Peters calls out RBNZ boss; Dual-citizenship Brits have to get UK passport to return; Man charged with assaulting Northland store owner.
Peters calls out RBNZ Governor for backing Fed chair in Trump clash
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has hit out at Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman for signing an international statement defending the US Federal Reserve chair, saying she should "stay in her New Zealand lane".
The rebuke comes after Breman signed a solidarity statement supporting Jerome Powell, whose central bank has faced threats of investigation and possible criminal charges from US President Donald Trump's Justice Department.
Dual-citizenship Brits will have to get UK passport to return
Dual British-New Zealand citizens are angry and bemused after discovering they have to pay hundreds of dollars to return to their country of birth.
Travel agents are warning that many passengers are unaware of the change, which will come into effect for expat British and Irish dual citizens from next month.
Man charged with assaulting Northland store owner
A man has been charged after a business owner was allegedly assaulted at work on Sunday evening.
Dallas Gurney, former boss of news station Today FM, said he was left with a fractured shoulder after being shoved off the deck of the Whananaki General Store.
Watch: What science can reveal about NZ's earthquake risk
In a New Zealand first experiment, existing cables are being used to help detect earthquakes under Cook Strait.
ONE OBSCENE GESTURE
US President Donald Trump was filmed today making an obscene gesture at a heckler during a factory tour in Michigan today.
White House spokesman Steven Cheung said "a lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response”.
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