Ben Strang
New Zealand and Pacific Islands Correspondent at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
New Zealand and Pacific Islands Correspondent for AFP | Sports commentator | Cricketer. LFC, GSW and 49ers tragic. Prefer dogs to humans. I think for myself.
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1 week ago |
barrons.com | Ben Strang
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown on Friday condemned "patronising" neighbour New Zealand, which halted aid to the Pacific island nation after it signed a slew of deals with China. Major partner New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands, citing a "lack of consultation" over agreements struck with China in February.
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1 week ago |
barrons.com | Ben Strang
A New Zealand coroner Thursday condemned a "perilous" rugby-inspired sport in which competitors sprint and crash into each other without protective gear. "Runit" competitors line up 20 metres (65 feet) apart and run directly at each other, with the winner being the person who "dominates the collision". Coroner Bruce Hesketh issued the warning as a separate comment in his report into a club player who died after being tackled in a traditional rugby league game.
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1 week ago |
barrons.com | Ben Strang
Canterbury Crusaders will be bolstered by the return of All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams when they chase an eighth Super Rugby title in nine years in Saturday's final at home against Waikato Chiefs. Williams injured his knee during the playoff win against Queensland Reds and missed last week's 21-14 semi-final win over Auckland Blues.
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1 week ago |
barrons.com | Ben Strang
New Zealand's government halted aid to close partner the Cook Islands on Thursday because of a row over agreements the Pacific island nation struck with China. New Zealand "paused" the payments and would not resume them until the Cook Islands took "concrete steps" to restore trust, a spokesman for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement.
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1 week ago |
barrons.com | Ben Strang
New Zealand's native forests may be absorbing vastly more carbon dioxide than previously thought, a new study shows, offering a potential boost as the country seeks to meet emission-cutting targets. The research, led by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) scientist Beata Bukosa and co-authored by Ministry for the Environment scientists, used advanced modelling and the organisation's supercomputer to examine a decade of atmospheric data from 2011 to 2020.
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Tough ask for the Crusaders half time show. Colonel just ran a 12 second hundred. Might have even been 120m. KFC protecting their beautiful product...
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