[ad_1] David Unwin / Things The Whirokino trestle bridge between Foxton and Levin was being demolished on Tuesday. Seismic research on the dismantled Whirokino Trestle Bridge at Foxton will give an idea of the strength of such structures to resist earthquakes. The 90-year-old bridge on State Highway 1 south of …
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[ad_1] Labor’s Manurewa MP Louisa Wall is taking legal action against her own party over a nomination that was accepted to contest her seat. Louisa Wall. Source: 1 NEWS The Labor Party sought the advice of a Queen’s Council on a Waitematā DHB Arena Williams board member nomination that came …
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[ad_1] Ross Forsyth remembers what happened when I applied for the benefit pretty clearly. Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni has ordered an investigation. Photo: Pool / Getty Images “I was politely told to piss off – you’ve got a bunch of money in the bank. Come back when there’s nothing …
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[ad_1] RNZ Chief Executive Paul Thompson told the Ministry of Culture and Heritage in November that he did not need an additional FM radio slot to launch his youth music service plan. The disclosure was contained in a series of documents released under the Official Information Act by RNZ on …
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[ad_1] New Zealand’s foreign minister said Tuesday the country had to defend itself after China warned that its endorsement of Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) could damage bilateral ties. Taiwan, with strong support from the United States, has stepped up its lobbying to be allowed to participate …
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[ad_1] The new law is required for alert level 2, so the Government has been forced to urgently pass it through Parliament before Thursday. It provides the legal framework to allow for enforcement of social distancing and gathering restrictions at level 2. Jacinda Ardern said an “exposure draft” was given …
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[ad_1] The National Party will vote against the first reading of the legislation that allows the application of new rules at alert levels 1 and 2, the New Zealand Herald understands Although the party understands that there is a need for an appropriate legal framework to operate within the different …
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[ad_1] PETER MEECHAM / STUFF Westpac New Zealand chief executive David McLean said the bank was conducting a thorough review to find out what brought about the wide-spread systems outage on Monday. Westpac chief executive David Mclean has apologized to customers for Monday’s extended failure of the bank’s payment systems. …
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[ad_1] China has suspended imports from four Australian abattoirs in an escalation of trade tensions between the two nations. The suspension comes days after China announced plans to slap an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley. China is Australia’s number one market for beef by volume, accounting for about …
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[ad_1] On Tuesday afternoon, National Party leader Simon Bridges raised the alarm about some elements of the bill. He wondered why people were allowed to go to the movies, but not cry to a loved one. “There may be sports games with physical contact, and yet, in one of life’s …
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