Argentina player shoves rivals in ugly post-match scuffle at World Cup; Tongan women rescued from China after arranged marriage scheme; Greens pledge 'Kiwipower' to boost renewables and cut power bills.
Spain wins World Cup, Argentina player shoves rivals in ugly post-match scuffle
Emiliano Martinez was cool as could be in goal, even as impatience and frustration brewed among his fiery Argentine teammates. Playing with a broken finger, he broke a World Cup final record for saves.
Things were briefly chippy between the teams post-match, and Leandro Paredes was at the centre, at various points shoving Eric García and Gavi.
Tongan women rescued from China after arranged marriage scheme
Rescued from China by fellow Tongans after they were lured there on a marriage scheme which ended badly, two women have agreed to be interviewed by 1News and TVNZ's Tagata Pasifika in an effort to warn others not to take the same path they did.
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Greens pledge 'Kiwipower' to boost renewables and cut power bills
The Greens have launched an election energy policy, promising to help cut power bills and establish Kiwipower, a publicly owned company to deliver renewable energy — which it says the market has failed to build.
The election-year pledge from the party would create a new Crown entity to invest in renewable generation and address New Zealand's "dry-year" problem, when low hydro lake levels and low wind drive winter energy shortfalls.
Watch: Jack Tame grills Paul Henry on 'notorious' broadcasting moment
The ACT Party candidate was asked about a 2010 incident when he questioned whether then-Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand was 'even a New Zealander'.
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