[ad_1] New Zealand|Politics December 1, 2020 05:28 am4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game The government will begin the process of granting each New Zealander an additional five days of sick leave per year before Parliament suspends the summer sessions. …
Read More »Three dead after car and truck collided in Central Hawke’s Bay
[ad_1] Hawkes Bay today Dec 1, 2020 05:00 AM2 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Three were confirmed dead after a car and truck collided on State Highway 2 near Takapau. Video / Will Trafford Three people were killed after …
Read More »Audit finds irregular spending at four Southland schools
[ad_1] 123RF Two Southland schools have been singled out for excessive loans in 2018 that have carried over to the Auditor General’s latest 2019 School Audit. Four Southland schools have been flagged for irregular spending in the Auditor General’s 2019 School Audit. Two of the cases were historical and the …
Read More »Auckland Council Budget: Taxpayers Facing a 5% One-Time Fee Increase
[ad_1] Auckland residents face a larger than planned 5 percent increase in their fee bills to help cover a $ 1 billion drop in council revenue over the next four years. The one-time boost, above a planned 3.5 percent increase, will add $ 36 to the rate bill for an …
Read More »Three dead after car and truck collided in Central Hawke’s Bay
[ad_1] Three people were killed in SH2 near Takapau after a car and truck collided. Photo / Rachel Wise Three people were killed after a car and truck collided on State Highway 2 near Takapau. Emergency services were called for the accident between Snee Rd and Byrne Rd at 2:48 …
Read More »Auckland traffic: Northern motorway to be closed from 9pm to repair damage
[ad_1] The closure tonight of State Highway 1 between Greville Rd and Upper Harbor in the North Shore is due to road construction work going wrong. Photo / NZTA Auckland’s North Expressway will be completely closed from 9pm tonight for urgent repairs to damage caused by highway contractors. The closure …
Read More »Sinister warning from China on the South China Sea to Australia
[ad_1] China’s state-controlled media has bluntly warned Australia’s warships to stay out of the South China Sea or risk the “bitter pill” of confrontation. In a sinister threat to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, China is doubling down after the furor over a shocking doctored image that shows a smiling Australian …
Read More »Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern faces a tax and housing interrogation in the first Question Time of the new Parliament
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during Question Time in Parliament in Wellington today. Photo / Mark Mitchell Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her chief minister have faced a barrage of questions in the House this afternoon, being interrogated in the red-hot housing market of National, Act and the Greens. The …
Read More »Fire-struck estate home owner featured in Kiwi movie in Limbo
[ad_1] CHRIS SKELTON / Things The Hereford St building was badly damaged in a fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The owner of an abandoned Edwardian villa is in a “nightmare” situation because he cannot demolish the historic building due to its heritage status, but he cannot afford …
Read More »Is this the new capital gains tax? Speculation Mounts About Brilliant Line Test Changes
[ad_1] The government is urged not to make changes to the bright line test as a way to curb the rise in house prices. Last week, Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr wrote to each other and agreed to look at ways to improve housing affordability. …
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