Save Our Trains spokesperson Paul Callister says the group hopes to see improvements to passenger rail in other parts of the country following the announcement of 18 new hybrid trains for the Wellington region. Photo /123rfSave Our Trains spokesperson Paul Callister says the group hopes to see improvements to passenger rail in other parts of the country following the announcement of 18 new hybrid trains for the Wellington region. Save Our Trains spokesperson Paul Callister said the announcement was positive news but trains were currently in hot demand across the globe so New Zealanders would be waiting a while for them to arrive. “We’ve got to get in the queue.”Callister wanted to see improvements to passenger rail in other parts of the country too. He said locals were eager to see work on the Ōtaki to North Levin expressway project start in earnest.

It is looking likely to be a really, really tight campaign. Labour has been gaining ground since Jacinda Ardern’s resignation and is neck and neck with the National Party in polling averages. The feeling at that time was that the National Party only had to look competent and non-controversial, and anti-Labour sentiment would hand them the election. But then Ardern resigned, and suddenly there was a new ‘not-Jacinda’ candidate to contend with: Chris Hipkins. Budget 2023 has been pitched as the No Frills Budget and Hipkins as the No Frills Prime Minister.

Despite suffering their third setback this season, Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan knows the Crusaders will be there come the business end. “We know we’ve got tools in our arsenal that when we get it right it’s challenging for them. “He had a hand in both tries, but there were times he probably tried a little bit much. We rode our luck a little bit. “It gives us a little bit of breathing space.

Back in 2011, Kiwis living in Australia were denied government assistance after being caught up in the Queensland floods. But as it turns out, putting an end to a 22-year problem only wins you about six hours of good headlines. Both the Herald and Stuff ran stories about a potential "exodus" of New Zealand workers to Australia following the citizenship change. Its editor Tracy Watkins accompanied those with a stinging editorial about the “big fish hook” in the Australia citizenship deal, which ended: "Will the last one to leave please turn off the lights?". He said people should focus on making New Zealand better for workers, rather than making sure Australia is worse.

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:31 am, April 30th, 2023 - 42 commentsCategories: act, chris bishop, national, same old national, spin, you couldn't make this shit up - Tags:Back in 2008 when John Key was seeking power National’s policy mix was very middle of the road. The policy worked and it took the country a while to realise that they had been sold a pup. As their announcement of their tenancy policy this week showed. But what was surprising was the framing National chose to apply to the policy. Secondly National will say any thing no matter how ridiculous in an attempt to dominate the airwaves.

MetService had issued strong wind and heavy rain watches for Northland, but the worst of the weather produced by a subtropical low pressure system is now over. MetService said there will still be more rain and winds overnight, but said they will not reach levels predicted earlier. Heavy winds on Sunday afternoon ripped part of the roof off the Gables Restaurant in Russell. Paihia volunteer firefighters helping to rescue a large catamaran that was beached at Paihia in strong winds and torrential rain on Sunday. However, she said there was a risk of thunderstorms in the eastern and central areas of Northland tonight which could bring bursts of heavy rain.

Business publication NBR had already put up a full online paywall in 2014 and eventually ditched its print edition altogether in 2020. The Otago Daily Times publisher Allied Press announced a paywall in 2016, telling NBR at the time the newspaper had been "giving away our content free for long enough." That left Stuff as the last major publisher not to put up any paywall. This weekend Stuff launched subscription-based websites for The Dominion Post, The Press and Waikato Times. Will Stuff put the regional paper’s news behind an online paywall too?

MetService had issued strong wind and heavy rain watches for Northland, but the worst of the weather produced by a subtropical low pressure system is now over. MetService said there will still be more rain and winds overnight, but said they will not reach levels predicted earlier. Heavy winds on Sunday afternoon ripped part of the roof off the Gables Restaurant in Russell. Paihia volunteer firefighters helping to rescue a large catamaran that was beached at Paihia in strong winds and torrential rain on Sunday. However, she said there was a risk of thunderstorms in the eastern and central areas of Northland tonight which could bring bursts of heavy rain.

Christopher Luxon, leader of the opposition, reveals the first thing he'd do if elected Prime Minister in October. In a little more than six months, Christopher Luxon could occupy the Beehive. Supplied Christopher Luxon was born in 1970, to parents Kathleen (pictured) and Graham. Supplied When the family returned to his home city, Christopher enrolled at Christchurch Boys High School. Stuff Luxon went to London, then Chicago and was eventually promoted to be the president and chief executive officer of Unilever’s Canadian operations.

METSERVICEA low pressure sinking in from the northwest will be bringing some windy, wet weather to Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel. Then warm, muggy air will lead to some very warm nights for the start of the week - especially across the North Island.

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Auckland homeowner Roger Hawkins is upset at the new valuation on his Ponsonby home and how long it is taking the council to assess a revaluation. Photo / Jason OxenhamA pensioner and sickness beneficiary hit with a 43 per cent rate rise last year is outraged at the time it is taking Auckland Council to review the new valuation on his Ponsonby home. Council’s head of rates valuation Rhonwen Heath admitted the process of dealing with valuation objections is “long and drawn out”. This time round, Heath said she was hoping to have the outstanding 5512 revaluation objections completed by the end of this year “but can’t give a guarantee”. The council has a team of 10 valuers on the job, who get pulled off the revaluation objections from time to time to do other work.

A police cordon and scene examination tent at the corner of Mull St and Birsa St, Palmerston. Photo: Gerard O'BrienPolice are investigating an unexplained death in Palmerston from early Saturday morning. A police spokesman said they were called to a Mull St address at about 12.15am on Saturday. "Enquiries are under way to determine the circumstances that lead to the death, which is being treated as unexplained at this time," the spokesman said. Several police wearing protective clothing could still be seen at the address by early Sunday afternoon.

Five members of the Head Hunters gang posing poolside at their hotel in Cambodia. Photo / InstagramA squad of Head Hunter gang members have enjoyed a round-the-world holiday flying business class, staying in luxurious hotels and visiting ‘bucket list’ tourist attractions. “Just another day in the life of E,” wrote the senior Head Hunter under a photograph of the friends standing outside the famous gladiatorial arena. “It looks like a very glamorous lifestyle.”Members of the Head Hunters brandishing firearms and a rocket launcher in Cambodia. In particular, the Mongols were involved in shooting of rival gang houses in Tauranga and an ongoing feud with the Head Hunters in Auckland - which led to the Head Hunters retaliating inside a 5-star hotel.

Landlords want to evict you because the constant churn of desperate renters push up their rents! National are desperate to win and are directly promising Landlords even more power to weaken tenants rights on top of the existing agreement between the State and private landlords to under build state houses so there is always a desperate rental pool to exploit. National wants to give landlords the right to boot out tenants because 100 000 new migrant workers are expect, the largest annual increase ever. Those fresh migrant workers are ripe for rental exploitation and Landlords want to kick out existing domestic renters for these new migrant work force. Comrades, we aren’t getting fucked by pronouns, we are getting fucked by the greedy Landlords in a rigged capitalism that empowers the rich at our collective expense!