[ad_1] A power line that sparked in the high winds is the fault of a fire that blew up a road and swept at least 200m through 300m of pine forest north of Whangamata, where the occupants of two houses were awaiting evacuation this morning . Twelve fire devices, an …
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[ad_1] The family of a Southland man missing in the East China Sea criticized the New Zealand government for its lack of support, saying it “has no choice” but to prepare to launch its own rescue plan. Lochie Bellerby went missing after Gulf Livestock 1, the ship he and fellow …
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[ad_1] More than a thousand student teachers in New Zealand will graduate this year without having completed classroom practice requirements amid the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Aotearoa New Zealand Teaching Council said that Covid-19 had forced it to think creatively, because many teacher students had not been …
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[ad_1] Operators of a trawler that sank off the coast of Canterbury with the loss of the three fishermen on board today were ordered to pay surviving relatives more than $ 700,000. The 90-ton, 16-meter fishing vessel Jubilee sank after sending a distress signal in the early hours of October …
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[ad_1] Benn Bathgate / Stuff Winston Peters, with a group of media and party supporters, pressed the meat during a visit to Rotorua Central Mall on Wednesday. Winston Peters ended a tour of Rotorua’s Central Mall on Wednesday with a blast targeting Labor coalition partners. “Carbon free by 2030, how …
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[ad_1] The alleged decades-long sexual abuse at a boarding school for boys in Auckland prompted a seventh man to appear in court and generated more than 50 calls and emails to police after officers called for more victims to come forward. The allegations of child abuse at Dilworth, a private …
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[ad_1] An investigation has been launched into the accident this morning between a bus and a train that killed a person. A high school student remains in the hospital in stable condition following the accident on Railway Rd in Bunnythorpe. The bus driver was fatally injured in the incident. Feilding …
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[ad_1] SCOTT HAMMOND / THINGS Picton RSA President John McCarthy is one of several who oppose the proposed new freedom camp in Memorial Park. After pushing to review Marlborough’s wild camping sites, some residents are now calling for “maintaining the status quo.” A total of 350 people introduced the Marlborough …
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[ad_1] I’ve seen some crazy things as a journalist over the years. I’ve seen emergencies unfold, lives changed forever, and yes, I’m not ashamed to say that there were times when I was scared. But nothing prepared me for this: the horror of watching my middle-aged robot dance on a …
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[ad_1] By Steve Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter Auckland Councilor Ephesus Collins says money from city hall asset sales and redevelopment work in South Auckland should be closed and reinvested in the area. His comments follow this week’s news that Panuku and Auckland Transport (AT) are seeking approval to develop airspace …
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