Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has repeatedly referred to Health Minister Dr Shane Reti as NZ First MP Shane Jones, in public addresses as the pair head into the final days of their Pacific mission. When inviting Reti to speak at the University, Peters called him “Dr Shane Jones”. Earlier that morning, when holding a press conference with Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, he also said it had been a pleasure with “my colleague the Honourable Shane Jones ... Shane Reti” before laughing and saying “after Waitangi I cannot get past this, I tell you”. Peters and Reti also discussed educational and development opportunities for Samoa’s health workforce with Samoa’s Health and Education Ministers. Reti said he had spoken about the impacts of the Polynesian Corridors Program in Tonga, the Cook Islands, and Samoa.

For a select few, Yale Xiao goes all out as a Chinese Campaign Manager, whether or not it was an official title. Jay Lin was also appointed to Governor Kemp's transition team. Jay Lin hosted the Dominion Voting Machine Demos on behalf of the GA SoS office. Yale Xiao focused on the Asian communities for votes. The children of Yale Xiao - Karen Xiao and Willy Xiao, both attended Harvard at the same time as Xi Jinping’s daughter, Xi Mingze.

Tavatavanawai shines as Highlanders thump Hurricanes 52-17 in pre-season trial matchTavatavanawai shines as Highlanders thump Hurricanes 52-17 in pre-season trial match[Image: Highlanders via. Facebook]Timoci Tavatavanawai put one hand on the Highlanders No 14 jersey with a powerful showing against the Hurricanes thumping them 52-17 in a pre-season trial match. In a game of three 30-minute spells, the Highlanders led 17-5 after the first half-hour period, 36-12 after an hour and 52-17 at full time. The Crusaders now take on Highlanders next Friday at 3pm in their last pre-season match. The Hurricanes host Moana Pasifika on 17th May at 7.05pm in their first match of the Super Rugby Pacific season.

The Court of Appeal has agreed to hear the case of Gail Maney, who has spent more than 20 years pleading her innocence in the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys. Maney was convicted of the 1989 murder of Fuller-Sandys in 1999, and during a retrial in 2000. Fuller-Sandys, a tyre fitter, was presumed to have drowned during a fishing trip near West Auckland's Whatipu Beach in 1989. Maney and her legal team, led by Julie-Anne Kincade KC, have been working on a third court appeal since 2018, following the release of the Gone Fishing podcast by Stuff journalists Adam Dudding and Amy Maas in 2018. On Friday, the Court of Appeal decided the appeal would be heard in August 2024, alongside an appeal from Stone, who remains in prison for the murders of Fuller-Sandys and Stephens.

A big blaze attended by fire crews east of Twizel in Canterbury this afternoon has now been extinguished. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokeswoman said they were called to a well-involved fire burning in crop stubble, east of the Canterbury town, at 12.30pm. Ten appliances and one helicopter were dispatched to the scene, working to contain the 2km by 2km blaze. When Fenz was first notified, the fire was 300m in length but rapidly grew to a 2km squared patch. The blaze was mostly contained and crews worked to fully contain it, the spokeswoman saidThe fire was extinguished at 3.32pm.

That means it is up +0.6% today, up +1.4% fort the week, and up +6% so far this year. The Fed's win in its battle against inflation while keeping employment growing is a key factor that profits remain robust. The Australian 10 year bond yield is now at 4.19% and up another +3 bps from yesterday. The bitcoin price starts today at US$47,622 and up another large +5.8% from this time yesterday. And this new higher level is +10.2% higher than a week ago and its highest since December 2021.

Blues thrash Yokohama Canon Eagles 57-22 in Super Rugby pre-season matchBlues thrash Yokohama Canon Eagles 57-22 in Super Rugby pre-season match[Image: The Blues]The Blues have thrashed the Yokohama Canon Eagles 57-22 in a pre-season match in Japan. After leading 31-5 at the break, the Blues came back out and piled on the points with fresh legs. There were a number of standouts for the Blues as Vern Cotter will be pleased with some performances. The Blues head to New Zealand to take on the Chiefs next Friday at 3pm in their final pre-season match. Meanwhile, in other pre-season matches today, the Crusaders beat the Bristol Bears 31-14 while the Highlanders thumped the Hurricanes 52-17.

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Covid-19 Inquiry updateWe are happy to announce that the terms of reference on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response have been expanded. This includes what we committed to in our coalition agreement, to:Ensure, as a matter of urgency in establishment and completion, a full scale,

Forbes: The campaign in Australia had links to the Atlas network. During this time, Houlbrooke attended multiple Atlas Network events, as documented by the Atlas Network. He must know that he worked for Atlas Network think tanks for years, and that he was a guest at Atlas Network events. He must also know ACT party staff members worked for Atlas Network think tanks for years and attended Atlas Network events. Shouldn’t we be talking a lot more about the Atlas Network and their libertarian extremist pro climate change polluting sociopaths?

Statistics NZ's CPI. Price change is measured by tracking the prices of individual items that make up a representative basket of goods and services. Statistics NZ last reviewed the CPI in 2020, with four items added to the CPI basket and 13 removed. According to Statistics NZ's 2022/23 annual report, it received $366.209 million from the Crown, and had total revenue of $382.325 million. Bayly 'engaging with officials'Bayly told interest.co.nz, via a spokesman, whilst the Statistics NZ work remains unfunded, reweighting the CPI basket is a priority for him.

Darren Hanson and Fiona Lowrey are getting married in two weeks, after meeting at the Masters Games 10 years ago. They are two hard cases from separate worlds, who met on the dance floor at the Masters Games opening ceremony 10 years ago, and as luck would have it, lived happily ever after. After some fine tuning, their names got straightened out, and now the happy couple are getting married, after Lowrey passed her "nine year trial", as Hanson puts it. The Masters Games had been a mainstay in their relationship, Lowery linking up with her now walking netball team and Hanson’s football team in Dunedin every time. But both teams played a big part in their relationships through the years, forming a strong bond and becoming an extended family.

Photo: RealNZ / suppliedThe recent grounding of a cruise ship in Doubtful Sound has prompted Southland regional councillors to discuss maritime safety in greater detail. On January 24, RealNZ-operated Fiordland Navigator ran aground with 67 crew and passengers on board who were forced to evacuate to nearby Deep Cove. During discussion at an Environment Southland meeting on Thursday, chief executive Wilma Falconer suggested councillors workshop the organisation's responsibility in relation to marine safety and bylaws. The report said the Fiordland Navigator would remain in Doubtful/ Thompson Sound until the end of the current season in May before relocating to Bluff for scheduled maintenance. An update on the cruise ship season said there had been 55 visits to Fiordland and 15 visits to Stewart Island with the last visit scheduled for 6 April.

Crusaders beat Bristrol Bears 31-14 despite being without All Black starsCrusaders beat Bristrol Bears 31-14 despite being without All Black starsThe Crusaders despite being without all their All Black stars have beaten Bristrol Bears 31-14 at the Ashton Gate Stadium. Chay Fihaki’s wonderful pinpoint kick for Springer’s second try gave the Crusaders the lead for the first time in the second half and Bristol were soon a player light because of Joe Batley’s yellow card. Despite Bristol’s breakaway try for Kieran Marmion, the Crusaders sealed the victory with midfielder Gray’s late double, bouncing back from last weekend’s 21-19 defeat to Munster in Ireland. The Bears, for all their dominance and the Crusaders’ errors, could only break the deadlock via a rolling maul try for hooker Fred Davies. The match opened up in the second half when each team made multiple changes.

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