[ad_1] Winston Peters and Shane Jones last opposed the Provincial Growth Fund and announced a $ 30 million investment in a wide range of Northland projects. The deputy prime minister and the regional economic development minister made the announcement to more than 100 people in Whangārei on Tuesday, saying the …
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[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce new restrictions on social interactions on Tuesday, as the government tries to stem the spread of Covid-19 before it spirals out of control. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove told Sky News that pubs and restaurants across England will be ordered to …
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[ad_1] A routine life-saving surf training program took an unexpected turn last weekend when participants had to race to the site of a serious quad bike accident on the beach. Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) Risk and Wellness Manager Ross Merrett was at Riversdale Beach in Wairarapa on Saturday …
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[ad_1] The president of the Federation of Directors, Perry Rush, has sparked a storm of protest from some of his own members after backing the legalization of cannabis in next month’s referendum. Rush, director of Hastings Intermediate Decile 3, told Television NZ’s question-and-answer program on Sunday that he would vote …
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[ad_1] National’s alternative budget is a credible plan despite miscalculations involving billions of dollars, says the party’s finance spokesman. “We made a mistake. We fixed it. The good news is that there is no difference in our policies,” Paul Goldsmith told 400 people at a debate in Queenstown on Tuesday …
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[ad_1] Ranfurly Shield hero Beauden Barrett was notably absent from the All Blacks training at Whakatāne on Tuesday. The All Black star’s wife Hannah is very pregnant. Barrett’s absence was a relief for Canterbury’s lock and his All Blacks teammate Sam Whitelock after Taranaki upset Canterbury 23-22 to lift the …
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[ad_1] MARK TAYLOR / Stuff Four men broke into Orren Scott Williams’ home near Kāwhia in the middle of the night. He is accused of gunning down one and seriously wounding the other three. The intruders who were shot, one fatally, attempting to steal a “good profit” of cannabis buds …
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[ad_1] Residents of the earthquake-damaged Christchurch suburb of Brooklands say child runners are flocking to their suburb to drag and burn. A Brooklands woman, who spoke to 1News anonymous because she was too scared, said the runners, who sometimes reached their 50s, “drove us crazy” with their loud “crazy driving.” …
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[ad_1] Fiona Goodall / Getty Images Judith Collins came out with nothing to lose: swaying and booing, growing as the night wore on. OPINION: Jacinda Ardern lost the first leaders debate, but Judith Collins did not win. Collins proved his mettle against National tonight – he’s unlikely to have lost …
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[ad_1] AP Chinese property mogul Ren Zhiqiang speaks at a press reception for his book on the Chinese property market in Shanghai. The former president of a state-owned real estate company who publicly criticized President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic was sentenced to 18 years in prison on …
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