[ad_1] Chris Budgen, a former New Zealand rugby union star, could be extradited from the UK to face a rape charge. Photo / Getty Former New Zealand rugby union star Chris Budgen may be extradited from the UK to face trial on a 1991 rape charge. The UK Home Office, …
Read More »Questions that arise after police stopped young people from taking their photos
[ad_1] Wairarapa police admitted to taking photos of youths illegally after RNZ alerted them to multiple reports of officers stopping and photographing Maori youth on the street. Policeman. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson Whānau describes her children walking alone in broad daylight, when the police approached and insisted that they …
Read More »Black Cap Trent Boult spreads some Christmas spirit, warning of an incoming missile
[ad_1] Black Caps bowler Trent Boult goes to great lengths to get opposing hitters off the field … well, almost everything. On Sunday, Boult was ready to take an incoming shot at the pitcher’s end in Hamilton when he realized Pakistan’s batter, Mohammad Hafeez, was running straight into danger. “Watch …
Read More »Aaron Dahmen: Covid Christmas is difficult when families are separated
[ad_1] Aaron with his mother on a visit to Germany in 2017. Photo / Supplied We are winning the fight against the virus, but as Aaron Dahmen writes, there is an insulating curse on our Covid freedom. OPINION: On Christmas day nine years ago, I put on shorts and a …
Read More »Several EU nations stop flights to the UK for fear of a variant of the virus
[ad_1] One by one, several European Union nations have banned flights from the UK and others were considering such action, all in the hope of preventing a new strain of coronavirus spreading across southern England from establishing a foothold. solid on the continent. Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Italy …
Read More »‘That Could Be Us Tomorrow’ – Senior Epidemiologist Warns What Sydney Covid-19 Outbreak Means For Aotearoa
[ad_1] A child is seen locked up in a closed park on Dee Why beachfront on December 19 after a cluster of Covid-19 cases on Sydney’s north beaches. Photo / AP As Australian health officials struggle to contain the Covid-19 outbreak in Sydney, a leading epidemiologist warns that “it could …
Read More »Several EU nations stop flights to the UK for fear of a variant of the virus
[ad_1] One by one, several European Union nations have banned flights from the UK and others were considering such action, all in the hope of preventing a new strain of coronavirus spreading across southern England from establishing a foothold. solid on the continent. Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Italy …
Read More »They fear strawberries won’t come back next Christmas, fruit growers warn they can’t continue
[ad_1] There are plenty of strawberries to go around this Christmas, but it could be a different story next year. Stressed strawberry growers across the country have struggled to find workers, harvest and export strawberries, their association says. As some growers struggle to make ends meet, they wonder if they …
Read More »From California to Christchurch: Mysterious Metallic Monolith Appears in Adventure Park | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] A mysterious three-sided monolith, like those seen abroad, has appeared today near the top of the Christchurch Adventure Park hill. Three meter high monolith seen at Christchurch Adventure Park. Source: Supplied The park led to facebook this afternoon to share his metallic discovery, asking people to share their thoughts …
Read More »Cold Case Murder Mystery: What Happened to Marion Granville?
[ad_1] In 1980, Marion Granville left her home in Naenae and never returned. His disappearance has been linked to some of New Zealand’s biggest names in crime, but 40 years later, it remains unsolved. Now, Michael Sneller, a 76-year-old career criminal and Granville’s partner at the time of his disappearance, …
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