[ad_1] The New Zealand High Commissioner to the UK has had an audience with the Queen. Bede Corry meets with Queen Elizabeth II via video link as he begins his role as New Zealand High Commissioner to the UK. Source: Bede Corry / Twitter Buckingham Palace confirmed the virtual meeting …
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[ad_1] Police are cracking down on officers who participate in car chases where the risk of harm does not justify the chase. But they say fleeing drivers will still be held accountable, despite their policy review. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson Rethinking means officers can only initiate a pursuit if …
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[ad_1] Click on the image above to watch the video Update: 5.30pm Tauranga fire crews joined other firefighters on Matakana Island this afternoon to fight a fire that has breached a firebreak. A helicopter also helps. Last Sunday, firefighters were called to a fire on Matakana Island after Kewpie’s captain …
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[ad_1] Emergency services were called to the incident around 1 pm. Photo / Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust Two people are in serious condition after a car accident on the Kaipara Coast Highway. The car reportedly veered off the road at a bend and rolled, end-to-end, through a bush before ending …
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[ad_1] Getty Doctors say there has been an increase in the number of wealthy people, desperate to secure Covid-19 vaccination. There are some things that money cannot buy, and that should include the first Covid-19 vaccines. But even though the vaccine is currently in limited supply and deaths are disproportionate …
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[ad_1] Hundreds of defense force workers were exposed to ‘critical incidents’ that required psychological checkups after working in Managed Isolation and Quarantine. Your playlist will load after this ad. Six months have passed since the government commissioned the Defense Force to oversee operations at 32 hotels across the country. Source: …
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[ad_1] Barry Harcourt / Stuff The man was trapped in his car for hours after a snowplow buried his vehicle (file photo). A man from upstate New York in the United States spent 10 hours trapped in his car after a snowplow buried his vehicle under four feet (about 1.2 …
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[ad_1] By RNZ There is good news for people driving to vacation destinations this holiday season: non-essential road works will stop. Waka Kotahi NZ Transportation Agency (NZTA) spokesman Greg Lazzaro said many works on state highways will be suspended over the Christmas and New Year period. Drivers are cautioned to …
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[ad_1] Detained while on vacation in Greece in 2017, Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik fought extradition to the United States and France for three years. Those appeals were dismissed and the 41-year-old was tried in France, where he was convicted of money laundering through a cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin. However, his legal …
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[ad_1] Joe Biden. Photo / AP President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team expressed frustration Friday with the level of cooperation they are getting from political appointees at the Defense Department, saying there has been “an abrupt halt in the already limited cooperation there.” Biden’s transition team has been meeting with officials …
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