Sky TVMoana Pasifika general manager Kevin Senio reveals the eligibility rules for the new Super Rugby franchise, prompting Sky broadcaster Ken Laban to question whether rugby had ‘the backbone’ to make the side successful..An honest Aaron Mauger has opened up on the toll a stressful past four years has taken on him – a period…
By Rob HarrisUpdated April 21, 2021 — 8.15amLondon: All six English clubs involved in plans to join a breakaway European Super League have abandoned the project, which has imploded less than two days after it was announced.Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham deserted the 12-team group amid an escalating backlash that led…
Key posts1 of 32.40pmWrapping up the blogThat’s all for today’s blog, thanks for tuning in. If you’ve just clicked onto the blog, trawling back through the posts may take a while, so it’s worth checking out our US correspondent Matthew Knott’s report on the verdict. Read the full article. Matthew has also filed his own analysis…
Mark McGowan frequently boasts that Western Australia is the best place in the world to be in the pandemic, and that our lifestyle is the envy of the nation and the world.Apparently no one can question, lest you be accused of wanting to kill people.Credit:NineWhen that enviable lifestyle involves RSL volunteers concluding that COVID red…
STUFFWhat are Māori health inequities? The Ministry of Health lists them. First published June 2019.ANALYSIS: Radical centralisation. That’s the best way to describe the Government’s proposed reforms to the health and disability service. It's the health reform that had to happen. In what will be a massive shock to many in the healthcare system, the…
A top-level authority similar to the body that drove preparations for the successful Sydney Olympics is likely to oversee major projects, including the $1 billion Gabba stadium redevelopment, for any 2032 Brisbane Games.But the Morrison government wants more details before it will agree to cover half the cost of plans – released by Queensland Premier…
The National Trust has called for a review of Richmond’s plan to demolish the Jack Dyer Stand at Punt Road Oval for a major redevelopment on the grounds that the stand is of cultural and historic significance to Victoria.The National Trust also will request that the decision of the club to level the stand -…
The two existential threats that keep former chief of defence Admiral Chris Barrie awake at night are nuclear war, which he says the Australian government can’t do much about, and climate change, which he says the Australian government is not doing enough about.Barrie is one of more than 30 current and former defence personnel and…
Eugene Hoshiko/APYoshihiro Kamichi, a 44-year-old office worker, receives makeup and gets his hair done by a makeup artist at Ikemen-Works, a makeup salon for men in Tokyo.The coronavirus pandemic has pushed many businesses in Japan to the edge of financial ruin, but Takumi Tezuka, who owns a makeup and hair salon for men in Tokyo,…
“I don’t think he is [a dirty player]. He’s caught by circumstances in this instance.“The big thing about it is he’s the Dally M leader at the moment, the crowd won’t see him for four matches, which is sad for the game and unfortunately for him.”Mitchell was fined for two separate incidents involving Luke Garner…
World20 Apr, 2021 05:36 AM4 minutes to readThe WHO announced that the global death toll of COVID-19 has now surpassed 3 million. Video / APA grim new record has fallen more than a year after the coronavirus pandemic began spreading with the highest number of passengers on a single flight recording a positive test.Indian airline…
World20 Apr, 2021 04:13 AM3 minutes to readArmed forces in Ukraine patrol the border with Russia. Photo / Getty ImagesThe European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday that in the face of the big military buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders, it will only take "a spark" to set off a confrontation.In a…
India's capital New Delhi to lock down as covid-19 cases top 15 million. Video / France 24The anguished voice at the end of the line quickly apologised for waking me at 1.30am, but was desperate and insistent.The caller explained that his 54-year-old aunt's blood oxygen levels had plummeted and asked if I might know a…
World19 Apr, 2021 12:16 AM4 minutes to readRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested at the start of the year. Photo / APAlexei Navalny's teenage daughter has pleaded for doctors to be allowed access to her father, as allies of the jailed opposition leader called for mass protests in response to medical warnings that he…
