[ad_1] The increasingly long lines outside Fergburger might suggest otherwise, but New Zealand’s tourism sector is still in a fight for survival mode. Tourism spending in the year to July 31, 2020 decreased in each of our regions, except Wairarapa, when it was divided into regional tour operator (RTO) regions, …
Read More »Armed police raid Christchurch properties linked to Head Hunters gang
[ad_1] Stuff Police raided two properties linked to the Head Hunters gang Wednesday morning. Armed police raided two properties linked to the Head Hunters motorcycle gang in Christchurch. Police are searching the gang’s fortified headquarters on Vickerys Rd, Sockburn, and a Cashmere home linked to senior member Darrin Baylis Wednesday …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Ashley Bloomfield reveals new security measures for foreign aircrews
[ad_1] All foreign aircrews will have to complete their stops in New Zealand in controlled isolation as part of a new policy to keep borders tight. “That is a new development,” Chief Health Officer Ashley Bloomfield told the Herald this morning. “There has been a lot of work with the …
Read More »Donald Trump and Xi Jinping face off at UN virtual summit
[ad_1] China’s leader took indirect shots at the United States and its foreign policies on Tuesday, warning in a UN speech that the world “must not fall into the trap of a clash of civilizations,” remarks reproduced minutes after delegates heard to the US president to insist Nations “hold China …
Read More »The reinstallation of the Cathedral of the Church of Christ is progressing; updated costs to be published next month
[ad_1] Work to reestablish the Christ Church Cathedral is already underway, but it could be eight years before it reopens. The cathedral was damaged in the September 2010 earthquake and reopened shortly thereafter. However, the February 2011 earthquake devastated the building. Much of the work that is being done now …
Read More »Election 2020: Contrasting Styles and Some Substance: Five Experts in New Zealand’s First Choice TV Leaders Debate
[ad_1] Prime Minister and Labor Leader Jacinda Ardern and National Party Leader Judith Collins met for the first televised debate of the 2020 election campaign. With the results of the latest 1 News-Colmar Brunton poll released just one hour before, the stakes were high. Although slightly below previous polls, Labor …
Read More »Instagram model jailed for strange masked robberies
[ad_1] Instagram model Monique Agostino has been incarcerated in the toughest women’s prison in New South Wales for a series of bizarre masked robberies with young men, as well as drug offenses, shoplifting and having a knife in a Target store. The 25-year-old is incarcerated at the Silverwater Correctional Center …
Read More »John Lennon’s killer apologizes, says he sought glory and deserved the death penalty for ‘despicable’ act
[ad_1] The man who killed John Lennon in 1980 says he was seeking glory and deserved the death penalty for a “despicable” act. Uncredited / AP Chapman said he was seeking glory and deserved the death penalty for the “despicable” act. Chapman made the comments in response to questions last …
Read More »Auckland Harbor Bridge: One more lane into the city reopened after temporary repair
[ad_1] A lane into the city on the damaged Auckland Harbor Bridge was reopened Wednesday morning after the installation of an overnight temporary fix was successful. Auckland commuters already faced long delays this week after damage caused by a freak accident on Friday when two trucks were hit by high …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: the death toll in the United States reaches 200,000
[ad_1] The death toll in the United States from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, an unimaginable figure eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world’s richest nation and its state-of-the-art laboratories, world-class scientists and reserves of medicines and emergency supplies. “It’s completely unfathomable that we’ve gotten to …
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