The 27-year-old Foakes hasn t played a Test in two years but his impressive debut with the bat in Sri Lanka two years back prompted the England team management to bring him to India especially as a stop-gap arrangement for the second Test when neither Jos Buttler nor Jonny Bairstow will be available. Butt
John Banks axed from MediaWorks Magic Talk show over Māori stone-age culture comments
27 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM
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Former Auckland mayor John Banks. Photo / Brett Phibbs
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Vodafone, Kiwibank and Spark have suspended advertising on Mediaworks Magic Talk radio station as talkback host John Banks is taken off air. Alex Braae reports.
The Black Caps have expressed their disgust over former Auckland mayor John Banks endorsing the views of a caller who described Māori as a stone-age people with a stone-age culture .
New Zealand Cricket says it reserves its right to review its relationship with Magic Talk, which holds the audio broadcast rights to Black Caps matches played in New Zealand.
The Spinoff: Supermarket lemon shortage explained
17 Jan, 2021 08:26 PM
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Eyes peeled, no sign of lemons. Photo / Getty Images
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Supermarket shoppers looking for citrus are seeing a sour trend at the moment – some stores are entirely tapped out of lemons. But why?
Batches of homemade lemonade will be taking a hit this summer, with life not giving New Zealand shoppers lemons. Prices are high at supermarkets and grocers that have the citrus fruit, and some stores have completely sold out.
The problem isn t so much a domestic problem – the citrus industry in New Zealand is small, but is largely operating as normal. Rather, import difficulties are making it much harder to stack the shelves.