[ad_1] The suburban house became the scene of the crime and then the police arrested two men. Photo / Michael Craig Two men charged with murder after Wiremu Arapo was killed in a fire in east Auckland appeared in court. Papatoetoe’s and Mangere’s men were jointly charged with murder after …
Read More »Conspiracy group showed door at Hamilton community center
[ad_1] A conspiracy theorist who appeals to “patriots” to help overthrow the government cannot speak at a Hamilton community center. Mark Thompson was to host a public gathering at the Western Community Center on Wednesday night as part of a nationwide speaking tour called “Beyond Politics.” The self-described training event …
Read More »Intelligence agencies will remain intact in national security reform
[ad_1] New Zealand’s intelligence agencies will remain intact and spy chief Rebecca Kitteridge will keep her job after the government pledged to reform the national security apparatus. The royal commission on the March 15 terror attack, in a report released Tuesday, was highly critical of the lack of clear leadership …
Read More »Murder of tourist Raglan: killer jailed for life for ‘senseless’ homicide in motorhome
[ad_1] Sean McKinnon would help anyone, even a stranger calling his trailer in the middle of the night. But that stranger, Mark Ronald Garson, didn’t give McKinnon a chance. He shot McKinnon twice, in front of his fiancée Bianca Buckley and even while McKinnon tried to comply with his demands. …
Read More »Police fighting drug supply in Queenstown seize MDMA, LSD and cash
[ad_1] Supplied Police seized drugs and cash during raids in Queenstown on Wednesday morning. Queenstown police have seized more than 2,400 MDMA pills with a street value of about $ 125,000, LSD pills, cannabis, and more than $ 5,000 in cash. Agents searched several properties Wednesday morning, resulting in the …
Read More »Covid-19: ‘We were wrong’, former US state senator warns of virus before death
[ad_1] Before his death from Covid-19, former US State Senator Larry Dixon spoke to his wife of 53 years from her hospital bed and asked her to broadcast a warning. “Honey, we blew it. We just let our guard down, ”recalled former Alabama senator Dr. David Thrasher, a pulmonologist and …
Read More »21 percent of Christchurch City Council employees earn more than $ 100,000
[ad_1] David Walker / Stuff Nearly 600 Christchurch City Council employees earn more than $ 100,000 a year. The number of Christchurch City Council employees making more than $ 100,000 increased in the last financial year. Some 593 council employees earned six figures in 2019-20, an increase of 62 (or …
Read More »SH1 Clog Trucks with 1170 Containers for Auckland
[ad_1] The Constantinos P docks in Northport with more than 1,000 containers to be trucked south later this week. Photo / Supplied The road between Whangārei and Auckland is about to get jammed with trucks. The Waka Kotahi NZ transportation agency and police have urged motorists traveling along the route …
Read More »A 30-square-meter house in Wairarapa sold for almost $ 600,000
[ad_1] supplied / Stuff The 30-square-meter house on a lot on Daniel St, Martinborough, sold for $ 595,000. It’s 30 square feet, it doesn’t have a proper kitchen, and its assessed value is $ 170,000, but a converted garage in a town in Wairarapa has sold for just under $ …
Read More »Bullying, sexism and racism in Lyttelton Port leaving some workers ‘shattered’
[ad_1] An investigation into the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has found evidence of bullying, sexism, racism, and homophobia. Two separate investigations were commissioned following the death of 50-year-old Katrina Hey, who worked as a container controller at LPC for seven years before dying of an alleged suicide on December 25, …
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