[ad_1] Hawkes Bay today Dec 10, 2020, 9:43 p.m.3 minutes to read A woman who works at the Kiwi Street Foodmarket picks up a baseball bat and drives away a man who came in with a gun and asked for money. Video / Supplied An elderly Hastings dairy worker who …
Read More »Rail request north of Auckland as truck convoy begins moving Christmas containers
[ad_1] Orders for a rail link to busy Northport are increasing as additional trucks begin transporting thousands of containers from the port to Auckland. National Road Carriers says an additional 2,700 truck trips between Marsden Point and Auckland will be needed to move Auckland-bound containers from the 261m ship Constantinos …
Read More »Climate: snow in the south, strong winds of up to 120 km / h for Wellington and Wairarapa
[ad_1] Kevin Stent / Stuff Some wild and windy weather is forecast for Wellington on Friday. (File photo) It’s a stormy start to the weekend with Wellington ready to withstand the brunt of the gales hitting the country. After a layer of snow fell on the South Island overnight, a …
Read More »Hastings dairy owner, 67, defends a robber with a gun with a baseball bat
[ad_1] After refusing to give an armed robber money, a Hastings store owner escorted him with a baseball bat. Paksha Mukesh Patel was sitting behind the counter Thursday morning when a man twice her size walked into the Kiwi Street Foodmarket and pointed a gun at her. “He came in …
Read More »North Canterbury bush fire fueled by strong northwesterly winds deemed accidental
[ad_1] A fire that burned a hectare of brush and destroyed a vehicle being fanned by strong northwesterly winds is believed to have started accidentally. Four fire crews and a helicopter equipped with a rain bucket were dispatched to fight the blaze on Newcombes Rd, near Amberley Beach in North …
Read More »Adrian Orr Says New Agency Needed To Fix Housing Crisis
[ad_1] Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr responded to Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s request for help in solving the housing crisis, saying a new government agency is needed. The new agency would coordinate the government’s response to the housing crisis, which is currently led by various parts of the government. The …
Read More »America’s Cup 2021: ‘Hard Boat to Beat’ – Global media reacts to Team New Zealand’s impressive performance in practice races
[ad_1] Sport|Navigation December 10, 2020 08:38 pm3 minutes to read America’s Cup 2021: The New Zealand team impresses in the second round of official training. Nerves appear to be building abroad as the New Zealand team impressed at America’s Cup practice races on Thursday. Peter Burling had the advantage over …
Read More »Briscoe Group pays a special dividend of 6 cents per share after repaying a $ 11.5 million salary subsidy
[ad_1] Ross Giblin / Stuff Briscoe Group claimed a Covid-19 wage subsidy of $ 11.5 million, but returned it amid mounting public pressure. Briscoe Group will pay investors a special dividend of 6 cents a share after it canceled a $ 28 million dividend in March, when there was great …
Read More »Covid-19: US records highest number of daily deaths from coronavirus pandemic so far
[ad_1] Just when the United States appears to be about to launch a Covid-19 vaccine, the numbers have become more pessimistic than ever: more than 3,000 American deaths in a single day, more than on D-Day or 9/11. One million new cases in the span of five days. More than …
Read More »America’s Cup: nervous in Italy and anxiety in Great Britain as the New Zealand team dominates from the start
[ad_1] @ COR 36 The New Zealand team faces Luna Rossa during the second day of official America’s Cup practice. The impressive first performances of the New Zealand team’s new boat, Te Rehutai, cause some nerves to appear in Italy. With Luna Rossa as the record challenger for Auckland 2021 …
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