[ad_1] A Kmart store, a Taupō KFC, and a McDonald’s in Frankton have been linked to a Covid-infected family, as the Ministry of Health reveals more locations of interest. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported three new community cases and today revealed more of the family’s trips to New …
Read More »Asteroid the size of a school bus skimming the Earth sends a ‘warning shot’
[ad_1] An asteroid the size of a school bus is poised to skim Earth’s atmosphere Thursday night. While it is still some 22,000 kilometers away, it is closer than broadcast television and orbiting weather satellites. “It’s only about 7 percent of the distance to the moon [away]”Said Duncan Steel, researcher …
Read More »The grass fires in Christchurch probably started as a train passed
[ad_1] A train is believed to have started two grass fires that sent smoke into the sky over Christchurch. A spokesman for Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) said one of the fires was on Truscotts Rd in Heathcote Valley, near the Ferrymead Heritage Park. The other was on Brougham …
Read More »More arrests for the death of Sao Young
[ad_1] TVNZ Sao Young was a beloved father and brother, who lived a semi-transitory lifestyle in Hamilton. Police have made further arrests in connection with the death of Hamilton’s man, Sao Young. Young, 40, was last seen on the night of March 12 in the Insoll Ave area of Hamilton …
Read More »‘Every hour of every day’: Wellington’s central park that is a magnet for violence and sexual assault
[ad_1] Monique Ford / Stuff Te Aro Park, formerly known as Pigeon Park, is at the center of a new council report assessing its social harm. A Wellington central park has become a magnet for “antisocial behavior” in the city, with a new report detailing reports of drug trafficking, violence …
Read More »A boy who died on a dairy farm in Ōpōtiki was ‘too good for this world’
[ad_1] A photo of Rozayah Hudson smiling as she clutched a pile of driftwood in her tiny arms is a reminder to her family of who he was: a little boy trying to make his koro proud. The 6-year-old, who died in a “tragic accident” on a dairy farm in …
Read More »Girls entered Auckland school to carry boy in ‘disturbing’ incident – principal
[ad_1] GOOGLE MAPS / Supplied Kelvin Road School was closed Wednesday after two girls tried to remove a student from the school grounds. (File photo) Security footage is being examined following an incident in which a South Auckland school was closed. Kelvin Road School in Papakura was closed at around …
Read More »Abuse investigation: Lake Alice survivor says she can’t shut down without justice
[ad_1] A former patient at a well-known mental health facility has described receiving electroconvulsive therapy and strong medications as punishment for being “cheeky.” Leonie McInroe received a confidential settlement from the Crown after nine years of grueling litigation, but now wants the chief physician of Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital to …
Read More »Comanchero Trial: ‘This is New Zealand’s Biggest Gang,’ Says Alleged Drug Trafficker
[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / THINGS Pasilika Naufahu arrived in New Zealand and quickly set out to establish the Comancheros, says the Crown. The intercepted communications between a man and an Australian hairdresser who allegedly orchestrated a $ 1 million pseudoephedrine drug deal for the chairman of the Comanchero gang have …
Read More »Southland Chamber of Commerce expresses concern about the performance of the Invercargill City Council
[ad_1] Robyn Edie 17062020. Robyn Edie. News. Southland Times / Stuff. Invercargill City Council Presentation Hearing Meeting on the City Block CBD Remodel, held at the Civic Theater Victoria Rooms, on Wednesday. In the photo, the sender Neil McAra on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, addressing the Council. The …
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