[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Fears of exploding parking sensors has prompted the New Plymouth District Council to replace or disable more than 500 of its 1,600 sensors. It has emerged that the lithium batteries in the devices are spontaneously burning, causing them …
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[ad_1] Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield says that the rule-breaking behavior of various Pakistani cricketers in controlled isolation is unacceptable. The cricketers were on their “final warning” after breaking the rules of administered isolation in Christchurch. Speaking at RNZ’s Morning report, Bloomfield explained that several players were caught “mingling” …
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[ad_1] At the height of his career, Diego Maradona was one of the highest paid athletes in the world, but a life of addiction, legal and financial problems meant that his fortune was seriously diminished at the time of his death. The 60-year-old Argentine soccer star, who had been battling …
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[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. A new tourist trail has been launched in downtown Otago with the goal of encouraging people to explore further off the beaten track. The 341km route runs through Central Otago from Queenstown to Dunedin via Ranfurly and Middlemarch …
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[ad_1] Supplied CJ Bodhi White, 10 months old, died in hospital after being injured in Hokitika in July 2019. His father, David Grant Sinclair, was found guilty of his murder. Oranga Tamariki visited the home of a 10-month-old baby due to concerns about his well-being just under three weeks before …
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[ad_1] The Reserve Bank has raised the specter of a wave of “managed sales” of homes early next year, belonging to borrowers who can no longer pay their repayments. In total, 1.5 percent of home loans at the beginning of November went to borrowers who were unable to make any …
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[ad_1] Everything will seem normal when the first dance of the first Twenty20 international game between the Black Caps and the West Indies is played at 7pm on Friday night. But getting to this point, the beginning of New Zealand’s cricket summer, in a post-Covid world has been the complete …
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[ad_1] A Nelson couple stranded out in the cold by wood stove restrictions face a $ 30,000 bill to find an alternative heat source for their home. For the past year, Marc and Talya Horrocks have been fighting with the Nelson City Council to resolve a dispute over their fireplace …
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[ad_1] Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield during an update on the response to Covid-19. Photo / Mark Mitchell It has been nine days since a case of Covid-19 spread through community broadcasting was reported, while the Pakistan cricket team was caught breaking managed isolation rules. Six cricketers tested positive …
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[ad_1] A Nelson couple stranded out in the cold by wood stove restrictions face a $ 30,000 bill to find an alternative heat source for their home. For the past year, Marc and Talya Horrocks have been fighting with the Nelson City Council to resolve a dispute over their fireplace …
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