[ad_1] The entire country is under a blanket of weather warnings and watches as one of the worst storms of the decade prepares to wreak havoc this weekend. In what is forecast to be a potentially destructive weather bomb, strong hurricane winds and heavy rains are at stake. Severe weather …
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[ad_1] Rebel Wilson and her new boyfriend are red carpet officers. Wilson, 40, proudly showed off his new friend Jacob Busch, 29, at the Prince Albert Planetary Health Gala in Monaco. The two were introduced last year, but only started dating when Wilson returned to the US after being quarantined …
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[ad_1] National finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith dismissed allegations of a fiscal hole in its alternative budget in a debate at RNZ on Friday morning. Goldsmith played down allegations that it had twice counted $ 3.9 billion in National’s alternative budget. That money originally came from a fund called the New …
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[ad_1] Real estate investors are seeing the biggest gain in the Southland region thanks to its capital gains and rental performance, says the New Zealand Real Estate Institute (REINZ). There were concerns about the Southland economy after an indication earlier this year that Tiwai Point aluminum smelter owner Rio Tinto …
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[ad_1] Matt King / Getty Images The off-field battles between NZ Rugby and Rugby Australia are overshadowing the preparation for the opening match of the Bledisloe Cup in Wellington on October 11. If Rob Nichol can end this bitter feud between NZ Rugby and Rugby Australia, it may be one …
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[ad_1] The man who stole two police cars in one night, while in handcuffs, has been incarcerated for a year and eight months. Malcolm Wallace, 19, also known as Malcolm Karauria, had a 12-day crime spree during the Level 4 Covid lockdown. It ended with him stealing a police car …
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[ad_1] Labor finance spokesman Grant Robertson continues his attacks on National, focusing on what he sees as the party’s Achilles heel. The Wellington Central MP has again pointed to National’s books, this morning trying to show that his opposition’s fiscal hole was even bigger than previously thought. He spent much …
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[ad_1] All Blacks star Beauden Barrett and his wife Hannah have welcomed their daughter into the world. Barrett took to Instagram to announce the arrival of Billie Rose Barrett. “Billie Rose Barrett, our little princess,” Barrett said. “Born 9/23/20. I’m so proud of you @hannahlaity you were amazing.” “Welcome to …
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[ad_1] Kia ora koutou, and welcome to the first installment of The Guardian’s weekly briefing on the New Zealand elections. am She huntsand I am pleased to keep you posted on this campaign through October 17 with input from my brilliant colleagues. Eleanor Ainge Roy Y Charlotte Graham-McLay. No matter …
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[ad_1] There should be concern about the latest small cluster of Covid-19, say an epidemiologist and Covid-19 modeler. Photo: AFP The country’s second current group, now of six people and 31 close contacts, is connected to a man who turned out to have the disease after completing his period of …
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