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[ad_1] With less than two months to go until the US presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads incumbent Donald Trump in most opinion polls. But poll-based election forecasts have proven problematic before. The polls were widely maligned after the 2016 election because Trump won the election when most polls …

[ad_1] David Rogers / Getty Images All Blacks coach Ian Foster finally has two confirmed dates to work on. Brace yourself for those dreaded ‘R’ words to reenter the All Blacks lexicon, warns new head coach Ian Foster as he reflects on the reality of bringing 46 players to Australia …

[ad_1] An American mother went viral on TikTok with a small move after her husband sent a friend a birthday message. The video shows a family gathered around a chocolate cake with candles, confused about what is happening, until the mother begins to speak, according to Kidspot. The woman later …

[ad_1] The prime minister had to laugh at various interruptions and technical difficulties during morning show interviews on the Octagon today, which one host described as louder than a “Saturday night when students are in town.” Talking to John Campbell about Breakfast Amid “cool” weather, Ardern was in the middle …

[ad_1] Auckland residents have been banned from participating in the upcoming Rotorua Marathon due to Covid-19 fears, despite government restrictions allowing domestic travel. Participants were told via a Facebook post on Monday that the annual event, which generally draws around 3,000 runners, was still underway, but that runners from Auckland …

[ad_1] Had New Zealand not responded to Covid-19 as it did in March, the nation’s death toll would have been in the thousands by now and 20 percent of those deaths would have been healthcare workers, predicted Dr. Ashley. Bloomfield. Dr. Ashley Bloomfield. Source: Getty That would have meant that …

[ad_1] By Susan Strongman, RNZ To date, there are 177 Covid-19 cases associated with the Auckland August Cluster. The current number of active cases within the cluster is 55. But somewhat confusingly, the Ministry of Health has divided sections of the Auckland August Big Group into five of what it …

[ad_1] Wellingtonian Mark Smith admits he was “incredulous”, after hearing that Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is ready to resume processing association visas, regardless of your country of origin, starting Wednesday. Smith submitted a visa application for his wife Sechelle and stepdaughter Chelsy in mid-February, but his plans to settle here …

[ad_1] Another man has been arrested in connection with the police investigation of a historic sex crime at the Dilworth School. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook Yesterday, six men between the ages of 60 and 70 were arrested in connection with allegations dating back to the 1970s and early 2000s. …

[ad_1] The All Blacks will play a couple of test matches Sunday afternoon against the Wallabies in New Zealand next month. NZ Rugby has confirmed that the first round of the Bledisloe Cup will be at Wellington’s Sky Stadium on Sunday, October 11, and the second will take place a …