23 November 2019
Welcome to Weekend Reads, where Virginia Trioli brings you a handpicked selection of the week's stories.
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23 Nov: Decades after the region's bloody civil conflict, the people of Bougainville will today start casting their votes in a referendum on whether they should seek independence from Papua New Guinea.... more
23 Nov: On Sunday the results of the election of these largely powerless officials will send a powerful message that could reshape the protest movement or draw the ire of an increasingly impatient China.... more
23 Nov: Some hope spraying water on infants will protect them from the deadly measles virus rocking Samoa, but health authorities say compulsory vaccinations are the best way to prevent the disease and are warning people not to discourage immunisations.... more
22 Nov: A group of motorbike taxi drivers storm an Indonesian hospital and grab the body of a colleague's six-month-old baby, which was reportedly being held as leverage to secure payment of outstanding medical bills.... more
22 Nov: A US library confirms the photograph of a girl who bears a striking resemblance to teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is authentic, while simultaneously bursting the bubble of those jokingly suggesting the image had revealed a time-travelling conspir... more
22 Nov: Singer Chris Martin says the band will not be touring new record, Everyday Life, until it can find a way to tour that is not harmful to the environment.... more
21 Nov: It's a phrase used to smack down the Baby Boomer generation online, but now US television giant Fox Media hopes to trademark "OK Boomer" and bring it to the small screen.... more
RUGBY He's led the Steamers to the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership and while Bay of Plenty coach Clayton McMillan's stocks are on the rise he won't be part of any All Blacks coaching team More...
BUSINESS Scammers have found New Zealand - and we're ripe for the picking More...
