Australian park owner fined $2.5M over 4 river ride deathsBRISBANE, Australia (AP) — An Australian theme park owner was fined 3.6 million Australian dollars ($2.5 million) on Monday for safety breaches that led to the deaths of four people on a river rapids ride in 2016.
Two men and two women died when their raft flipped on the Thunder River Rapids ri....
Watch: Jono and Ben - The Cannabis referendum explainedWith New Zealand just weeks away from heading to the polls, Kiwis will be faced with a rather big decision - should cannabis be legalised?While it sounds like a straightforward question, there are a lot of elements that people are.......
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Alyssa beats Dhoni's T20I dismissals recordBRISBANE: Australia women’s Alyssa Healy surpassed former Indian men’s team captain MS Dhoni in number of dismissals behind the wicket during their second T20I match against New Zealand women.Her alert catch to remove Lauren Down was her 92nd T20I wicketkeeping dismissal, making her.......
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Air New Zealand extends frequent flyer benefits for another 12 monthsAir New Zealand is extending status for its Airpoints Elite, Gold and Silver members for another 12 months.Because of travel restrictions some members had been unable to meet the status points threshold to retain their membership.The.......
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'Hypocritical' not to back NZ over Xmas rowSeptember 28, 2020 5:00 AMCHRISTCHURCH • Australia coach Dave Rennie sided with New Zealand yesterday over a scheduling row threatening to derail the Rugby Championship, but he held back from saying it would be resolved.....
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Mood of the boardroom: A fine balance between economic and health outcomesChapman Tripp, New Zealand's largest commercial law firm, moved into its new office taking up three of the higher levels in the Auckland Commercial Bay Precinct on a Monday. The staff didn't have time to organise their working spaces.......
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Mood of the boardroom: All's not well in food and beverageQuality food and beverage products based on the green and clean mantra is seemingly the way forward for New Zealand exports. But all is not rosy in the sector because of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 virus.The 20 food and.......
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Mood of the boardroom: Hi-tech contact-tracing in favourSome 91 per cent of executives responding to the Herald's CEOs survey want greater emphasis on intensive contact tracing using best-in-class technological capabilities.The CEOs also want New Zealand to establish secure airbridges.......
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Mood of the boardroom: We need a technologically-driven planBusiness leaders are anxious to see the government plan for the future economic transformation that New Zealand needs to get back on track following the Covid-19 disruption, says EMA chief executive Brett O'Riley."When I say.......
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Miles Hurrell: NZ has goodness in spadesHerald: What score would you give New Zealand in its handling of Covid-19? I haven't got a school-teacher bone in my body, so I'm not going to land on a grade. But I would say, I believe the overall health response has been effective,.......
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Mood of the boardroom: Covid-19 restrictions are bordering on ridiculousChief executives agree that New Zealand business needs to do everything possible to support economic recovery in the wake of Covid-19.But hindering this is the capacity constraints at the border, preventing many overseas workers.......
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UK police arrest man after fatal shooting of police officerA man had been arrested on suspicion of supplying a firearm as part of the investigation into the fatal shooting of a British police officer, London police said on Sunday. Matt Ratana, a 54-year-old custody sergeant who was originally from New Zealand, was shot dead inside a police station on.......
Schutt, Gardner guide Australia to T20 win over KiwisBRISBANE: Australia’s Megan Schutt took two vital wickets in the closing stages as the world champions beat New Zealand by 17 runs in Saturday’s opening T20 clash in Brisbane.With the visitors closing in on Australia’s total of 138, Schutt claimed the vital wickets of Katey.......
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Mood of the boardroom: Resurgence pops plans for transtasman bubbleThe transtasman bubble proposal should be progressed once the Covid-19 flareup in Australia is under control. That is the message from New Zealand's top CEOs in the Herald's Mood of the Boardroom survey.The result was overwhelming.......
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Taskmaster NZ: Team revealed as shows release date nearsThe wait is over, Taskmaster New Zealand will debut on October 21.Jeremy Wells will be the almighty "Taskmaster", with loyal assistant Billy T Award nominee Paul Williams, brother of Guy Williams, Paul Williams by his side.A.......
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Air New Zealand pilot lets female passenger travel in cockpitAn Air New Zealand pilot has been "reminded of the correct procedure" after inviting an "intoxicated" female passenger to travel in the cockpit of a Wellington to Nelson flight. The woman travelled in the "jump seat" of the Q300 plane.Nelson.......
Australia postpone Afghanistan Test, NZ ODIsSYDNEY: Cricket Australia postponed plans to host a Test match against Afghanistan and a one-day series against New Zealand Friday, saying the coronavirus pandemic had made arranging the matches too difficult.The Test, scheduled for Perth in late November, would have been the first played between.......
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Australia postpones Afghanistan Test, New Zealand ODIsSYDNEY: Cricket Australia postponed plans to host a Test match against Afghanistan and a one-day series against New Zealand on Friday, saying the coronavirus pandemic had made arranging the matches too difficult.The Test, scheduled for Perth in late November, would have been the first played.......
Hit musical Jersey Boys is returning to New ZealandSTAY IN THE KNOW. SIGN UP TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERS HERE. Smash hit musical Jersey Boys is returning to New Zealand next year and will include a Wellington season for the first time.The Tony Award-winning musical is based on.......
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New Zealand approves Pakistan, West Indies cricket toursNew Zealand's government has approved quarantine arrangements that would allow the Pakistan and West Indies teams to tour in coming months, the country's cricket board said on Friday.
