[ad_1] An accident is causing rush hour morning chaos on the South Freeway, with traffic jammed for miles after lanes were blocked. Motorists heading into the city are asked to consider using the alternate route of State Highway 20 to avoid the scene of the accident on the stretch of …
Read More »Mosque killer unlikely to be sent back to Australia: Prime Minister
[ad_1] The Christchurch mosque killer is unlikely to be returned to Australia, his homeland, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She told Sky News today that while the talks are not over yet, “the first suggestions are that [victims’] the families want that sentence to be served here. “ The …
Read More »Border plan tops Export NZ’s electoral wish list
[ad_1] MONIQUE FORD / STUFF / Things Not being able to bring qualified personnel across the border is a great frustration for companies, ExportNZ says. A plan to safely open the New Zealand border to international students, business travelers and “essential skilled workers” should be the next government’s top priority, …
Read More »Parents struggle to feed their children due to ‘unfair’ single parent benefit system
[ad_1] For seven days every two weeks, Kaye is dependent on her two children. But when you ask Work and Income for an emergency food grant, it’s like they don’t exist. This is because his ex-partner claims the sole parent benefit, so the children remain under his benefit as the …
Read More »Covid-19: Anthony Fauci praises New Zealand but warns Helen Clark about virus
[ad_1] Dr Anthony Fauci has warned former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark that Covid-19 is unlike any other virus he has seen. Fauci, who has been director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States since 1984, was on a video call with Clark …
Read More »Ngāti Kahungunu kaumatua and Maori defender of te reo Enoka Munro dies at 89
[ad_1] Enoka Munro, an elder of Ngāti Kahungunu, a staunch defender of the Māori tea and a dedicated educator, died at the age of 89. Munro, born December 12, 1930, died September 30. He was raised in Munro’s home in Whakakī, Hawke’s Bay, and was the eldest of 15 children …
Read More »Comancheros trial: money laundering charges dropped for two involved
[ad_1] A media personality and accountant accused of money laundering for the Comancheros gang were acquitted of the charges today, with one of them collecting a fine for drug possession. Accountant Wiwini Hakaraia has had three counts of money laundering and one of participation in an organized criminal group dismissed. …
Read More »Rugby: No Pasifika team added for Super Rugby Aotearoa 2021
[ad_1] The organization has a shortlist of four potential franchises, which includes an Auckland or Wellington-based Pasifika team, Fijian Drua, Australia’s Western Force, and a Bay of Plenty-based South China Lions team, which may also play in Shanghai. or Hong Kong. NZ Rugby President Brent Impey says: “There has been …
Read More »Man Charged With Escaping Auckland Isolation Hotel By Climbing From Fourth Floor Window Is In Pretrial | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] A man accused of escaping from a run isolation hotel in central Auckland has been taken into custody. Your playlist will load after this announcement. The 36-year-old, whose identity we are unable to disclose, reportedly walked through much of Auckland since midnight Sunday, before returning to the hotel. Source: …
Read More »The Russian cleaner accidentally wins the local elections. She only entered to have her boss reappointed
[ad_1] UNSPLASH Cleaner Marina Udgodskaya submitted her name in the Povalikhino village elections because her boss needed a “rival” in the elections. (File photo) A Russian cleaner unwittingly won a local election after she entered only to have her boss reelected. Marina Udgodskaya submitted her name in the Povalikhino village …
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