Conservationist Pete Bethune’s health deteriorates

[ad_1] Conservationist Pete Bethune, bitten by a snake, got worse yesterday. Doctors increased the dose of his drug as a “ton” of poison still in his body caused his blood pressure to rise. A sleepy Bethune, slurring her words, yesterday provided her daily health update on video from a Costa …

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Heavy rain and thunderstorms across much of New Zealand

[ad_1] Motorists are urged to drive under conditions where heavy downpours and thunderstorms are forecast for most of the country, with roads closed in the south. Flood control efforts on the Patearoa Bridge in Otago Photo: Otago Central District Council There have been heavy local downpours in Northland, the Coromandel …

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Waikeria Prison Protest: National Party MPs Rejected

[ad_1] National Party deputies have been turned away at the door while trying to visit the Waikeria prison. The protest at Ōtorohanga jail is now in its fifth day, and inmates are still camped out on the roof after burning buildings. National Corrections spokesperson Simeon Brown and National Taranaki-King Country …

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