JAMIE SEARLE Last updated 18:30, July 30 2018 John Hawkins/Stuff Southland darts players Warren Parry, Desi Mercer, Kelsie-Ray Te Moananui and Tayla Padget are in a New Zealand team for a test match against Australia. Desi Mercer could be in for a busy October playing darts in three countries.She is in New Zealand teams for the Winmau World Masters Darts Championships in England (early October) and a test match against Australia in Sydney (late October). There is a chance Mercer could get selected for the New Zealand side to compete at the Asia Pacific Cup in South Korea (mid October).After Mercer and fellow players finish at the New Zealand Darts Council's national tournament in Rotorua in August, the team for the Asia Pacific Cup will be named.Mercer, of Gore, is one of four Southlanders in the New Zealand Chartered Clubs' team bound for Sydney, with the others being Warren Parry, Kelsie-Ray Te Moananui and Tayla Padget, of … [Read more...] about Gore darts player selected for two New Zealand teams
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New Zealand has a long history of going on strike. Now, it’s a complex issue
LEITH HUFFADINE Last updated 10:04, May 30 2018 STUFF NZNO industrial services manager Cee Payne says if the DHBs new offer is rejected, the next step is striking. On Tuesday, bus drivers were striking in Auckland. The nursing union has threatened strikes in July that could have widespread effects on the healthcare system.Cinema workers have been striking this week, and Wendy's workers went on strike last week.It seems that strike action is all around us, but how effective is it?In the early 20th century, we had the world's most effective system for settling disputes between employers and employees, according to Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Do you work in the public sector? Share your stories, photos and videos. READ MORE:Why and when our nurses are preparing to go on strikeWendy's workers strike across the countryBus strike cancels 49 trips, including airport lineSome early examples of striking - industrial action … [Read more...] about New Zealand has a long history of going on strike. Now, it’s a complex issue
EU to hold trade talks with Australia and New Zealand
The EU has leaped ahead of the UK in the pursuit of free trade deals with Australia and New Zealand after member states gave the green light for talks to start within weeks. With Theresa May insistent that leaving the EU will involve exiting the customs union and the bloc’s external commercial policy, the announcement from Brussels opens up the possibility that the EU could enjoy better terms with the two Commonwealth nations after Brexit than the UK will. New Zealand’s trade minister, David Parker, said the UK’s withdrawal did not diminish the huge potential gains for his country that would come from breaking down trade barriers with the remaining 27 member states. He said: “The EU is our third-largest trading partner, with two-way trade worth more than $20bn [£10.3bn]. Even excluding the UK, our trade with the EU is worth about $16bn annually.” The international trade secretary, Liam Fox, had recently spoken of “reinvigorating” the … [Read more...] about EU to hold trade talks with Australia and New Zealand
Brexit: EU beats UK to opening trade deal talks with Australia and New Zealand
The European Union has beaten Britain to the punch in opening trade talks with Australia and New Zealand, after the European Council gave the green light to full negotiations between the partners on Tuesday. Brexiteers had previously trumpeted a possible trade deal with the two anglosphere Commonwealth countries as a potential benefit of Brexit, but the EU will now have a year’s head start over the UK in getting a deal finalised – with an official ceremony due later this month. The EU’s trade commissioner said she looked forward to welcoming the Commonwealth countries into the EU’s “ever-growing circle of close trading partners” after the Council approved the negotiating mandate, while critics back in the UK said the British Government had been “outfoxed”. Read more Are countries really 'queuing up for trade deals' with Brexit UK? Theresa May has claimed that Brexit “was the moment we chose to build a truly … [Read more...] about Brexit: EU beats UK to opening trade deal talks with Australia and New Zealand
Disney’s Aladdin Broadway musical coming to New Zealand early next year
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