[ad_1] Shane Bowden first joined motorcycle gangs in 1996, after his dream of riding through Australia at the Olympics was thwarted. Photo / Supplied The murder of notorious ex-cyclist Shane Bowden, who police say was shot “execution style” in his car parked outside his Gold Coast home, could mark a …
Read More »Election 2020: a ‘sugary’ tax cut or a ‘waste’ of public spending: the finance debate
[ad_1] New Zealand’s next finance minister will offer a “sugary” tax cut or “waste” -based infrastructure spending. The two men competing for the job discussed their competitive visions for the country’s economy Monday night. Stuff Debate on finances. Labor’s Grant Robertson cajoled National’s Paul Goldsmith about his plan for unemployed …
Read More »Elections in New Zealand 2020: Jacinda Ardern could form a government with Greens even with a majority
[ad_1] Labor polls so well that they could potentially end in a historic victory, a direct majority under the MMP, but Ardern doesn’t rule out working with the Greens even if the Labor Party doesn’t need them. That presents an opportunity for the Greens to sell themselves out to voters …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Trump planned Superman trick on discharge from hospital
[ad_1] World Oct 12, 2020 5:02 AM3 minutes to read Advisers to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, revealed his plans to wear a Superman t-shirt when he leaves the hospital, after his diagnosis and treatment of Covid-19. Photo / Getty Images Donald Trump considered ripping his dress …
Read More »US election: UK ‘scraps’ Trump, forging ties with Biden
[ad_1] World October 12, 2020 03:12 am4 minutes to read According to a report by The Times, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been warned of an overwhelming defeat for President Donald Trump and the Republicans next month, Photo / AP One of Donald Trump’s most important allies is reportedly …
Read More »Nobby Clark elected as Shadbolt’s new deputy mayor
[ad_1] Kavinda Herath / Things Invercargill City Councilman Nobby Clark at a council meeting Tuesday. Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt has appointed Councilor Nobby Clark as his new Deputy Mayor. Current MP Toni Biddle announced her resignation from the council on Friday. In a written statement, Shadbolt confirmed that he …
Read More »The carcass of a whale is removed by a crane after the creature gets stuck under a jetty in Auckland
[ad_1] A whale died after being trapped under a jetty at Hobsonville Point in Auckland. The general manager of the Marine Mammal Rescue Charity Project Jonah Daren Grover said a member of the public saw the whale struggling under the jetty at around 2 p.m. and unable to get out. …
Read More »New Zealand Election 2020: National Party Chairman Admits Leaked Email Crushed Party Election Campaign
[ad_1] “I found out that a lot of them were working because a lot of National Party people are busy working,” Collins said. Despite a rough week in the season, Collins insists she “really loved it” and says she doesn’t feel like her team is sabotaging her. “No, not at …
Read More »How a broader political agenda runs the risk of skewing New Zealand’s cannabis referendum | Claire Robinson | Opinion
[ad_1] THEOne of the curiosities of the 2020 election campaign is Jacinda Ardern’s refusal to reveal her personal position on the cannabis referendum. Next Saturday, New Zealanders can vote in two referendums: the end-of-life election on euthanasia and the cannabis legalization and control referendums; the last, a vote on whether …
Read More »Wife of murdered Canterbury farm worker charged with his murder
[ad_1] Stuff The murder charged Alana Bamber, left, at her husband Tony Waldron’s funeral on Twizel on September 27, 2019. More than a year after a Canterbury farm worker was found dead in his bed, his wife has been charged with his murder. Alana Jane Bamber, 33, of Timaru, appeared …
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