Champion kayaker Andrew Martin in action at the Wairoa River Kayak Race. Photo / File A woman has been charged over a Nelson crash that claimed the life of champion kayaker Andrew Charles Martin four months ago. Martin died in a...
A pharmacist prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Seattle. Photo / AP Chinese state media have stoked concerns about Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, despite rigorous trials indicating it is safe. A government spokesperson has raised the unsubstantiated theory that...
US President Joe Biden has signed an order reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving in the military. The new order, which Biden signed in the Oval Office during a meeting with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin,...
World 25 Jan, 2021 09:03 PM3 minutes to read North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo / KCNA via AP North Korea’s acting ambassador to Kuwait reportedly defected with his family to South Korea in 2019, the latest in a series of...
Almost 10 hours – that is how long one Northland man waited in line to get tested for Covid-19. Local primary school teacher Joel, who asked that his surname not be used, made sure to have a big breakfast before leaving...
Business 25 Jan, 2021 07:04 PM3 minutes to read We’re currently being reminded that the “Team of 5 Million” is more like the “Team of Can’t Be Stuffed” when it comes to poster scanning. For Saturday, January 23, only 286,646 people...
President Joe Biden with Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin (right) and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo / Evan Vucci, AP President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that...
World 25 Jan, 2021 07:11 AM5 minutes to read US President Biden plans to turn his attention to equity issues that he believes continue to shadow nearly all aspects of American life. Photo / AP US President Joe Biden is set...
World 25 Jan, 2021 04:17 AM4 minutes to read Russian police arrested more than 3000 people in nationwide protests demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Photo / AP Russia has opened criminal cases that could put protesters in jail...
Business 25 Jan, 2021 04:01 AM2 minutes to read Debenhams collapsed in December last year after another round of lockdown store closures pushed it over the brink. Photo / AP Online fashion fast-fashion retailer Boohoo is to snap up the Debenhams...
