[ad_1] Josh Hedges / Getty Images Israel Adesanya kicks Paulo Costa during his second-round victory at UFC 253. Mixed martial arts fans can’t get enough of UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, and the ratings confirm it. While the UFC has not released the numbers for Sunday’s event in Abu Dhabi, …
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[ad_1] Personal cannabis use is likely to remain illegal according to the latest poll figures, as support for the bill continues to decline ahead of the upcoming referendum. The latest Newshub Reid-Research poll showed that only 37.9 percent of respondents said they would vote yes on the proposal. In just …
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[ad_1] ROSE WOODS Owner and Chef Shepherd Elliot says the WOAP event is “such a different scale than what we would normally go through.” Two hundred kilograms of chicken, a cardboard cutout, and a virtual dinner with a world-renowned chef have helped launch New Zealand’s largest culinary festival. Wellington On …
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[ad_1] New Zealand First tried to gag the Serious Fraud Office from announcing charges in the New Zealand First Foundation case until after next month’s election. The party sought court orders to prohibit the SFO from releasing details of the deception procurement charges, which it revealed today were brought against …
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[ad_1] Judith Collins has never met Dr. Ashley Bloomfield. Jacinda Ardern has smoked cannabis. They both only eat meat about twice a week (plus fish), and neither of them thinks it’s time to change the country’s name to Aotearoa. Newshub’s debate between National and Labor leaders yielded some things voters …
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[ad_1] More than 3,400 healthcare workers on the front lines of the Covid-19 response stopped working for two hours this morning to protest pay parity with hospital nurses. Healthcare nurses and medical administrators from 500 general practices and medical centers stopped working from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wednesday, the …
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[ad_1] One lucky Aucklander just got $ 8.3 million richer. His life-changing prize pool was comprised of $ 8 million from Lotto Powerball and $ 333,333 from Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was sold at Pacific Superette in Auckland. Another lucky Strike player from Palmerston North won $ 1 …
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[ad_1] An angry Labor leader, Jacinda Ardern, left the bureaucratic speech for a second leaders’ debate that was peppered with irritating exchanges and pushed rivals to make new promises on climate emergencies and recover the wage subsidy. “I take a deep breath,” Ardern told Collins after a particularly tense exchange …
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[ad_1] Sean Gallup / Getty Images Amazon’s investment in Edge will bring some data hosted by the tech giant closer to Kiwi customers. American shopping and tech giant Amazon has finally installed some physical infrastructure in New Zealand. No, there is still no indication of a long-awaited move to invest …
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[ad_1] Engineers have been working “around the clock” to ensure that the new 22.7 meter strut for the Auckland Harbor Bridge is ready for installation this weekend. On September 18, the bridge was severely damaged when a strange gust of wind caused a truck to hit it. Motorists have faced …
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