[ad_1] This morning it is snowing in parts of the south, in stark contrast to some high summer temperatures in recent days. Snow has been settling in areas of the northern Southland and in the hills around Queenstown. It has also fallen in parts of Central Otago like Ranfurly, Wedderburn, …
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[ad_1] So how difficult is it to actually pick fruit? It’s a topical question, with the horticultural sector clamoring for workers in light of its regular workforce being depleted. Covid-19 has meant that the Recognized Seasonal Employer (CSR) scheme has been drastically reduced and backpackers are in short supply, prompting …
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[ad_1] The University of Otago has halted more graduation ceremonies and parades, after a shooting threat was received earlier this week. The threat prompted police to recommend halting two University of Otago graduation ceremonies on Wednesday and the postponement of the Otago Polytechnic ceremonies on Friday. The threat was received …
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[ad_1] Firearms and drugs were seized and one person was arrested after search warrants sparked by gang tension. Photo / Warren Buckland Firearms and drugs were seized and one person was arrested after Hawke’s Bay police ordered a search due to violent gang incidents in the region. Two people were …
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[ad_1] Officials have defended the Covid-19 border regime as huge demand outstrips wait times for foreign kiwis to enter their homeland. Air Commodore Darryn Webb. Source: 1 NEWS There is no availability on New Zealand’s mandatory 14-day hotel-run isolation and quarantine program, or MIQ, until the end of February. That …
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[ad_1] Several properties in Christchurch were evacuated overnight, as nearly a dozen fire crews worked to contain a fire in Port Hills. Emergency services were called to the fire shortly after 11 p.m. Friday night. “Several properties” on Avoca Valley Rd and Port Hills Rd were later evacuated, police said …
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[ad_1] Roadworks on State Highway 1 could delay the freight operation from Northport to Auckland. Police teams stop trucks heading south from Whangārei to make sure they don’t exceed weight limits. Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers Every hour between 6 a.m. and midnight for the next seven days except Sunday, …
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[ad_1] A student comforts himself outside the Great King St. College of Medicine building Photo / Christine O’Connor The University of Otago has abandoned graduation ceremonies scheduled for tomorrow, as the fallout from a threat that included a bombing and shooting warning continues. The vice chancellor, Professor Harlene Hayne, announced …
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[ad_1] The Hamilton City Council will ask taxpayers to approve what equates to a total increase of 8.9 percent in their rate bill. That figure is made up of a 4.4% increase in the overall rate, plus what has been called a “target compliance rate” that equates to an additional …
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[ad_1] Survivors gave testimony to the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care. Photo / 123RF By RNZ’s Andrew McRae A man who was abused in both state care and the church says pent-up frustration over what happened to him led him to stab a convicted pedophile in prison. Roy Takiaho …
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