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[ad_1] Santa greets the large crowd during the 2019 Farmers Santa Parade in Auckland. Photo / Peter Meecham Santa will travel the streets of Auckland as usual on Sunday, putting coronavirus fears aside. The city’s annual Santa Parade will have just one QR code to cover all sections of the …

[ad_1] The average New Zealand household sends nearly 10 times more food waste to the landfill per capita than supermarkets per capita, says an award-winning expert working in the field. Francesca Goodman-Smith says there is a stark contrast between who needs food and how much is wasted. Photo: Supplied It …

[ad_1] A New Zealand company has found 11 drugs that show promise for fighting the Covid-19 virus and, although it is early, it has quickly started planning clinical trials. Koru’s team will work with another New Zealand facility authorized to retest against the actual Covid-19 virus (file image). Photo: 123RF …

[ad_1] Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in Absard, a small town east of the capital, Tehran. Photo / AP An Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic Republic’s dissolved military nuclear program was killed on Friday (local time) in an ambush outside Tehran, authorities …

[ad_1] Tasman has won consecutive 10 Miter Cup Premiership titles, defeating Auckland 13-12 at Eden Park. For the most part, it was a tense final, but rather boring. More appropriate for one in a Rugby World Cup, than for the New Zealand provincial title, where expansive rugby is supposed to …

[ad_1] World November 27, 2020 11:33 pm3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game ‘Never talk to the president that way’: Trump lashes out at Reuters correspondent Jeff Mason at the White House. Video / Fox A man who donated $ …

[ad_1] Just because some foods look ugly doesn’t mean they are not nutritious or should be thrown away. Photo / 123RF By RNZ The average New Zealand household sends nearly 10 times more food waste to the landfill per capita than supermarkets per capita, says an award-winning expert working in …

[ad_1] World November 28, 2020 01:254 minutes to read The US Department of Justice restarted federal executions this year. Photo / AP The US Department of Justice is quietly modifying its execution protocols, no longer requiring federal death sentences to be carried out by lethal injection and clearing the way …

[ad_1] A judge appointed by Donald Trump joined two other Conservatives in slapping the president’s appeal on his most important lawsuit. Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the US election result has suffered another monumental setback after a panel of Republican-appointed conservative judges denied his campaign’s latest appeal in Pennsylvania. The …

[ad_1] World November 27, 2020 10:08 PM3 minutes to read The Wuhan Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market has largely been accepted as the zero point of the Covid 19 pandemic. Photo / AP A team of Chinese scientists claim to have proof that the Covid-19 pandemic did not originate in China; …