[ad_1] The vegan parents deprived their baby of nutrients on an extreme plant-based diet and left their daughter with a “devastating” permanent disability. The couple, who cannot be identified, avoided jail after pleading guilty to causing serious injury through negligence in Victoria County court on Monday. Both were ordered to …
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[ad_1] National would double the budget of the Office of Serious Fraud to investigate more cases of fraud, bribery and corruption, and said the watchdog is “going around together with six cases a year.” “The SFO takes very few prosecutions, not because there is no fraud, bribery and corruption in …
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[ad_1] When “evil” men broke into a man’s Waikato home in the dark, a gun was Orren Williams’ only real option to defend his family, his attorney says. Orren Scott Williams, 38, is on trial in Hamilton Superior Court on one count of murder and three counts of injuries with …
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[ad_1] The ‘vanilla’ housing policies announced by major political parties ahead of the 2020 general election are unlikely to ease overcrowding in Auckland’s rental market, says an economist. During the past legislature, some Auckland residents have chosen to share beds with flatmates or rent living room corners due to a …
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[ad_1] Labor could do more if it governed alone or in coalition with the Green Party, says SkyCity Chairman and Chairman Rob Campbell, but not all business leaders are so convinced. On Monday, a TVNZ-Colmar Brunton poll showed Labor at 47 percent, still far ahead of the national at 33 …
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[ad_1] UFC Kiwi Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya walked away with $ 1.05 million after his title defense against Brazilian Paulo Costa. Adesanya made Costa’s job easier with a second-round TKO victory at UFC 253 at Fight Island in Abu Dabhi on Sunday. Just for showing up, the 31-year-old won a …
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[ad_1] The Maori Party has announced its Treaty plans, including a demand for an independent Maori Parliament to control annual “self-managed” spending of $ 20 billion. The 25-year policy plan would send a chill down the spine of the Maori and Pakehā, for different reasons, wresting power and money from …
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[ad_1] A handicapped parking spot next to the steps leading to a ramp has left visitors confused as to how it could be useful for people with disabilities. A photo of the place was shared on Reddit, and users wondered how someone in a wheelchair could go up or down …
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[ad_1] A shark tooth fossil given as a gift to Prince George is now at the center of a suspicious situation. Malta’s culture minister, where the huge prehistoric tooth was found, said he plans to “get the ball rolling” to retrieve the fossil that natural historian David Attenborough recently gave …
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[ad_1] Libby Wilson / Stuff Ion Aliman was re-elected in a landslide for an unprecedented third term as mayor of Deveselu village despite having died from Covid-19 complications 10 days before the country’s municipal elections. (File photo) After winning Ion Aliman in the elections for his local mayor, the residents …
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