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Romania’s new government headed by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu of the leftist Social Democratic Party took the oath on Monday. The new pro-Europe government has been tasked with providing stability and maintaining the country’s pro-European trajectory. ADVERTISEMENTCiolacu’s new government received 240 votes in favour, seven more than the required 233 votes for motions to pass.Eight ministries will be under the Social Democratic Party’s (PSD) control, six will be overseen by the National Liberal Party (PNL) while the remaining two cabinet posts will be taken up by the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania.Romania’s new cabinet members took the oath on…
Z Energy is swapping out street names for “correct” kupu on fuel stops around the country, with the help of local hapū.When Z took over 226 fuel sites from Shell in 2010, the easy solution was to name the respective stations after the streets they were on, or near.But when it named the Kahikatea Drive station in Kirikiriroa, Z – K Drive, the company’s Māori advisor questioned the abbreviation.”Kahikatea is the correct name. That led to a bigger conversation about where are we with our knowledge as we start to learn a bit more about te reo Māori and acknowledging…
Jimmy Barnes has publicly introduced the newest member of his family — a grown-up daughter that for most of her life, he did not know he had.The Australian singer learned he was the biological father of Katy Lee around five years ago and has welcomed her into the family.”Christmas is all about family and we would like to introduce my daughter Katy Lee, who has been in our lives for the past five years,” he said in a statement posted to Instagram.”Katy is a wonderful woman and since discovering that I was her biological father, our family and extended family…
A planned increase to the minimum wage next year is a smaller jump than the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) recommended, for the second year in a row.It was revealed last week that the minimum wage will rise to $23.50 an hour from April 1, a 1.5% increase. As part of its review, MBIE looked at six options, from leaving the rate at $23.15 to increasing it to $23.75 an hour, a 2.5% increase.It looked at the impact on wages, employment, minimum wage employees and low-earning households, industries and the public sector.It said a 2% increase, to $23.60,…
A 19-year-old who had been missing in Upper Hutt was found safe yesterday afternoon, although she is still being treated for several broken bones.Missing teenager Maia Johnston was found injured, but alive, in the hills around Upper Hutt. The 19-year-old went missing on Saturday night and was earlier believed to be last seen leaving a family home in the suburb of Totara Park at about 8.30pm, in heavy rain.Family members and friends embraced Johnston as she was carried out of the bush by search and rescue, and loaded into an ambulance.Volunteers searched for Maia in the bush tracks that run…
Queen Camilla reportedly “adored” saucy TV series Rivals.The wife of King Charles is said to have been keen to see the small-screen adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper’s bestselling novel so she reportedly had a preview copy sent to her which allowed her to binge-watch it before it landed on streaming site Disney+.The Times newspaper reports: “There was … something that certainly perked the Queen up this year. I am told that she adored ‘Rivals’ …”So keen was Camilla, a former horsewoman, to see the programme that a preview copy was dispatched to her before it was available to the public.”However,…
It has been a rainy start to Christmas week so far, and holidaymakers planning outdoor activities are advised to make most of the sunny weather today.MetService said today’s weather is the best pick of the Christmas week, with sunny spells across much of the country.Northland, Auckland, Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty will mostly be fine today.Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay will also mostly be fine today, with isolated showers inland.The area from Waikato to Wellington will be clearing up today, after yesterday’s rain.Meanwhile, rain is expected on Christmas day, with a cold front bringing rain in the morning along the…
Some banking customers have been affected by an outage to online banking services, a day out from Christmas Day. ANZ has confirmed that some customers are experiencing “intermittent issues” logging into the goMoney app and internet banking services. According to Downdetector, a site which monitors internet outages, more than 2600 customers had reported an outage between 10am and 12pm. An ANZ spokesperson apologised for the inconvenience and said the team was working to resolve this as quickly as possible.
The mother of Upper Hutt teen Maia Johnston – who was missing for two days – says her daughter has a long recovery ahead after falling at a waterfall.The 19-year-old went missing on Saturday night and was last seen leaving a family home in the suburb of Totara Park during heavy rain.She was found injured with a broken leg and ribs, but alive, early on Monday in the hills above Upper Hutt.Family members and friends embraced Johnston as she was carried out of the bush by search and rescue, and loaded into an ambulance.She was taken to hospital and treated…
Police have arrested a fourth person over the death of Napier man Boy Taylor.The 19-year-old man is due to appear in the Wellington District Court later today, charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.”This is the fourth arrest to be made and police are not looking for anyone else in relation to Mr Taylor’s death,” Detective Inspector David de Lange said.On December 18, police were called to Napier CBD near the intersection of Emerson and Hastings streets around 3.15am, following a report of a person lying on the street.Taylor, 58, had sustained injuries consistent with assault at…