[ad_1] An isolation facility run by Covid-19 in central Auckland has been evacuated due to a false alarm. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said they were alerted at approximately 6.15 p.m. to a fire alarm at the Rydges Hotel on Federal St. Three fire crews responded but discovered “fairly quickly” …
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[ad_1] Overnight temperatures are forecast to plummet in south Canterbury after the snow has given a cold start to spring. Snow fell lower than was forecast Monday night and Twizel, Fairlie, Albury, Geraldine, Pleasant Point, Temuka and Winchester received a white cape that led to the closure of several schools. …
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[ad_1] Judith Collins has apologized to spokesperson Trevor Mallard for a “misleading” post on National’s Facebook page criticizing the government’s response to Covid-19. He posts on the New Zealand National Party Facebook page that it has since been removed. Source: Facebook Last Tuesday a post appeared in the National Party …
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[ad_1] Two Hollywood actors were denied the request when they applied to serve two weeks of administered isolation on a rural New Zealand property. Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons were in New Zealand filming the Jane Campion movie Dog power, and had already been granted a special exemption to enter …
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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she will speak with the families of the victims of the terrorist attack on the mosque to see how they feel about the possibility of transferring the convicted murderer to Australia to serve his sentence. He has also spoken with Australian Prime Minister Scott …
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[ad_1] This story was originally posted on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission. Some recipients will lose more than $ 60 of their weekly payment next month, even though demand for food banks and emergency assistance is at record levels. The government doubled the winter power payment this year …
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[ad_1] Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, have announced the birth of their daughter, Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. The British singer said in an Instagram post that the couple’s “beautiful and healthy daughter” was born last week. “We are completely in love with her,” he wrote. “Both mom and …
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[ad_1] Kiwibank and TSB Bank have had some of their services offline today due to network issues. It is unclear if this is related to cyberattacks against New Zealand institutions over the past week. Photo: Supplied / Kiwibank TSB Bank’s online services fell this afternoon, but the bank did not …
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[ad_1] By Tess Brunton of RNZ It could take months to fully extinguish a bush fire in the Mackenzie district even though the rain provides some relief to firefighters overnight. The fire has devastated more than 3,000ha of wild pine trees mostly near Twizel since Sunday. Civil Defense Minister Peeni …
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[ad_1] SUPPLIED A driver tried to grab his truck to prevent it from being stolen, but was dragged down the sidewalk. A courier driver was dragged off the sidewalk and left bloodied in Hawke’s Bay after a suspected thief tried to escape with his work truck. A police spokesman said …
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