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The Bulletin: Change looms in Samoa after knife-edge election Good morning and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Change looms in Samoa after knife-edge election, another border worker has tested positive for Covid-19, and dozens of organisations call for Misuse of Drugs Act to be scrapped. The balance of power could be shifting in an important country in our neighbourhood, after a big election swing. The dominant Human Rights Protection Party may end up losing power in Samoa after...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Third Grand Millennium Hotel worker tests positive, four locations of interest 11 Apr, 2021 09:55 PM 9 minutes to read Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins reveals to Newstalk ZBs Heather du Plessis-Allan that a vaccine was offered "several times" to the border worker who tested positive for Covid-19. Audio / Newstalk ZB Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins reveals to Newstalk ZBs Heather du Plessis-Allan that a vaccine was offered "several times" to the border wor...

Man in prison for murder to be deported on release despite 17 years in NZ (Photo / Getty) A man who launched a fatal attack on an Auckland party-goer will be deported to Samoa when he is released from prison. Esau Vailagilala was 19 when he tackled John Lia to the ground after a birthday party in Mt Roskill in 2011. He was joined two other men and they used weapons to attack and stab the victim, who bled to death. Vailagilala, now aged 28, arrived in New Zealand in 2009 through adoption by his ...

Herald on Sunday letters to the editor 10 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read Are Kiwis missing Winston Peters yet? Photo / Dean Purcell NZ Herald Why older generation needs to listen A global happiness survey recently showed that younger people are less happy and more pessimistic than older people for the first time in the surveys history. This makes sense. Between housing prices, student debt, Covid, increased job competition, longer working hours and wage stagnation its getting tough to arg...

Man in prison for murder to be deported on release despite 17 years in New Zealand Gillian Bonnett © RNZ / Richard Tindiller A man who launched a fatal attack on an Auckland party-goer will be deported to Samoa when he is released from prison. Esau Vailagilala was 19 when he tackled John Lia to the ground after a birthday party in Mt Roskill in 2011. He was joined two other men and they used weapons to attack and stab the victim, who bled to death. Vailagilala, now aged 28, ar...

Anger at sluggish police response when MacBook theft victim tracks down stolen devices to Auckland house 8 Apr, 2021 04:31 AM 3 minutes to read An Auckland man used iPhone tracking technology to locate the stolen gear, then waited in hopes police would respond to his request for help. Photo / 123RF An Auckland man used iPhone tracking technology to locate the stolen gear, then waited in hopes police would respond to his request for help. Photo / 123RF After laptops and goods worth $12,000 were ...

Matthew Hooton: Michael Wood, light rail and the new role that could wreck a career 8 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read Transport Minister Michael Wood. Photo / Alex Burton NZ Herald OPINION: If the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then Transport Minister Michael Woods announcement of an Establishment Unit for light rail makes him certifiable. The same officials, from the same agencies, will do the same anal...

Aucklands $4.4b City Rail Link could be delayed by light rail 4 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read Focus Live: The Government is getting light rail back on track by involving Aucklanders in a six-month process to come up with a city-shaping project. Focus Live: The Government is getting light rail back on track by involving Aucklanders in a six-month process to come up with a city-shaping project. The $4.4 billion City Rail Link faces the prospect of major delays and extra costs from the late...

Auckland Transport/Supplied An artists interpretation of what an early version of Auckland light rail system could have looked like. At that point, it all went pear-shaped. To Goff’s delight, the government pledged to fully fund light rail, and it was taken off AT and given to its state counterpart Waka Kotahi. Then, dazzled by a “have we got a deal for you” pitch from a fusion of the Super Fund and a Canadian pension fund, the nonsense really began and the Ministry of Transport was giv...