Labour has unveiled its 2026 campaign slogan: 'Better starts now.' Leader Chris Hipkins made the announcement at a suburban home in Christchurch after taking a tumble in the latest poll. The party has been repeating ad nauseum its focus on "jobs, health, homes and the cost of
Asked if National meant no increases existing taxes, levies or fees, Willis did not rule it out. “We’re saying no new taxes,” she said.
This year, the winning entry came from Sritam Kumar Sethy, a student at Berhampur University in India, while Australian researchers and wildlife snagged awards in several categories.
Beard was in hospice care when he died at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his side, band representative Bob Merlis said.
The group are mostly elderly and retired and gather at an old sports building in Hastings to make coffins. “We are at a point where we don’t have the room to make any more,” Treasurer Cherie Hames says. “We are basically at capacity of what we can make on the premises. We have to find new premises.”
Peters, who is also the minister for rail, said he pitched an alternative plan, to immediately put the harbour crossing to tender, but was outvoted in cabinet. His comments seemed to surprise both Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
Police claimed the jersey breached the legislation that prohibits the display of gang patches and insignia in public places and charged him. But, when the case was called in court last week no evidence was offered up to support that.
He was willing to sacrifice his own career if the attempt failed. That should worry the cabinet more than losing a talented minister. Penk was a navigator in the navy. He can see the icebergs and reefs ahead and sought to avoid National running ashore. They threw him overboard instead.
“It is my get-out-of-jail-free card now, and all the weird s*** that I do, I just say, ‘Sorry, I’m autistic’ – Robbie Williams
Ani O’Brien said “in desperation or frustration” she made a complaint with NetSafe – which receives and assesses complaints – and then took the case under the Harmful Digital Communications Act.
Wihongi, who has lived in the US for decades and holds a green card, was detained by ICE in early April after coming back from New Zealand. She was held for more than 70 days because of a 2016 cannabis conviction that was later thrown out by the courts.
Philip Polkinghorne got a call midway through from his friend, defence lawyer Tony Bouchier, who told him his house was a crime scene and he was likely a suspect. Police had not told him that, he said.
A possible new population has been discovered after fly-fishing guide Martin Langlands snapped a picture of the reptile in the Korowai Torlesse Tussocklands Park and Castle Hill area
You don’t have to agree with me and you don’t have to like what I said, but once we accept that authorities can punish a Kiwi for political speech they consider too confronting, every New Zealander should be concerned. Free speech isn’t free if you can be punished for using it.
Ukad has laid the blame for the positive test on Parker’s nutritionist for the fight in a report which said he was a “regular user of cocaine”.
Brian Denys McFarlane, 56, was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court on Thursday to nine years and four months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of nine historical sexual offending charges.
