Kaumātua are supporting a call from Māori staff at Unitec to remove the chair of the joint Unitec and Manukau Institute of Technology Board and one remaining member of its rūnanga (council). The news comes after several Māori staff handed…
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Biden calls Trump ‘one of the most racist presidents we’ve had in modern history.’
President Trump came to the debate ready with his regular wrap on race when asked to explain his description of “Black Lives Matter” as a symbol of hate: He claimed he had done more than any president since Abraham Lincoln…
Trump calls on Fox News to fire reporter in war dead controversy
The US president came under fire after The Atlantic reported he called marines killed in action ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’. US President Donald Trump has demanded the Fox News network fire its national security correspondent after she confirmed claims he had…
Belarus: Mike Pompeo calls for immediate end to violence against opposition groups
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is demanding an immediate end to violence against opposition groups in Belarus. The warning comes as the US, Canada and Britain are discussing possible sanctions against the Belarusian government as the crisis continues over…
Barack Obama calls for end to US voter suppression
Former US President Barack Obama has sharply criticised what he described as Republican attempts at voter suppression in a speech at civil rights leader John Lewis’s funeral. He said people in power were “attacking our voting rights with surgical precision”…
West Africa bloc ECOWAS calls for Mali unity government formation
Regional body warns of sanctions against those opposing efforts to end the country’s political crisis. West African leaders have called for the swift creation of a unity government in Mali and a fresh vote after disputed elections, but warned of…
Mali opposition calls for president to resign
Opposition leaders in Mali have called for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta to resign, after they rejected concessions intended to quell growing unrest. At least four people were killed during street protests on Friday, and there were further clashes on Saturday.…
Boris Johnson rejects calls to exempt foreign health workers from NHS surcharge
The prime minister has rejected calls to scrap the health surcharge for overseas NHS and social care workers. Workers coming to the UK from outside the European Economic Area have to pay a fee to use the health service. All…
China rejects calls for inquiry into virus origins
China has rejected calls for an independent international investigation into the origin of the coronavirus. A top diplomat in the UK, Chen Wen told the BBC the demands were politically motivated and would divert China’s attention from fighting the pandemic.…