[ad_1] The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust is protesting outside The press Election debate, asking the prime minister to announce an investigation into the West Coast Christian community. About 100 protesters demonstrated in front of the Christchurch City Hall before the election press debate began at 7pm on Tuesday. The debate …
Read More »Green Party co-leader joins politicians immortalized in dessert
[ad_1] ALDEN WILLIAMS / Stuff Green Party co-leader James Shaw visited Christchurch’s Rollickin Gelato to sample a cone of their dedicated dessert, A Shaw High. First it was David Smore, and now A Shaw High. Green Party co-leader James Shaw visited Christchurch’s Rollickin Gelato on Tuesday and followed in his …
Read More »History counts for nothing, say Joseph Parker and Junior Fa as Kiwi heavyweights collide
[ad_1] The story between Joseph Parker and Junior Fa is impossible to ignore. It’s the main narrative of Kiwi’s heavyweight showdown, which was finally confirmed for the Spark Arena in Auckland on Tuesday 11 December, and a big part of why the fight is moving forward. DAVID BLANCO / THINGS …
Read More »Drinking-driver impersonated his brother, and the left brother faces a $ 1500 fine and a driving ban
[ad_1] SIMON O’CONNOR / STUFF / Stuff In Hāwera District Court on Tuesday, 30-year-old Phillip Tawhai Taylor admitted to obstructing or perverting the course of justice, a charge with a maximum penalty of seven years in prison. A Taranaki man who was caught driving under the influence gave police details …
Read More »Police investigate after racial abuse of man on Christchurch bus
[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff Gordon Huang was verbally abused, kicked and spat on by a woman on the Christchurch Orbiter bus when the driver stopped to rest. A man who was verbally abused, kicked and spat on by a passenger on a bus in Christchurch filed a complaint with …
Read More »Hawke’s Bay demolition company fined for illegal burning
[ad_1] Supplied A Hawke’s Bay business has been fined for illegally burning in Hawke’s Bay. (File photo) A Hawke’s Bay business has been fined $ 11,900 after an illegal burn last year. A court decision to fine Hastings Demolition Limited $ 11,900 for burning prohibited items sent a “strong message …
Read More »The White House did not contact the possible ‘super spreader’ rose garden event
[ad_1] Officials at the Washington, DC Department of Health have been unsuccessful in trying to connect with the White House to help with contact tracing and other protocols related to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak that has infected President Donald Trump and several senior staff members. “We have approached the White …
Read More »UK court convicts Eric Watson in contempt of ‘willingness to tell lies’ about assets
[ad_1] New Zealand businessman Eric Watson has been found in contempt by a London judge for deliberately hiding assets in a bitter dispute with fellow Kiwi Sir Owen Glenn. The High Court of England and Wales ruled this month that Watson was in contempt of court by failing to comply …
Read More »2020 election: Judith Collins denies caucus fractures after scathing internal email leaked
[ad_1] National leader Judith Collins has suggested that one of her MPs apologized for leaking the media during the election campaign and denies that there are fractures in her group. Collins has been accused by at least two of her MPs of making policy on the ground, and a national …
Read More »Four released from hospital after ‘sulfur flash’ at Ravensdown
[ad_1] A “sulfur flash” at Ravensdown that left five people at Dunedin Hospital occurred while a piece of old equipment was being removed. Ravensdown communications manager Gareth Richards said it was too early to say what caused the incident, which occurred at a store on his Ravensbourne site. “We will …
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