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[ad_1] The yacht Maxi Ichie Ban takes off during the Sydney to Hobart 2019 race in Sydney Harbor on December 26, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. Photo / Getty Images. Sydney to Hobart 2020 has been officially canceled amid growing COVID-19 concerns. The iconic event will not take place for the …

[ad_1] The New Zealand team has won the America’s Cup World Series regatta after winning both of their races on the final day against American Magic and Luna Rossa. Photo: PHOTOSPORT The result also gives the hosts the top spots for Sunday’s Christmas Cup. Britain’s Copa America challenge suffered another …

[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference in response to the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic. Photo / AP British Prime Minister Boris Johnson canceled Christmas for millions of people in London and south-east England after scientists said a new variant of the coronavirus is …

[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Lydia Ko should break her winning drought in 2021. It has been 32 months since New Zealand’s best golfer won a tournament. Her most recent attempt to break that sterile streak came to an end when she failed in the final round of the US Women’s Open on …

[ad_1] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “quite clearly” behind the serious cyberattack on the United States, the first administration official to publicly link the Kremlin to the widespread intrusion. His comments come as US President Donald Trump is silent on the lack of protection for government …

[ad_1] Families should cancel their Christmas gatherings and most stores should close in London and much of southern England, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, imposing a new, stricter level of coronavirus restrictions on the region to curb the rapid spread of infections. Johnson said on Saturday (local time) that …

[ad_1] Environment Officials want to exclude a reservation from a Crown pastoral lease, which could trigger a court battle, David Williams reports. When Lukas Travnicek He flew over Canterbury’s Mt White Station and had done his research. The native of the Czech Republic, and a resident of New Zealand, knew …

[ad_1] Manchao Li denied killing his ex-wife, Massey’s librarian Jennifer Yang. Photo / Dean Purcell The spiteful ex-husband of an Auckland woman has been sent to jail after stabbing her to death in a daytime attack. On Friday, Manchao Li was sentenced after murdering Massey’s librarian, Zhimin Yang, known as …

[ad_1] Supplied WorkSafe faces an independent review of its oversight of White Island Tours in the years leading up to the eruption that resulted in 22 deaths. Americans Matt and Lauren Urey were among the 25 survivors. WorkSafe hastily stepped up monitoring of adventure activities after last year’s Whakaari White …

[ad_1] Non-Maori-speaking New Zealanders have surprisingly sophisticated knowledge of the language, new research from the University of Canterbury has shown. The Kiwis were regularly exposed to Maori tea, including in place names, songs and in speeches that open and close meetings and official events, said Professor Jen Hay. Source: 1 …