[ad_1] A mysterious 10-foot-tall metal pillar that appeared in a field near the central German city of Sulzbach over the weekend has been reduced to scrap metal. The German news agency dpa reports that the pillar was destroyed by unknown persons on Tuesday night (local time). He quoted a local …
Read More »Hutt is too attractive to first-time home buyers, Ōtaki and Featherston are next
[ad_1] Ōtaki and Featherston will be the Wellington region’s next “hot spots” for first-time home buyers and real estate investors alike, predicts property appraiser Quotable Value. QV area manager Paul McCorry said those buyers had already been excluded from the city of Wellington, “either because of high access costs or …
Read More »Brexit deal hangs in the balance as UK and EU leaders head to decisive dinner
[ad_1] The leaders of Britain and the European Union met on Wednesday (local time) for a dinner that could pave the way for a post-Brexit trade deal, or tip the two sides toward a chaotic economic breakdown at the end of the month. The early morning comments from both sides …
Read More »Covid-19 Contact Tracking App Gets Bluetooth Update
[ad_1] A Bluetooth update to the Covid-19 Tracer app is released today. Photo: RNZ The update will create an anonymous record created of every person the user has been around. If one of those people tests positive for the virus, the application will send an alert to the user. It …
Read More »Mayor urges Prime Minister to save Kāpiti Airport, Helen Clark urges ‘careful consideration’
[ad_1] The mayor of Kāpiti Coast is calling on the prime minister to save Kāpiti airport from possible closure, while former prime minister Helen Clark urged the government to “carefully consider” the request. Mayor K Gurunathan wrote to Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday, asking the government for a compromise on the …
Read More »The real estate market is ‘crazy’ for buyers, but the real estate agent says that ‘the job is to get the best price’
[ad_1] By Ruth Hill for RNZ Real estate agents are being accused of fueling the red-hot real estate market by manipulating so-called “estimated prices” on websites. Consumer advocates caution this is a case of “buyer beware” and urge homeowners to do their homework first. Edward and his wife have been …
Read More »The Human Rights Commission urges agencies to reduce, if not completely eliminate, isolation and restraint in detention centers
[ad_1] Children, young people and women, especially Maori, are forced to stay in detention agencies for too long. These are the findings of a follow-up report that has prompted the Commission on Human Rights to call on detention agencies to reduce, if not completely eliminate, the use of seclusion and …
Read More »Gone-olith: mysterious pillar in Germany destroyed
[ad_1] A mysterious 10-foot-tall metal pillar that appeared in a field near the central German city of Sulzbach over the weekend has been reduced to scrap metal. The German news agency dpa reports that the pillar was destroyed by unknown persons on Tuesday night (local time). He quoted a local …
Read More »Covid-19: UK issues allergy warning on new vaccine
[ad_1] British regulators warned on Wednesday (local time) that people who have a history of severe allergic reactions should not receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country’s mass vaccination program. The UK Medical and Health Products Regulatory …
Read More »‘We feel devastated’: Taranaki, father of six, dies after battle over funding for cancer drugs
[ad_1] ANDY JACKSON / THINGS Karl Taylor, 56, died after a two-year fight with terminal cancer. A Taranaki father who struggled to obtain vital government-funded cancer drugs has lost his battle against the disease. Karl Taylor, 56, died on Tuesday, nearly two years after he was diagnosed with terminal lung …
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