[ad_1] The northern hemisphere winter solstice may have passed, but in the land of Covid-19 the nights are still getting longer. In recent weeks, two variants of the coronavirus have spread with fierce speed in Britain and South Africa. They have mutations that make them much more contagious. Although, so …
Read More »Wellington Phoenix aims to start running in game 1 against Sydney FC
[ad_1] Ryan Pierse / Getty Images Alex Rufer shoots from the edge of the box during a meeting with Sydney FC last season. Coach Ufuk Talay hopes the relocated Wellington Phoenix can start the new A-League season better than the last as they seek an elusive first win over their …
Read More »Driver sees New Years trapped in car for six hours with suspected broken leg
[ad_1] An injured man spent six hours trapped in his overturned car after turning off a rural highway in North Waikato. Emergency services released the man after a member of the public discovered the car rolled along Highway 22 in Glen Murray around 9 a.m. Friday. The man’s car is …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Ten-day delay in detection of new Melbourne cases causes authorities to rush to trace contacts
[ad_1] World Dec. 31, 2020, 9:47 p.m.2 minutes to read Last night’s scene on Melbourne’s St Kilda Beach. Photo / David Geraghty, News Corp Australia Australian health authorities are bracing for the worst after it was revealed that the latest confirmed coronavirus cases in Victoria went undetected for 10 days. …
Read More »Waikeria Uprising: Prisoner Who Surrendered Assaulted By Inmates – Corrections
[ad_1] Security outside Waikeria prison, near Te Awamutu, as inmates and guards clash continues. Photo / Michael Craig A Waikeria inmate who surrendered was assaulted by other inmates who tried to stop him from leaving, it has been revealed. Disturbing new developments have emerged in the ongoing prison siege, which …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: hospital worker arrested for damaged vaccine doses
[ad_1] World December 31, 2020 08:10 pm3 minutes to read Modern jab mRNA-1273 is a ‘messenger RNA’ vaccine that works by instructing the cells of the body to build the ‘spike protein’ of the coronavirus. Video / AP AU authorities arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist on Thursday suspected of deliberately …
Read More »Local Hapū to watch over the dangerous Omanawa Falls near Tauranga
[ad_1] This story was originally posted on RNZ.co.nz and is being republished with permission. Members of a Tauranga hapū will take time out of the marae this summer to keep an eye on visitors to a dangerous waterfall that has proven irresistible to happy tourists. The Omanawa Falls in the …
Read More »‘Absolute tragedy’ – Terrible number sees one person die almost every day on our roads in 2020
[ad_1] An accident on State Highway 1 near Tokoroa that claimed the lives of two people in July. Photo / John Van der Ven The Transport Ministry today released the provisional road toll for 2020, revealing that 320 people died in “heartbreaking” accidents, an average of six people per week. …
Read More »New Year’s Eve message from the president of the United States, Donald Trump: ‘It’s so easy if you know what you’re doing’
[ad_1] The New Year’s message from the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is the latest in a series of videos that he has published solely on social networks. Screenshot / Donald Trump, Twitter US President Donald Trump delivered a year-end video message today after returning early from vacation, …
Read More »Pedestrian seriously injured in central Auckland when second accident shuts down Great South Rd
[ad_1] A vehicle crashed into a power pole on Great South Rd early this morning. Photo / Hayden Woodward A pedestrian is in hospital after sustaining a serious injury when he was struck by a car in central Auckland overnight. Emergency services were called at the end of Victoria St …
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