[ad_1] A Dunedin sandwich shop has been awarded the official right to boast the best toast in the country. Hungry Hobos and his “good old-fashioned comfort food” won this year’s Toastie Grand Takeover of New Zealand, reigning over 80 other entries. It was a combination of Bat out of Hell …
Read More »Rugby: Former All Blacks locks Isaac Ross without a club due to strange Higher League citizenship rule
[ad_1] By RugbyPass The future of rugby in Japan for Isaac Ross, a former All Blacks blocker, is seen further, as a result of an obscure Superior League rule that has cast doubt on the validity of his status as a Japanese citizen. Despite holding a Japanese passport since 2017, …
Read More »Lotto Powerball: Auckland winner takes $ 4.3 million
[ad_1] One lucky Aucklander has won $ 4.3 million on the Lotto tonight. The lucky player won his millions in the Powerball First Division, with an additional $ 333,333 won in the Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was sold online through MyLotto. Tonight’s newest millionaire is the 20th Powerball …
Read More »Kiwi’s mother aboard a capsized cattle boat wants the Government to join the search mission
[ad_1] The mother of a kiwi, who disappeared after the cattle boat she was traveling on sank, is demanding the government to help with search and rescue efforts. Palmerston North woman Karen Adrian’s son Scott Harris, 37, was one of two Kiwis aboard the Gulf Livestock 1 ship, which sank …
Read More »Euthanasia referendum: cruel to offer the option or deny the option?
[ad_1] John Bonning’s mother-in-law was in such agony that even the sheets became an unbearable weight on her body. A recent patient, a former colleague, now skeletal after losing 40 kilograms to cancer, and too wasted to get back up after a fall. Waikato Hospital’s main ER doctor has suffered …
Read More »Coronavirus: The Happy, The Sad, And What You Pay Out Of Pocket – How Border Entry Changes Affect Kiwis
[ad_1] Some are drinking champagne, others have thousands of dollars in their pocket. But for many Kiwis alienated from their overseas partners, the changes to the Covid-19 border entry requirements are simply an extension of their misery. After months of having the country’s borders locked up, Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi …
Read More »Family of a Southland man missing from a cattle boat
[ad_1] The family of a Southland man who has been missing at sea for a week still hopes they will find him. Lochie Bellerby, in his 20s, and a second New Zealander, Scott Harris, 37, were among 43 crew members and 5,800 cows aboard Gulf Livestock 1 when it capsized …
Read More »From murder conviction to life without limits, the Parole Board grants one exceptional discharge
[ad_1] Dr. Paul Wood has had many “firsts” since he was released from prison after serving more than 10 years of life in prison for murder. The education that began behind bars culminated in a doctorate in psychology, he became a motivational speaker and best-selling author, husband and father, and …
Read More »Coronavirus Covid-19: Police Warn Mt Roskill Evangelical Church Leaders They Could Face Prosecution for More Rule Violations
[ad_1] Police have warned church leaders at the center of a Covid-19 subgroup that they may face prosecution if they meet again in violation of government restrictions. Officers were called to close the Mount Roskill Evangelical Fellowship prayer meeting on August 15, while Auckland was under Alert Level 3 restrictions …
Read More »Fatal triple crash in Southland could have been prevented, coroner says
[ad_1] A fatal triple head-on collision in Southland could have been prevented if the driver of one of the cars had stayed in her own lane, a coroner found. Jesse and Samantha Shortland, both 28, and German tourist Marina Liebl, 22, were killed in an accident on State Highway 6, …
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