[ad_1] SUPPLIED Paora Ropiha with members of the Coast Guard Aaron Boyle and Adrian Brown. About half an hour after diving in clear, calm waters, Paora Ropiha surfaced to find that the wind was howling and her kayak’s anchor had come loose. Paora, 21, her father Winton, 52, and younger …
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[ad_1] Some 15 people have been arrested after climate activists locked themselves in vehicles to block access to a Canterbury coal mine. More than 30 Extinction Rebellion activists began the protest at 4.30am Monday, blocking the access road to Bathurst Resources’ Canterbury Coal Mine. Other activists are believed to have …
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[ad_1] Air New Zealand extends the status of its Airpoints Elite, Gold and Silver members for another 12 months. Due to travel restrictions, some members were unable to meet the status point threshold to maintain their membership. The top tier of Airpoints members got a 12-month extension in March and …
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[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 …
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[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping told the UN this week that he had no intention of waging a “hot war.” Days later, its main propagandist warned that “war will come” on Taiwan. The editor-in-chief of the Global Times news service, controlled by the Communist Party of China, was outraged by …
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[ad_1] Simon Maude / Things The two young men admitted their role in the fight, in Whangārei Juvenile Court on Monday. (File photo) Two young men have admitted their role in a fight over the coronavirus alert level 4 lockdown, where two men received serious stab wounds. A 16-year-old admitted …
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[ad_1] A Queenstown man left his home, hopped on his snowboard and headed into town after the snow “fell” on Monday. The snow came from a “weather bomb” or “cyclone bomb,” which brought spring snow to parts of the South Island. This type of storm occurs when low pressure strengthens …
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[ad_1] Jacinda Ardern’s travel plans have fallen apart as bad weather hits the South Island. The Labor leader has been campaigning in Invercargill this morning. He was scheduled to take an afternoon flight out of the city of Southland, but it was canceled. He is now heading to Dunedin to …
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[ad_1] Today there are no cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, confirmed the Ministry of Health through a statement. Pathogenic viruses that cause infection in the host organism (stock image) Source: istock.com In a statement today, the Ministry of Health confirmed that the total number of active coronavirus cases in …
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[ad_1] The investigation into the death of Kiwi firefighter Ian Pullen has received a boost after a mysterious caller gave an anonymous tip to detectives investigating the case. Pullen, 43, died after being hit by a car in the Hunter region of New South Wales two years ago. He was …
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