[ad_1] By RNZ Maori academics alleging structural racism at the University of Waikato have received support from across the country since they spoke out, but two professors admit that it is still scary to be a Maori at the university while an investigation is underway. Professor Pou Temara, Professor Linda …
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[ad_1] “We are up almost 500 percent in volume. We distribute food for a year in about 12 weeks,” he told Shaw Murray Edridge of the Wellington City Mission. The Green Party co-leader said it is “clear from the pressure they have been under to deliver food parcels and so …
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[ad_1] Will Russell / Getty Images New Zealand and Australia are competing to host the Rugby Championship this year. The Sanzaar unions will discuss the Rugby Championship on Thursday night with two options firmly on the table and a strong desire to pin down some dates to start planning. However, …
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[ad_1] The Election Commission has dropped an investigation into a complaint about Billy Te Kahika’s New Zealand Public Party and its collection and use of donations. The Commission said that because the Public Party was not a registered party, it is not subject to the rules of the Electoral Law …
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[ad_1] People from San Francisco to Seattle woke up to an eerie orange glow on Wednesday, not unlike what we saw here in New Zealand in January. Eric Risberg / AP Patrick Kenefick, left, and Dana Williams search the darkened, smoke-covered Golden Gate Bridge from a pier at Fort Baker …
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[ad_1] Christel Yardley / Stuff Hamilton’s current population of 172,000 is predicted to increase to about 200,000 by 2030. Political leaders have adopted a roadmap for how Hamilton and its neighbors can grow and prosper in the coming decades, though questions remain about who will fund it. The Hamilton-Waikato metropolitan …
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[ad_1] The New Zealand health minister has pleaded with people to stop spreading misinformation about the coronavirus, as the government struggles to contain a mini-group centered on an evangelical church in Auckland. The mini-cluster started with four cases in the suburb of Mt Roskill last month and has now grown …
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[ad_1] John Cowpland / Stuff Jacqueline Watson was dismissed Thursday on a careless driving charge that resulted in her death. The charge against a woman who was tried for reckless driving that caused the death of a motorcyclist by speeding has been dismissed. Kurtus Scott, 24, was speeding south on …
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[ad_1] India has reported another record increase of 95,735 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours as the virus spreads beyond its major cities. According to the country’s Health Ministry, the number of people known to be infected in India reached 4,465,863 on Thursday. Channi Anand / AP India now has …
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[ad_1] GOOGLE MAPS One person was shot in the body on Brentwood Ave, Highbury, in Palmerston North on Sunday. One person is in hospital in critical condition after a daylight shooting in Palmerston North. Police are investigating after a person was shot in the body after an altercation between two …
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