[ad_1] New Zealand|Crime Dec 31, 2020 04:16 AM2 minutes to read Corrections Department Executive Director Jeremy Lightfoot spoke to the media about the current situation at the Waikeria prison. Video / Michael Craig The inmate clash on the roof of the Waikeria prison is set to enter its fourth day, …
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[ad_1] The body of Fletcher Wong, 19, was found yesterday after his disappearance was reported at the Rhythm and Vines festival. Photo / New Zealand Police The teenager found dead after disappearing from the Rhythm and Vines festival was a talented and passionate soccer and futsal player. Wellington College athletic …
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[ad_1] The U.S. state of California has surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, and officials revealed Thursday (local time) that three more cases involving a mutant variant of the virus have been confirmed in San Diego County. The grim events came as a continuous tidal wave floods hospitals, …
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[ad_1] Fire investigators and police are at the scene of a house destroyed by fire in Aranui, Christchurch, overnight. Photo / Kurt Bayer A morning New Years fire that tore through a two-story house in Christchurch was a “terrifying” call to wake up early in the morning. Fire and Emergency …
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[ad_1] Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images Finn Allen of the Firebirds was ruthless in setting the limit by scoring 91 runs against the Northern Knights on Friday night. FILE PHOTO The Wellington Firebirds have a hitman on their team and his name is Finn Allen. Other teams in the Super …
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[ad_1] Britain’s lengthy and sometimes bitter divorce from the European Union ended an economic divide on Thursday that leaves the EU smaller and the UK freer but more isolated in a troubled world. Britain left the vast single market for people, goods and services of the European bloc at 11pm …
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[ad_1] A last-ball limit of Meddy Hyde’s match secured the Northern Spirit a dramatic victory over the Wellington Blaze in the Super Smash game at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui on Friday. Hyde and diminutive hitter Nensi Patel, who hit 25 major runs on 18 balls before running out of …
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[ad_1] A crowded Gisborne airport was evacuated this afternoon after receiving a bomb threat, and a sniffer dog was brought in to investigate. Your playlist will load after this announcement. All flights in and out of the airport were suspended. Source: 1 NEWS The airport has since received the go-ahead …
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[ad_1] A two-car collision in Northland left one person dead and five injured. Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen Of those injured in the accident on State Highway 1 between Whangarei and Hikurangi this afternoon, one is critical, two are seriously injured, and the other two sustained moderate injuries. The Hikurangi …
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[ad_1] Ryan Pierse / Getty Images Wellington Phoenix forward Ulises Dávila has received the captaincy in his second season. Like many of his teammates at Wellington Phoenix, Mexican star Ulises Dávila had offers to play elsewhere after his stellar A-League season last year. But when his agent informed him of …
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