[ad_1] A blatant attempt by a couple to force a man to withdraw money from his Bay of Islands bank was thwarted yesterday when bank staff, who were on alert, set off a silent alarm that brought armed police to the scene. A short time later, one suspected criminal was …
Read More »SunLive – Multiple injuries in the Kaimai accident
[ad_1] UPDATE 6:30 PM: State Highway 29 has reopened after an accident near the Kaimai Summit. A SunLive photographer at the scene says the road is clear, but traffic remains heavy in the area. Highway contractors are still at the scene of the accident cleaning up the oil residue. Earlier: …
Read More »Melania Trump reveals Christmas display at the White House
[ad_1] World November 30, 2020 04:43 pm4 minutes to read Melania Trump takes a look at her latest Christmas decorations at the White House. Photo / Twitter The First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, presented her Christmas exhibition “Beautiful America” at the White House less than two months …
Read More »Rugby: how the All Blacks can still, technically, lose the Tri Nations
[ad_1] The All Blacks have effectively clinched the Three Nations title thanks to their bonus point win over Argentina in Newcastle on Saturday night, barring a miracle in the final game of the tournament between the Pumas and the Wallabies. Ian Foster’s men, under intense pressure after two consecutive losses, …
Read More »Dad finds chilling new clues in Mozambique’s mysterious death of his daughter Elly Warren
[ad_1] Elly Warren had been found dead in Mozambique in 2016. Photo / Supplied It is the moment when chills ran down the spine of the man investigating the mysterious death of the Australian Elly Warren, 20, his own father Paul Warren. Trapped in Victoria at the start of the …
Read More »The government is moving to pass a law to double sick leave from five days a year to 10
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson arrive for their post-Cabinet press conference in Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell The government will begin the process of granting each New Zealander an additional five days of sick leave per year before Parliament suspends its summer sessions. Prime …
Read More »Homes evacuated after heavy rain in Wellington overnight
[ad_1] New Zealand November 30, 2020 06:20 pm2 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game MetService Wellington weather: December 1 It has been another night of superficial flooding and heavy rain in the capital city. At least two houses in the …
Read More »Iran Says Nuclear Scientist Killed By ‘Drone’
[ad_1] A senior Iranian security official accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, made the comment at Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s funeral, where Iran’s defense minister separately …
Read More »Global giant Unilever to test four-day workweek in New Zealand
[ad_1] Deal November 30, 2020 04:00 pm4 minutes to read Unilever will use its New Zealand arm to test a four-day work week. Photo / Getty Images Global consumer goods giant Unilever will test a four-day workweek at its New Zealand branch before possible deployment to its more than 165,000 …
Read More »Our Truth, Tā Mā ?? tou Pono: How Statistics Were Used to Stereotype Maori Drivers
[ad_1] Warning: this man kills. She is in her early 20s, Maori, unemployed, and likely to drive an early model on a Waikato highway. Those were the details reported in a story on the cover of the Waikato Times on April 13, 1999, translating police statistics to describe the “classic …
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