[ad_1] Gregg Shaw’s car fell down this ditch. Photo / provided by the police A man missing from Tauranga since Christmas Day was found this afternoon in his wrecked car by a family driving down the state highway looking for him, a rescue helicopter spokesman said. Gregg Shaw, 67, was …
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[ad_1] Japan is banning the entry of all non-resident foreign nationals as a precaution against a new and potentially more contagious variant of the coronavirus that has spread across Britain. The Foreign Ministry says the entry ban will begin on Monday and last until January 31. Park Min-suk / Newsis …
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[ad_1] The Grand Mercure hotel in Auckland was evacuated tonight after a fire alarm sounded. Photo / Supplied A managed isolation hotel in Auckland has been evacuated tonight after a fire alarm sounded. A spokeswoman for Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) said the alarm went off around 6.15pm at the …
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[ad_1] Facebook / Supplied One of the two young men who died in a serious accident in West Auckland on December 26 was named father of 20 and rugby player Viliami Muru-Teutau. One of the two young men who died in a serious accident in West Auckland on December 26 …
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[ad_1] Christel Yardley / Waikato Times Pete Bethune is a conservationist who travels the world (File photo). Hamilton-born environmental champion Captain Pete Bethune is in a hospital in Costa Rica after being bitten by one of the deadliest snakes in South America. Bethune’s Earthrace nonprofit spokesperson Larisa Kellett said they …
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[ad_1] Lifestyle Dec 27, 2020 06:24 AM2 minutes to read The report was prepared for Poto Williams, who has taken over as police minister since the general election. Photo / RNZ By RNZ Nearly 60,000 calls to police in the last financial year involved a person who was having a …
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[ad_1] Kiwi conservationist Pete Bethune has been bitten by a highly venomous snake in Costa Rica. Photo / Supplied New Zealand conservationist Pete Bethune was bitten by a deadly snake while working in a jungle in Costa Rica. Bethune is the founder of the nonprofit Earthrace, which conducts conservation missions, …
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[ad_1] Kane Williamson will hit, at most, five times in test cricket this year. In a demonstration of the value of quality over quantity, the New Zealand skipper has taken the four chances he has had on the fold to accumulate 472 out of an average of 118. He might …
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[ad_1] The absence of captain Virat Kohli, known as “King Kohli”, had left Indian fans fearing another heavy Test 2 defeat against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. But substitute captain Ajinkya Rahane put on a majestic performance on Sunday, scoring his 12th century test to put India in a powerful …
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[ad_1] Medical workers, nursing home residents and politicians will be vaccinated against the coronavirus across the European Union, as part of an effort by the 27 nations of the bloc to implement vaccines in a coordinated and equitable manner. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted a video celebrating …
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