Covid 19 coronavirus: Pandemic risks repeat of 1930s nationalism, says UK forces chief
12 Feb, 2021 02:49 AM
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The security challenges presented by the pandemic are similar to those faced in the 1930s, says the head of the UK Army Forces. Photo / 123RF
Daily Telegraph UK
By: Con Coughlin
The head of the UK Armed Forces has warned that the coronavirus pandemic has led to the erection of nationalist barriers and economic crises reminiscent of the lead-up to the World War II. General Sir Nick Carter, the chief of the defence staff, said that the security challenges presented by the pandemic were similar to those faced in the 1930s.
Saturday night at Red Fox: A tragedy remembered 33 years on
12 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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The Red Fox Tavern near Maramarua where publican Chris Bush was murdered in 1987. Photo / Jason Oxenham
The Red Fox Tavern near Maramarua where publican Chris Bush was murdered in 1987. Photo / Jason Oxenham Bill wondered about getting out of bed to mow the lawns but thought no, bugger it, they could wait. He was comfortable. He d woken up at 7 and read for a while, then went back to sleep. In the afternoon, he watched The Scarlet Pimpernel, a 1982 adventure movie set in the French Revolution. It was all right even though it went on for three hours with commercials. Bill, who rented his bach from a dairy company, lay in bed all day. He worked hard with timber during the week and it was a Saturday. Besides, he liked things quiet. It suited his personality. He was a softly spoken man, 41 years old, and kept out of people s way.
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Auckland s busy weekend with Prada Cup finals racing, live music and shows
12 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Beyond the Cup: NZME s Cheree Kinnear gets an exclusive look inside the Italian base with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Trimmer Pierluigi Pigi de Felice. Video / NZME
Beyond the Cup: NZME s Cheree Kinnear gets an exclusive look inside the Italian base with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Trimmer Pierluigi Pigi de Felice. Video / NZME
Work s back and school s in session again, but the weekend s here, it s still summer and the superstar yachties battling to challenge Team New Zealand for the America s Cup are set to return to Auckland s Hauraki Gulf today.