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Ranking the 2028 Republican presidential contenders
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (1467+ words) Who is going to lead the Republican Party after a decade of United States President Donald Trump? The Republican Party is grappling with that question now. After Trump reimagined conservatism and won the White House twice, it's likely the next…...
David Seymour talks Donald Trump on The Country
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (205+ words) Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour. Seymour discusses US President Donald Trump, his tariffs and his handling of the conflict in the Middle East. The Deputy Prime Minister and…...
Thomas Coughlan: As Middle East erupts, Luxon struggles to articulate where NZ stands
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (1150+ words) One of former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern's early foreign policy efforts was joining a tongue-in-cheek campaign to have New Zealand, perennially ignored by the world's cartographers, included on more world maps. In his response to the US and Israel's…...
Blasts in Kabul as Afghan govt says it is responding to Pakistan attacks
15+ hour, 44+ min ago (736+ words) Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital of Kabul today, AFP journalists said, with the Government saying it was responding to aerial Pakistan attacks. A spokesman for Afghanistan's Defence Ministry said that "air defence strikes were carried out against Pakistani…...
Iran strikes send VIP Dubai influencers 'back to reality"
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (506+ words) They moved to the UAE expecting a non-stop VIP experience, but instead, Dubai's influencers found themselves under a barrage of Iranian missiles and drones. Since the weekend, foreigners in the United Arab Emirates have been sharing videos of plumes of…...
City Mission seeks refuge status to shield homeless from move-on orders
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (712+ words) Auckland City Mission wants to become an official place of refuge for the homeless, if the Government's move-on orders go ahead. Missioner Helen Robinson told Auckland Council's Community Committee she staunchly opposed such an order. She believed it would only…...
Zelenskyy says next Russia meeting soon as Geneva talks end
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (603+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he expected the next round of talks to end the war with Russia in early March in Abu Dhabi, after his officials concluded a meeting with US envoys in Geneva. Previous rounds of…...
Inside the Lake Alice data breach: Erica Stanford asked Sir Brian Roche to personally sign apologies to survivors
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (877+ words) Minister Erica Stanford asked Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche to personally sign formal apologies to the more than 30 survivors of abuse in care who were caught up in an "incomprehensible" data breach. In a scathing letter to Roche, obtained…...
Charlotte Grimshaw: The broadcasters of Pod Save America visit Auckland
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (509+ words) Heading into Pod Save America's Hopefully Just Visiting show at Auckland's Bruce Mason Centre, there was a faint, uneasy anticipation of cringe. These were Americans, and they do things differently there. As we all know, Americans are insanely uninhibited. No…...
Roading rethink: Residents push council to keep smooth asphalt over chipseal
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (586+ words) hope's Waterways subdivision residents are delighted the Whakat'ne District Council has agreed to postpone resealing their streets after they petitioned for a review. Residents say the late 1990s-developed subdivision was given a smooth asphalt surface, which is hardwearing, pleasing to…...