[ad_1] Supplied Elizabeth Zhong, 55, was found dead near her Auckland home in November last year. A man will appear in court charged with murdering Auckland businesswoman Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong. The 47-year-old appeared shortly before 3 p.m. Friday in Manukau District Court before Judge Christopher Field. Her court appearance comes …
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[ad_1] Transportation Minister Michael Wood called the delays in Wellington’s $ 6.4 billion transportation program “unacceptable” after a scathing review warning of its possible failure. The external review of the 20-year-old program, known as Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM), was completed late last year and went public on Friday. The …
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[ad_1] The first batch of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine will arrive next week and vaccination of border workers is expected to begin next Saturday. Speaking after a business event this morning, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government hopes to vaccinate this workforce of 12,000 people in two to three …
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[ad_1] A Briton has been jailed for his role in an international drug union at the center of one of New Zealand’s largest methamphetamine seizures. Neil John Wilkinson, 62, was sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in prison by Judge Paul Davison in Auckland High Court on Friday. He …
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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in New Zealand next week. See the press conference here: Ardern and senior ministers have given a briefing on the country’s coronavirus vaccination program. “We should be in a position, as long as everything …
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[ad_1] A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of Rau Tongia in the Wellington suburb of Karori late last year. A 27-year-old woman has been charged with wounding with the intent to cause serious bodily harm and being part of a murder. She is due to …
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[ad_1] A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the death of Rau Tongia. A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the death of Rau Tongia at his home in Wellington. A 27-year-old woman is now facing one charge of injuring Tongia with the intent to cause …
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[ad_1] A recent pipeline explosion caused flooding in Aro St. The Mayor of Wellington is putting forward the most challenging budget he has ever seen, proposing a 14 percent rate hike for the city. The capital faces myriad cost pressures including aging water pipes, insurance increases, seismic problems, transportation plans, …
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[ad_1] WARWICK SMITH / Things Dozens of cars, caravans and tents were parked on farmland near Foxton Cemetery. He’s better known for his effervescence than his jeans, but Foxton poses as Texas in a mystery movie production. The small town in the lower North Island is best known for its …
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[ad_1] Donald Trump was permanently banned from Twitter last month, and the company has now confirmed that he will remain banned even if he runs for president again. In an interview in CNBC Screech box On WednesdayTwitter’s CFO Ned Segal said Trump will not be allowed to return to the …
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