[ad_1] New Zealand First is committed to increasing funding for the cost of St John Ambulance from 70% to 90% if re-elected. Leader Winston Peters said it was “a real shame” that one of New Zealand’s emergency services relied on charity to provide a service that all Kiwis needed in …
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[ad_1] Otago and Highlanders midfielder Sio Tomkinson faces a long spell on the sidelines after his red card against Auckland, but All Blacks star Rieko Ioane has little sympathy for him. “I think it is [Hickey] he’s obviously going to have headaches for a couple of days, ”Ioane told Stuff …
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[ad_1] The parents of two missing kiwi farmers who disappeared from a cattle boat in Japanese waters are begging the government not to surrender. Lochie Bellerby and Scott Harris are among 40 crew members who are missing after the Gulf Livestock 1 sank in the East China Sea during typhoon …
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[ad_1] GEORGIA-MAY GILBERTSON / STUFF / Stuff Emergency services were called for an incident in Napier early Saturday morning. Two cars, at least one of which was stolen, were “deliberately” driven into Napier port, police say. Police divers removed a car that sank into the water at Meeanee Quay in …
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[ad_1] Co-leader James Shaw announced the party’s “Grow for the Future” plan. “The reality is that the way we farm today is accelerating climate change,” he said. The Greens say that agriculture is responsible for about half of all greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed $ 297 million dedicated farm fund …
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[ad_1] On the rugby field of his youth, former All Black Dan Carter claimed another victory, this time with his local rural Canterbury club, Southbridge. In his third game for the club this season, great rugby helped the team win the final of the Ellesmere Canterbury senior competition and take …
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[ad_1] A Dunedin nursing student caught driving under the influence in Queenstown was granted a discharge without conviction due to the possible impact it would have on her career. Isabelle Anne Bradley, 19, applied for discharge after admitting to a drunk driving charge on Sydney St on June 28. She …
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[ad_1] Auckland’s bigwigs fired on Saturday as the energetic visitors sidelined Otago 38-6 at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. With six members of last week’s All Blacks team available, complemented by a group of hardened Super Rugby players, Auckland was superior in every facet of the game. However, the game …
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[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission A pause in the last stage of the trial of a Covid-19 vaccine shows that the proper processes are being followed and that it is not a “rush job”, says British clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith. Oxford University’s …
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[ad_1] The search for a convicted murderer has continued into its second day, as authorities refuse to provide clarity on how he escaped from custody at Middlemore Hospital. Katrina Epiha was last seen at 12.30am yesterday morning, running towards Gray Avenue in Mangere fleeing the Corrections staff who had transported …
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