AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoWorld Cup travel tensions: Iran’s World Cup campaign is being shadowed by visa chaos and security concerns, with Mexican police investigating a corpse found in a bag in a vehicle trunk near Tijuana’s Estadio Caliente where Iran trains ahead of their opener vs New Zealand. Visa updates: Four Iranian delegation members have won US visa appeals, but 11 still face bans, keeping the off-field dispute front and centre for the tournament. NZ rail reliability: KiwiRail says a contractor temporarily stood down in Auckland over “faulty” track welding has been retrained, after RNZ revealed higher-than-normal defective welds in both a Parnell tunnel and the City Rail Link. Local travel & lifestyle: A feature spotlights a Piha bach design that took 14 years to build and aims to withstand harsh coastal conditions, while another looks at an award-winning coastal gin made from bakery waste in Dunedin. Transport cost debate: Labour’s $20-a-week public transport cap is under fresh scrutiny over how and when savings would actually land for riders.
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