[ad_1] Inmates controlling a section of the Waikeria prison have asked Maori party MP Rawiri Waititi to offer help as the unrest at the facility comes to the end of its third day. The group of 17 appears to be desperate for food and water, after negotiators refused both to …
Read More »‘Diets are dead’: the best way to tackle weight loss in 2021
[ad_1] Healthy Eating Hub offers a program for people to learn to develop long-term healthy eating habits instead of following restrictive diets. Photo / 123rf It’s that time of year again, although for most of us, New Years resolutions are probably the furthest thing from our minds. If you’ve managed …
Read More »Body of Wellington teenager found after disappearance from Rhythm and Vines festival
[ad_1] New Zealand Police / Supplied Fletcher Wong, 19, from Wellington, the body was found after it disappeared from the Rhythm and Vines music festival in Gisborne. Search and Rescue volunteers searching for a Wellington teenager who disappeared from the Rhythm and Vines music festival found the body of a …
Read More »Two climbers rescued after a rockslide in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
[ad_1] A couple have been rescued after being caught in a rockslide high up in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. Photo / Tim Robins, Greymouth Rescue Helicopter Crew Member Two climbers caught in a rock slide atop Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park have been saved in a dramatic …
Read More »Two climbers rescued in Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park in a 15-hour operation
[ad_1] Tim Robins / Supplied An injured climber is being loaded into a helicopter after being lowered to safety, and a paramedic conducts screening and first aid. Two climbers, one of them seriously injured, caught by a rock slide on steep terrain in Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park have …
Read More »Goodbye 2020, hello 2021 – here’s everything you need to know to celebrate the new year
[ad_1] DAVID BLANCO / THINGS This year’s fireworks display in Auckland City. Many of us will celebrate the end of 2020 with a bang tonight and we will welcome a new year. Throughout the country there are a variety of festivals, New Years celebrations and spectacular fireworks displays. Here’s everything …
Read More »Young man in critical condition after being kicked in the head in a fight in Palmerston North
[ad_1] The victim remains in intensive care in critical condition. Photo / Archive A young man is in critical condition after being knocked unconscious and kicked in the head while on the ground during a fight in Palmerston North. Detective Sgt. Daniel Busuttin said police are seeking information from the …
Read More »Man in intensive care after assault in Palmerston North alley
[ad_1] Andy Jackson / Stuff Police are seeking information related to an assault during a street fight that left a person in critical condition in Palmerston North. A street fight in Palmerston North has left a man hospitalized in critical condition and police have urged anyone with information to come …
Read More »Enigma for Black Caps after heroic Neil Wagner ruled out second test against Pakistan
[ad_1] With Neil Wagner’s “huge” loss in Test 2 against Pakistan overcome, Black Caps coach Gary Stead and captain Kane Williamson have a big decision to make; Who will replace the world’s third-ranked bowler in the starting eleven? Wagner, who required injections to numb the pain after breaking two toes …
Read More »It’s not the tourists: the death toll on the roads has remained virtually unchanged since 2019 despite border closures
[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff More than 300 people have died in car accidents this year, despite a record number of deaths in April due to the Covid-19 lockdown (File photo). International tourists are often blamed for the unfortunate deaths on New Zealand’s roads, but the road toll for 2020 …
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