[ad_1] The future of kiwi boxer Joseph Parker is now in the court of public opinion after it was revealed yesterday that the former heavyweight champion was the star of the sport that police allege is linked to a major international conspiracy of import and supply of drugs Parker has …
Read More »The body found in a forest is confirmed to be the missing British woman Sarah Everard
[ad_1] UK police have identified a body found in a forest as belonging to the missing woman Sarah Everard. Deputy Commissioner Nick Ephgrave confirmed that the body had been formally identified as the missing woman on Friday afternoon (early Saturday morning, NZT). “Specialist officers are in constant contact with his …
Read More »US President Joe Biden’s $ 2.64 Trillion Covid Relief Plan Was Signed And Now Things Get More Difficult
[ad_1] As difficult as it was for Democrats, passing US President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 bailout package for $ 1.9 trillion (NZ $ 2.64 trillion) was the easy part. Now, they are preparing to push the next priorities on Biden’s agenda beyond what, until now, has been a wall of entrenched …
Read More »Christchurch Remembers 10th Anniversary of Great East Japan Earthquake
[ad_1] Hanna McCallum / Stuff Many Japanese residents were among those attending the 10-year memorial service at the World Peace Bell at the Christchurch Botanical Gardens. The twin tragedies of the Christchurch earthquake and the 2011 Japan earthquake are “stark reminders of human vulnerability to natural disasters,” says Christchurch Mayor …
Read More »Coronavirus Covid-19: Denmark, Norway and Iceland pause AstraZeneca vaccine injections to investigate blood clots
[ad_1] Aage Steen Jensen, 67, who is a kidney patient, is vaccinated at his own home in Aalborg, Denmark, on March 5. Photo / AP Health authorities in three European countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine due to concerns that it could increase the risk of blood …
Read More »Super Rugby: Highlanders go strong to take on massive Blues at Eden Park
[ad_1] The Highlanders have enlisted the services of Liam Coltman, tough forward Hugh Renton and a robust James Lentjes to withstand the Blues’ early physical assault at Eden Park on Sunday. Coach Tony Brown has revealed that Lentjes, who has not played Super Rugby since a horror injury in February …
Read More »The Australian reporter who harassed deportees speaks
[ad_1] The Australian network that issued a widely criticized report on 501 deportees responded with the reporter at the center of the storm saying that the kiwis “responded with poison.” Reporter Jordan Fabris appeared last night on 9 News to say: “It doesn’t seem like many people in New Zealand …
Read More »Meghan and Harry’s Oprah Interview: Royal Experts Verify the Duchess’s Explosive Claims
[ad_1] Since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey aired earlier this week, royal commentators and some members of Meghan’s own family have been quick to reject the claims. The latest of the allegations to be dropped is Meghan’s claim that she had to surrender her passport …
Read More »Unilever removes the word ‘normal’ from all soaps, shampoos and beauty products
[ad_1] Unilever brands include Dove, Sunsilk, and TRESemmé. Unilever is removing the descriptor “normal” from its soaps, shampoos and other personal care brands, saying the word is not “inclusive” and has a “negative effect on people.” The word “normal” is often used to describe what type of skin or hair, …
Read More »Covid-19: The Bloomfield Tube Band Moment When Coronavirus Reality Sunk
[ad_1] Brendan Copeland admits for a moment to thinking “Ashley, who?” in March 2020. Copeland had been summoned to the secretary’s tent midway through the 2020 New Zealand Bagpipe Band Championship in Invercargill. He was the key organizer and a guy named Ashley Bloomfield wanted to chat. “I thought he …
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