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[ad_1] Analysis – The cavalry of the coronavirus vaccine is approaching. Hardly a day goes by without headlines about a major development or a new vaccine that is almost ready to go. But it is a cavalry with qualifications: there are tests to finish, regulators to impress, logistics to organize. …

[ad_1] UPDATE: A strong smell of gas in a Cameron Road store has prompted the evacuation of a building in Tauranga this afternoon. North Fire & Emergency Communications Shift Manager Mau Barbara says there is a hazardous materials unit. A reporter at the scene says there are also four appliances …

[ad_1] Cody Ronald Ward. Photo / via Instagram A 26-year-old man who makes thousands of dollars a day selling drugs on the dark web told a court that he “didn’t take it very seriously” and that he “used to role-play drug dealer” in teenage video games. Cody Ronald Ward pleaded …

[ad_1] Ian Foster says he won’t let some heated criticism come to him after back-to-back test losses have pushed the All Blacks this season off the proverbial cliff. He’s also not allowing her to sway some firm picks. Last test, the All Blacks backline had no answers for a powerfully …

[ad_1] NZ POLICE / Supplied More than $ 100,000 in cash was found on a Northland property. A man was arrested after a police raid uncovered drugs, cash, a firearm and a stolen caravan. Northland police executed a search warrant at a property in Kawakawa on Monday in connection with …

[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her political rival, Judith Collins of National, opened the 53rd Parliament with a heated debate that accumulated in a dispute over housing. Ardern accused National of “leaving us a housing crisis,” while telling Collins that he refused to let her lecture him on this …

[ad_1] Artist’s impression of the light rail on Queen Street in Auckland. Photo / Supplied The way the Government has acquired light rail in Auckland has left a sour note for the Auditor General. Put bluntly, Auditor General John Ryan is not impressed with the decision to have a runoff …

[ad_1] The Oranga Tamariki child welfare agency has apologized for accidentally sending an email with details about the alleged suicide of a teenager to a Things reporter. The email was sent by an Oranga Tamariki senior advisor on Thursday and included the name of the teenager and other family members. …

[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. In one of the most elegant requests to the Speaker of the House on Thursday, Green Party co-leader James Shaw asked Trevor Mallard to sever Parliament’s ties with ties. “If you are considering further renovations, I wonder if …

[ad_1] Lifestyle November 26, 2020 07:083 minutes to read James Shaw often wears a green tie. Photo / Archive The battle lines are drawn on one of the biggest issues of 2020: whether ties are mandatory in Parliament. Green Party co-leader James Shaw got the ball rolling saying the outdated …