Latest political poll: Judith Collins plummets in preferred PM stakes
16 May, 2021 05:28 PM
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A new political poll has seen a massive drop in popularity for National leader Judith Collins. Photo / Mark Mitchell
A new political poll has seen a massive drop in popularity for National leader Judith Collins. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Derek Cheng is deputy political editor for the New Zealand Heraldderek.cheng@nzme.co.nz
National leader Judith Collins told Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB this morning that she didn t believe the numbers in the latest political poll. I am safe, she said.
Sunday night s Newshub-Reid Research shows a drop in popularity for Collins, following weeks of the party accusing the Government of a separatism by stealth agenda.
Nine people wounded in mass shooting at Rhode Island
14 May, 2021 03:52 AM
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The shooting took place in Rhode Island. Photo / AP
AP
Nine people were wounded on Thursday evening (US time) in Rhode Island s capital in what police there believe to be the largest shooting in city history.
Of the nine, three had serious injuries and were maybe critical, Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T Clements told reporters at the scene.
He said multiple guns were used and it involved an ongoing feud involving two groups known to authorities.
He said the shooting began with gunfire emanating from a vehicle, targeting a home. A person or people inside the home then returned fire. He described the participants as young men.
Cold-case mystery: The murder of Kiwi Paula Brown on girls night out - we miss her so much
14 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Paul Brown disappeared from the Sydney s bustling Oxford Street on May 4, 1996, after becoming separated from her friends. Her body was found 8 days later. Photo / Chadwick McCartney
Paul Brown disappeared from the Sydney s bustling Oxford Street on May 4, 1996, after becoming separated from her friends. Her body was found 8 days later. Photo / Chadwick McCartney
By: Fleur Guthrie
On the back of Norma Brown s bedroom door hangs a beautiful maroon velvet jacket, adorned with diamanté buttons. As she tenderly gathers it in her hands and strokes the fabric, the retired widow can t believe it s been 25 years this month since her beloved daughter Paula last wore it, while on a girls night out in Sydney, Australia.