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stuff.co.nz | Hamish McNeilly |Annemarie Quill |Marty Sharpe |Caroline Williams
Joe Schmidt's swipe at Lions' 'southern-hemisphere centre partnership'Joe Schmidt, the Australia head coach, has fired a dig at the overseas-born players in the British and Irish Lions squad by referring to the midfield pairing of Bundee Aki and Sione Tuipulotu as a “southern-hemisphere centre partnership”.
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stuff.co.nz | Marty Sharpe |Alan Granville |Jake Kenny
SHANGHAI | Wrapping up a trade trip to Shanghai, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has lauded a series of signings that are claimed to be worth $400 million. Luxon arrived in Shangahai on Wednesday, and spent the day shuttling between events for agriculture, cosmetics, aviation, and tourism exporters and sector leaders, where Kiwi businesses signed agreements with Chinese partners.
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stuff.co.nz | Marty Sharpe |Rachel Moore |Caron Copek |Alan Granville
State Highway 8 between Fairlie and Twizel and SH80 Aoraki Mount Cook Highway have been closed on Thursday morning due to black ice. At 5.30am, SH8 between Fairlie and Twizel and SH80 Mt Cook Highway were closed and about 6.30am Lindis Pass was also closed. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is warning motorists to take extra case on SH83 between Kurow and Ōmārama due to winter driving conditions.
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stuff.co.nz | Marty Sharpe |Annemarie Quill |Carly Gooch
RNZ: What happened to Mikey? Mystery surrounds his final momentsRumours and speculation have been swirling throughout a small lower North Island town after 34-year-old Michael Tamatea was found dead four months ago. His whānau told Lauren Crimp they believe people know more than they are letting on about the lead up to his death at Hokio Beach near Levin, and they are determined to get to the bottom of it.
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stuff.co.nz | Annemarie Quill |Marty Sharpe |Matthew Hansen
China’s “breakneck” embrace of electric vehicles will see the country start weaning itself off oil before the end of this decade, the International Energy Agency has forecast. Chinese motorists bought two in every three electric vehicles (EV) sold worldwide last year, propelling 40% sales growth in China while the European market stalled and American demand slowed.
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stuff.co.nz | Marty Sharpe
How the Employment Relations Authority worksAn executive at the nation’s second largest milk processor was found to have been leaking confidential pricing information that would give buyers a stronger negotiating position. Simon Stewart, group market manager at Open Country Dairy, was sacked in late 2023 after a search of his emails. The company has been told by the Employment Relations Authority that ‘the door is open’ for it to pursue compensation and damages.
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stuff.co.nz | Marty Sharpe
Drone rules in New ZealandA Napier man is to stand trial for the alleged careless operation of a drone in a manner that caused unnecessary danger. His lawyer said it was “a novel case for this district”, and his client would dispute the claim that his actions had been dangerous. The Civil Aviation Authority said the flying of drones near an airport presented an inherent danger. A man who flew a drone near Hawke’s Bay Airport is to stand trial on four charges.
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stuff.co.nz | Marty Sharpe
Scaffold company's $533,000 unpaid taxRoshan Anthony and his company Summit Scaffold NZ Ltd are no strangers to Inland Revenue, having both failed to pay taxes over numerous years. The Commissioner of Inland Revenue rejected a payment plan for the company last year, and applied to put it into liquidation. Within a week of receiving a demand on his company for unpaid tax, Anthony transferred a property held in his name into the name of his spouse.
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stuff.co.nz | Marty Sharpe
Rugby girls off to EuropeEvery Monday night a group of rugby-mad girls from across Hawke’s Bay gathers on a pitch beneath the lights to hone their skills. Their enthusiasm and love of the game is palpable as they dart from cone to cone under the orders of ‘uncles’ Ihaka Waerea, Everard Reid and Colin Hokianga. The girls have months of training and hard work cutting firewood to fund travel to Portugal for an international youth rugby festival.
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stuff.co.nz | Marty Sharpe
A council tried twice in four years to force a couple to make their tiny home compliant with the Building ActThe couple said the tiny home was a vehicle, not a building, so did not need to complyAfter the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ruled in 2022 that it was a building, the couple put it on a trailer, but the council said it still wasn’t a vehicle. A council has tried twice to force a couple to make their tiny home compliant, and has failed on both occasions.
