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Hawke’s Bay Sports Awards 2023: Emma Twigg claims record fourth Supreme Award

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Hawke’s Bay Sports Awards 2023: Emma Twigg claims record fourth Supreme Award

Emma Twigg racing at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland in July, qualifying for a fifth Olympic Games. Photo / Art of Rowing, Rowing New Zealand Seated champions have again come to the fore at the Forsyth Barr Hawke’s Bay Sports Awards, with rower Emma Twigg the champion for a record fourth time – … Read more

Vietnam seat sale lists flights for $0 but NZ travellers will need to add a layover

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Vietnam seat sale lists flights for $0 but NZ travellers will need to add a layover

Flights to Vietnam will be priced at $0 in a sale by VietJet – but travellers from NZ will need to find their own layover flight. Photo / 123RF Vietjet has announced a major sale for keen travellers – but there is a catch (or two). The airline is offering travellers the opportunity to score … Read more

Opinion: Zimbabwe has joined the growing ranks of the world’s electoral autocracies

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Opinion: Zimbabwe has joined the growing ranks of the world’s electoral autocracies

Images are unavailable offline. Workers are seen holding a picture of Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on July 5. PHILIMON BULAWAYO/Reuters Robert Rotberg is the founding director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s program on intrastate conflict and president emeritus of the World Peace Foundation. His latest book is Overcoming the Oppressors. Electoral autocracy has replaced democracy’s … Read more