[ad_1] Hamilton taxpayers face the prospect of an average 4.9 percent increase in general rates next year. But the Hamilton City Council’s aspirations to use the fees to help improve community services and facilities, as part of a $ 2.5 billion spending, could be blown away in a torrent of …
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[ad_1] Simon O’Connor / Stuff The Waikato Organized Crime Squad, with the support of the AOS, completed five search warrants directed at addresses linked to the Mongrel Mob in Hamilton. Police arrested two members of the Mongrel Mob in a series of raids that found firearms and drugs. The Waikato …
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[ad_1] This year it is on track to rank in the top 10 hottest in New Zealand history, according to Niwa. With mercury set to skyrocket in December, a top 5 result is not out of the question. Through the end of November, temperatures across the country have been 0.7 …
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[ad_1] Police released the names of the three teenagers who died in an accident in Central Hawke’s Bay. Flowers at the crash site. Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin Julianna Hickey, 18, was killed along with Sharrisse Tuaiti Perawiti Taputerangituatea (also known as Sharrisse Perawiti), also 18, and Anahera Tienda Kaa, …
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[ad_1] Sport|Rugby Dec 3, 2020 04:00 AM2 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Super Rugby coaches have insisted on the need to change the laws of the game to make the sport more fair and entertaining for fans. Video / …
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[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. The government is allowing isolation facilities to be oversold so that full capacity is reached, even if there are last minute cancellations or no shows. The government has been using 32 hotels to house people during their 14-day …
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[ad_1] At least 2,658 people died from Covid-19 in the US on Wednesday (local time), making it the deadliest date for the United States since the pandemic began. The milestone was recorded on the night of Dec. 2, which means the day’s death toll could rise further overnight, CNN reported. …
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[ad_1] Kane Williamson hugs Kemar Roach before the start of the game in the first test. Photo / Getty Cricketers from New Zealand and the West Indies wore black armbands on the opening day of the first test match in Hamilton today in honor of Kemar Roach’s father, Andrew Smith, …
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[ad_1] Kavinda Herath / Things Paddy O’Brien will not contest the Invercargill City Council by-elections in February despite initially indicating that he would. Paddy O’Brien retired from the race for the vacant seat around the Invercargill City Council table. The former international rugby referee and current board member of the …
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[ad_1] Advocates and lawyers anticipate a series of clemency actions from President Donald Trump in the coming weeks that could test the limits of the presidential pardon power. Trump is said to be considering a host of pardons and commutations before leaving office, potentially including members of his family, former …
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