[ad_1] Security footage shows a man with a gunshot wound left in a car at a central Auckland cathedral, where he was found this morning. The man was found outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wyndham St in Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook The man is now stable in the …
Read More »House prices could be cut in half in a ‘very severe scenario’ where unemployment reaches 17.7%
[ad_1] A sharp rise in unemployment beyond currently forecast levels could cause an even more dramatic collapse in house prices, as modeled by the Reserve Bank. Banks would need a multi-million dollar bailout if the Covid-19 pandemic pushed unemployment to close to 18 percent and remained in double figures for …
Read More »2020 Election: Collins Talks About Nats’ Long-awaited Fiscal Policy Amid Grim Recession
[ad_1] National today received the last piece of the economic puzzle it needed before presenting its long-awaited fiscal and economic policy tomorrow. Leader Judith Collins has been quiet about what will be in the package, but she had spent the past two days talking about the fact that National’s has …
Read More »Ex-All Black Murray Mexted ‘shocked’ by loss of Rugby Championship
[ad_1] Photographers / Sunday Star Times Murray Mexted, pictured with the late Jock Hobbs running in support, played 72 games for the All Blacks between 1979 and 1985. Former All Black Murray Mexted believes New Zealand communities were among the biggest losers after the Rugby Championship host rights were awarded …
Read More »Sunstrike may have caused a student bus accident that killed the driver, says operator | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] The driver of a bus carrying school students who died yesterday after an accident in Bunnythorpe could have been blinded by a sunburn, says Uzabus managing director Justin Allan. A school bus collided with a train in Bunnythorpe yesterday, killing the bus driver. Source: rnz.co.nz Ambulance personnel evaluated about …
Read More »New Zealand Election 2020: Jacinda Ardern, Grant Robertson Laugh As Prime Minister Addresses Peters Smoking Habits
[ad_1] But Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson, who was speaking to the media with the prime minister, were pleased by the journalist’s follow-up question. “Have you ever had a chat with him? [Peters] about your smoking? The reporter asked as Robertson chuckled. “Have I ever had a chat with …
Read More »Thousands raised to fund search for Southland man Lochie Bellerby, missing from ship Gulf Livestock 1
[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff Southland man Lochie Bellerby, who was aboard a cattle boat when it sank off the coast of Japan. A Givealittle page has been created to help fund the ongoing search efforts for the missing Southlander Lochie Bellerby. Bellerby is one of two Kiwis and 40 crew …
Read More »Covid pushes New Zealand into worst recession in years
[ad_1] Image copyright fake images New Zealand is in its deepest recession in decades, following strict measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that were widely praised. The country’s GDP contracted 12.2% between April and June as the blockade and border closures hit. It is New Zealand’s first recession since …
Read More »‘Slimming’ coffee vendors warned about processing – MedSafe
[ad_1] By RNZ Six sellers of a coffee powder marketed as a weight loss product have been told to close the store or face legal proceedings after the beverage was found to contain potentially dangerous levels of phenethylamine. MedSafe advises consumers to dispose of any Elevacity Elevate Smart Coffee (version …
Read More »Police arrest wanted woman after being rescued from Mahurangi river mud
[ad_1] An Auckland woman wanted by police was arrested this afternoon after being trapped in mud on a river bank. A passerby called emergency services after seeing the plight of the woman on the banks of Auckland’s Mahurangi River. Sergeant Major Roger Small, manager of the North Waitematā Rural Police, …
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