[ad_1] The locals of Aucklanders will enjoy the Skycity fireworks show at midnight. Photo / Jason Oxenham With New Year’s Eve upon us, this is all you need to know to say goodbye to 2020 and welcome in the new year. What happens Skycity fireworks and vector lights on Auckland …
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[ad_1] Police, politicians, scientists, athletes and conservationists are represented in the wide range of Cantabrians who have scored an honor this year. Twenty-one people from across the district have been recognized in the 2021 New Years Honors. The only new Knight will be former politician David Carter, for his services …
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[ad_1] New Zealand|Crime December 30, 2020 06:27 pm4 minutes to read Corrections Department Executive Director Jeremy Lightfoot spoke to the media about the current situation at the Waikeria prison. Video / Michael Craig A tense standoff between inmates at the Waikeria prison and authorities is heading into its third day. …
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[ad_1] Kavinda Herath / Things Michael Mallinder, Aubrey Mallinder, 1, and Adeline Mallinder, 4, on Riverton Beach Tuesday. Southerners were enjoying the beautiful weather as Invercargill was one of the hottest cities in the country on Tuesday. NIWA predicted that by midafternoon, Invercargill could reach temperatures of 26 degrees Celsius, …
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[ad_1] Dave Dobbyn, the hitmaker behind decades of New Zealand classical music, spent Tuesday night rooting for the young crowd at Rhythm and Vines in Gisborne. This morning, he was knighted Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The 63-year-old musician performed to a packed crowd, with festival goers …
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[ad_1] Get up, Sir Dave Dobbyn (left). The artist has been honored for his services to music for decades. Dame Anne Salmond (right) has been made a member of the Order of New Zealand. Photo / Archives Many of the people praised at this year’s New Years honors will come …
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[ad_1] Jake Bridson. Photo / ODT The family of a man who died while freediving off the southeastern coast of the South Island says he was “robbed” “too soon” but died doing what he loved. Jake Bridson, 23, of Heriot, West Otago, died Sunday while diving near the Owaka Heads, …
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[ad_1] The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious variant of the coronavirus was detected today in Colorado, and President-elect Joe Biden says it can take years for most Americans to get vaccinated. Photo: AFP Those events occurred on the same day that it was announced that the elected …
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[ad_1] Musician Dave Dobbyn, former Air New Zealand CEO Rob Fyfe, public health expert Professor Michael Baker, and Covid-19 modeler Professor Shaun Hendy are among those named on the list of New Years honors. Two individuals received the highest honor, the Order of New Zealand: Professor Emeritus Sir Mason Durie …
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[ad_1] Lifestyle Dec 29, 2020 12:452 minutes to read Jason with his dad, whom he hadn’t seen since he was 12 years old. Photo / Jason Kelly / Supplied A young man has managed to locate his homeless father and be reunited with him more than a decade apart, all …
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