[ad_1] OPINION: The delay to date of the New Zealand elections, to which not all citizens of the countries would have adapted so quickly, was only the latest event in a year in which the unexpected and the extraordinary have become characteristic constant of a fragile “new normal”. What was …
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[ad_1] They say never smile at a crocodile. But how about taking one away while fording a river? That’s exactly what Australian Matt Wright can be seen doing in his latest viral video. Wright, a star of National Geographic’s Outback Wrangler show, shared a video called “dangerous work” with his …
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[ad_1] David Unwin / Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern takes a selfie with fans at Massey University in Palmerston North on Thursday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is confident that Palmerston North will not be a close contest in this year’s election. Ardern was on the campaign trail in Palmerston North …
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[ad_1] Lying in a hospital bed in an induced coma and on life support, Covid-19 victim Nigel Te Hiko was unaware that his older brother had died. But at the end of the week, Alan and Nigel Te Hiko will meet once again, the brothers will be buried in the …
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[ad_1] Simon O’Connor / Stuff Six crews have been called in to help deal with a fire between Culverden and Hamner Springs, on the side of State Highway 7. Two fire crews will spend the night at the scene of a highway fire that closed State Highway 7 in North …
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[ad_1] A Dunedin couple offered to lease a new rental to the New Zealand social housing agency, below market value, to help a family in need, but was turned down because they have a shared driveway. Property owners, in Dunedin’s suburb of Fairfield, were stunned by the decision of Kāinga …
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[ad_1] Finance Minister Grant Robertson said gross domestic product statistics showing the biggest drop in quarterly GDP since modern records began in 1987 were better than anticipated. Stats NZ accounts on Thursday showed the economy contracting 12.2 percent in the June quarter. “This result was better than the Treasury’s forecast …
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[ad_1] New details have emerged about the rollercoaster relationship between US President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, including what the couple said to each other behind the scenes when their diplomatic summit in Hanoi fell apart last year. Veteran political journalist Bob Woodward, who you may …
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[ad_1] It was a night out of a fairy tale, set in India. Dressed in a handmade sari, former Kiwi Fern Kath Keremete walked into a beautifully landscaped property. The night ahead she had an elaborate five-star meal, a live band, and a night of hand and foot waiting, all …
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[ad_1] A bridge spanned by thousands of Kiwi troops has been saved before heading to the battlefields of World War I. Upper Hutt city councilors decided Wednesday night to restore the century-old Howe Truss Bridge on Beechwood Lane after it was granted a stay of execution in June. The Centennial …
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