[ad_1] Christopher Bush (inset) was shot at the Red Fox Tavern in 1987. Photo / NZ Herald A police officer says he was satisfied that it was correct to indict the two men on trial for the infamous fatal robbery at the Red Fox Tavern and says another suspect who …
Read More »Some European countries paused launching the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clotting
[ad_1] A handful of European countries have temporarily halted the launch of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clotting. Ireland has joined the growing list of countries that have put the Oxford / AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on hold following reports of clotting in a small number of patients. Norway, …
Read More »Cruel offside calls cause Wellington Phoenix to miss seven-goal thriller
[ad_1] Wellington Phoenix has come off the wrong side of an epic seven goals after substitute Tomer Hemed was denied a late draw by the width of his shoulder in a 4-3 loss to the Western Sydney Wanderers. The Israeli international appeared to have earned a point for the death …
Read More »America’s Cup 2021: Team New Zealand v Luna Rossa, day five recap: schedule, start time, odds, wind, weather, live stream and how to watch
[ad_1] The New Zealand team unleashed their speed to achieve the first pass of America’s Cup match 36, then came back from a long way back in a bizarre eighth race to beat Italian challenger Luna Rossa twice on Monday and take a lead of 5-3 in the first to …
Read More »Cricketer killed in overnight accident in rural Canterbury, mourned by teammates
[ad_1] Supplied Malaykumar Patel, 33, died at the scene of the single-vehicle accident in North Canterbury on Wednesday night. A man who died in a late-night car accident north of Christchurch was on his way to winning his local cricket team’s bowling trophy. Malaykumar Patel, 33, died at the scene …
Read More »Queenstown Businesses Respond To Hate Online: ‘Please Be Kind’
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Queenstown has gone from being described as the jewel in tourism’s crown to a community grappling with vitriol, and told that it is getting what it deserves. Businesses say it is not just the iconic destination that has …
Read More »Diabetes will become an epidemic that will ‘ruin’ the health system: expert
[ad_1] Type 2 diabetes costs the country $ 2.1 billion a year, and one in four Pasifika will have the disease in 20 years, according to a new report. The PwC report, commissioned by various health groups, including Diabetes New Zealand, details the economic and social cost of type 2 …
Read More »Labor tops in new poll, but Jacinda Ardern suffers personal popularity collapse
[ad_1] Labor is still far ahead in the latest TVNZ-Colmar Brunton poll, with 49 percent of the party’s votes. That’s 4 points less than the last poll, which was conducted between November 28 and December 2 of last year. National is up 2 points since that poll, but that’s just …
Read More »Kiwi teenager is the first minor to be deported to New Zealand from Australia
[ad_1] The Australian government has deported a 15-year-old boy to New Zealand, considered the first minor to be sent back through Tasmania. But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern knew nothing about the impeachment until the media called him out. The landing of a flight from Brisbane to Auckland last week reignited …
Read More »The sad and sick joke of who we allowed into New Zealand during the pandemic
[ad_1] Unknown / Supplied Some government decisions about who can come to New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic are a sad and sick joke, says Ankur Sabharwal, a licensed immigration consultant. OPINION: What a sad and sick joke it has become that foreigners watching the America’s Cup can be approved …
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