New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said the tours would help the sport through the coronavirus pande....
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Australia postpones Afghanistan Test, NZ ODIsAustralia's one-off Test against Afghanistan and one-day series against New Zealand have been postponed to the 2021-22 season, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Friday.....
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Air New Zealand puts 2021 date on capital raisingAir New Zealand says it could raise extra capital in the first half of 2021.The airline has started drawing down on a $900 million Government backstop loan and today said it continues to evaluate a range of scenarios on how the.......
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Ads offer thousands of dollars for participation in clinical trialsAdvertisements running on New Zealand radio stations have been offering New Zealanders thousands of dollars to participate in clinical trials.The ads from firm Auckland Clinical Studies (ACS) encourage listeners to send in a text.......
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137 people nabbed for violating RMCO today: Ismail SabriPETALING JAYA: A total of 137 people were arrested today for violating the recovery movement control order.Twenty-five of them have been remanded and another 111 have been issued compounds. The last individual is out on bail.In a press statement issued today, Senior Minister (Defence) Datuk Seri Ism....
South Korean local media reports, citing sources in Seoul's foreign policy arena, that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is likely to make a trip to South Korea early next month. From the cost of stationing American ....
Hopes fade for more survivors in Australian mass whale strandingMACQUARIE HARBOUR: Only a few dozen of the 470 whales stranded on Australia's coast can still be saved, rescuers warned Thursday, as they weighed euthanising those animals in most distress.At least 380 pilot whales have died since their ill-fated pod was discovered beached on Tasmania's rugged weste....
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Export boom and import plunge drives big trade surplusThe Covid-19 pandemic continues to push New Zealand's trade balance into positive territory.In fact, the country recorded its largest trade surplus since 2014 - the height of the last dairy boom.But today's figures - a $1.3 billion.......
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Dollar rises on coronavirus unease, Aussie and Kiwi hurt by rate outlookTOKYO: The U.S. dollar rose against major currencies on Wednesday, supported by positive U.S. economic data and concerns about a second wave of coronavirus infections in Europe and Britain.Both the Australian and New Zealand dollars were undermined by a dovish slant on policy by their respective cen....
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Australian blunder with NZ flag on Sydney bridgeThe New South Wales government has rushed to replace the New Zealand flag being flown over Sydney's Anzac Bridge after an embarrassing mistake was discovered.The Anzac Bridge was given its name on Remembrance Day in 1998 in honour.......
Have fun with dough! New Zealand students learn to make Chinese moon cakesHigh school students from the Scots College school in New Zealand make moon cakes to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival as part of the "Moment We Share" activities launched by the China Cultural Center in Wellington.....
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Toby Pascoe: Reserve Bank is living in dreamlandCOMMENT I appreciate the work the Reserve Bank of New Zealand does in running stress test scenarios on the banks in this country, however does it genuinely think it is on the same planet as the rest of us?A week after the latest.......
STA Travel used customers' money to cover wages and rentBy RNZ STA Travel has been using New Zealand customers' deposits for overseas holidays to cover company wages and office rent, RNZ Checkpoint can reveal.In its first report back to creditors, administrators Deloitte say they.......
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Will Bumrah bounce back against KKR?New Zealand left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult is hoping to forge a successful partnership with Jasprit Bumrah in the Mumbai Indians bowling attack.....
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New Zealand records first Covid-19 death in over three monthsWELLINGTON: New Zealand recorded its first Covid-19 death in more than three months on Friday when a man in his 50s succumbed to the virus.Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in Auckland last month, ending a spell of 102 days free of community t....
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Disney's all-Asian 'Mulan' makes historic small-screen debutLOS ANGELES: Disney's live-action "Mulan" featuring an all-Asian cast finally premieres Friday, launching on streaming service Disney+ in a bold small-screen gamble that analysts say could change Hollywood forever.The lavish $200 million film about a legendary female Chinese warrior was due to hit m....
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Rugby-Six Pumas test positive for Covid-19: UARWELLINGTON: Six Pumas players have tested positive for Covid-19, the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) said, news which deals another blow to hopes the Rugby Championship can go ahead later this year.The players, including first-choice winger Emiliano Boffelli, all tested positive at the team's training c....
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Former Cook Islands premier dies after contracting Covid-19WELLINGTON: Former Cook Islands prime minister Joe Williams has died after contracting Covid-19, New Zealand officials said Saturday.Williams, 85, who lived mostly in New Zealand, is the country's 24th Covid-related death.He was admitted to Auckland hospital on August 13, two days after the governme....
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Confident Chennai Super Kings keen to continue winning run vs Rajasthan RoyalsSharjah: After an impressive outing in their IPL campaign opener against reigning champions Mumbai Indians (MI), the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be up against the 2008 champions Rajasthan Royals in their second game of the season at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Tue....
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Poll indicates New Zealand's Ardern poised to win reelectionWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A new opinion poll indicates that New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is poised to win a second term in office when the nation goes to the polls next month.
But Ardern said Tuesday that she's taking nothing for granted.
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Seoul mediates again in diplomat's alleged groping of New ZealanderThe Foreign Ministry has resumed mediation between one of its diplomats and a male staffer in New Zealand who accused the diplomat of groping him in late 2017. The ministry said it has informed the purported victim of its mediation on the case, an....
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Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S preorders: Everything you need to knowMicrosoft just explained in great detail when Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S preorders will start, in stark contrast to Sony's poor handling of PS5 preorders last week.
Microsoft revealed when Xbox preorders will kick off on September 22nd, and listed the participating stores for several of ....
