[ad_1] At least three houses have been evacuated after a 2ha fire broke out in Northland. It comes as emergency crews rush to fight three separate fires raging on the South Island: one in Tasman, one in Lake Ohau, and the third in Livingstone. Northland Police are believed to be …
Read More »112 is registered in Civil Defense after the houses of Lake Ohau were destroyed in a great fire
[ad_1] Lake Ohau Township has been devastated by a fire that has destroyed dozens of homes. Residents and tourists fled in the middle of the night when the great forest fire struck the alpine village in Waitaki district around 3 a.m. Sunday. The fire, the largest of several burning around …
Read More »‘Living hell’: Thousands of pets found dead in cardboard boxes
[ad_1] Warning: content of concern Animal rescuers have reported a horrific scene at a Chinese shipping yard, describing a “living hell” of up to 5,000 dead pets in cardboard boxes. The huge death toll was likely due to a lack of communication at the Henan province facilities. Authorities have now …
Read More »Election 2020: Sustainable NZ campaign ad uses actor to play party supporter
[ad_1] NZ SUSTAINABLE / SCREENGRAB A screenshot from the Sustainable NZ Party ad in which frontman Vernon Tava spoke to a woman portrayed as a supporter, but who is actually an actress and her partner. This story was originally posted on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission. The Sustainable …
Read More »Tourists flee as fire engulfs houses on Lake Ohau
[ad_1] Janet Brown was lying on the bed as strong winds kept her awake when she heard an alarm go off. Moments later, she looked out her bedroom window and saw her neighbor’s house on fire. She got the children and fled. They were among the dozens of residents and …
Read More »‘I’ll be back soon’: US President Donald Trump publishes a video of the military hospital after Covid-19 diagnosis
[ad_1] DONALD TRUMP / TWITTER US President Donald Trump in a video posted on Twitter at noon Sunday (NZT) from Walter Reed Military Hospital. US President Donald Trump has released a new video of the hospital in which he says he is starting to feel better and hopes to “be …
Read More »Dozens of homes destroyed in major fire in the Mackenzie Basin
[ad_1] A Lake Ohau Village resident says the town now resembles a war zone, with about 30 homes and many cars destroyed by a wildfire that has bombed the Mackenzie Country area. Damage to Lake Ohau Village, as seen in airborne video. Photo: Gary Kircher Fire and Emergency says it …
Read More »Neighbors heard screaming and fighting in Auckland’s South Park before the man was found dead.
[ad_1] DAVID WHITE / Things Cordons were quickly placed around Jellicoe Park, Manurewa, after a man’s body was discovered Saturday night. Residents near a park where a man was found dead Saturday night said they heard screaming, fighting and people fleeing the scene shortly before police arrived. Police have launched …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: confusion over Trump’s condition as the White House contradicts his doctors
[ad_1] There is growing confusion about the condition of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, today, as his doctors and the White House provide conflicting information about the world’s highest-profile coronavirus patient. Doctors treating Trump, led by White House physician Dr. Sean Conley, held a press conference in …
Read More »Prince Louis is heard for the first time in a video interview with Sir David Attenborough
[ad_1] Prince Louis can be heard speaking for the first time in a sweet interview with Sir David Attenborough. The Kensington Royal Instagram and Twitter accounts shared a clip of the three royal children questioning the 94-year-old announcer about the natural world. The video, shot in August from Kensington Palace …
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