[ad_1] Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images Black Caps bowlers Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson have become Wisden’s World Test Team of the Year following their outstanding performances against the West Indies. The 2020 rising New Zealand cricket star has joined Kane Williamson and Tim Southee in a World Test XI, …
Read More »SH1 south of Whangārei now open after a serious accident
[ad_1] Traffic reversed several kilometers after a serious accident at the intersection of SH1 and SH12 south of Whangārei this morning. Photo Karina Cooper State highway one south of Whangārei is now open after it was blocked due to a serious accident this morning. Emergency services have been present in …
Read More »KiwiRail backtracks on plan for controversial Wellington Harbor ferry terminal
[ad_1] Joel MacManus / Stuff A possible extension to Kings Wharf would occupy 230 m of space in the harbor (artist rendering) KiwiRail has given up its controversial push to build a new ferry terminal in the middle of Wellington’s inner harbor. The move paves the way for the construction …
Read More »SH1 south of Whangārei blocked after a serious accident
[ad_1] Traffic reversed several kilometers after a serious accident at the intersection of SH1 and SH12 south of Whangārei this morning. Photo Karina Cooper State Highway 1 south of Whangārei is blocked after a serious accident this morning. Emergency services have been present in a serious accident on State Highway …
Read More »Kaikōura helicopter crash – Andrew and Lin Davidson’s shocked friends reunite at the Ohoka family home
[ad_1] Devastated friends of the couple who died in yesterday’s terror helicopter crash in Kaikōura have gathered at their family home. Pilot Andrew Hamish Davidson and his wife Lin were killed when their new helicopter crashed on a stony beach 30 km north of Kaikōura at approximately 12:40 pm yesterday, …
Read More »Cyclone Yasa: Fiji braces for damaging winds and flooding as Category 5 storm heads into central island group
[ad_1] RSMC Nadi Tropical Cyclone Warning Center An update at 8:30 am Wednesday showing TC Yasa’s forecast trajectory through central Fiji. Fiji is bracing for “very destructive winds” and widespread flooding as Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Yasa heads toward the center of the island group. The latest update from the …
Read More »Desert Rd Case: Man Who Helped Dispose of Body Arrested at Home
[ad_1] SUPPLIED Bao Chang Wang, known as Ricky Wang, disappeared in 2017. One of the men who helped hide a body found buried near Desert Rd in the center of the North Island was sentenced to house arrest. Bao Chang Wang’s remains were found two years after his death. Police …
Read More »Alfred Vincent, New Zealand’s longest-serving prisoner, to be released
[ad_1] A judge ordered the release of Alfred Thomas Vincent after more than 50 years. Photo / Archive The longest-serving New Zealand prisoner will be released from jail after the High Court ruled that his rights were being violated. Alfred Thomas Vincent was one of the first people to be …
Read More »MMA: Israel Adesanya on quarantine struggles
[ad_1] Sport December 15, 2020 05:35 pm3 minutes to read Israel Adesanya posts videos on social media since quarantine. Video / @stylebender UFC star Israel Adesanya has called the managed isolation an ‘elegant prison’, as he does his second time in quarantine after returning to the country. The Halberg winner …
Read More »Ganesh Nana appointed chairman of the Productivity Commission
[ad_1] Natasha Martin / Stuff BERL Chief Economist Ganesh Nana made a presentation in 2011. Finance Minister Grant Robertson has announced that economist Ganesh Nana will be the next chair of the Productivity Commission. The cabinet has approved the appointment of Nana, who is currently the research director at Wellington’s …
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