SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-scorched New Caledonia. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed Australia had received clearance for two flights to evacuate citizens and other tourists from New Caledonia amid violent unrest that has beset the French Pacific archipelago
France gives clearance for several planes to bring home travellers stuck in French Pacific territory in wake of violent protestsPeople in New Caledonia: how have you been affected by the riots?Australia and New Zealand said they will send government planes to New Caledonia on Tuesday to evacuate nationals from the French territory which has experienced a week of deadly riots, sparked by electoral changes imposed by the French government in Paris.Foreign minister Penny Wong confirmed Australia...
Many points enthusiasts spent years eagerly awaiting the opening of the Park Hyatt Auckland, which occurred while New Zealand’s borders were still closed due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, another points hotel was quietly in the works and opened in January. Situated at the end of Queen Street across from the Ferry Building, the InterContinental Auckland might …
Christian Nationalist symbol or George Washington banner? A New York Times report of a flag waving outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's vacation home last year has intensified questions regarding the high court's integrity as it prepares to rule on former President Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity.According to the Times, which cited photographs obtained by the newspaper and accounts from witnesses, Alito's summer home in Long Beach Island, New Jersey, displayed an "Appeal to...
A single feather of the now extinct New Zealand huia bird has set a world
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Existing laws and regulations provide the government with enough room to solve people’s problems yet too often officials introduce even more regulations and complex processes instead, according to the three Dutch ombudsman organisations. The National Ombudsman, Ombudsman for Children and the Ombudsman for Veterans focus on the “citizens perspective” in their 2023 annual report, calling on government and officials to engage in more personal contact and listen to people’s direct needs “It took 420...
Rugby in New Zealand is on the verge of mutiny just a month before their two-Test series against England. Leading past and current All Blacks players including Richie McCaw, Sam Whitelock and Sam Cane are signatories on an ultimatum letter from the New Zealand Rugby Players Association to the directors of the NZ Maori Rugby []
The well-preserved huia bird feather was expected to fetch up to NZD$3,000 but ended up selling for more than NZD$46,000A rare and highly prized feather from the extinct New Zealand huia bird has sold for NZD$46,521 (US$28,365), making it by far the world’s most expensive feather ever sold at auction.The hammer price far exceeded initial estimates of between $2,000-$3,000, and blew the previous record-holder’s price out of the water. Until Monday’s sale, the previous record sale was another huia...
Fei Lu and Stephen Xuereb of PI Berlin offer an overview of the present trends in module quality assurance and likely future challenges.
May 19 (UPI) — Benny Gantz, a key member of Israel‘s three-member war cabinet, said Saturday he would quit the government if it does not adopt a new plan to end the war in Gaza. In a speech and in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, Gantz spelled out a six-point plan for withdrawing from the Strip and […] The post Israeli minister threatens to quit if Netanyahu does not agree to new Gaza plan first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
A New Zealand-developed structured literacy program is delivering outstanding results for Kiwi children, new research by the University Of Canterbury shows.