[ad_1] Stuff Dilbagh Singh says he felt as if the floor were opening under him when he was convicted of rape in November 2019. Inadequate instructions from a judge to a jury have led to charges against a fast food worker convicted of raping a 17-year-old colleague at a Pizza …
Read More »2020 election: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds preparatory talks with the Greens, but coalition seems unlikely
[ad_1] New Zealand|Politics 19 Oct, 2020 04:00 PM4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Prime Minister Ardern speaks to the media after the historic Labor victory LAST CHOICE* National Day of Reckoning – Collins warns coup plotters* Australians strike back …
Read More »The detail: the truth behind Sweden’s herd immunity to Covid-19
[ad_1] The Detail is a daily news podcast produced for RNZ by Press room and is posted on Stuff with permission. Click on this link to subscribe to the podcast. Another deadly wave of coronavirus is spreading across Europe, leading to strict closures and states of emergency. But Sweden sticks …
Read More »$ 13.3 million homeowner in Wellington ‘wanting to play guitar under a tree’
[ad_1] Stuff A three-level, 1,400-square-meter residential property is under construction in the Wellington suburb of Hataitai. A luxurious $ 7.5 million home, believed to be the largest new construction in Wellington in more than a decade, is beginning to take shape on Evans Bay. The five-bedroom, 1,400-square-meter home on Overtoun …
Read More »Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Asahi and Tesla: International giants cling to Covid-19 wage subsidies
[ad_1] Some of the world’s largest companies have claimed millions of dollars in Covid-19 wage subsidies for their New Zealand operations, and some have paid huge dividends to investors. The government subsidy scheme was designed to provide cash to employers who experienced a drop in income due to Covid-19, so …
Read More »Doctor guilty of inappropriate breast exams appeals to Superior Court
[ad_1] Silence Naidoo The doctor also seeks the deletion of names. A former Kāpiti doctor convicted of misconduct appeals against that decision in Wellington High Court and fights to keep his name hidden. The doctor was accused by eight women of performing unnecessary and unwanted breast exams, making inappropriate comments …
Read More »Maori party defied the odds because Labor has left indigenous voters wanting to | Leigh-Marama McLachlan | World News
[ad_1] It was one of the most passionate clashes of Saturday night’s elections: Rawiri Waititi of the Maori Party and Tamati Coffey of the Labor Party stood side by side until the end. Counting on the night, Waititi was ahead by a narrow margin of 415 votes, but the bottom …
Read More »Trans-Tasmanian Bubble: Woman makes things clear amid controversy over entry of New Zealanders into Melbourne
[ad_1] Nine Sue explains her journey arriving in Melbourne from New Zealand. (Nine) A woman who traveled from New Zealand to Melbourne says the Victorian government is making them feel like criminals when they entered the state in “good faith.” Sue, originally from Melbourne, took a domestic flight to Melbourne …
Read More »Tourism wants a $ 200 travel card and a long-term government plan
[ad_1] The tourism industry is asking the government to come up with a plan to reopen the borders and provide every New Zealander with a $ 200 national travel card. There is also support for Prime Minister Jacinda Adern to take over the tourism portfolio so that tourism can leverage …
Read More »Bus driver asks to stay in New Zealand after boy lost arm and hand in accident
[ad_1] Hamish McNeilly / Stuff An injured person is pulled out of a rescue helicopter at Dunedin Hospital after the bus accident in January. A bus driver from China who admitted to causing an accident in which a girl lost an arm and a hand and a woman lost an …
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