[ad_1] SUPPLIED Phillip Gordon Pullar’s body was found by search and rescue volunteers in the Old Man Range near Alexandra early Thursday morning. (File photo) A pilot whose body was found after a light plane crash had been flying for more than two decades and was a much loved member …
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[ad_1] At least one Micronesian country left the Pacific Islands Forum, and others might follow, after a conflicting vote for a new secretary general sidelined North Pacific countries, which they say are intimidated by larger nations and are they are left with “crumbs”. The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is the …
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[ad_1] Six helicopters and more than 50 people fight the biggest forest fire Manawatū has seen in five years. Teams rushed into the Manawatū Tangimoana forest on Ōroua Downs, about 30 kilometers west of Palmerston North, just after 6 p.m. Thursday after the vegetation ignited. Smoke filled the sky that …
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[ad_1] A council from Taranaki apologized to iwi after he “dropped the ball” and allowed dozens of American flags to be hung along the main road ahead of Waitangi Day. On Friday morning, Taranaki Iwi CEO Wharehoka Wano posted a photo of the north route to the city with American …
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[ad_1] The Auditor General has announced an investigation into a controversial government funding plan to save “strategic” tourism businesses. The $ 290 million strategic asset protection program (Stapp) announced in last May’s budget as part of a $ 400 million tourist rescue package was severely criticized by many in the …
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[ad_1] Waikato Regional Council / Supplied The barriers were set up after a ship caught fire and sank early Thursday morning. An emergency operations center was established at Coromandel after a motorboat caught fire and sank, spilling diesel into the sea off the Coromandel Peninsula. Waikato Regional Council staff have …
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[ad_1] Six helicopters and 30 firefighters are fighting a 40-hectare fire that started in a forest block in Manawatū overnight. Teams rushed to Lake Rd, Oroua Downs in the Manawatū Tangimoana Forest, about 30 kilometers west of Palmerston North, just after 6 p.m. Thursday after the vegetation ignited. David Unwin …
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[ad_1] Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese attend the Libertine Fall 2019 Runway Show at Ebell of Los Angeles in April 2019. Photo / Getty Images Dita Von Teese has broken her silence on the abuse allegations against her ex-husband Marilyn Manson. The 52-year-old rocker’s ex-fiancee, Evan Rachel Wood, was …
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[ad_1] A quick motorcycle ride before a family dinner could have been Michael “Hooky” Walker’s last. It was supposed to be a 20 minute ride on his beloved Harley-Davidson. But the 47-year-old’s next memory after the Oct. 24 accident was waking up from a month-long coma with more than 50 …
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[ad_1] John Dixon was struggling to breathe when he heard the familiar lapping of water and the sound of raised voices in Tairua Harbor. Two boats, speeding by on both sides of the yacht where he lives, had awakened his partner Christine. The wind and the wake of the ships …
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