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The Independent UK

Jim Bolger, former New Zealand prime minister who drove reconciliation with Māori, dies at 90

Tributes flow from across political spectrum for man known for high ideals but also remembered for controversially slashing welfare and health spending

The Guardian - AU

NZ's reformist and reconciling PM Jim Bolger dies at 90

Paul Keating has remembered former NZ prime minister Jim Bolger, who has died aged 90, as the "jolliest and best natured" government head he ever worked with.

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Nicola Willis warns of fiscal ‘snakes and snails’ – her first mini-budget will be a test of NZ’s no-surprises finance rules

New finance minister Nicola Willis has claimed she was blindsided by the state of the government’s books. Days after stepping into the role, she said:

The Conversation

New Zealand to get new government on Black Friday

The three party leaders involved in New Zealand's next government have concluded negotiations and are set to sign a coalition agreement.

AAP

Winston Peters back in the driver's seat for coalition negotiations

Here go again. The final results of this year’s election have delivered two more seats to te Pati Māori, thereby increasing the size of New Zealand’s 54th Parliament to 123 seats (once the Port Waikato by-election has taken place).

The Conversation

Two winning racehorses die after freak attack by swarm of bees while grazing

Sanus Per Aquam, winner of the Somerville Tattersall Stakes for Jim Bolger, and US import Air Support were unable to survive their injuries after the attack at stud in India

Daily Mirror

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Horse bred and trained by Irish legend dies after bee attack in India

Sanus Per Aquam was standing as a stallion at Kunigal Stud Farm in the Tumakuru district of Karnataka in the south-west of India

Irish Mirror

MMP in New Zealand turns 30 at this year’s election – a work in progress, but still a birthday worth celebrating

In a tidy alignment of round numbers, this year’s general election will also mark the 30th anniversary of the binding referendum that ushered in the mixed member proportional (MMP) system of voting. It will also be the tenth election held under the proportional system, truly a generational milestone in New…

The Conversation

Grand National winner Noble Yeats clear favourite to do Aintree double in 2023

The chaser won easily at Wexford on Monday and now heads the betting for the world's greatest steeplechase as Emmet Mullins trains him to win the race for the second time

Daily Mirror

Jockey Kevin Manning announces retirement after 40 years in the saddle

The legendary 55-year-old jockey has finally called it a day.

Irish Mirror

God save the King: why the monarchy is safe in Aotearoa New Zealand – for now

New Zealanders with republican or just plain anti-monarchy sympathies will have been disappointed (though maybe not surprised) that the Queen’s death has not triggered a more critical conversation about the country’s constitutional future.

The Conversation

Apathy in New Zealand – but little desire for change – as King Charles’s reign begins

Despite an apparent indifference to the new king, New Zealand also seems to have no real appetite to sever ties with the crown

The Guardian - AU

The Mullins family tree after Emmet Mullins - nephew of champion trainer Willie - wins Grand National

Noble Yeats won the Grand National at odds of 50/1 on Saturday at Aintree

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