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[ad_1] Commentary: The Prime Minister’s proclamation of a twelfth holiday for New Zealand was a clever political move. Jacinda Ardern has to be in a position to form a government to implement it, but if you were gambling, she would have to be a favorite. The last public holiday, Waitangi …

[ad_1] New footage shot by an Australian crew member is believed to show the missing Kiwi Scott Harris aboard Gulf Livestock 1 the day before it capsized and sank. The footage shows Harris and the Australian crew member watching the water flood the deck, with the Australian saying in a …

[ad_1] The work promises a new top tax rate of 39 percent for people who earn more than $ 180,000 a year, a tax that will only affect 2 percent of New Zealanders. The new tax would affect those who earn $ 200,000 a year about $ 23 a week, …

[ad_1] The Maori Party wants the minimum wage immediately raised to $ 25 an hour and promises to double benefit payments. The party’s revenue policy would also create a universal student subsidy at twice the current subsidy rates and cancel all debts owed to the government through welfare loans. Maori …

[ad_1] Labor Finance spokesman Grant Robertson has revealed the party’s long-awaited fiscal policy, announcing the return of the 39 percent tax bracket. But Robertson sugarcoated what would otherwise be a bitter pill by saying that the top rate would only apply to income earned above $ 180,000, meaning that only …

[ad_1] New footage has emerged aboard the ill-fated Gulf Livestock 1, before the cattle ship sank off the coast of Japan. Your playlist will load after this announcement. One of the two Kiwis on board, Scott Harris, can be seen in the footage, which was filmed by an Australian crewmate. …

[ad_1] A group of Otago landlords is telling their members to move into tough tenants now, before changes to the leasing law go into effect in February. Amendments to the Residential Leasing Law were approved last month. Starting February 11, owners will not be able to terminate periodic leases without …

[ad_1] Widowed pensioner Kathleen Chase has severe heart disease and says the end of the winter energy payment on October 1 means she will have a hard time keeping her home warm in New Zealand. During the winter, she has relied on the weekly winter energy payment to cover most …

[ad_1] A concerned mother who called the police to help her calm her autistic son from an episode was horrified after officers shot her multiple times. Golda Barton, from the small town of Glendale in the US state of Utah, was told by phone that police would dispatch a crisis …

[ad_1] AP TikTok says it is working to remove videos of a man who apparently took his own life and ban users from continuing to try to post the clips on the popular social media platform, reports say. TikTok says it is working to remove videos of a man who …