[ad_1] Firefighters at the scene of a suspicious fire in West Auckland this afternoon. Photo / Elizabeth Binning Three fire fighting appliances are attending a suspicious fire at the Church of the Good Shepherd in West Auckland. A Fire & Emergency spokeswoman said they received a call about the fire …
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[ad_1] Sakaria Taufao offered her victim a “lift”, then took her to an isolated area and raped her. Photo / Supplied An Uber driver who took his passenger to a secluded area and raped her could be deported to New Zealand when he is released from jail. Sakaria Taufao, 51, …
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[ad_1] Abigail Dougherty / Stuff Staff at the Jet Park quarantine hotel near Auckland Airport, where an arrival faces a much longer quarantine period than most. An arrival from South Africa that has caught Covid-19 more than three weeks after landing in New Zealand will spend at least 39 days …
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[ad_1] The organizers of the Prada Cup regatta will today test a new rule that allows a America’s Cup challenger to delay the start of a race if their on-board race data system has failed. This follows a claim by Luna Rossa’s helmsman Jimmy Spithill that his team had been …
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[ad_1] Most members of the Trump clan have never strayed from the spotlight. But unlike the rest of the family, after four turbulent years of Donald Trump’s presidency, former first lady Melania has accomplished the impossible – we still don’t know who she really is. Love them or despise them, …
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[ad_1] Four human smugglers convicted of killing 39 people from Vietnam who died in the back of a container truck as it was shipped to England were sentenced on Friday (local time) to between 13 and 27 years in prison. The victims, aged between 15 and 44, were found in …
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[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a new variant of the coronavirus circulating in the UK may be more deadly. There was “some evidence that the new variant … may be associated with a higher degree of mortality,” Johnson said at a news conference Saturday (NZT). Sir Patrick Vallance, …
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[ad_1] The resignation of Oranga Tamariki CEO Grainne Moss followed months of scrutiny as she presided over a policy that removed vulnerable, predominantly Maori children from their mothers and placed them in the care of the state. READ MORE:* Oranga Tamariki CEO Grainne Moss resigns* Juvenile delinquency decreases, Oranga Tamariki …
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[ad_1] Kai Schwoerer / Getty Images Will Jordan pitched six fours and two sixes in his 49 for Team Rugby against Team Cricket at Black Clash. So far uncompetitive cricket in the last five years. All Blacks rising star Will Jordan stood out with the bat, throwing 49 of 29 …
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[ad_1] Air New Zealand’s international aircrew must now isolate themselves in hotels, not at home. Photo / Archive Air New Zealand’s international crew returning home from countries where they are at high risk of contracting Covid-19 must now isolate themselves in a special hotel and taxpayers must pay the bill. …
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