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nzherald.co.nz published this video item, entitled “Man rescued from roof of car after being swept away | nzherald.co.nz” – below is their description. A man is lucky to be alive after his car was swept away when attempting to cross a flooded river in Canterbury overnight. Full story: https://tinyurl.com/2c5w8wxs Subscribe and be notified of breaking news: https://goo.gl/LP45jX Check out our playlists: https://goo.gl/Swd249 Like NZ Herald on Facebook: https://goo.gl/tUC4oq Follow NZ Herald on Instagram: https://goo.gl/oLicXe Follow NZ Herald on Twitter: https://goo.gl/Wi6mbv nzherald.co.nz YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

A museum visitor admires a portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. Photo / Getty Images10 years ago, the first official royal portrait of Kate Middleton was unveiled to the public. Commissioned by the royal family and painted by Paul Emsley, the portrait was one the Princess of Wales described as “brilliant” and “absolutely amazing”. Regardless, it marks the only solo painting of our future queen, so why has it been removed from the National Portrait Gallery? The commissioned portrait of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge by artist Paul Emsley on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Follow our live weather blog as flooding and heavy rain affect the South Canterbury region. Roger Harper/Supplied Flooding on SH72 in South Canterbury.

The election race is set to crank up another gear today. New Zealand First will launch its campaign for this year's election in Auckland this afternoon. NZ Herald political reporter Adam Pearse says NZ First has been underperforming in recent polls, but some are confident they'll reach the 5 percent threshold. "There are people here, people who've been with the party for a long time, people who are higher up in the leadership who are adamant that they are returning. They have ultimate confidence."

NBC News published this video item, entitled “Fans from across the U.S. flock to New Zealand for Women’s World Cup” – below is their description. NBC News’ Molly Hunter spoke with several fans from across the U.S. who have ascended to Auckland, New Zealand, to watch Team USA take on Vietnam in the 2023 Women’s World Cup. NBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

This heatwave is a climate omen. But it’s not too late to change courseA chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on theduring the past week: Sun, July 16, 2023 thru Sat, July 22, 2023. Story of the WeekThe warming of the planet ...

Mike Hosking kept listeners up to date with that in his top-rating Newstalk ZB breakfast show, but also criticised local councillors for issuing ‘stay safe’ messages he thought were unnecessary. Before long the police confirmed the shooter’s death, as did the prime minister in a later media conference. “As the eyes of the world fell on Aotearoa for the launch of the World Cup. Mayor Brown appeared on RNZ National’s Nine to Noon and Newstalk ZB later in the day to talk about the impact of Auckland’s international image. We’ve dealt with this far too many times,” the US player Lynn Williams told a media conference.

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Kea Kids News: Kids rate this winter’s most popular toysAdults say these are the best toys of the season, but kids will be the judge of that. Kea Kids News reporter Hanna and some of the top toy experts in the country put them to the test!

Winston Peters takes the podium at the NZ First Election AGM held at the Auckland Airport Holiday Inn. (Lawrence Smith / Stuff)Winston Peters hopes to stage yet another comeback, with fighting words ahead of election 2023. (Lawrence Smith / Stuff)The NZ First election year AGM opened with a national anthem and Jones’ reading of Parliament’s prayer – “because that’s where we’re going”, he said. (Lawrence Smith / Stuff)Jones started his introduction by noting the familiar faces in the crowd. The focus on gender issues, and references to the World Health Organisation, are relatively new ground for the party.

[ Source : ww.stuff.co.nz]The Football Ferns were amongst the guests evacuated from an Auckland hotel following a fire inside. Firefighters have extinguished the fire inside the Pullman Hotel on Waterloo Quadrant in central Auckland. A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency NZ said firefighters were called to the hotel shortly before 8 pm on Saturday. Article continues after advertisementEight fire trucks were at the Pullman Hotel, the spokesperson said, which was evacuated. “The cause of the fire is yet to be determined but we have a fire investigator on scene.”A spokesperson for New Zealand Football confirmed the Football Ferns team and staff had been temporarily evacuated from the hotel, which was their team base for the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

4 Puerto Rico claimed the first ticket to the WBSC Softball World Cup Finals 2024 from Group B after beating China 2-1 in the final on Saturday at the Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol de València, Spain. In a wonderful showpiece of international women's softball, Puerto Rico reversed their opening day defeat to China, to beat the world No. Final: Puerto Rico v ChinaThe first ticket to the WBSC Softball World Cup Finals 2024 will be awarded to the winner of this game. Group B 3rd v 4th: Netherlands v CubaSecond game of the final day of Group sees European champions and world No. 10 the Netherlands play Cuba, ranked 28th in the world with Cuba, who hadn't beaten the Netherlands in a WBSC Women's Softball World Cup prior to winning this encounter 4-3 in the first game of the tournament in Valencia.

In this the seventh episode of A View from Afar podcast for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the strengths and weaknesses of democracy around the world. In particular Paul and Selwyn consider how and why democracy in many countries around the world is on ...

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news the screws are tightening for big property investors. A week ago it was 4.62%. But a week ago it was 63.8 USc so the cumulative fall is more than -2c or a -3.4% devaluation. That all means the TWI-5 has fallen -40 bps from yesterday to 69.5 and is down -150 bps from a week ago. A week ago it was at US$30,316 so a -% slip from then.