[ad_1] Builder Cheyenne Salter was working on a roof in Christchurch’s Port Hills when he saw flames heading towards a house. He ran onto the property and joined a group of other tradies using buckets and a sprinkler to deal with the “fire tornadoes” heading towards them. At one point, …
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[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff The affected passengers are being contacted by Cook Island officials. Passengers will not be allowed on flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands after confirmation of a Covid-19 case in Northland. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown said late Tuesday that Wednesday’s scheduled flight to …
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[ad_1] Tens of thousands of farmers drove a tractor convoy into the Indian capital as the nation celebrated Republic Day on Tuesday amid agricultural protests that have escalated into rebellion and rocked the government. The capital’s roads were lined with row upon row of tractors with Indian flags and agricultural …
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[ad_1] One person allegedly drowned on Piha Beach in West Auckland. Do you know more? Email [email protected] A police spokesman said the incident was reported to police shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday. “Medical assistance was provided at the scene, but sadly the person died,” the spokesman said. Lincoln Davies, a …
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[ad_1] WARWICK SMITH / Things Lance Corporal Kasey Rey Tapara pleaded guilty to four counts related to the use, supply, and procurement of MDMA. A soldier who pleaded guilty to drug charges during a court martial has avoided prison because of the effect it would have on his newborn baby. …
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[ad_1] New Zealand has signed an update to China’s free trade agreement, which offers some New Zealand products faster access to Chinese markets and reduced tariffs for paper and wood products. Commerce Minister Damien O’Connor and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao signed the agreement in a video liaison meeting Tuesday …
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[ad_1] A UK couple have ‘lost everything’ after the vehicle they lived in caught fire at a Marlborough campsite. Emergency services responded to the fire at the Wairau Diversion, north of Blenheim, around 8:30 p.m. Monday after noticing smoke during a training session in the nearby river. At the same …
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[ad_1] Democrats in the United States House of Representatives handed over the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday night (local time) for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were softening their criticism of the former president. and rejecting calls to condemn him for …
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[ad_1] More than 1,500 people have been tested for Covid-19 in Northland, with no evidence so far of a positive result in the community, figures from the Health Ministry show. Two new cases of Covid-19 were reported today in managed isolation. The latest cases arrived at MIQ from Japan and …
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[ad_1] The Napier-Taupō Highway was not on New Zealand’s most dangerous roads list, despite the fact that it recorded eight deaths in the space of a year. But that hasn’t stopped a police officer from wanting to make the road a safer place for drivers. Stuff reporter Georgia-May Gilbertson joined …
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