[ad_1] Alden Williams / Things A truck rolled into the Upper Buller Gorge, blocking the road near the Buller River on the west coast. Stock Photo Firefighters have contained a hazardous materials spill and a person has been flown to the hospital after a truck rolled into Buller Gorge. The …
Read More »Former Auckland accountant Christopher Wright was jailed after betting $ 1 million on 245 clients.
[ad_1] A former Auckland chartered accountant who played with his clients’ tax refunds and stole more than $ 1 million has been jailed for nearly four years. Christopher George Wright, 64, stole about $ 1.01 million from 245 customers over a six-year period from January 2010 to April 2016. He …
Read More »Coronavirus: National MP calls Jacinda Ardern ‘Robert Muldoon with slogans and kindness’
[ad_1] National Deputy Michael Woodhouse described Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as “Robert Muldoon with slogans and kindness” during the heat of a parliamentary debate on Tuesday afternoon. Parliament urgently debated the public health response bill COVID-19 2020, which allows to set alert level 2 but gives the Government a wide …
Read More »Burger King confirms planned closure of five stores
[ad_1] Stuff Most Burger King outlets will remain open until a buyer is found. A compromise has been reached between landlords, creditors and the operators of Burger King. The compromise, announced on Wednesday, will allow the fast food restaurant chain to continue trading until a buyer can be found. But …
Read More »Coronavirus: New Zealand talking to group of ‘first-to-move’ countries, including Greece and Norway, but travel not the focus
[ad_1] Chris J Ratcliffe / Getty-Images Don’t expect to fly to Europe anytime soon. New Zealand is part of informal discussions with eight other countries that are winning the fight against the Coronavirus, but the talks are not yet focused on travel between nations. The “first engine group”, led by …
Read More »Coronavirus: Government tweaks Covid-19 level 2 law after marae controversy
[ad_1] The Government has backed down on some “extraordinary powers” in a Covid-19 level 2 law, including switching a two-year limit on the enforcement law to three months. But the intent of the bill remains the same. The updated legislation has tweaked references to police being able to enter marae …
Read More »Scammed victims of thousands of dollars by fake companies on Facebook
[ad_1] Not for syndication The victims paid for electronic products that they never received. People have lost thousands of dollars after scammers set up fake Facebook pages and pretended to sell electronic products. Police on Tuesday said they have received dozens of complaints from people who have been scammed by …
Read More »Coronavirus: Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg tested after coughing
[ad_1] Turns out it was just a cough. Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tested negative for Covid-19 after a coughing fit during a speech to parliament on Tuesday. Frydenberg had to constantly stop his speech while coughing and trying to catch his breath. Fake images Treasurer Josh Frydenberg couldn’t stop …
Read More »Coronavirus: Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg tested after coughing
[ad_1] Turns out it was just a cough. Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg tested negative for Covid-19 after a coughing fit during a speech to parliament on Tuesday. Frydenberg had to constantly stop his speech while coughing and trying to catch his breath. Fake images Treasurer Josh Frydenberg couldn’t stop …
Read More »Coronavirus: Winston Peters tells migrants to “go home,” and goes up to China
[ad_1] Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has said that immigrants in New Zealand without a job should think about going home. Peters said Newstalk ZB that foreigners had been told “look, you have to go home, everyone has changed”. “All I would say to people is, do you really think …
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