[ad_1] Matt King / Getty Images The off-field battles between NZ Rugby and Rugby Australia are overshadowing the preparation for the opening match of the Bledisloe Cup in Wellington on October 11. If Rob Nichol can end this bitter feud between NZ Rugby and Rugby Australia, it may be one …
Read More »A boy who died on a dairy farm in Ōpōtiki was ‘too good for this world’
[ad_1] A photo of Rozayah Hudson smiling as she clutched a pile of driftwood in her tiny arms is a reminder to her family of who he was: a little boy trying to make his koro proud. The 6-year-old, who died in a “tragic accident” on a dairy farm in …
Read More »The rugby world mourns Dave Halligan, the most unfortunate player to ever play for the All Blacks
[ad_1] The injury, and the desire to put the team first, robbed the late David Halligan of the opportunity to play a rugby event, but his brother “always thought of Dave as an All Black.” The talented former fullback, an Otago star in the early 1980s, once joked that he …
Read More »The Auckland school was closed after two people tried to remove a child from the school grounds
[ad_1] Stuff The school was closed at around 1:15 pm after two people tried to remove a student from the school grounds. Police are investigating an incident in which Kelvin Road School in Papakura was closed and a teacher was injured. The school was closed at around 1:15 pm after …
Read More »An American veteran made it his ‘mission in life’ to decorate the whole house with beer cans
[ad_1] A two-bedroom condo in Lake Worth, Florida, looks modest from the outside. Inside, thousands of beer cans line walls and ceilings. The former owner, who died in June, made it his “mission in life” to wallpaper every part of the condo with empty cans of Anheuser-Busch’s flagship beer, Budweiser. …
Read More »Election 2020: Judith Collins meets a tattooed superfan in Matamata
[ad_1] Judith Collins was in Matamata on Wednesday to bump elbows with a “Crusher Collins” superfan. The National Party leader met Nik Given, a resident of Te Aroha, who was so in love with Collins that he tattooed her image on his upper thigh along with the designation “Crusher Collins.” …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces new restrictions
[ad_1] UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a series of coronavirus restrictions that are expected to last six months in a government pushback to combat a second wave of the virus. Johnson told the House of Commons that the country had reached a “dangerous tipping point” in the trajectory …
Read More »Geese go wild near Lake Rotorua
[ad_1] Take a look: A group of unrepentant undesirables are causing a riot near the shore of Rotorua Lake, stopping traffic and defecating on the trails. The geese have moved away from the shore of the lake in Rotorua. Photo: Ben Fraser / Rotorua Daily Post A herd of about …
Read More »2020 Election: Winston Peters Announces $ 30 Million for Northland to Create 480 Jobs
[ad_1] Winston Peters and Shane Jones last opposed the Provincial Growth Fund and announced a $ 30 million investment in a wide range of Northland projects. The deputy prime minister and the regional economic development minister made the announcement to more than 100 people in Whangārei on Tuesday, saying the …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: UK introduces curfews and work restrictions after new virus spike
[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce new restrictions on social interactions on Tuesday, as the government tries to stem the spread of Covid-19 before it spirals out of control. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove told Sky News that pubs and restaurants across England will be ordered to …
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