[ad_1] Inhabitants of the Southern Isles should prepare for more snow and freezing temperatures this week, as cold air is drawn from the Southern Ocean and spread across the country. Meanwhile, the Auckland Harbor Bridge was closed to traffic as strong winds hit the top of the country. MetService forecasts …
Read More »Cold winds, more snow, then warmer times on the South Island
[ad_1] Inhabitants of the Southern Isles should prepare for more snow and freezing temperatures this week, as cold air is drawn from the Southern Ocean and spread across the country. But once the cold weather passes, warmer temperatures will return with Christchurch forecast for a high of 23 degrees Celsius …
Read More »Construction company quits with debt close to $ 200,000 after boss starts over
[ad_1] Traders who left thousands of dollars out of their pockets for the collapse of a construction company are angry that its owner is still in business under a different name. Christchurch builder Jonny Collett put his company, JE Collett Builders Ltd, into liquidation this month due to about $ …
Read More »Aspirated 9 km out to sea: father and son taken from the rising waters near Gisborne
[ad_1] As Paora Ropiha struggled to reach the coast in the middle of “shark country”, he told himself that he could not die, that he needed to find his father, who had drifted out to sea in the rising waters. His father would eventually be rescued 9 km from the …
Read More »2020 Election: Ngāi Tahu Powers Green Hydrogen Transition at Tiwai Point
[ad_1] Robyn Edie / Stuff Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the Murihiku Marae in Invercargill with, from left, Peggy Peek and Winsome Skerrett as they listen to Ngai Tahu kaumatua Sir Tipene O’Regan talk about Tiwai Point’s transition to green hydrogen production. Ngāi Tahu wants Tiwai Point to become a …
Read More »Kiwi musician rises to world fame after song’s appearance on Netflix show Lucifer
[ad_1] A Kiwi artist has become famous with a song she wrote, performed and recorded in less than a day in her bedroom. Anderson Rocio from Queenstown is making herself known around the world after her song Paradise appeared in a pivotal scene in the fifth season of the popular …
Read More »Covid 19 Coronavirus: James Cameron Updates Avatar and Praises New Zealand’s Pandemic Response
[ad_1] James Cameron has given fans an update on the Avatar sequels during a conversation with none other than the Terminator. Speaking from New Zealand, Cameron joined Arnold Schwarzenegger for the 2020 Austrian World Summit. While the actor-director spoke primarily about veganism and environmental issues, Schwarzenegger snuck in on a …
Read More »Sir Graham Henry urges NZ Rugby to embrace and support Pasifika’s new entry
[ad_1] Sir Graham Henry has lobbied NZ Rugby to accept a Pasifika team in a renewed competition and then wrap them in a security blanket. Former All Blacks coach Henry, who acknowledged that he has had “a little discussion” with a possible Pasifika entry but did not want to elaborate, …
Read More »Person Escapes Auckland Managed Insulation Facility by Tying Sheets Together, Climbing From Fourth Floor Window
[ad_1] Soon after, the man reappeared at the front door. “The police immediately detained him and he is currently at the facility under questioning,” MBIE says in its statement. “Facility security was reviewed and immediate improvements were made after this incident.” ‘Low risk to public health’ Public Health says the …
Read More »Covid-19: Australian state of Victoria has three virus deaths, only five new cases as Melbourne lockdown ends
[ad_1] EDDIE JIM / The Age Recreational fishing resumed at Melbourne’s Albert Park Pier on Monday morning after the city’s closure ended. The Australian state of Victoria has had another three deaths from coronavirus as the number of new cases fell to its lowest level since June 12. The latest …
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