[ad_1] ANALYSIS: In an election in which political parties now struggle to change the ballot box, few voters will have been swayed by the latest minor party debate. A high-flying ACT leader, David Seymour, backed its “austerity budget,” Greens co-leader James Shaw said a Labor majority government would be a …
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[ad_1] By RNZ The Cook Islands could lift quarantine restrictions for people traveling from New Zealand next week. Prime Minister Mark Brown said the cabinet would meet on Saturday to discuss changing the restrictions. Currently, only Cook Islands residents and permit holders can enter the country, and they must undergo …
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[ad_1] Labor deputy chief Kelvin Davis has a strong lead in Te Tai Tokerau’s Maori electorate in new polls. A Māori Television-Curia Research electorate vote poll, covering Northland, places Davis with 36% of the vote, ahead of the Maori party candidate Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, with 18%. However, 32 percent were undecided …
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[ad_1] Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images Richie Mo’unga meets Hoskins Sotutu with Jordie Barrett in support during an All Blacks training session. The rugby test against Australia that would have forced the All Blacks to spend Christmas in managed isolation has been moved. New Zealand Rugby said the 12-match tournament …
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[ad_1] The All Blacks will be home for Christmas after Sanzaar and Rugby Australia announced a revised draw for the 2020 Rugby Championship. The 12-game tournament will now be played over seven weeks and Australia’s clash against New Zealand will move from Saturday, December 12 to Saturday, October 31 at …
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[ad_1] Six months of living in a moldy Wellington apartment gave Charlotte Mebus-Leckie asthma. The 23-year-old had always been healthy, but now the most mundane tasks are exhausting. His health has been a victim of the city’s housing crisis, a problem exposed by Infometrics senior economist Brad Olsen. Using data …
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[ad_1] A newly married couple died in a plane crash just four days after their wedding. The couple were identified by authorities Wednesday after their Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashed outside of Telluride in Colorado on Tuesday. The victims, United Airlines Costas pilot and flight instructor John Sivyllis, 30, and his …
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[ad_1] OPINION Anyone looking forward to an exciting final week of the election campaign might have been disappointed in the latest political poll tonight. The movement of parties was not more than one point up or down or no change to the survey 10 days ago; hardly the conditions for …
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[ad_1] An East Tāmaki home ravaged by a major fire last night is owned by a wealthy Chinese businessman accused of running a massive pyramid scheme from Canada. A brick wall and a fireplace are all that remain of the four-bedroom home along Point View Drive, after a fire raged …
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[ad_1] Hong Kong Police / AP Former Chinese leader Mao Zedong’s calligraphy scroll was cut in half by a buyer who had bought it cheaply, believing it to be a fake. A scroll of calligraphy by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong estimated at millions of dollars was cut in half …
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