[ad_1] The Serious Fraud Office has charged two people in the NZ First Foundation donations scandal, but Winston Peters says his party has been “exonerated.” The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) issued a statement Tuesday afternoon saying it had accused two people of “obtaining by deception” in the election financing case. …
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[ad_1] Jacinda Ardern had never thought of becoming Prime Minister five or ten years ago, but she did think of making a difference in the world. On the election campaign in Auckland this morning, Ardern visited Radio Tarana studios, telling listeners that anyone could do what she was doing, and …
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[ad_1] World-class kayak and rowing craftsman Andrew Martin has been named as the man who died in the car accident on State Highway 6 near Rai Valley. Police confirmed Tuesday that Martin, 58, of Nelson, died after Sunday’s crash in which two others were seriously injured. Martin’s multisport athlete and …
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[ad_1] Stuff Rimutaka Prison in Upper Hutt (file photo) The Rimutaka prison has seen an increase in the number of gang members, with reports of violence and stalemate tactics in its high-security units. It follows an unannounced inspection by the Office of Inspection, an independent arm of the Department of …
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[ad_1] CCTV footage has shown that a man who allegedly escaped from a managed isolation facility in Auckland by lowering the covers from a fourth-floor window was missing for more than eight hours. The chief of managed isolation and quarantine, Air Commodore Darryn Webb, said around 8:20 a.m. On Monday, …
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[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / Stuff NZ First frontman Winston Peters is expected to speak to the media this afternoon. The Serious Fraud Office says it will release a statement on its investigation into the NZ First Foundation donation scandal on Tuesday afternoon. The foundation has been under investigation since February, …
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[ad_1] A plan by the federal government and tourist groups to restart Australia’s battered travel industry is for state border restrictions to be lifted by December 1 and a trans-Tasman travel bubble up and running by November. A tourism task force made up of Tourism Australia, the Australian Chamber of …
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[ad_1] A pickup truck skidded on the ice before falling 5 meters from a bridge as snow and cold temperatures rioted the South Island on Tuesday. In the north, the Auckland Harbor Bridge was closed for more than an hour due to strong gusts, as strong winds hit the top …
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[ad_1] Derek Flynn Andrew Martin, a world championship kayaker, died after a car accident in Nelson on Sunday. World championship rower and kayak craftsman Andrew Martin has been named after the man who died in the car accident on State Highway 6 near Rai Valley. Police confirmed Tuesday that Martin, …
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[ad_1] Snow and ice conditions have caused widespread power outages in eastern Southland and the Catlins, along with road closures throughout Southland. Southern Secret Motel owner Craig Johnston says there is about three inches of snow near sea level in the Caitlins. Johnston said one of his neighbors had been …
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