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The Independent UK · Sep 10

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 · Oct 16, 2025

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.

AAP · Oct 16, 2025

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 · Jan 8, 2023

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 · Jan 2, 2023

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 · Oct 31, 2022

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 · Oct 31, 2022

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 · Sep 14, 2022

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 · Sep 13, 2022

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

Irish Mirror · Apr 10, 2022