[ad_1] Kane Williamson fought the conditions, a West Indies test attack and for long periods of time, but together with Tom Latham he has put his team on pole position to win the first test of the summer. That may seem like a premature decision after just two sessions, albeit …
Read More »Queenstown Mayor Seeks Legal Advice on Dalziel Letter
[ad_1] Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult is seeking legal advice on a letter he received from Lianne Dalziel regarding the plan to establish an airport in Central Otago. Christchurch International Airport Ltd, of which the Christchurch City Council is the majority shareholder, plans to build an airport in the …
Read More »Mixed-race mob raid: police seize firearms, drugs and a stolen Harley-Davidson motorcycle
[ad_1] One of the vehicles seized by the police. Photo / New Zealand Police Police have seized firearms and drugs in a raid on Mob Mongrel in Hamilton. The Waikato Organized Crime Team, with the support of AOS, completed five search warrants against addresses linked to Mongrel Mob in the …
Read More »Eleven hectares of land leased to the university for conservation plantation
[ad_1] Eleven hectares of land in Wellington’s Outer Green Belt has been given to a university project to plant native forests. Vice Chancellor Grant Guilford and Tim Park, leader of the Council’s environmental association. Photo: Supplied Wellington City Council today agreed to a 33-year lease with Victoria Te Herenga Waka …
Read More »Parole Board Privacy Breach: USB Drive with Victim’s Personal Data, 37 Criminals Lost on Air NZ Flight
[ad_1] A Board of Parole USB drive containing information related to 38 people was lost on a plane. Photo / 123rf The Board of Parole has committed a privacy violation after a USB drive containing personal information related to 37 criminals and a victim was lost on a plane. A …
Read More »Two more Pakistani cricketers confirmed with Covid-19 today, among nine cases of managed isolation | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] The Ministry of Health today confirmed nine new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, all of which are in isolation. Today there are no new cases of coronavirus in the community. Two of today’s cases are part of the Pakistan cricket team. Now, 10 of the 53 men on …
Read More »The government’s new 39% top tax rate bill was enacted after the House vote this morning
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister of the Environment David Parker arrive for the post-Cabinet press conference at the Beehive. Photo / Mark Mitchell The Labor government has enacted its main electoral promise: to impose a new top tax rate on New Zealand’s top earners. The bill also gives …
Read More »Optimized Executive Team for Christchurch City Council
[ad_1] Alden Williams / Stuff Christchurch City Council Executive Director Dawn Baxendale says the focus of the new executive team would be to deliver on the council’s ambitions in the 2021 long-term plan. Five jobs will be eliminated under a restructuring at Christchurch City Hall. The changes, announced Thursday, are …
Read More »Elizabeth Zhong’s businesses listed for sale or placed on hold in the past 18 months
[ad_1] Businesswoman Elizabeth Zhong is believed to have been murdered. Photo / Supplied By RNZ’s Kate Gregan An Auckland businesswoman had financial difficulties with all three of her businesses in the 18 months prior to her alleged murder. Police continue to investigate after finding a body while searching for either …
Read More »Auckland plastic recycled in New Zealand quintupled with new sorter, waste to landfill reduced
[ad_1] Plastic at Visy’s material recovery facility in Auckland. Photo / Michael Craig The amount of plastic from Auckland that is sent to landfill and abroad for recycling will be reduced thanks to an improvement in the city’s recycling sorting facilities. The new optical sorting equipment, installed at Auckland City …
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