[ad_1] The man accused of killing Wellington cyclist Brent Trevor Norriss in a collision pleaded guilty. Khing Tiang Wong, 47, appeared in Hutt Valley District Court this morning on charges of dangerous driving and causing death. The charges were filed after a fatal incident in February. Norriss was cycling on …
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[ad_1] A disgraced financial adviser who embezzled more than $ 15 million of his clients’ money will appeal his prison sentence. Barry Edward Kloogh, 57, was sentenced to eight years and ten months in prison on a series of dishonesty charges, which ran for 25 years, when he appeared in …
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[ad_1] New Zealand Police / Supplied Biao Zhang, 29, was being wanted by the police from June 2018 to November 2019. A Chinese tourist who disappeared from a tour group in 2018 turned himself in to police after evading immigration for more than a year. Police alerted the public to …
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[ad_1] The linesman who was attacked by Novak Djokovic yesterday, leading to the top seed being breached at the US Open, has been abused on social media. A Serbian newspaper released his name and Instagram details, prompting abuse directed at the tennis official. Most of the abuse came from Djokovic’s …
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[ad_1] Screenshot / Twitch Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tried her hand at wood carving while visiting Twitch streamer Broxh. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made her woodcarving debut on Twitch. On Monday, during the Labor Party’s tour of the Bay of Plenty, Ardern stopped by the workshop of Broxh, a …
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[ad_1] TRACY NEAL / RNZ Medical cannabis seller Rose Renton said Kiwibank notified her 14 days in advance that it was closing her account. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. A Nelson medical cannabis seller says the nature of her trade is the likely reason …
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[ad_1] New Zealand is receiving more praise for its response to Covid-19. The World Health Organization says new outbreaks and entirely new pandemics will be a reality in the years to come. Urge all countries to learn lessons and be better prepared next time. WHO Executive Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …
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[ad_1] A Rotorua man escaped a prison sentence after he attacked a cyclist for riding on what he thought was a trail near Kuirau Park. William Wakaiti Jenner, 28, was sentenced to two months of community detention, 12 months of supervision and 75 hours of community service after he pushed …
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[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff Fire crews tackled a large fire at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Waitikiri Drive, Parklands. A 21-year-old man has been charged with attempted arson after three fires at places of worship in Christchurch. The man was charged in connection with the fires at …
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[ad_1] TWITTER The degrading note was written on a sickness bag. A passenger had his flight privileges revoked after writing an abusive note to a US flight attendant who asked him to wear his mask correctly mid-flight. In the note, written on a flight bag and given to the staff …
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