[ad_1] Tobias “ToMar” Maier / Wikimedia commons The people of F …… have decided to change their name (the image has blurred). Over the years he’s been the subject of countless jokes, as well as the constant victim of light-fingered tourists, but the Austrian village of F …… has finally …
Read More »Man fatally stabbed in Christchurch apartments after making noise complaint
[ad_1] Now you can name a man who died after being stabbed in an apartment block in Christchurch. Mark Cowling, 44, was found seriously injured on a property in Edgeware, at the intersection of Gresford and Champion streets, at 2:47 a.m. on Sept. 6. Court paperwork said that Cowling was …
Read More »US elections: they are back: Donald Trump and his allies refuse to accept the loss
[ad_1] Monday looked like the end of President Donald Trump’s relentless challenges to the election result, after the federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” and Trump paved the way for cooperation in a transition of power. But his unfounded claims have a way of coming back. …
Read More »Concerns that the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame may have to close
[ad_1] The New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame may close in five weeks if it does not secure significant funding. The hall, located at the Dunedin train station, has been in the city for more than 20 years, but the problems, which have been simmering for many years, appear to …
Read More »Polar scientists are wary of looming satellite breach
[ad_1] There will be a gap of several years in our ability to measure the thickness of ice at the top and bottom of the world, scientists warn. Scientists fear satellites that have tracked ice loss in Antarctica and the Arctic will die before replacements are shipped. Photo: BRUSINI Aurélien …
Read More »Auckland Santa gets rid of the virus
[ad_1] Santa greets the large crowd during the 2019 Farmers Santa Parade in Auckland. Photo / Peter Meecham Santa will travel the streets of Auckland as usual on Sunday, putting coronavirus fears aside. The city’s annual Santa Parade will have just one QR code to cover all sections of the …
Read More »Kākā tags closed from gloomy weather recharge when sun shines, show birds traveling 150 km north
[ad_1] Research to learn more about how the kākā move has been hampered by gloomy weather which meant that the tags placed on the birds to track their movements were not recharged during the spring. But as the days lengthened, three of the 11 tags have come back to life, …
Read More »Donald Trump challenges Joe Biden to prove his votes
[ad_1] Donald Trump says Joe Biden can only enter the White House as president if he shows that 80 million votes were not illegally obtained. “When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, you have a big unsolvable problem!” Trump wrote on Twitter. Susan …
Read More »Francesca Goodman-Smith: Tackling Food Waste in Supermarkets
[ad_1] The average New Zealand household sends nearly 10 times more food waste to the landfill per capita than supermarkets per capita, says an award-winning expert working in the field. Francesca Goodman-Smith says there is a stark contrast between who needs food and how much is wasted. Photo: Supplied It …
Read More »Names of Dunedin police who investigated the repressed terrorists
[ad_1] The evidence provided by ministers and heads of the public sector to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terror attack will be suppressed for 30 years, including the names of the Dunedin police officers who investigated the terrorist to obtain his weapons license. And an interview with …
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