[ad_1] US President Donald Trump said today that he has instructed his aides to stop negotiating in another round of Covid-19 relief until after the election. Trump tweeted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “was not negotiating in good faith” and said he asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to direct …
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[ad_1] After finding her boyfriend cheating on him, a Dunedin woman allegedly stole a wallet and left with the man clinging to the hood of her car. The 62-year-old defendant, whose name is withheld until the end of the trial, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of robbery and …
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[ad_1] taylor wilcox / unsplash The New Zealand Initiative calls for a renewal of the New Zealand curriculum A Wellington-based think tank has called for a revamp of the New Zealand curriculum, describing the current system as unscientific and causing a decline in student achievement. The New Zealand Initiative argues …
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[ad_1] Eddie Van Halen, the founder of the rock band Van Halen, has died according to his son, Wolf. Youtube Eddie Van Halen has died of cancer Posting on Twitter, Wolf said that his father died of the cancer he had been diagnosed with more than a decade ago. “I …
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[ad_1] The Detail is a daily news podcast produced for RNZ by Press room and is published in Stuff excuse me. Click on this link to subscribe to the podcast. Reaching 100 percent renewable energy in New Zealand sounds like a great statistic to brag about, but is it the …
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[ad_1] WARWICK SMITH / Things Matthew John Butland was found not guilty of raping a woman who was brought home from Shooters nightclub in Palmerston North in May 2015. A man found not guilty of raping a woman in a car would never have gone to trial if the police …
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[ad_1] Researchers have tracked more than 300,000 social media posts ahead of this month’s referendum to find a mostly favorable kiwi opinion of cannabis, at least on Twitter. Their study, published today in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review, found that nearly two-thirds of those tweets, collected over more than …
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[ad_1] It’s a monumental start to the workday for the tens of thousands of motorists who use the Auckland Harbor Bridge, with all eight lanes open for the morning rush hour for the first time in weeks. The locals of Auckland are thanked for their understanding and support, as the …
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[ad_1] The world’s second-largest fashion retailer, Sweden’s H&M, is scheduled to close 250 stores across its global network, but has declined to say whether any of its New Zealand stores face the cut. H&M said the closings were necessary as shoppers increasingly shopped online. In August, the company had 5,043 …
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[ad_1] Still sick with Covid-19, US President Donald Trump has once again downplayed the illness that hospitalized him for three days and which has so far killed more than 210,000 Americans. He compared it again to the seasonal flu and said he plans to return to the campaign soon. Back …
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