[ad_1] Supplied The Health Ministry has told Heritage Expeditions that its ship is unlikely to return to the country if it travels to Antarctica in January as planned. A Kiwi tourism company is angry and disappointed after a Health Ministry decision ruined its next trip to Antarctica. But the Ministry …
Read More »Vandals smash sculpture honoring Breonna Taylor within weeks of installation
[ad_1] In what officials call a cruel attack and hateful act, a bust honoring Breonna Taylor was vandalized in Oakland, California over the weekend. Emblazoned with the phrase “Say your name,” the ceramic bust was found smashed the day after Christmas, two weeks after it was installed in the city …
Read More »Waikeria prison fire breaks out, staff negotiate with nine inmates
[ad_1] Waikeria prison staff are in talks with nine inmates after multiple fires were lit in an apparent riot. Fire crews were alerted to a fire in the prison around 2:10 p.m. Tuesday and remain at the scene. About 20 inmates were in the exercise yard when the fire started. …
Read More »‘Llamas 30, 40 m high’: Mass fire near Ahipara in the far north
[ad_1] Spectators watch the fire burn through the Gumfields Historic Preserve. Photo / Dave Clark Tonight, a huge forest fire burning near Ahipara, in the Far North district, is causing flames up to 40 meters high. The fire is said to be making its way through brush in the Gumfields …
Read More »Cricket: Black Caps Hosted Exciting Final Test Day Against Pakistan
[ad_1] Tim Southee celebrates Haris Sohail’s wicket, his 300th in test cricket. Photo / Photosport Fast terrain at the top of the order has put New Zealand in pole position to conclude Test 1 against Pakistan, although the visitors have shown they are ready to fight. Captain Kane Williamson declared …
Read More »Big accident on Auckland Harbor Bridge: several vehicles collide
[ad_1] Motorists heading north over the Auckland Harbor Bridge have been warned to expect long delays. Photo / Waka Kotahi NZTA It appears that a multi-vehicle accident will close several lanes on Auckland’s Harbor Bridge heading north. A police spokeswoman says lanes three and four could be closed while emergency …
Read More »Former New Zealand cricketer John F. Reid dies at 64
[ad_1] fake images John F. Reid, when he was New Zealand cricket operations manager, welcomes Daniel Vettori when New Zealand cricketers returned to Christchurch after their planned tour of Pakistan was canceled in the wake of the terror attacks in 2001. Former New Zealand cricketer John F. Reid has died …
Read More »American parents charged after 4-year-old boy was killed to eliminate ‘demon’
[ad_1] Benton County Jail Mary Mast and James Mast have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of their daughter. The parents of a 4-year-old American girl allegedly killed by neighbors to eliminate a “demon” have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the case. Mary Mast, 29, …
Read More »India recovers to win Boxing Day event by eight wicket margin
[ad_1] Kelly Defina / Getty Images Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the dismissal of Pat Cummins early on the fourth day of the Boxing Day test between Australia and India. India completed a surprising change of form on Tuesday by claiming a memorable eight-field victory over Australia on day four of the …
Read More »Hop growers picking chunks after hail stripped vines
[ad_1] Hop growers in the Motueka area are counting the costs of the St. Stephen’s Day hail storm, and it is estimated that more than half of the crop has been destroyed on some farms. The hail storm damaged dozens of businesses in the city, west of Nelson, wiped out …
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