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[ad_1] President-elect Joe Biden hugs his son Hunter Biden at an event in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo / AP President-elect Joe Biden’s historically challenging transition to power is suddenly getting even more complicated. A federal investigation into the finances of Biden’s son Hunter threatens to embolden Republicans in Congress, who have …

[ad_1] A sobering video has shocked and horrified the Queenstown powers that be. A resort cop says drug damage is “through the roof” and warns we are “one shot away” from another CBD death. The five-minute compilation video, taken from closed-circuit television cameras, shows the abominable level of street violence …

[ad_1] Deal Dec 11, 2020 04:25 AM4 minutes to read The Westfield Manukau. Photo / Greg Bowker A construction company specializing in outfitting stores was fined $ 200,000 in Manukau District Court after a worker suffered a back fracture, skull fracture and traumatic brain injury from a fall. WorkSafe said …

[ad_1] Under fire, Professor Anne-Marie Brady, a China specialist, says there was nothing to justify the “gagging order” she faced after raising concerns about links between New Zealand academics and Chinese universities. Several universities and academics complained about the material that Brady included in an article titled Holding a pen …

[ad_1] The mayor and councilors of Queenstown have been informed of a “horrifying” CCTV compilation showing people fighting in the streets. File photo / Michael Amadeus, Unsplash CCTV footage showing people fighting in downtown Queenstown has shocked local police and councilors. Police will not release the five-minute compilation video to …

[ad_1] 123rf The employees retired and established a rival company after their employer allegedly failed to comply with purchase agreements. The Labor Relations Authority was out of line when it issued a court order against former employees who left a business and created their own rival company, a judge found. …

[ad_1] Hawkes Bay today 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 …

[ad_1] Orders for a rail link to busy Northport are increasing as additional trucks begin transporting thousands of containers from the port to Auckland. National Road Carriers says an additional 2,700 truck trips between Marsden Point and Auckland will be needed to move Auckland-bound containers from the 261m ship Constantinos …

[ad_1] Deal Dec 10, 2020, 7:55 PM4 minutes to read Boats stuck at sea with potential gifts until Christmas Eve, retailers say disastrous. Video / NZ Herald Motorists be warned: The suffocation of State Highway 1 between Whangārei and Auckland has begun as trucks haul Christmas cargo south. The first …

[ad_1] Blair Jackson / Stuff Lindsay Gutsell, a native of Otautau, is concerned about the future of small towns in Southland with the proposed changes to earthquake-prone building regulations. Walking down the main street of Otautau, Lindsay Gutsell is genuinely concerned about the small towns of Southland. The main street …