[ad_1] Monique Ford / Stuff Te Aro Park, formerly known as Pigeon Park, is at the center of a new council report assessing its social harm. A Wellington central park has become a magnet for “antisocial behavior” in the city, with a new report detailing reports of drug trafficking, violence …
Read More »Comanchero Trial: ‘This is New Zealand’s Biggest Gang,’ Says Alleged Drug Trafficker
[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / THINGS Pasilika Naufahu arrived in New Zealand and quickly set out to establish the Comancheros, says the Crown. The intercepted communications between a man and an Australian hairdresser who allegedly orchestrated a $ 1 million pseudoephedrine drug deal for the chairman of the Comanchero gang have …
Read More »Southland Chamber of Commerce expresses concern about the performance of the Invercargill City Council
[ad_1] Robyn Edie 17062020. Robyn Edie. News. Southland Times / Stuff. Invercargill City Council Presentation Hearing Meeting on the City Block CBD Remodel, held at the Civic Theater Victoria Rooms, on Wednesday. In the photo, the sender Neil McAra on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, addressing the Council. The …
Read More »Covid-19: the places in Auckland, Taupō and Christchurch visited by relatives with coronavirus
[ad_1] Details about the places visited by three new cases of Covid-19 in the community have been published by the Ministry of Health. The three people, all members of the same family, were announced by the ministry on Wednesday and have been linked to a flight taken by a man …
Read More »Auckland drought: water restrictions eased to help businesses affected by ban
[ad_1] Auckland’s water restrictions will be eased despite a warning that it could lead to overuse as the impacts of the drought continue in the region. It means that commercial water users, such as outdoor cleaning companies, would have removed most of the restrictions as of October 12, and bans …
Read More »Strawberry farm desperate for fruit pickers could offer kiwis better pay: union
[ad_1] A workers union is asking a strawberry farm to pay more to pick up jobs if it wants New Zealanders to do the job. Perrys Berrys in Wiri, south of Auckland, said it faces tons of fruit rotting on the ground unless it gets recognized seasonal workers (RSE) from …
Read More »Auckland restaurant Saaj Indian Cuisine was sentenced to pay nearly $ 50,000 for exploiting a migrant worker
[ad_1] An Auckland restaurant and its owners have been ordered to pay nearly $ 50,000 in fines and unpaid wages to a migrant worker. The Labor Relations Authority (ERA) found that Dansan Investments Ltd, which operates as Saaj Indian Cuisine, and its two directors, Mary George Varghese and Sheik Abdul …
Read More »Rugby Championship 2020: New Zealand rugby is furious over schedule that could see the All Blacks spend Christmas in quarantine
[ad_1] New Zealand rugby is furious after the announcement of the Rugby Championship schedule that has the All Blacks playing their last game in Australia on Saturday December 12, which is a change from the original planning. The latest scheduled clash against the Wallabies means players and staff will be …
Read More »The All Blacks were forced to miss Christmas with their families while playing in the Rugby Championship
[ad_1] Hannah Peters / Getty Images The All Blacks will have to choose between Christmas with their families or playing in the Rugby Championship. New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson was furious after Sanzaar launched a draw for the Rugby Championship that will force All Blacks players and staff to …
Read More »2020 election: Greens co-leader James Shaw backs down comments on Green MPs wealth tax
[ad_1] Greens co-leader James Shaw is retracting comments made by one of the party’s top MPs, who said a wealth tax was a “bottom line” in any post-election coalition negotiation. Julie Anne Genter made the remarks at a Newstalk ZB small business panel this week when she discussed the Greens’ …
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