[ad_1] A Sydney venue was fined $ 5,000 for allowing at least 600 wedding guests, nearly double its safe capacity for Covid, as authorities ponder more severe penalties. Stock image of a wedding ceremony. Source: Photos.com The rape at the wedding reception in Fairfield, in the southwest of the city, …
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[ad_1] Stacy Squires / Stuff A visitor to the Rockpool bar felt discriminated against when he had questions about his ta moko. A Christchurch man says he felt shocked and embarrassed after being racially profiled in a bar for his tā moko. The man, who did not want to be …
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[ad_1] New Zealand’s stormy summer continues Monday with a severe thunderstorm watch over much of the central North Island. MetService issued a severe storm warning for Waikato and Franklin on Monday afternoon. “These storms are expected to be accompanied by torrential rains,” he said. Rain of that level could cause …
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[ad_1] In an extraordinary reprimand to President Donald Trump, the 10 living former defense secretaries warned against any move to involve the military in pursuing allegations of voter fraud, arguing that it would lead the country into “dangerous, illegal and unconstitutional territory.” The 10 men, both Democrats and Republicans, signed …
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[ad_1] Screenshot / Somerset Police Department Police Officer Matt Lima of the Somerset Police Department in Massachusetts, USA. Christmas is a time of giving, and that is exactly what a United States police officer did to help a family in need during the holiday season. Last month, Massachusetts Police Officer …
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[ad_1] “Extreme caution” is urged on roads and trails as the Waimate district is reeling from the effects of a severe electrical storm that hit parts of South Canterbury on Sunday. All fords in the district are off-limits after a car trying to cross one was swept into a river, …
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[ad_1] A former inmate at the Waikeria prison has dismissed claims of poor prison conditions, claiming the presence of deported Australian gang members was a more likely cause of the unrest. The prison was the scene of a five-night standoff, in which prisoners set several fires that destroyed the prison’s …
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[ad_1] As Australia struggles to catch up with its latest Covid-19 outbreaks, a handful of people continue to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. New South Wales has been battling another wave of Covid-19 following an outbreak on Sydney’s North Beaches, and the virus is now making a resurgence …
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[ad_1] Up to 30 firefighters and two helicopters continue to fight a vegetation fire, which has spread across 1.5 hectares of land in Northland on Monday afternoon. Fire and Emergency NZ was called to the fire at 12:40 p.m. Sunday, shift manager Paul Radden said. The fire is in rural …
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[ad_1] Paul Martin, alumnus of St John’s College Hastings, Bishop of Christchurch, who has been appointed to a prominent position in the Catholic Church in Wellington. Photo / Supplied Christchurch Bishop and former Hawke’s Bay scholar Paul Martin has been appointed to a new position in the Catholic Church that …
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