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A publishing error has resulted in missing candidate profiles in voting documents for South Wairarapa’s first Māori ward election.Although apologies have been made to candidates Andrea Rutene and Whitu Karauna, they have labelled it a “serious failure of democratic process”.The error was confirmed on Wednesday by external electoral officer Warwick Lampp who has apologised to the two Te Karu o Te Ika a Māui Māori Ward candidates .The candidate names were correctly included on the voting papers, however their candidate profiles were missing from the booklet, Lampp said.“Unfortunately, the error occurred in the proofing and printing process,” he said.“The buck…
Fairness in the Ōpōtiki Māori ward election has been called into question following a printing error.Curley Keno is one of three Ōpōtiki Māori ward candidates whose profiles have been left off candidate profile booklets sent out with voting packs.”How can we trust the integrity of an election process if such a fundamental mistake is allowed to happen?” Keno said.”Do the returning officers get to see a draft before it is printed?”Ōpōtiki district is not the only one to have an issue with Māori wards not appearing in candidate booklets. Whanganui and South Wairarapa, which both use a different electoral service…
By Marta Pacheco & Jorge Liboreiro Published on 11/09/2025 – 17:50 GMT+2 •Updated 17:51 ADVERTISEMENT EU energy chief Dan Jorgensen is confident that a deal to end Russian energy from entering the bloc by 2027 will happen “quite soon”, the Danish Commissioner told reporters, as the bloc faces pressure from the US to wean off liquified natural gas (LNG) imports from Moscow. The commitment comes amid an increase of diplomatic coordination between Brussels and Washington in the context of the negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Jorgensen addressed reporters in front of the European Commission’s headquarters after a meeting on Thursday with…
Police are expanding the search for a woman missing from central Auckland for three weeks. Te Anihana Beau Pomana, 25, was last seen leaving SkyCity at 5.06am on August 21, with all her belongings still at the hotel.She was described as having a thin build, standing at around 154cm tall, with curly black hair and tattoos.Pomana – who was last seen wearing a long-sleeved white top, white trousers and sneakers – was headed along Victoria St West.The day prior, she was seen on CCTV boarding a WX1 bus to Henderson from Hobson St at 6.37pm. She is believed to have…
ADVERTISEMENT Following the violation of Polish airspace by at least 19 Russian drones earlier this week, representatives of the Polish Army will travel to Ukraine to take part in anti-drone training. Of the at least 19 drones that flew into Polish territory, four were shot down by Polish and NATO aircraft. Following the incident, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed training to strengthen Poland’s defences against drones. On Wednesday, Zelenskyy spoke by phone with Polish President Karol Nawrocki about the airspace violations with both leaders acknowleding the incident had been on a bigger scale than previous incidents. “This is a different…
A group of Māori artists who have travelled to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art to mark the 41st anniversary of the revolutionary Te Māori exhibition is hoping for greater recognition of contemporary – and living – Māori art on the global stage.Tā moko artist Hohua Mohi told Te Karere there’s more to Māori art than pieces left on display.“Kia kite i te toi Māori e ora ana, ka kite i te moko e oreore ana, ka kite i ngā kairāranga e mahi nei i a rātou mahi, ka kite i ngā kaiwhakairo, i ngā kaioroi, i ngā kaimahi uku…
ADVERTISEMENT The EU General Court has annulled EU Council decisions from September 2024 and March 2025 sanctioning Russian businessman Dmitry Pumpyanskiy, shortly before a rollover decision on sanctions is due from the body. Pumpyanskiy is a long-term resident of Geneva who previously held positions in companies formerly owned by his father, Russian businessman Dmitry Pumpyanskiy. He was originally included in sanctions lists on the basis of positions he held in his father’s companies, but is now listed under the EU’s 2023 amended sanctions criteria, which include “close family members who benefit from listed individuals”. The General Court annulled the Council’s sanction…
Long-established air freight company Airwork Group owes its secured creditors $145 million, according to the first receivers’ report lodged at the Companies Office.The company failed in early July, with Calibre Partners appointed as receivers.The primary source of Airwork’s woes was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It racked up hundreds of millions of dollars of losses after five Boeing 757 freighter aircraft were trapped and seized in Russia.That forced the company to write off its value, and it became trapped in ongoing litigation with its insurers.The receivers also blamed challenging trading conditions, the loss of customers and unsustainable debt levels.Airwork – one…
Published on 11/09/2025 – 14:35 GMT+2 •Updated 17:04 ADVERTISEMENT The European Parliament approved on Thursday a resolution calling on EU member states to “consider recognising the State of Palestine, with a view to achieving the two state solution”. While the Parliament has supported the “in principle recognition of Palestinian statehood” in the past, this new resolution seems to be a more direct call on national governments to act. The resolution calls on all EU institutions and member states to take diplomatic steps to ensure commitment to a two-state solution. The resolution was approved with 305 votes in favour, 151 against and 122 abstentions.…
A New Zealand court has rejected the latest bid by internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to halt his deportation to the United States on charges related to his file-sharing website Megaupload.Dotcom had asked the High Court to review the legality of an official’s August 2024 decision that he should be surrendered to the US to face trial on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering. It was the latest chapter in a protracted 13-year battle by the US government to extradite the Finnish-German millionaire from New Zealand.The Megaupload founder had applied for a judicial review, in which a judge is…