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[ad_1] Marama Davidson was furious. The Green Party co-leader sat in her seat in Parliament for possibly the last time, yelling invective at Nicola Willis, the equally outraged National education spokeswoman. Willis was giving one of the last speeches in the latest revived Parliament debate, and he was sparking the …

[ad_1] Germany is the safest country in the world when it comes to Covid-19, followed closely by New Zealand, according to a recently released survey. The ranking places South Korea in third place, while Switzerland, which was first, has returned to fourth and Japan is fifth, according to Forbes Online. …

[ad_1] Former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and well-known Auckland physician Joe Williams died from the coronavirus, becoming the second fatality from the second outbreak. Williams, in his 80s, was admitted to Auckland hospital with coronavirus on Aug. 13. The Health Ministry confirmed that Williams was the second Covid-19 …

[ad_1] The land and the sea were calm. The plume of steam doubled the height of the volcano, but it was pure white. There was none of the ominous black ash that fell the day Whakaari / White Island killed 21 people. On a boat near the shore, filmmaker Geoff …

[ad_1] COMMENTARY: In politics there is a big difference between what you want to happen and what will happen. This is obvious to anyone with half a brain, but in the world of political discourse that requirement is not a threshold of entry. So there is a remarkable amount of …

[ad_1] Dr Joe Williams, a former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands and a highly respected GP, died after contracting COVID-19 in Auckland. The Pacifika Medical Association Group announced his death this morning. Williams, 82, was admitted to hospital after he became ill when it is believed he may have …

[ad_1] Oval ball superstar Sonny Bill Williams has revealed that he was almost forced to retire from the sport 10 years ago due to a mysterious medical problem. The former All Black is set to make his first NRL appearance since 2014 tonight for the Sydney Roosters and told The …

[ad_1] The news that dominated political debate and dinner talk in New Zealand last week started as a harmless press release issued out of nowhere. On Wednesday August 26, in his role as associate finance minister, Green Party co-leader James Shaw announced that a plan to expand Oakura’s privately owned …

[ad_1] She says her actions epitomize the way that non-black people abuse black identity and culture. His assumption of a false identity may be a response to the “severe trauma that marked my childhood and adolescence,” he says mental health professionals tell him. “To say that I have clearly been …

[ad_1] A new report details multiple cases in which US President Donald Trump made disparaging remarks about members of the US military who have been captured or killed, including reference to Americans killed in the war in the cemetery. Aisne-Marne American in France in 2018 as “Losers” and “Fools”. Trump …