[ad_1] Since the late great Muhammad Ali, blatant self-promotion has been part of the fabric of combat sports. And while world mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Israel Adesanya has made no comparison between himself and Ali, the reigning New Zealand athlete of the year is not afraid to express his …
Read More »Donald Trump Calls America’s War Dead ‘Losers’, ‘Fools’: Report
[ad_1] A new report details multiple cases in which US President Donald Trump made disparaging remarks about members of the US military who have been captured or killed, including reference to Americans killed in the war in the cemetery. Aisne-Marne American in France in 2018 as “Losers” and “Fools”. Trump …
Read More »Six months, 23 deaths: New Zealand Covid-19 victims
[ad_1] A man in his 50s has become the 23rd victim of the New Zealand coronavirus and the Auckland group’s first death. He died at Middlemore Hospital and it was the country’s first Covid-related death in three months. He is the youngest victim of the pandemic to date, with most …
Read More »Crewman of a sunken cattle boat declared dead after being found unconscious in the water | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] A second crew member recovered from a capsized cattle ship off Japan has been pronounced dead, after the ship is believed to have sunk during a storm. Your playlist will load after this announcement. Only two of the 43 crew have been found, one of them dead. Source: 1 …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Andrew Dickens – people start to lose patience
[ad_1] COMMENTARY: Then, once again, the nation crowded around the radio to listen to the pronouncements of our health authorities and Government about the next stage of our battle against the great contagion of 2020, Covid-19. I say crowded, but I think the 1pm announcement has lost much of its …
Read More »Electoral Commission discusses sublease agreement for MP Ginny Andersen’s office
[ad_1] The Elections Commission is “investigating” claims made by Hutt South Labor candidate Ginny Andersen, who has failed to properly disclose her donations, Andersen says. The Commission received a complaint from the Taxpayers Union, a low-tax lobby group, on Friday morning. You are investigating the matter before deciding whether to …
Read More »Coronavirus: Australian Prime Minister open to New Zealanders visiting parts of Australia
[ad_1] Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is rethinking the idea of the trip through Tasmania. The state of Western Australia has ruled out interstate travel before 2021, but Morrison seemed optimistic, after a call on Friday with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, that more travel could occur between the …
Read More »Kiwi journalist involved in disinformation campaign run by Russian trolls
[ad_1] A self-employed New Zealand journalist was unknowingly involved in a Russian disinformation campaign disguised as a world news organization. Laura Walters, a former Stuff reporter living in the UK, wrote a detailed article for Peace data – a non-profit online media outlet – about New Zealand after a representative …
Read More »Dairy farmer and ‘his little girl’ killed in Southland car accident
[ad_1] SUPPLIED Matthew Dale Harris, 22, and his young daughter, Ruby Jane Harris, died after the vehicle they were in was hit by another vehicle on State Highway 6 near Invercargill around 4 p.m. Wednesday. . A 22-year-old father who died in a fatal accident in Southland with his baby …
Read More »‘Ugly and vicious’: Auckland girls school warns of online bullying
[ad_1] The principal of one of Auckland’s leading schools has issued a strong warning to students about “cruel” online bullying, saying they might be engaging in criminal behavior. A video message was sent Thursday to the parents of the Epsom Girls Grammar School students. It featured a police officer detailing …
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