[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff Chloe Destrieux (left) and her mother Michele died holding each other. “No one can understand the void left in a father when he loses a son,” says Christian Destrieux from his Whangārei home. Three years ago he lost his only daughter Chloe and her mother, Michele, …
Read More »New Zealand to watch international climate leaders summit from the sidelines
[ad_1] New Zealand is not speaking at an international summit of climate leaders this weekend, yet it is watching from the sidelines. The Climate Ambition Summit 2020 is being held on the fifth anniversary of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. The United Nations, the United Kingdom and France are co-sponsors …
Read More »New Zealand Consumers’ Average Energy Bill Falls to Record Low | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Covid-19 has caused New Zealand’s average residential energy use to rise in 2020, but the average bill is the lowest in a decade. Data released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment showed that the national average residential energy bill dropped by $ 126 a year, five years …
Read More »The average energy bill of New Zealand consumers falls to an all-time low
[ad_1] Covid-19 has caused New Zealand’s average residential energy use to rise in 2020, but the average bill is the lowest in a decade. File photo. Photo: 123RF Data released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment showed that the national average residential energy bill dropped by $ 126 …
Read More »Travel industry says kia orana to Cook Islands: ‘now let’s get the trans-Tasmanian bubble working’
[ad_1] The travel sector has welcomed the free quarantine plans between New Zealand and the Cook Islands, but says it should be followed quickly with a two-way travel bubble through Tasmania. On Saturday morning, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said they had agreed to …
Read More »Energy prices: New Zealanders’ average electricity bill falls to an all-time low
[ad_1] Deal Dec. 11, 2020, 9:42 p.m.2 minutes to read New Zealand’s average home energy bill is now $ 2,113 a year. Photo / Mitchell Luo, Unsplash – By RNZ Covid-19 has caused New Zealand’s average residential energy use to rise in 2020, but the average bill is the lowest …
Read More »Singer FKA Twigs sues Shia LaBeouf for physical, mental and emotional abuse
[ad_1] FKA Twigs is 32 years old. Photo / Getty Images English singer-songwriter Singer FKA Twigs (Tahliah Debrett Barnett) is suing actor Shia LaBeouf for physical, emotional and mental abuse during their relationship. Speaking to the New York Times, Twigs said his experience with LaBeouf was “the worst thing I’ve …
Read More »Working in a garden, how difficult could it be?
[ad_1] So how difficult is it to actually pick fruit? It’s a topical question, with the horticultural sector clamoring for workers in light of its regular workforce being depleted. Covid-19 has meant that the Recognized Seasonal Employer (CSR) scheme has been drastically reduced and backpackers are in short supply, prompting …
Read More »No more hotels will be added to the isolation list, despite the demand for holidays | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Officials have defended the Covid-19 border regime as huge demand outstrips wait times for foreign kiwis to enter their homeland. Air Commodore Darryn Webb. Source: 1 NEWS There is no availability on New Zealand’s mandatory 14-day hotel-run isolation and quarantine program, or MIQ, until the end of February. That …
Read More »Watch: Hastings dairy owner who took on a gunman ‘twice his size’ and won
[ad_1] New Zealand|Crime Dec 10, 2020, 9:43 p.m.3 minutes to read A woman who works at the Kiwi Street Foodmarket picks up a baseball bat and drives away a man who came in with a gun and asked for money. Video / Supplied An elderly Hastings dairy worker who used …
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