[ad_1] Customs Investigations Manager Bruce Berry told reporters the images are “harrowing” and revictimize a child every time they are seen. “The scale of the crime, the nature of the victims and the nature of the material speaks for itself,” he said. “We know that there are millions of hits …
Read More »Duty of care: Plunket criticized after the nurse’s affair with her new father
[ad_1] A mother of five whose husband had an affair with the family’s nurse Plunket felt abandoned and without the support of the charity that was supposed to care for her. The Kiwi mother, who did not want to be identified to protect her children, is still dealing with the …
Read More »Auckland Transport to reduce some bus and ferry services | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] Auckland Transport announced today that it is cutting services across the region in response to Auckland City Council’s reduced emergency budget and changing customer demand. Mark Lambert, Auckland Transport Managing Director of Integrated Networks. Source: 1 NEWS Beginning on Christmas Eve, ferry services at Stanley Bay would cease. Services …
Read More »The battle against the seagull invaders goes to the Hive
[ad_1] Red-billed gulls could soon face eviction from Oamaru’s central business district. Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has confirmed that the Waitaki District Council is preparing a request for Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage for an exemption to the Wildlife Act, to allow nests of protected species to be withdraw from the …
Read More »New Zealand Election 2020: Winston Peters Believes National Is Trying To ‘Bribe’ Voters With Tax Cuts
[ad_1] “I don’t think most New Zealanders looking at the crisis we are in, think that having less taxes to pay is the solution. I don’t expect to do that, I don’t think New Zealanders expect to do that.” Peters said he believes National is trying to buy votes. “Yes, …
Read More »Skip fires prompts business owners to lock containers
[ad_1] JOHN WEEKES / Stuff A trio of fire jumpers have led Fenz to warn business owners to lock their containers and keep them away from buildings. Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging business owners to lock their garbage containers after three container fires in downtown Nelson. The fires, …
Read More »‘Great to be alive’: man’s warning about Legionnaires’ disease
[ad_1] A self-proclaimed “normal Kiwi type” had his back turned and coughed up blood at one point while battling life-threatening Legionnaires’ disease. Ian Clayton of Hastings says it’s “great to be alive” after contracting the disease from potting mix. “I was doing my gardening, using potting mix, and like a …
Read More »Cut: Auckland Harbor Bridge Damage Could Cause Weeks of Delays for North Shore Residents
[ad_1] Engineers warn that it could take weeks to repair Auckland’s damaged Harbor Bridge, leaving drivers of the nearly 200,000 cars that cross it daily facing lengthy delays. The Waka Kotahi NZ Transportation Agency has even asked commuters to consider working from home if possible after motorists endured a day …
Read More »Australian leaders keep talking about the trans-Tasman bubble
[ad_1] ISTOCK Australia’s political bosses are still talking about the possibility of a trans-Tasmanian travel bubble. Australia’s political leaders have had another discussion about a travel bubble through Tasmania, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying that 15 percent of people who go through quarantine in Australia are now returning from …
Read More »New Zealand’s Best Kitchen and Bath Held at the 2020 NKBA Awards
[ad_1] Stunning cuisine inspired by a seaside setting in Tauranga has garnered top cooking honors at the National Kitchen and Bath Association of New Zealand annual awards. The long galley-style kitchen, designed by Chelsey Mathieson of Vekart, won the 2020 NKBA Excellence in Design Supreme Kitchen Design award. The winning …
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