[ad_1] The large wildfire in the Far North that resulted in the evacuation of more than 100 properties still requires “a lot of work,” according to Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ). On Tuesday, multiple crews and helicopters were called in after a fire engulfed the Gumfields Historic Reserve in Ahipara, …
Read More »Firefighters Extinguish Grass Threatening House Fire in Port Waikato
[ad_1] Kelly Hodel / THINGS Fire crews were called in to fight a large grass fire in Port Waikato. Firefighters put out a large grass fire in Port Waikato that threatened several properties. Fire crews were alerted to the blaze around 1.35pm Thursday, and early reports estimated the blaze to …
Read More »A 70-year-old woman dies swimming in Auckland’s Beach Haven
[ad_1] Emergency services on Island Bay Rd in Auckland’s Beach Haven after the water incident. Photo / Hayden Woodward A woman in her 70s died on Auckland’s north shore after a water incident tonight. Emergency services were called in for the incident on Island Bay Rd off the coast of …
Read More »‘There are no other sites’: the residential subdivision could be the last in the city
[ad_1] Homes are being built in what is likely the last residential subdivision in downtown Arrowtown. Three Mayors Ridge, named after three generations of the Reid family who were mayors of the former Arrowtown district, has been developed by the family trust of the late Eamon Cleary, who created a …
Read More »Ontario, Canada is locked in by Covid. Your finance minister has just been arrested on vacation in St Barts.
[ad_1] World Dec 31, 2020 04:30 AM3 minutes to read Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips’ Christmas Day Twitter video showed a roaring fire and a gingerbread house. I was in St Barts at the time. Photo / Rod Phillips, Twitter In a video posted to Twitter on Christmas Eve, the …
Read More »US police shoot and kill man during traffic stop in Minneapolis
[ad_1] Police in Minneapolis, USA, shot and killed a man during a traffic stop on the south side of the city on Wednesday night (local time), sparking anxiety over renewed protests after the first police deaths in the city since George Floyd’s death while being arrested in May. Police said …
Read More »Samuel Little, America’s worst serial killer, dies after confessing 93 murders
[ad_1] Samuel Little in 2018. Photo / California Department of Corrections via AP The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in American history, with nearly 60 confirmed victims, has died in California. He was 80 years old. Samuel Little, who had diabetes, heart problems and other ailments, …
Read More »The influx of visitors extends the water capacity of the Far North to a breaking point
[ad_1] The district council says that a water treatment plant in Paihia now operates 24 hours a day and that the storage tanks are not being filled to their maximum capacity. File Photo / Michael Cunningham By RNZ People in the Far North are being told to cut water use …
Read More »Fletcher Wong: Missing Rhythm and Vines Teen Found Dead
[ad_1] Fletcher Wong. Photo / Supplied The body of a teenager who was last seen alive in Rhythm and Vines has been found. LandSAR volunteers located his body in the Ormond area of Gisborne. He has been identified as Fletcher Wong, 19, who was reported missing on Tuesday. Wong, from …
Read More »Donald Trump shortens Florida vacation and returns to the White House earlier
[ad_1] World Dec 31, 2020 04:41 AM4 minutes to read In a video posted Wednesday, Donald Trump still insists the election was stolen and ‘massive fraud’ occurred to elect Joe Biden. Video / Donald Trump via Facebook President Donald Trump will shorten his Florida vacation and return to Washington on …
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