[ad_1] The Green Party promises $ 50 million to keep New Zealand’s iconic kauri forests standing, if elected. Co-leader Marama Davidson announced the party’s kauri protection plan on Sunday at the Arataki Visitor Center in West Auckland, the gateway to Auckland’s largest kauri forest in the Waitākere Ranges. The promise …
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[ad_1] A former Auckland cop who was a highly paid informant from the criminal underworld may not have acted alone. The alarming allegation, which has confused police, was included in a Parole Board report and suggests the bailiff was one of the corrupt cops dealing with classified material. A blue-on-blue …
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[ad_1] The three-way battle for the Auckland Central electorate is turning into a tighter race: Labor’s Helen White leading 35%, National’s Emma Mellow 30% and Green Party’s Chlöe Swarbrick 26% . Your playlist will load after this announcement. The race between Helen White, Emma Mellow and Chlöe Swarbrick is shrinking. …
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[ad_1] A young woman from Tuvalu will give birth to her second child in Rotorua in two weeks, 3700 kilometers from her husband and home, after Covid-19 border closures trapped her in New Zealand while doing seasonal work. Takeisi Laki arrived in New Zealand in March to work the apple …
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[ad_1] US Vice President Mike Pence in March ordered the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal US borders, overriding agency scientists who said there was no evidence. that the action would curb the coronavirus, according to two former health officials. So far, the …
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[ad_1] The Auckland Central competition appears to be getting tighter with Labor’s Helen White leading 35 percent, followed by National’s Emma Mellow at 30 percent and the Greens’ Chloe Swarbrick at 26 percent. When it comes to party vote support, Labor is far ahead with 47 percent, National with 28 …
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[ad_1] There are unfinished business between China and Taiwan. He kicked out his emperor. Japan invaded. Then a brutal civil war tore the nation in half. That war never ended. Now it threatens to get hot again, fast. The prospect was prominently featured in the Pentagon’s annual report: Years of …
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[ad_1] A new permanent prop to replace the one damaged two weeks ago was successfully installed on the Auckland Harbor Bridge overnight. The new strut was a major step forward in getting the bridge fully repaired and operational again, said New Zealand Transportation Agency (NZTA) general manager for transportation services, …
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[ad_1] Timing is everything at the America’s Cup and the New Zealand team now faces the tricky equation of when to show their hand? They have endured a harsh lesson under Grant Dalton and have shown the ability to learn from it too. But that was like challengers. They now …
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[ad_1] A new strut was successfully installed on the Auckland Harbor Bridge to replace the damaged one two weeks ago, and the southbound lanes will reopen at 9am Sunday. “The new strut is now in place, which is great progress and a significant step forward in getting the bridge fully …
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