Boyers visited …

[ad_1] New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdowns may cause a deeper recession than Australia, said a senior economist at Westpac. The warning comes as New Zealand faces an economic recession even more severe than the first part of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Michael Gordon, a senior economist at Auckland-based Westpac, …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. A Hamilton woman who has turned her layoff into a fledgling dessert business is encouraging others to look beyond job postings for her next chapter. Donna Williams is among the thousands of Air New Zealand employees who have …

[ad_1] “We have seen what we can achieve with a solid plan, so let’s stick together and keep moving forward,” he says in the television ad released on Friday. Gone are the days of DJ Ardern. When you see it now, Labor wants you to think of “prime minister”, and …

[ad_1] Maritime tragedies, such as the sinking of the Gulf Livestock 1 with two New Zealanders on board, are a common but almost unreported occurrence around the world. The alleged collapse of livestock transport in the South China Sea has focused attention on maritime safety. But a seafarers’ advocate said …

[ad_1] Victoria Azarenka wants her US Open semifinal victory over her friend and partner Serena Williams to inspire women to continue to pursue their postpartum dreams. Williams, the No. 3 seed, has again failed in her latest attempt to equal Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles, falling …

[ad_1] Beer from a family-owned Christchurch brewery has beaten some of the world’s biggest brands to be crowned the best in the world. Cassels & Sons Brewing Co’s stout won top prize in its category at the prestigious 2020 World Beer Awards for the second year in a row. More …

[ad_1] A television host has responded to a viewer who criticized her outfit for showing “too much cleavage.” Canadian journalist Kori Sidaway took to Twitter to share an email she received complaining about a long-sleeved white T-shirt she wore to break the news on Sunday, September 6. The unidentified bystander …

[ad_1] Seth Hynes was destined to be in New Zealand. Instead, he and his family are stuck in the South Pacific on a yacht as cyclone season approaches. The American family of five left New Zealand in July on their catamaran. Goalkeeper for Fiji, but with the next cyclone season …