[ad_1] KELLY HODEL / STUFF / Waikato Times Education Minister Chris Hipkins announces NZIST’s permanent name, Te Pūkenga. New Zealand’s mega polytechnic was renamed Te Pūkenga, to replace its placeholder name: New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. Te Pūkenga, meaning skills, was announced by Education Minister Chris Hipkins at …
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[ad_1] JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON / Stuff Efren Estareja Estrella leaves Christchurch District Court after being released without conviction. A man who killed his teenage son in an accident after passing a stop sign in rural Canterbury has escaped sentence because he is already serving a “life sentence.” Efren Estareja Estrella, 48, …
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[ad_1] supplied Melissa Ewings, 31, has been missing in the Clarence area for more than a week. As police narrow their search for a missing woman north of Kaikōura for more than a week, local concerns are mounting. Melissa Ewings, 31, was last seen on the afternoon of September 20, …
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[ad_1] Stuff Three German yachts that were denied entry to this country after reaching the Bay of Islands have been jailed until they board a flight home on Thursday. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Three German yachts that were denied entry to this country …
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[ad_1] Permanent repairs to Auckland’s Harbor Bridge are expected to begin this weekend, closing all southbound lanes in the city overnight on Saturday. Auckland Harbor Bridge. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook Waka Kotahi, the transportation agency, said everything is going according to plan, a new 22.7-meter strut will be installed …
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[ad_1] The Labor Party has put out its brochures on an Auckland electorate after a complaint to the advertising watchdog. The brochures were distributed to the entire Northcote constituency to promote candidate Shanan Halbert and her vision for the North Shore suburb. Under the title “I love this place,” a …
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[ad_1] The crew of a German yacht that sailed to New Zealand breaking the country’s Covid-19 border restrictions are still in police custody as they continue to wait for the flight home. An engagement warrant hearing was held today and the court granted INZ permission to detain the crew until …
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[ad_1] Stuff Three German yachts that were denied entry to this country after reaching the Bay of Islands have been jailed until they board a flight home on Thursday. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Three German yachts that were denied entry to this country …
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[ad_1] The Arctic “bomb cyclone” is finally subsiding on the South Island, but the icy winds from the late September cold snap will complete the month. Snow has covered Otago and Southland since Monday, and forecasters issued snow warnings for several areas during the first week of school holidays. But …
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[ad_1] A man has been charged by New Plymouth Police with possession of MDMA for supply, threat of death, careless use of a motor vehicle, and failure to stop or determine injury after an accident. Police also found 28 grams of cocaine, 28 grams of MDMA, 7 grams of methamphetamine, …
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