Farrell, France, England : PlanetRugby

Farrell, France, England : PlanetRugby

Following the opening weekend of the 2024 Six Nations, Planet Rugby’s James While sat down with former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman to pick out five things we learnt from round one. We caught up with Jackman ahead of the opening weekend of the Championship, during which the popular analyst backed Joe McCarthy to shine for … Read more

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall despite solid signs of U.S. growth

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall despite solid signs of U.S. growth

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday despite upbeat news on the U.S. economy, with Japan’s benchmark falling after the latest data showed inflation has been slowing faster than expected. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 declined 1.1% to 35,847.71 in morning trading as a key measure of inflation showed it slowed faster than expected … Read more

Why France will play none of their Six Nations games at Stade de France : PlanetRugby

Why France will play none of their Six Nations games at Stade de France : PlanetRugby

Les Bleus will not play any of their Six Nations home games at the Stade de France in the 2024 edition, with the venue undergoing modifications for the Paris Olympics later this year. The France national side typically plays most of their games in the capital with the impressive venue able to seat just over … Read more

Ex-All Black believes New Zealand ‘could learn a thing or two’ from France : PlanetRugby

Ex-All Black believes New Zealand ‘could learn a thing or two’ from France : PlanetRugby

Ex-All Blacks scrum-half Brad Weber has been mightily impressed by the Top 14 since arriving at Stade Francais. The 32-year-old ended his international career following the Rugby World Cup to take up a financially lucrative contract in the French capital. Weber made his debut off the bench against Lyon in mid-November and has started the … Read more

Rotorua makes the international hot list – and more NZ travel news this week

Rotorua makes the international hot list – and more NZ travel news this week

Last week “Sulphur City’ made Booking.com’s list of the top 10 trending destinations worldwide. Each week in Travel, we check out some of the latest happenings from Aotearoa and beyond to inspire your next adventure. Rotorua is hot stuff Aotearoa’s sensational sulphur city Rotorua is a long-time tourist favourite, and its appeal shows no sign … Read more

The ECCB’s Timothy Antoine on currency union, cooperation and DCash 2.0

The ECCB’s Timothy Antoine on currency union, cooperation and DCash 2.0

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is celebrating 40 years since its founding. What do you view as the main benefits of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union? The main benefit, without a doubt, is relatively low inflation over an extended period. Since 1976, we have pegged US$1 to EC$2.7. Our inflation is largely imported and typically … Read more

France star Antoine Dupont ‘being put in danger’ by switching to sevens : PlanetRugby

France star Antoine Dupont ‘being put in danger’ by switching to sevens : PlanetRugby

France skipper Antoine Dupont admits that he is taking a risk by changing to the shorter form of the game in preparation for the Paris Olympics. The star scrum-half has announced that he will be taking a break from the 15-a-side game to focus on sevens in 2024. Dupont will therefore miss the Six Nations, … Read more

Auckland Airport delays: security delays at international terminal, paramedics brought onto one flight

Auckland Airport delays: security delays at international terminal, paramedics brought onto one flight

Chaotic scenes at Auckland Airport today have seen huge crowds and hour-plus delays to international flights, as well as a medical incident on one already boarded flight to the US while the plane was waiting on the tarmac. The cause of the delays were due to staffing issues with the Government run aviation security service … Read more