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Donald Trump under lesser security on golf course during second apparent assassination attempt because ‘he’s not the sitting president’
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Donald Trump under lesser security on golf course during second apparent assassination attempt because ‘he’s not the sitting president’

FBI personnel investigate the area around Trump International Golf Club after an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on 15 September, 2024. Photo: AFP / Getty Images/ Joe Raedle Donald Trump will likely be under an increased security detail next time he visits his Florida golf course, after Secret Service agents were forced to intercept a second apparent assassination attempt on the property's perimeter. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said Trump's status as a former president meant his security detail was limited, compared to what it would have been during his presidency. An individual allegedly took aim at Trump with an AK-47-style rifle through the golf course fence, before being spotted and fired on by Secret Service officials. Bradshaw said had th...
Investor given $80,000 compensation for $200,000 investment loss
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Investor given $80,000 compensation for $200,000 investment loss

Photo: 123RF A woman who lost $200,000 in an investment in a growth fund has been given $80,000 compensation because her financial adviser did not have the records to prove it was what she had asked for. The woman's case was heard by Financial Services Complaints Ltd, a disputes resolution scheme that deals with complaints that cannot be resolved between financial services providers and their customers directly. It said she had $900,000 to invest and went to a financial adviser her brother used. She had never owned shares before but her brother had done well. In June 2021, she asked her adviser to invest $500,000 in growth funds. She invested 70 percent of the rest of the money in a growth fund and 30 percent in a more conservative fund. In September 2021, she asked her advisers to put t...
Kiwi-born actress Anna Sawai makes history with Emmy Award win
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Kiwi-born actress Anna Sawai makes history with Emmy Award win

Anna Sawai with her Emmy Award at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on September 15, 2024. Photo: AFP / Robyn Beck New Zealand-born actress Anna Sawai has won an Emmy for her lead role in the critically acclaimed historical drama Shōgun. The 32-year-old actress made history by becoming the first Japanese actress to win an Emmy, alongside her co-star Hiroyuki Sanada, who took out the best leading actor in a drama award. She beat out Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Maya Erskine (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show). Tearful as she took to the stage, she paid tribute to her mother. "I was crying before my name was announced, I am a mess today," Sawai said. "Thank you to my family, Mom. I l...
More than 30 New World supermarket liquor licences suspended after advertising breach
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More than 30 New World supermarket liquor licences suspended after advertising breach

The Alcohol Regulation and Licensing Authority has ordered a 48-hour suspension of 32 New World supermarkets' licences to sell alcohol in the South Island. File picture. Photo: 123rf.com More than 30 of New World supermarkets throughout the South Island will have their off-licenses suspended for 48 hours for breaching online alcohol advertising rules. The Alcohol Regulation and Licensing Authority (ARLA) released its reserved decision on Friday, ordering a 48-hour suspension of 32 supermarkets' licences to sell alcohol in the South Island. Police inspector Ian Paulin sought the suspension of liquor licences for a total 35 New World stores for an alleged violation of The Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act earlier this year. The breaches relate to the online promotion of DB Export Gold and Ul...
Emmys 2024: The best looks from the red carpet at the Emmy Awards 2024
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Emmys 2024: The best looks from the red carpet at the Emmy Awards 2024

Photo: AFP It's Emmys time - again. After being delayed last year due to the writers' and actors' strikes, the Emmy Awards ceremony for shows released between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023, was held in January. Now we're back for another Emmys ceremony - this time to present awards for shows released between 1 June, 2023 to 31 May, 2024. It's all a bit confusing, but the upshot is that we get two awards shows this year - and two red carpet events. Here are some of looks from the second Emmys red carpet of the year held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Kiwi-born Anna Sawai is up for an Emmy for her role in Shōgun. She wore a red dress by Vera Wang, paired with sparkling Cartier jewellery and styled by Karla Welch. Photo: AMY SUSSMAN Rita Ora and her husband, Taika Waititi....
At least 20 killed in tribal fighting near PNG mine
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At least 20 killed in tribal fighting near PNG mine

The fighting is believed to have started following a dispute between illegal miners. Photo: 123RF At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds of women and children displaced after four days of clashes between two clans living close to the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province. The fighting is believed to have started following a dispute between illegal miners. The violence further escalated overnight when one of the clans attacked the other living nearest to the mine site. Several more people were killed in the attack. A senior member of the Porgera community, who did want to be named, said: "This level of violence is unprecedented. Random people are being killed and criminal elements have taken control of the town." Multiple buildings were set on fire as retaliator...
Auckland Airport to partner with Hawkins on new domestic jet terminal
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Auckland Airport to partner with Hawkins on new domestic jet terminal

Photo: RNZ/Nick Monro Auckland Airport will partner with Hawkins on construction of new domestic jet terminal, expected to create up to 2,500 jobs at the peak of the overall $2.2 billion terminal redevelopment. The airport intends to raise $1.4 billion through a share issue to cover some of the projected costs and will also increase charges for airlines, which has been criticisedthe airline companies. Auckland Airport said the terminal integration programme would be an economic engine for New Zealand creating 2500 jobs at peak and supporting many thousands more employment and business opportunities in South Auckland. The overall development, with baggage handling and airfield developments, will cost $2.2b. Downer Group subsidiary Hawkins would manage the construction and delivery of the ...
FBI investigating attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida
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FBI investigating attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida

Ryan Wesley Routh filmed during an interview with Newsweek Romania in 2022, at age 56. Photo: Youtube / Newsweek Romania Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI says appears to be an assassination attempt Shots were fired outside Trump's golf course in Palm Beach, Florida The suspect has been identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on 13 July. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI says appears to be an assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Law enforcement officials say US Secret Service agents spotted and fired on a gunman in some bushes near the property line with an AK-47-style assault rifle. The New York Times and Fox News Channel ...
Privacy complaint lodged over IRD’s data-sharing with social media companies
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Privacy complaint lodged over IRD’s data-sharing with social media companies

IRD is regularly providing what it says are fully anonymised details of thousands of people to several platforms for targeted marketing. Photo: 123rf A Queenstown employment consultant has lodged an official complaint about Inland Revenue (IRD) giving his details to social media companies. IRD is regularly providing what it says are fully anonymised details of thousands of people to several platforms for targeted marketing. David Buckingham has told the Privacy Commissioner he discovered this in May. He said it breached his privacy because the anonymisation was not effective, while at the same time the marketing was narrowly targeted and segmented. The "hashing" process IRD relies on is not accepted overseas as adequate to anonymise personal data. Buckingham said in his complaint this h...