Critically ill child in hospital after ingesting GBL drug

[ad_1] JOHN BISSET / THINGS The boy sustained critical internal injuries after taking a high-risk drug gamma-butyrolactone (GBL). (File photo) A boy is fighting for his life at Starship Children’s Hospital after using the drug GBL, often known as fantasy. Acting Detective Sergeant Major Michele Gillespie confirmed to Stuff that …

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One killed in accident on Hawke’s Bay Expressway

[ad_1] Georgia May Gilbertson / Stuff A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a truck Friday morning on the Hawke’s Bay Expressway. One person was killed in a serious accident on the Hawke’s Bay Expressway in Napier. Police were called to the scene at 7.32am on Friday. The accident …

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Why have I changed my mind about greens

[ad_1] OCTOBER 2, 2020Updated 39 minutes ago Commentary Shane Te Pou, who had never been a fan of the Greens, now believes the party could bring a much-needed jolt of radicalism to what threatens to be another term of cautious incrementalism. Ever since they have existed as a political party, …

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Crazy queues as millions of Chinese tourists go on vacation

[ad_1] Millions of Chinese tourists often spend their week-long vacations traveling abroad. This year, travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic mean that some 600 million tourists, about 40 percent of the population, will travel within China during the holidays that began Thursday, according to Ctrip, the travel agency in …

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