Our low numbers of COVID-19 are due only to our island nation’s ability to isolate, which comes with the economic and social cost of locked borders (“Australia needs to set out its COVID-19 endgame”, April 17-18). This must end at some stage but only when our healthcare system can handle the influx of COVID-19 cases,…
William Booth/PhotosportPulse wing attack Whitney Souness and Stars' defender Anna Harrison contest possession on Sunday.The new-look Northern Stars have made an emphatic start to the ANZ Premiership, beating the Central Pulse for the first time in their history. Led by 44 goals from 50 attempts from first-time skipper Maia Wilson, the Stars overcame the two-time…
STUFFJacinda Ardern says there will be protocols in place to deal with any Covid outbreaks on either side of the bubble.OPINION: After months of public speculation, the Government has announced that the Trans-Tasman bubble will open on 19 April. However, the Government has warned that a ‘flyer beware’ policy applies to quarantine free travel between…
Here’s a colourful explanation for Manchester United’s underwhelming form at Old Trafford this season: too much red. The stadium has been empty since football restarted in June following the first lockdown after the coronavirus outbreak, and there has been a red wrap around the seats during games.Clive Brunskill/APManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the…
Barry Brodd, a use of force expert, testifies in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Photo / APThe defence for a former police officer charged in George Floyd’s death challenged the heart of the case against the officer, calling a use-of-force expert who testified that Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning Floyd…
Mohinder Singh, 48, was today sentenced to 22 years in prison. Photo / News Corp AustraliaA “selfish” truck driver who killed four Victoria Police officers in the single deadliest incident in the state’s policing history has been jailed for 22 years.Mohinder Singh, 48, stood but did not react in the Victorian Supreme Court as Justice…
Liliana Carrillo. Photo / APUS father Erik Denton was supposed to see his three young children last Sunday, the one day every other week that he was allowed to be with them.Three-year-old Joanna, her 2-year-old brother, Terry, and 6-month-old sister, Sierra, had been staying with their mother — Denton’s ex-girlfriend — in Los Angeles.Fearful for…
Website of the YearWorld14 Apr, 2021 12:17 AM3 minutes to readSexual assaulter not prosecuted because ‘he thought she was someone else’. Video / ABCA Tennessee woman says she was raped by a man but the charges against him were dropped because he claimed he thought she “was someone else”.Amy Dewland told Fox 17 News that…
UnsplashNothing comes close to a good curry in terms of comfort food.I love a good curry. Hunks of tender meat and paneer, smothered in a sweet, rich, spicy sauce, resting on a bed of fragrant rice – nothing comes close to it for comfort food. Sadly, most of you will never get to try the…
9newsAustralian designer Florence Broadhurst in the 1960s with her peacock wallpaper.New South Wales Police are launching a review into the death of a legendary Australian fabric and wallpaper designer who was murdered in 1977. Detectives have confirmed the fresh probe into the brutal killing of Florence Broadhurst, whose striking creations remain popular today. The 78-year-old…
Sky SportBayern Munich eliminated from Champions League despite beating PSG in second leg.After Neymar missed several chances to finish off defending champion Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain was left clinging to a 1-0 home defeat that nevertheless sealed the French club’s second straight Champions League semifinal on Wednesday (NZT). Bayern had to score twice after losing…
By Jennifer VineyardUpdated April 14, 2021 — 7.10amThere have been numerous portrayals of Prince Philip over the course of his long life, which ended Friday at age 99. Actors including Tobias Menzies, Matt Smith, James Cromwell and Christopher Lee all played the part.However, according to one of Philip’s biographers, no one ever captured the man’s…
The value of New Zealand’s housing stock grew by almost $200 billion in the year to December. New data published by the Reserve Bank, shows the combined value of residential properties jumped from $1.19 trillion in December 2019 to $1.39 trillion. By comparison, the country’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) is $322b. “Housing stock” includes…
After eight years in the wilderness, Timani wants another gold jerseyWe’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerSitaleki Timani’s last Test for the Wallabies was in November 2013 against Scotland and the towering second-rower had every intention of finishing his career in France’s Top 14.But…
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