[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff A cyclist was killed after a collision with a car on Brougham St just before 8 p.m. Thursday. A bicyclist who died at a Christchurch intersection was crossing a street when he was hit by a pickup truck. Emergency crews responded to the accident on …
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[ad_1] National is promising temporary “massive” tax cuts that it says will put $ 3,000 in the back pocket of average New Zealanders. If elected, the party would raise the lower, middle and upper tax thresholds in an attempt to “allow the Kiwis to keep more than they earn.” The …
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[ad_1] Pak ‘n Save has removed a television ad after receiving a complaint that the voiceover “completely murdered” te reo Māori. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a complaint from a viewer who was concerned that the voice-over did not pronounce Wainoni correctly. The voice-over in the ad read “welcome …
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[ad_1] Fonterra has reported a net profit of $ 659 million for the July year and said it would resume dividend payments, starting with a final dividend of 5 cents a share. The profit, which reflects its first full year under a revised strategy, compares to a loss of $ …
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[ad_1] The Warehouse has confirmed its plans to reorganize functions at 62 stores as part of its ongoing restructuring plans. Staff were asked to reapply for the positions and to consider voluntary layoffs in stores Thursday, said Tali Williams, First Union secretary of finance and retail. “Despite widespread and consistent …
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[ad_1] A bicyclist who died at a Christchurch intersection was crossing a street when he was hit by a pickup truck. Emergency crews responded to the accident on Brougham St, near the intersection of Christchurch Southern Motorway and Simeon St in Addington, just before 8 p.m. Thursday. A police spokeswoman …
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[ad_1] Emergency services have been kept busy responding to several reports of morning floods in the Hutt Valley. Fire and Emergency says flooding has been reported in several buildings in Lower Hutt and Wainuiomata, including Countdown Wainuiomata. Authorities have also been called into several buildings where water has entered the …
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[ad_1] WARNING: distressing content. A $ 2,000 information reward is offered following the discovery of eight pups with their throats slit in an Invercargill park. Otatara resident Kim Durry and her husband have walked their dogs near Sandy Point three or four times a week for as long as she …
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[ad_1] Growing up, Twitch streamer PeachxFlame * was not allowed to speak to you in Maori. Now, every day at 11 am, he greets thousands of his subscribers with a friendly “kia ora” and tells them all about his Maori language and culture. PeachxFlame, along with humble and beloved woodcarver …
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[ad_1] The governor of Kaduna state in Nigeria passed a new law that states that men convicted of rape will be surgically castrated. Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai also said that anyone convicted of raping a child under the age of 14 will receive the death penalty under the new legislation. …
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