[ad_1] Seeking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has tapped into a tabloid story that offers strange twists on a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the New York Post story raises more questions than answers, including about the …
Read More »Cam Wallace, Former Air NZ Executive Named New MediaWorks Head
[ad_1] Chris Skelton / Stuff Cam Wallace left Air New Zealand in late September after a 20-year stint with the airline. Veteran Air New Zealand executive Cam Wallace has been hired as the new head of MediaWorks. The former Air New Zealand Chief Commercial and Customer Officer announced his resignation …
Read More »The new Covid-19 test method designed in Canterbury could reduce the wait times for the covid-19 test.
[ad_1] Principal Investigator Alastair Ross. Photo / Supplied A new Covid-19 test method could reduce the waiting time for results to a few minutes. AgResearch, with the support of colleagues at the Crown Research Institute ESR, is leading the study on the new method that uses specialized machines to rapidly …
Read More »Thailand Declares Emergency After Unprecedented Protest As Protesters Boo Royalty
[ad_1] Thai authorities declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital on Thursday, a day after a student-led protest against the country’s traditional establishment saw an extraordinary moment in which protesters disrupted a royal caravan. After the pre-dawn statement, the riot police mobilized to expel the protesters who …
Read More »Transtasman Bubble: Air NZ, Qantas, Jetstar restart flights
[ad_1] Jetstar and Qantas will resume limited transtasman flights. Photo / Getty Airports on both sides of Tasman and airlines are gearing up for the start of a one-way bubble trip tomorrow with Air New Zealand operating a special quarantine-free flight. Starting tomorrow, those on quarantine-free flights to New South …
Read More »Double recession next year, but housing advances
[ad_1] The economy is expected to slip back into recession early next year, as delayed job losses, falling consumer spending and the absence of international tourists affect growth. Auckland’s normally crowded Queen Street was empty at closing. Photo: RNZ / Jordan Bond The chief forecaster at economic consultancy Infometrics, Gareth …
Read More »Temperatures drop below freezing, snow and hail on the North Island, the cold will continue
[ad_1] A cold snap has brought hail to Wellington and forced freezing temperatures in parts of the South Island. Hail fell in central Wellington and the suburbs of Vogeltown and Mornington on Thursday afternoon as a cold front swept across the country. Metservice meteorologist Tahlia Crabtree said there was little …
Read More »Cam Wallace, Former Air NZ Executive Named New MediaWorks Head
[ad_1] Chris Skelton / Stuff Cam Wallace left Air New Zealand in late September after a 20-year stint with the airline. Veteran Air New Zealand executive Cam Wallace has been hired as the new head of MediaWorks. The former Air New Zealand Chief Commercial and Customer Officer announced his resignation …
Read More »Rugby Championship in Disarray as Springboks Retreat: What It Means for the All Blacks
[ad_1] The All Blacks will not face the Springboks in this year’s Rugby Championship. Photo / Photosport South Africa has officially withdrawn from the Rugby Championship to cut the number of matches in the tournament by half. Tournament organizer Sanzaar and Rugby Australia hosts are expected to confirm the withdrawal …
Read More »All Blacks v Australia: George Bridge banned from rugby for six months
[ad_1] Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images George Bridge goes on the attack during the first Bledisloe Cup test in Wellington on Sunday. All Blacks winger George Bridge is out of the second round of the Bledisloe Cup against the Wallabies, and all of rugby for about six months, after sustaining …
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