[ad_1] Three people were injured and a road was closed after two cars collided in Dallington, Christchurch. A police spokeswoman said they attended a two-car accident on Gayhurst Rd, between Katie Ln and Achilles St, around 4.50 pm on Friday. A spokeswoman for St John said two people were seriously …
Read More »Toast Martinborough Food and Wine Event Canceled Over Covid-19 Fear
[ad_1] Mike Heydon / Jet Photography Toast Martinborough has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Wairarapa’s flagship food and wine festival is the latest in a long list of events to be canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Bettors with tickets to Toast Martinborough were sent an email …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Wairarapa’s Toast Martinborough canceled
[ad_1] The organizers of Wairarapa’s famous Toast Martinborough festival have made the difficult decision to cancel the event this year. Thousands of people flock to the region’s boutique wine village annually to sample the best drops. In a statement on the festival’s website, organizers said they had to reassess the …
Read More »Workers ‘absolutely devastated’ by the Warehouse restructuring – union
[ad_1] First Union says The Warehouse has made the wrong decision to go ahead with a proposed restructuring under which hundreds of jobs and thousands of weekly work hours could be cut. The store. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon The restructuring will affect 92 warehouses across the country, and the …
Read More »Pedophile found with child abuse images sentenced to 3.5 years
[ad_1] A man who was found with a cache of child sexual abuse material has been sent to prison for three and a half years. Nikola Marinovich at court Photo: RNZ / Matthew Theunissen Nikola Marinovich, who had previously been jailed for sexually abusing multiple youths, had more than 4,000 …
Read More »Downtown Harbor Bridge could be closed for weeks, commuters should work from home – NZTA
[ad_1] All four lanes crossing the center of Auckland’s Harbor Bridge could be closed for weeks after two trucks returned and caused structural damage. On Friday, high winds caused the two trucks to crash, causing a major disruption for Auckland drivers, and a statement from the NZTA reveals that the …
Read More »Owner of six dogs who died on the ferry was discharged without conviction
[ad_1] Ricky Wilson / Stuff The dogs died on the Aratere ferry on February 11, 2019 (File photo). A young farm worker prosecuted for the deaths of his dogs at a ferry crossing had been acting in what he thought was the best interest of the dog, was heartbroken over …
Read More »Andrew Mehrtens urges New Zealand Rugby: ‘Time to mend the Australian relationship’
[ad_1] Martin Hunter / Getty Images Former All Black Andrew Mehrtens believes New Zealand rugby must mend its fractured relationship with Australia. Former All Black Andrew Mehrtens has challenged New Zealand Rugby to cut down on aggressive rhetoric and repair a damaged relationship with Australia in the best interests of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Bluetooth technology could be in the October NZ COVID Tracer app update
[ad_1] ‘Bluetooth proximity detection’ could be included in next month’s NZ COVID Tracer app update, as the Health Ministry recognizes that the proposed CovidCard “has the potential to help make contact tracing faster.” . Initial testing of CovidCard found that it can work under controlled conditions, but a ministry spokesperson …
Read More »2020 election: Winston Peters criticizes Labor for ‘abandoning the regions’
[ad_1] New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has struck his hardest blow to date against his coalition partners, accusing Labor of abandoning the regions. “Provincial voters have confirmed to you today that the Labor Party is abandoning them to their fate,” Peters said. His comments come after Labor announced this …
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