[ad_1] Sport Oct 24, 2020 08:55 PM3 minutes to read Dustin Martin of the Richmond Tigers celebrates victory after the 2020 AFL Grand Final game against the Geelong Cats in Brisbane yesterday. Photo / Getty The New Zealand father of AFL star soccer player Dustin Martin has shared how proud …
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[ad_1] The Queen, with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Photo / Getty Images OPINION: Sandringham, the queen’s 8,094ha Norfolk estate, might be a massive Georgian pile, but in some circles it is considered one of the most gruesome outposts in the Windsors. (It is said …
Read More »Suspicious fire threatened homes in the Tutukaka Reserve, Whangārei
[ad_1] Jeroen Jongejans / Supplied A pohutukawa tree burns in flames during the fire in the Tutukaka Reserve on Saturday night. A Northland fire that burned 5 acres of native trees and got dangerously close to homes is being treated as a suspect. The fire in Tutukaka, east of Whangārei, …
Read More »UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov says to retire undefeated after win
[ad_1] Brochure / Getty Images Khabib Nurmagomedov maintained his undefeated record at UFC 254. Undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts after stopping Justin Gaethje with a triangle choke early in the second round at UFC 254 on Sunday (New Zealand time). Nurmagomedov (29-0) made the announcement …
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[ad_1] Scott McLaughlin. Photo / Getty Images. Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin had some trouble getting used to Indycar style during his first qualifying. The three-time Supercars champion is competing in the series finale in Florida before moving full-time next year. McLaughlin was unable to advance to the second stage of …
Read More »Abuse victim rejects apology: ‘I find it quite insincere’
[ad_1] A man who was abused while in state care has ridiculed an apology given to him by a Crown witness in the Abuse in Care Investigation. Keith Wiffin is calling for an independent body to look into allegations of abuse. Photo: Aaron Smale / @ikon_media Keith Wiffin, 60, was …
Read More »Melania Trump’s Halloween celebration at the White House sparks a backlash
[ad_1] Lifestyle 24 Oct, 2020 07:34 PM3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game The footage captures the pair exiting the stage hand in hand before Melania can be seen pulling her hand away from the president. Video / C-SPAN Melania …
Read More »Suicide bomb attack on Afghanistan school kills at least 18, injures 57
[ad_1] The death toll from a suicide attack in the Afghan capital has risen to at least 18 dead and 57 injured, including students, the Interior Ministry said. Afghan security officials announced separately on Saturday (local time) that a senior al Qaeda commander had been killed in a recent operation …
Read More »Victim of state care abuse rejects apology: ‘I find it quite insincere’
[ad_1] Robert Kitchin / Things “In general, I find it quite insincere,” Keith Wiffin says of the apology. This story was first published on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission. A man who was abused while in state custody has ridiculed an apology given him by a Crown witness …
Read More »Exclusive: Six60 and the battle for a concert at Eden Park
[ad_1] Entertainment 24 Oct, 2020 04:00 PM4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Six60 frontman Matiu Walters explains why the band is struggling to perform at the iconic venue. Video / Michael Craig / Sky Sport New Zealand’s biggest band …
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