[ad_1] The injury, and the desire to put the team first, robbed the late David Halligan of the opportunity to play a rugby event, but his brother “always thought of Dave as an All Black.” The talented former fullback, an Otago star in the early 1980s, once joked that he …
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[ad_1] WARNING: REFERENCES TO SEXUAL ABUSE, SUICIDE Sexual abuse at the Dilworth school was happening as early as the 1950s, says a student who has kept his alleged abuse a secret for 70 years. Seven men were charged last week with unrelated historical abuse crimes in Dilworth that took place …
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[ad_1] Auckland man Tony Bing only found out that his 2008 BMW was being sold on Facebook by a stranger, when a buyer contacted him and offered him a significantly lower price than what he had asked for on his Trade Me listing. Bing’s Trade Me listing was copied and …
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[ad_1] After weeks of Covid-19 restrictions, Auckland residents are waking up to new freedoms this morning under alert level 2. Yesterday, the Ministry of Health discovered what is believed to be the true first case of Covid-19 in New Zealand. The case came to light when a man sought testing …
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[ad_1] National leader Judith Collins was greeted as something of a returning conquering hero by many in her hometown today. She was obviously in high spirits after Monday night’s debate, a debate in which she claimed victory moments after it was done. Although she had a jump in her stride …
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[ad_1] First person – The virus is gone. Or was it? What was happening? Tom Kitchin was in isolation at home after his Covid-19 test came back a weak positive and he was informed that he was not infectious. Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin These were some of the questions …
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[ad_1] The only region that lost people was the west coast of the South Island, which lost 700 people. Digging deeper into territorial authorities, (excluding Auckland), the data shows that the highest growth took place in Queenstown-Lakes (7.1 percent per year), Selwyn (6), Central Otago (3.7). The biggest loss was …
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[ad_1] New Zealand today reported three new cases of community transmission of Covid-19 and, for the first time, six historical cases in Waikato related to a traveler from Italy. None of the new cases are connected to the Auckland cluster. Instead, they are members of a family that was on …
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[ad_1] While some Kaikōura candidates have admitted “personal experience” with cannabis, only two will vote “yes” in next month’s referendum. Some 110 people watched six candidates answer questions in a pre-election debate at Biddy Kate’s Irish bar in Blenheim on Tuesday night. Bar owner and former Deputy Mayor Terry Sloan, …
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[ad_1] Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua would not stand in the way of a possible move to Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic for Australian captain Caitlin Bassett. The great Bassett of the Diamonds finds herself in a tough spot with her Sydney-based Giants team at Super Netball Australia. The introduction …
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