[ad_1] NZSAS Private Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea was 35 years old. Photo / New Zealand Army The Defense Force was taken to court after the death of Corporal Nicholas Kahotea, who was fatally injured in a training accident. But the court heard that the existence of classified information related to …
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[ad_1] Deal Dec. 16, 2020, 9:47 p.m.2 minutes to read New Zealand’s economy recovered sharply in the third quarter, according to Stats NZ. Photo / Hawke’s Bay today New Zealand officially rebounded from the recession with a 14 percent rebound in gross domestic product (GDP) during the September quarter, making …
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[ad_1] Supplied Huka Prawn Park has been a Taupō landmark for decades. It has been a Taupō institution for a long time, but Huka Prawn Park has been forced to close its shrimp fishing facilities after the numbers mysteriously dwindled. New Zealand’s only shrimp park has been farming tropical shrimp …
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[ad_1] New Zealand will buy enough Covid-19 vaccines to cover its Pacific island neighbors, including Samoa and Tonga. The government announced on Thursday that it has signed two additional Covid-19 vaccine pre-purchase agreements, allowing it to begin vaccinating the entire population of New Zealand from mid-2021. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta …
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[ad_1] Alden Williams / Stuff Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel was acquitted by the Serious Fraud Office. An investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into the election donations of Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has reportedly cleared her of any wrongdoing. John Minto, who campaigned against Dalziel for mayor last year, …
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[ad_1] The Ministry of Education is investigating a daycare center in Feilding, which was closed for three weeks after a series of serious complaints. The Pitter Patter Education Center in Feilding was closed for three weeks in late November before reopening on Monday. The ministry’s undersecretary, Katrina Casey, said the …
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[ad_1] The government has secured two more vaccinations, enough for all New Zealanders and their Pacific partners, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Check out the update here: Additional vaccines that are being purchased previously are from pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novavax. A total of 7.6 million doses will come from …
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[ad_1] MARK TAYLOR / Stuff A police guard at the Hamilton home Thursday morning, where a woman died overnight. The children of a woman who died on a Hamilton property ran out of the house screaming “Mom is dead.” Police received a report of an assault at an address in …
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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins. Photo / Mark Mitchell Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said launching the vaccine will be one of the government’s top priorities in 2021. All New Zealanders will be able to receive a Covid-19 vaccine with 15 million doses now …
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[ad_1] Fijians are bracing for 24 hours of destruction as Tropical Cyclone Yasa approaches. Image / Windy.com Tropical Cyclone Yasa is closing in on Fiji as the island nation prepares for a catastrophic storm that will bring massive waves, widespread flooding and destructive winds. The National Emergency Operations Center has …
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