[ad_1] “Super Rugby Aotearoa plus a trans-Tasman element will be a pretty good result for next year,” Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee told Newshub. The players made no secret of the physical damage the competition cost them, and while they admit it took time to get used to the increased intensity, …
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[ad_1] COMMENTARY: Raise your hand if you ever went to work while you were feeling bad because you were not on sick leave or felt it was not serious enough to warrant a sick day. Okay, I can’t see all the raised hands, but I guess there are a lot …
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[ad_1] Maruschke Barnard was already two weeks late with her first baby on September 4, 2010. Lying in bed at the Christchurch Women’s Hospital, she had endured a 17-hour labor in the early hours of the morning and it seemed likely she would have to be induced. She tried one …
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[ad_1] Simon Rogers / RNZ The children’s area in the new Christchurch Hospital emergency department will not open as a result of financial constraints and understaffing. The decision not to open parts of Christchurch Hospital’s new emergency department (ED) due to financial constraints has been labeled “beyond embarrassing.” Andy Dickerson, …
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[ad_1] SUPPLIED / RNZ James Shaw in the leaked video of a video conference meeting with members of the Green Party. The New Plymouth District Council has moved to part ways with the scandal over the Government’s decision to give $ 11.7 million to the Taranaki Green School, after a …
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[ad_1] A member of the public has found CCTV footage showing suspected thieves outside a Rebel Sport store. The sporting goods chain declines to confirm whether the images were captured at its store, but a spokesperson said an investigation was underway after an intruder was seen climbing a fence and …
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[ad_1] Restrictions on overseas travel and cruise ships entering Australian waters have been extended until mid-December. Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said today that the Federal Government will extend the human biosafety emergency period under the Biosafety Act 2015 until December 17. The declaration gives the government “powers” to take …
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[ad_1] By RNZ New Zealand Steel will restructure its business with the likely loss of up to 200 jobs, but will maintain steel production at its Glenbrook steelworks. The mill’s Australian owner, Bluescope, said in May that it was reviewing the future of the loss-making business because it wasn’t paying …
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[ad_1] The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has stopped considering livestock export applications after a ship that recently left New Zealand went missing. Rescuers are searching for cattle carrier Gulf Livestock 1 and his 42 crew members, including two New Zealanders, who a survivor said sank off an island in …
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[ad_1] One of the country’s top police officers is urging Auckland residents to comply with Alert Level 2.5 restrictions this weekend. As the city enters its first weekend of reduced restrictions, Deputy Commissioner Richard Chambers said police would be highly visible in Auckland’s bars and restaurants, ensuring the public is …
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