Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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Missing Children’s Day: Stories of 6 Children That Remind Us to Keep Searching
To mark International Missing Children’s Day, the AFP has highlighted 6 cases of children missing for years.
Kiwi Recidivist and Rapist Avoids Deportation From Australia
The tribunal found that deporting Kahu would have a major negative effect on his Australian family.
Beijing Courts Europe as Trade War With US Grinds On: Australia Institute
Determined to resist a trade war with the United States, China has turned to Europe, and Russia, for new relationships, says a study by the Australia Institute.
Cook Islands Rejects Push to Enshrine Christianity in Constitution
The discovery of a mosque in Rarotonga led churches to push for the Cook Islands’ constitution to be amended to prohibit non-Christian religions.
Musk’s Starlink Cautioned on Record-Keeping by Australian Regulator
The Starlink satellite internet service, popular in remote locations across Australia, has received a formal warning from the telecommunications regulator.
NZ Slashes Social Spending as Surplus Is Pushed Further Out
Despite cuts to many social programmes, increased spending on defence, a film industry subsidy, and company tax breaks mean a surplus will have to wait.
Ukraine’s War Tactics Evolve Weekly—Why Isn’t Australia Keeping Up? General Asks
Australia’s defence establishment ‘lacks a robust learning and adaptation culture suited to the pace of change in the 21st century,’ Mick Ryan warns.
Furry Brown Kiwi a $5 Billion Addition to the World’s Diet
Kiwifruit has had a slow climb to become a major New Zealand export, but this year sales have topped $5 billion for the first time.
Debt Servicing to Hit $25 Million a Day Despite Victoria’s Forecast Surplus
Victoria’s state budget will record the first operating surplus since COVID-19, but net debt remains a burden that Victorians will be paying for years to come.
3 Chinese Con-Artists to Be Imprisoned, Deported From NZ Over ‘Blessing’ Scam
After arriving on tourist visas, they targeted mostly elderly Chinese women, reaping over $100,000 in just 3 weeks.
