[ad_1] Supplied Laboom Dyer with his son Noah. Dyer was 23 years old and working for Ports of Auckland when his gantry crane tipped over, causing fatal injuries. Six-year-old Noah Dyer says he wants to grow wings to visit his father, who died in a work accident in Ports of …
Read More »Premier House is ‘outdated and basic’ and in need of an upgrade, prime minister officials warn
[ad_1] John Nicholson / Stuff Premier House in 2015. Officials say it is “dated and basic.” A briefing for the prime minister has called his official residence “old-fashioned and basic” and says it urgently needs improvements. It reveals that without recent work the building would not have met the government’s …
Read More »Prepare for lockdown over the holidays, pack a ‘Covid-19 kit’, government warns
[ad_1] ROBERT KITCHEN / Things The Director General of Health, Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, and the Minister of Covid-19, Chris Hipkins. Tourists in New Zealand are asked to pack a “Covid kit” and stay in their camps if Covid-19 emerges during the summer holidays. The Government has drawn up a Covid-19 …
Read More »Gas installer sentenced after explosion destroyed Christchurch home
[ad_1] A gas fitter who worked on a Christchurch home the day before it exploded and seriously injured several people must pay more than $ 100,000 to blast victims. Gregory John Smith, owner of the Christchurch firm Gas Unlimited, was also sentenced to 325 hours of community service in Christchurch …
Read More »Prepare for lockdown over the holidays, pack a ‘Covid-19 kit’, government warns
[ad_1] ROBERT KITCHEN / Things The Director General of Health, Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, and the Minister of Covid-19, Chris Hipkins. Tourists in New Zealand are asked to pack a “Covid kit” and stay in their camps if Covid-19 emerges during the summer holidays. The Government has drawn up a Covid-19 …
Read More »The 10 worst test cricket teams to tour New Zealand
[ad_1] After the first three overs of the West Indies series against New Zealand, the tourists went 55 years without losing at Eden Park. From there it went downhill faster than the cheese hunters at Cooper’s Hill in England. After losing the two Twenty20s that could be contested, the visitors …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: what if there is an outbreak during the summer? Government reveals plan
[ad_1] The Government has unveiled its “worst case” plan for how New Zealand would respond to another Covid-19 outbreak if it occurred during the summer months. “If we find it, we will remove it and make sure the government Covid-19 team and national support network are ready,” said Covid-19 Response …
Read More »Firefighters contain second brush fire in Christchurch’s Port Hills in a week
[ad_1] A fire that forced the evacuation of 16 homes in Christchurch’s Port Hills has been contained, but crews hope to stay there overnight to ensure it doesn’t reignite. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) received multiple calls about a fire on Galilee Ln, Clifton, around 11.30am on Tuesday. It …
Read More »Government briefings say threats to New Zealand increase with ‘receding’ world order
[ad_1] New Zealand’s place in the world is increasingly threatened as the post-World War II international order collapses and a power shift between the United States and China squeezes the countries in between. This “turbulent” picture of the world comes from recently published briefings for new cabinet ministers written by …
Read More »Helicopter crash north of Kaikōura: two people killed, three seriously injured
[ad_1] The scene of the accident at the mouth of the river. Two people were killed in a helicopter crash north of Kaikōura. Locals ran into the rubble to help after watching in horror as the helicopter, with five people on board, crashed into the mouth of a river. Three …
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