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[ad_1] Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images Since 2017, 159 babies named Ashley have been born in New Zealand. Jacindamania is real, but to the country’s new parents, it’s not as real as Ashley’s fever, or even Judith’s. Data from Registrar General Jeff Montgomery’s births, deaths and marriages shows that Prime …

[ad_1] A man who killed his 6-month-old son while driving while high on methamphetamine sobbed as he heard how his “abject stupidity” changed two families forever. Wade Makoare will have to live with the shame of his actions, the Whanganui Superior Court heard Thursday. Makoare, 25, was jailed for three …

[ad_1] National promises new parents $ 3,000 to spend on services as part of a “first 1000 days” policy. The party’s minors policy will give high-risk parents an additional $ 3000 to spend on parenting services, provide more pre- and postpartum screenings, fund a three-day postnatal stay at hospitals or …

[ad_1] Bejon Haswell / Stuff A multi-million dollar home, tractors and other farm equipment were lost at the Pukaki Downs station after the fire burned across more than 3,500 hectares. The manager of the High Country station, which was hit hardest by a massive fire that devastated more than 3,500 …

[ad_1] Pamela Wade / Supplied The Northern Explorer has not run since March. Kiwirail’s suspended Northern Explorer and Coastal Pacific services are scheduled to return this spring provided New Zealand falls to alert level 1. The Northern Explorer is expected to resume its normal weekly schedule on September 30, departing …

[ad_1] Golden Bay’s planned redevelopment of Port Tarakohe has had a major financial boost with Winston Peters announcing up to $ 20 million in government funding for the project. Peters, the deputy prime minister, revealed the investment, a limited recourse loan, during a visit to Richmond in the Tasmanian district …

[ad_1] A man faces three years and six months in prison after his methamphetamine-affected driving killed his baby son, paralyzed a 2-year-old and injured others. Wade Makoare, 25, was sentenced today in Whanganui Superior Court. The Court heard that Makoare was driving north to Auckland with five passengers when he …

[ad_1] National would not award cash grants to new parents. Rather, they would receive a nominal amount of funding with which they could purchase approved services, including midwifery services or access to tutoring. The funds could only be used to purchase approved and specified services, however, parents would have complete …

[ad_1] If you felt that the big chill never came this year, you would be right; According to Niwa, it was the hottest winter on record in New Zealand. Seven of the 10 warmest winters have occurred since 2000, increasingly driven by climate change, the “long-term tailwind.” The national average …

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump suggested during a trip to North Carolina that people should commit voter fraud to test whether the voting-by-mail system works. Trump’s comments to a local journalist at an airport stop in Wilmington were videotaped after the reporter informed the president that 600,000 voters in North …