[ad_1] Police have confirmed that the body found in the Waikato River on Tuesday is that of the missing Hamilton man, Kayne Kohu. The 23-year-old promising chef has been missing since Aug. 23, when he was swimming and getting into trouble. Another friend jumped into the water to help him, …
Read More »Lease Court – Tenant asks if their rental is isolated and is evicted
[ad_1] A Christchurch tenant was evicted after asking the landlord if her apartment was isolated. The Leasing Court has ruled that the termination notice was retaliatory and ordered the landlord to pay $ 300 in damages. Elizabeth Richardson sent a text message to her landlord last month, asking if the …
Read More »Kiwi taxis enter the Uber game and buy ride-sharing company Zoomy
[ad_1] ROSE WOODS Wellington Combined Taxis will add its 500 drivers to the Zoomy platform. In the photo left President Dave Clyma and General Manager Bahman Fakharzadeh. After a rough ride thanks to Covid-19, taxi companies are getting into the ride-sharing app game, claiming that their jostling with global giants …
Read More »NZ Rugby refutes South Africa’s blame game for Super Rugby exit, but does not accept war of words
[ad_1] New Zealand Rugby refuses to take the blame for Super Rugby’s departure from South Africa but has no interest in getting into a tit-for-tat battle, via the media, with any of its Sanzaar partners. Chief Executive Mark Robinson showed no interest in fanning the flames after his South African …
Read More »Man Arrested After ‘Threatening Staff With Gun During Hamilton Bank Robberies’
[ad_1] Mark Taylor / Stuff Police outside a bank in Chartwell in Hamilton after an armed robbery Wednesday afternoon. A 27-year-old man was arrested today after three alleged robberies in the Waikato. Police were called in for the first robbery at Westpac Bank in Chartwell just before 1.30pm. Detective Sergeant …
Read More »Christchurch couple stole $ 1.4 million from dead relative’s bank account
[ad_1] A player who looted more than $ 1.4 million from the bank accounts of a deceased father-in-law has been jailed today for four and a half years. Claire Elizabeth Quirke, 43, was given authority to help with the bank accounts of her ailing father and then after his death …
Read More »Chicken the opening course for the Wellington On a Plate launch
[ad_1] ROSE WOODS Owner and Chef Shepherd Elliot says the WOAP event is “such a different scale than what we would normally go through.” Two hundred kilograms of chicken, a cardboard cutout, and a virtual dinner with a world-renowned chef have helped launch New Zealand’s largest culinary festival. Wellington On …
Read More »America’s Cup whistleblowers face losing second contract due to dispute with New Zealand team
[ad_1] Mayo & Calder, the contractors who reported wrongdoing against Team New Zealand and its events company, could face the loss of a second contract related to the international sailing regatta. The official challenger of the 36th edition of the America’s Cup, Circolo Della Vela Sicilia, who competes as Prada, …
Read More »2020 US election: Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off in first presidential debate
[ad_1] Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden erupted in controversial exchanges Tuesday night (US time) over the coronavirus pandemic, the city violence, job losses and how the Supreme Court will shape the future of the nation’s …
Read More »New Zealand Firms Switch to Use the Nation’s Indigenous Name, Aotearoa | New Zealand
[ad_1] One of New Zealand’s largest telecommunications companies has heard an exhortation to use the country’s original indigenous name of Aotearoa, joining others who have pledged to use more reo, the Maori language, or method – protocols – in your daily business operations. Earlier this week, Vodafone, which has about …
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