[ad_1] The first of eight Air New Zealand Boeing 777-200ERs leaves Auckland on Wednesday night to be “preserved” in the dry heat of a Californian desert. The plane’s departure could mark the end of an era for Air New Zealand, with a question mark over whether the 777-200ER will return …
Read More »Election 2020: Do politicians’ social actions give us a glimpse into their lives, or are they just a political ploy?
[ad_1] New age politicians don’t just pose for photos and address the crowds on the campaign trail. They are also sitting on the sofa at home, wearing comfortable clothes, talking directly with their followers through social networks. Politicians have become social influencers. But unlike their travel, lifestyle, or beauty counterparts, …
Read More »Large grass fire burning in Mahia, houses evacuated
[ad_1] Google The YMCA campground can be seen next to the plantation between YMCA Rd and Ormond Rd. Firefighting crews and helicopters have been used to fight a large grass fire in Mahia, north of Hawke’s Bay, which started Wednesday afternoon. Two houses had been evacuated, but there were no …
Read More »The first of eight Air NZ Boeing 777-200ERs departs for the desert ‘aircraft graveyard’
[ad_1] The first of Air Zealand’s eight Boeing 777-200ERs leaves Auckland on Wednesday night to be “preserved” in the dry heat of a California desert. The plane’s departure could mark the end of an era for Air New Zealand, with a question mark over whether the 777-200ER will return to …
Read More »Election 2020: the pros and cons of legal cannabis to debate
[ad_1] The arguments for and against the legalization of cannabis for personal use are at the center of tonight’s debate on next month’s referendum. Hosted by Heather du Plessis-Allan of Newstalk ZB, the discussion features Drug Foundation Executive Director Ross Bell, Associate Law Professor Khylee Quince, who is a member …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland student tests positive, Chapel Downs school closes for the week
[ad_1] An Auckland primary school closed its doors for the rest of the week after one of its students tested positive for Covid-19. The Chapel Downs School student and three close contacts were the last at school on Monday, parents were told. The four young men were only at Flat …
Read More »Comancheros trial: money handler ‘at center of case’ says life was at stake
[ad_1] A money handler described as “the center” of the Crown case in the Comancheros president’s trial claims that he helped import Class A drugs because he feared for his life. Gang boss Pasilika Naufahu, fellow comanchero Connor Michael Tamati Clausen, accountant Wiwini Himi Hakaraia and two others, who have …
Read More »Sound of ‘metal on metal’ draws first responders to fatal bus and train collision
[ad_1] Metal colliding and the whine of a horn were the first sounds of calamity in a small rural community, indicating a collision between a bus and a train that has left a bus driver dead and several passengers injured. Kevin McCord heard the noise several hundred yards away, at …
Read More »Children attacked in Christchurch park; mom asks the council to install CCTV
[ad_1] A Christchurch mother is calling for CCTV cameras to be urgently installed in a park in the east of the city after her 12-year-old son and 13-year-old friend were brutally attacked. Emma Duggan said her son and his friend were at Thomson Park in New Brighton on Sunday afternoon …
Read More »Proven GP charges, new border agency, $ 50 million a year for cancer drugs
[ad_1] Individuals could be charged for GP visits based on their ability to pay under a national government. National Health Party spokesman Shane Reti today announced his health policy ahead of the general election, detailing how he would spend $ 788 million on health over four years. He described possible …
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