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Keith Schembri declines invitation to appear before PANA Committee, publishes accounts
The Prime Minister's chief of staff Keith Schembri has declined to appear before the PANA Committee.He said that he is not en elected official, and holds a position of trust.It is also evident, he said, "that there are those who are driven by insincere motivation and who do not truly ...
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Mizzi audit presented to PANA committee; says no bank accounts held by trust, company; PN reacts
As expected and amply predicted, the results of an independent audit into Konrad Mizzi’s trust and company structure was published tonight, an hour after the minister handed it to the PANA committee investigating the Panama Papers scandal.The audit firm, according to the Department of Information, issued its opinion that the ...
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Updated (3): Journalists, minister Scicluna meet PANA committee
The European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion, known as PANA, is holding a string of meetings in Malta today to interview, among others, No Portfolio Minister Konrad Mizzi following revelations that he had secretly opened a company in Panama.Dr Mizzi was the only serving minister ...
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‘In a normal country, PM would be gone’ – Simon Busuttil, PN government to repeal new media law
Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil said that in normal countries, the Prime Minister, along with Minister Konrad Mizzi and the PM’s chief of staff Keith Schembri would be gone following the Panama Papers scandal. He said this during a national demonstration, with thousands in attendance, for democracy and liberty, organised by ...
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New Zealand judge upholds ruling on extraditing Kim Dotcom to U.S.
A New Zealand judge on Monday upheld an earlier court ruling that flamboyant internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues can be extradited to the U.S. to face criminal charges. The decision comes five years after U.S. authorities shut down Dotcom’s file-sharing website Megaupload and filed charges of ...
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Editorial: There's no need for hate-crimes law in New Zealand
The call for hate-crimes legislation is understandable and even laudable. In an age of mounting xenophobia, those who preach hatred of other races or religions no longer seem a minor or fringe element. Some of the worst xenophobes now hold power in countries which used to preach tolerance and diversity.
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Sleep-deprived Christchurch firefighters get back to business - building a shed
The fire is all but out on this side of the hill, but here they are again, seven blokes around the table.
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Updated: PANA Committee Greens quiz Nexia BT on identity of Egrant, replies expected by Monday
The Greens party at the European Parliament (EP) has contributed a set of questions to the inquiry committee on money laundering, tax avoidance and evasion, including questions to Nexia BT about who the ultimate beneficial owner of Egrant is.Nexia BT has given assurance that the extensive questions, which can be ...
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Guns N' Roses' Wellington guitar picks on Trade Me
How do you sell three pieces of coin-sized plastic for over NZ$300?
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Wellington business owners 'sabotaging' sensor car parks to get free parking, city council says
Some business owners in Wellington's CBD are being accused of "sabotaging" new sensor car parks in an effort to get free parking.
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Editorial - PANA Committee: Mizzi, Schembri no-show will send very bad message indeed
All in all, just about everyone in Malta who has been invited to speak with the European Parliament’s PANA Committee when it comes to town next week has accepted the invitation – from the finance minister to the police commissioner and from the Financial Intelligence Analysis Authority to the Malta ...
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Wellington's beggars using rosters and 'comical gestures' to earn more money
Wellington's beggars are working to a roster system, switching places regularly at begging "hot spots" and employing comical tactics to maximise their earning power, business owners say.
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Non-US TPP options being examined, say Bay of Plenty politicians
New Zealand is actively exploring options for both a non-US Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TTP) and a bilateral trade agreement with the US, says Trade Minister and Rotorua MP Todd McClay."We're looking at the numbers at the...
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'Bitter' decade-long legal wrangle leads to forced sale of prestige Wellington house
A prestige Wellington house is being sold to pay the court costs of a "bitter" decade-long legal fight involving former business associates.
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Editorial: Draconian action against journalists has no place in a democracy
The draconian action taken this week by government minister Chris Cardona has absolutely no place in a free and democratic society. We are not referring to the libel cases that he and his ministerial employee have instituted against journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, which of course he has every right to ...
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Owen Bonnici slams Jason Azzopardi’s government critique on Politico, Busuttil lambasts garnishee
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici has taken umbrage at Shadow Minister for Justice Jason Azzopardi’s critique of the government’s decision not to join a new European public prosecutor’s office on influential Brussels (EU focused) weekly paper Politico.He said that criticising government action within Parliament, among colleagues, is one thing but slammed ...
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Bay of Plenty angel investors facing challenges
Experienced American angel investor Bill Cohen has warned the New Zealand industry that the local capital cycle is stunted. "You're not in the investment business - you're in the exit business," he said, in comments delivered at...
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'I've more metal in my leg than the Auckland Harbour Bridge'
Lance Carter's life will never be the same again.Six months after his partner Leigh Rhodes and his best friend Kenny McCrae were mowed down by a car as they changed a flat tyre, Carter is learning to walk again."I have no muscles...
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Prime Minister Bill English reveals NZ will go to the polls on September 23
New Zealand's economy will be at the heart of the 2017 general election, Prime Minister Bill English said after revealing the country will go to the polls on September 23.English has also left the door open to working with New Zealand...
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Kaikoura business claims rise to $900 million
Business insurance claims for the November earthquakes centred on Kaikoura have passed $900 million, the Insurance Council of New Zealand says.
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First-home buyers make up nearly a third of all sales in Wellington as prices surge ahead
Wellington's first-home buyers are making up a record third of all sales as the average price surges to $582,322.