[ad_1] It was the very definition of a routine for the Black Caps on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan at Bay Oval as play resumed after the third rain break of the day, they were well on top. The visitors resumed Monday morning after advancing to …
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[ad_1] A kiwi conservationist bitten by a venomous snake in South America was walking over a pile of litter when he felt a “blow to the calf.” Pete Bethune was working in the jungle of the Osa Peninsula National Park in Costa Rica when he was bitten by a deadly …
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[ad_1] A much loved and extremely rare white kiwi died after surgery, causing great grief among New Zealand conservationists. Manukura, the North Island brown kiwi, was born in captivity in May 2011 with a rare genetic trait, leucism, which gave it a striking white plumage. She became an ambassador for …
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[ad_1] Mike Egerton / PA Images via Getty Images Leeds Rhinos’ New Zealand-born prop Ava Seumanufagai with the Challenge Cup trophy after the 2020 grand final over Salford. Ava Seumanufagai, a former Wellington-born NRL pillar, left the Leeds Rhinos to be with her daughter in Australia after the Covid-19 pandemic. …
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[ad_1] Bargain hunters spent $ 62.2 million on Boxing Day this year, the latest figures from Paymark show. But retail spending, excluding food, beverages and hospitality, fell 2.2% this year compared to last year, as people spent more than $ 166 million on Christmas Eve. Pre-Christmas spending was strong, increasing …
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[ad_1] Black Caps quicker Neil Wagner took a wicket while bowling with a fractured toe on the third day of Test 1 against Pakistan, combining with his teammates to reduce the visitors to 112-6 in tea in response to the hosts’ first innings. 431 total. Wagner was cleared to continue …
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[ad_1] Blair Jackson / Stuff The Riverton-Wallacetown highway has been closed while emergency services attend to an accident. Police and fire and emergency services were called into a two-vehicle accident on the Riverton-Wallacetown highway. A police spokesman said the accident occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday, between the Taramoa and …
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[ad_1] New Zealanders are enjoying the summer sun, but they aren’t scanning everywhere. On Monday, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said the government’s use of the Covid Tracer app had been “regrettable” so far during the holiday period. “Unfortunately, the use of the Covid Tracker app over the summer has …
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[ad_1] New Zealand Dec 28, 2020 01:29 AM2 minutes to read The electronic dance and music festival is one of the first big festivals of the summer. Video / Red Rum Touring Organizers of the Hidden Valley Festival say their “thoughts, respect and aroha” are with the family of the …
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[ad_1] Hidden Valley Festival / Instagram / Supplied Red Rum Touring, which organizes the Hidden Valley Festival, said its sincere condolences were with the man’s family. (File photo) Organizers of an Auckland music festival say they are “deeply saddened” by the sudden death of a festival goer. The man, in …
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