[ad_1] 2:11 am, September 06, 2020 Ian Foster has rewarded Super Rugby Aotearoa form by naming the All Blacks first team of his tenure as coach of the New Zealand national team. Asafo Aumua, Alex Hodgman, Quinten Strange, Tupou Vaa’i, Cullen Grace, Akira Ioane, Hoskins Sotutu, Caleb Clarke and Will …
Read More »Live updates: 2020 All Blacks first team name
[ad_1] The first and possibly last team of the 2020 All Blacks is named today after the North v South thriller in Wellington. All Blacks coach Ian Foster and his selectors will name a team at 11 am. However, at the moment, it is unclear when the All Blacks will …
Read More »As of July 31, a total of $ 73.7 billion of bank loans were receiving some form of COVID-19-related relief. Gareth Vaughan speculates on what could happen to banks’ non-performing loan ratios when the deferral scheme finally ends.
[ad_1] As of July 31, borrowers with bank loans worth $ 73.7 billion were receiving payment relief related to COVID-19. Loan repayment deferrals were introduced for six months in March at the start of the COVID-19 crisis. The Reserve Bank agreed last month that banks can extend these deferrals for …
Read More »NRL 2020: James Tedesco’s brilliance overshadows Sonny Bill Williams’ return to NRL
[ad_1] After one of the great and controversial Grand Finals last year, the second game between the Canberra Raiders and the Sydney Roosters was always going to be a big one with the reigning champions coming out with 18-6 winners. But while the two teams battle for the top four …
Read More »2020 election: Winston Peters collides with ‘James’, aka Jack Tame, on TVNZ’s Q + A show
[ad_1] New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has reacted furiously when asked about the leak and fraud investigations on live TV. In a fierce confrontation with Q + A host Jack Tame this morning, he accused TVNZ of lying to him and ambushing him on topics he hadn’t prepared for. …
Read More »Search for missing cattle ship crew temporarily canceled as typhoon approaches
[ad_1] The search for the crew of a missing cattle ship believed to have sunk off the coast of Japan has been temporarily suspended. The search was halted due to Typhoon Haishen, according to the Philippine government. Two New Zealanders were on the ship, which left Napier in mid-August and …
Read More »Coronavirus: Requests for More Community Testing Fall on Deaf Ears After Two Covid-19 Deaths
[ad_1] Calls for South Auckland residents to search for evidence of Covid-19 fell on deaf ears, despite two deaths in the community. Two people from the Auckland Covid cluster died from the virus in as many days, the 23rd and 24th deaths from Covid-19 in New Zealand, prompting community leaders …
Read More »Heroic Beach Haven dairy owner foils robbery with hockey stick
[ad_1] A heroic Beach Haven man foiled a robbery by confronting four masked men who broke into his family’s dairy Saturday night. After taking a look at Manav Prasad, a 110kg, 21-year-old rugby player, weightlifter and former boxer, the would-be bandits fled. Prasad was closing the Kauri Park Superette with …
Read More »Experts are confident that DDoS attacks will ‘go away’ and attackers will run out of money
[ad_1] NZX and MetService may feel somewhat embarrassed after their websites were taken offline by distributed denial-of-service attacks over the past two weeks. But if some experts are right, it is the attackers themselves who can appear to be the real amateurs when they go out of pocket and with …
Read More »North vs South: Ardie Savea wants three games, ‘let’s make it a State of Origin series’
[ad_1] Ardie Savea’s lungs burned and her body and her pride were wounded. In a stadium that usually roars his name, a pin drop could be heard, after the sound of players from the South roaring and celebrating their impressive victory. But All Blacks star Savea is ready for more, …
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