[ad_1] A major fire has broken out in a middle school in central Auckland. Are you there? Send your photos and videos to [email protected] The fire started at Ponsonby Intermediate School shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Supplied Black smoke can be seen billowing through the suburb. Black smoke can be …
Read More »Trevor Mallard apologizes for accusing parliamentary staff member of rape
[ad_1] The Beehive in Wellington. Photo / file The Speaker of Parliament, Trevor Mallard, apologized to the parliamentary worker he accused of rape last year. Mallard says he accepts that his understanding at the time of the definition of rape was incorrect and that the man’s alleged conduct did not …
Read More »The world reacts to the incorporation of breakdancing, sport climbing and skateboarding into the Olympic Games in Paris 2024
[ad_1] The inclusion of sport has received a mixed reaction. Photo / Getty Breakdancing is now an Olympic sport. The strange announcement came as the IOC continued to usher in a new era for the Games with skating, surfing, and sport climbing also confirmed to return at the 2024 Paris …
Read More »US elections: Donald Trump adviser broke law with criticism of Joe Biden, watchdog says
[ad_1] A federal watchdog agency has reported that one of President Donald Trump’s economic advisers repeatedly broke the law during the campaign season with his criticism of Joe Biden, now president-elect. The Hatch Act prevents federal employees from engaging in political work while performing their official duties. The law enforcement …
Read More »Does Trump have the power to forgive himself? It’s complicated
[ad_1] President Donald Trump has declared that he has the “absolute right” to grant himself a pardon. However, the law is much murkier than your confidence suggests. No president has ever attempted to forgive himself while in office, so if Trump tries to do so in the next six weeks, …
Read More »US Elections: Donald Trump reportedly plans to spoil Joe Biden’s inauguration by holding a rally to announce the 2024 race
[ad_1] World Dec 8, 2020 12:05 AM3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Former Republican Senator and Defense Secretary William Cohen weights in on Trump’s push to replace the Pentagon’s civilian leadership with Trump loyalists. Video / CNN Donald Trump …
Read More »Fake money used to buy drinks at Hamilton nightclub
[ad_1] Supplied A fake $ 5 bill used in a Hamilton bar after a cash drop in Auckland compared to a real bill. A Hamilton business owner says fake money thrown at a crowd in Auckland was used to buy drinks at his bar. Saturday’s event, hosted by The Safety …
Read More »Trump speeds up the pace of executions ahead of Biden’s inauguration
[ad_1] As Donald Trump’s presidency in the United States wears out, his administration is accelerating the pace of federal executions despite the surge in coronavirus cases in prisons, announcing plans for five starting Thursday (Friday NZT) and concluding a few days before the inauguration of the president-elect on January 20. …
Read More »‘I will remember this until the day I die’: officer remembers the Graeme Warren shooting
[ad_1] An armed officer remembers seeing the light of a telescopic sight when a man armed with a rifle turned to him. “I could see, and will remember this until the day I die, the sight of his rifle, reflected in the light,” the officer later told authorities. The officer’s …
Read More »The government to create a new counterterrorism agency and strengthen laws on hate speech after the Christchurch investigation
[ad_1] The government will seek to create a new counterterrorism agency and strengthen hate speech laws in response to the Royal Commission investigation into the March 15 terrorist attacks. It will also immediately establish a new Ministry of Ethnic Communities, strengthen anti-terrorism laws, and instruct the police to establish new …
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