[ad_1] An Otago former student who left three people scarred in a bloody bar attack will be released from jail just in time for Christmas. Sammy Ayoun Soud’s sentence of two years and one month in prison will expire in January 2022, but the Board of Parole determined last week …
Read More »Schools for children hospitalized after fatal helicopter accident offer condolences and advice | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] The two schools for the children who were hospitalized after yesterday’s fatal helicopter crash near Kaikōura are offering support and advice to their classmates and the families involved. Your playlist will load after this ad. Today, the police released the names of his parents, who died at the scene, …
Read More »Boxing: Paul Gallen beats Mark Hunt in brutal fight, Tim Tszyu overpowers Bowyn Morgan with quick knockout
[ad_1] Sport Dec 16, 2020 11:20 AM3 minutes to read Paul Gallen beat Mark Hunt by unanimous decision. Photo / Getty They talked the talk, and boy did they walk down the road. Paul Gallen and Mark Hunt combined for an incredible fight that lived up to its blockbuster billing …
Read More »Requests for wage subsidy reimbursements grow after news from the Reserve Bank
[ad_1] Commercial deposits have skyrocketed and borrowing has fallen, according to the latest Reserve Bank figures, prompting calls for more wage subsidies to be repaid. So far, $ 533 million in wage subsidies have been reimbursed: the Ministry of Social Development has carried out more than 10,600 audits, submitting 973 …
Read More »Auckland police employee struck prisoner in the face and grabbed him by the neck
[ad_1] Christel Yardley / Stuff A police officer assaulted a man while he was detained in police cells. (File photo) A police employee hit a prisoner in the face “numerous times” and grabbed him by the neck, but he has managed to keep his job. The Independent Authority for Police …
Read More »Coffee ‘full of staff’ as excitement builds on the eve of the start of the Copa América
[ad_1] Spectator boat fleets are expected to be on the water to watch the America’s Cup races starting tomorrow, and boats are asked to obey the rules. Salama Lowe says her café is the boating crews’ favorite spot for their morning coffee. Photo: RNZ / Amy Williams The America’s Cup …
Read More »Families of CTV victims request a UN investigation into ‘rights violation’
[ad_1] John Kirk-Anderson / Stuff The collapse of the Christchurch CTV building in the February 2011 earthquake claimed 115 lives. Families affected by the deadly collapse of the CTV building nearly 10 years ago are calling for a United Nations investigation into the government’s “violations” of their rights. The six-story …
Read More »Auckland City Mission’s New Christmas Distribution Plan Aims to Restore Dignity to Those in Need
[ad_1] The Auckland City Mission is preparing to deliver tens of thousands of gifts and food packages to those in need before Christmas. Ready-to-go food packages at Papakura Marae. Photo: RNZ / Sarah Robson Instead of the usual lines outside of the mission’s CBD headquarters, Christmas gift boxes are being …
Read More »Police could have alerted search teams faster after two fleeing men got lost in the woods and died – watchdog | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] The Independent Police Conduct Authority says police should have acted earlier to alert search and rescue teams after two men fleeing officers got lost in the forest and later died in Tongariro National Park. Your playlist will load after this ad. Today’s discovery follows an extensive search in the …
Read More »Ponsonby school fire: residents are kept in the dark after asbestos forces them from their homes
[ad_1] Auckland residents say they were left in the dark after a school fire spread asbestos through their neighborhood. The fire broke out in a technology block at Ponsonby Middle School on December 8. The council later said there were no risks to the neighborhood as the burned building had …
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