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[ad_1] Georgie Ferris’s Christmas wish list was a bit different from everyone else’s, and most of it had materialized long before December 25, thanks in part to the kindness of a stranger. The 24-year-old just wanted happy experiences for Christmas, to create memories for her family to treasure when she …

[ad_1] Elijah Taylor’s first emotion was disbelief. That was quickly followed by shock. The former Warriors star, and 11-round Kiwi, was sitting in the Penrith branch of Westpac Bank, when the cold and incredible reality began to dawn. Accompanied by his wife, they looked again at the computer screen that …

[ad_1] Emily Rutherford at her sprawling Kiwi water park in Lowburn, on the shores of Loch Dunstan. Photo / Otago Daily Times Central Otago’s newest attraction opened yesterday and is already causing a sensation. Located in Lowburn, on the shores of Lake Dunstan, the 10,000 square meters of inflatable equipment …

[ad_1] Chris Hemsworth is 37 years old and his brother Liam Hemsworth is 30 years old. Photo / Getty Images It’s hard not to be a little jealous of Chris Hemsworth and his younger brother Liam. They both made that hard leap from Australian soap operas to Hollywood blockbusters, then …

[ad_1] A returnee at one of Auckland’s isolation facilities has died. Guests of the Grand Millennium were told in a letter from officials at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Monday night that a fellow guest quarantined had died at the hotel. Stuff One of the guests at the …

[ad_1] New Zealand Dec 28, 2020 04:30 AM3 minutes to read Police are urging motorists to do “the right things” as drunk driving and accidents increase during the holidays. Video / New Zealand Police As Jack Heritage Snr turns off the Christmas lights, there is great sadness that their only …

[ad_1] Millions of people in the UK today faced tough new coronavirus restrictions, and Scotland and Northern Ireland are demanding stricter measures to try to stop a new variant of the virus believed to be spreading faster. People wear masks while walking down Oxford Street in London Source: Associated Press …

[ad_1] More than 1.1 million adults are ending the year worse than they started it, data from Horizon Research suggests. Among the groups most likely to say their finances had suffered during the year were business owners, single parents and people who were already low-income before the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded. …

[ad_1] Invercargill patients travel 40 minutes to Gore or nearly two and a half hours to Dunedin just to see a GP. As the Southland GP shortage deepens, with at least five current openings at Bluff and Invercargill alone, a worldwide job advertisement for a new practice at Invercargill produced …

[ad_1] Sport Dec 27, 2020 05:50 AM2 minutes to read It has been a difficult time for Mitchell Pearce. Photo / Getty Images The wedding day of Newcastle Knights captain Mitchell Pearce is on hold after an alleged drama involving racy text messages and a young club staff member. The …