[ad_1] Google Maps / Nelson Mail An accident on the Appleby Expressway brought down a power line, but did not affect the power supply to homes and businesses. Traffic was diverted for several hours after an accident on the main road between Nelson and Motueka. Police said a car struck …
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[ad_1] The US federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the November 3 election, formally initiating the transition of power after President Donald Trump spent weeks testing the limits of American democracy. He relented after suffering further legal and procedural defeats in his seemingly futile effort …
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[ad_1] Andy Foster, Mayor of Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell Wellington City Council will move forward with an investigation into Mayor Andy Foster after a councilman filed a formal complaint about his behavior, the Herald understands. Before councilors voted to sell and lease council-owned land at a meeting two weeks …
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[ad_1] Supplied Private insurers and the EQC have decided who should bear the costs of repairs already made to homes in Christchurch after the 2011 and 2012 earthquakes. Home insurers Tower and IAG have reached agreements that will see EQC reimburse them for repairs they made after the Christchurch earthquakes …
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[ad_1] Politics November 24, 2020 02:47 am3 minutes to read Senior Minister Ayesha Verrall. Photo / Supplied By Katie Scotcher of RNZ Senior Minister Ayesha Verrall doesn’t think it’s helpful to describe older people as “boomers.” Green MP Ricardo Menéndez-March was announced yesterday as the party’s spokesperson for the elderly, …
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[ad_1] Karlos Stephens died in November 2014. Photo / Archive A witness recalled that the mother of baby Karlos Stephens “strangled” another of her children weeks after Karlos’s death, the jury has heard. The defense case in the murder trial of Shane Claude Roberts, 61, began today with three witnesses …
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[ad_1] MetService has warned Auckland residents to watch out for isolated showers over the next two days. Torrential rainwater overflows from the tile roof. Source: istock.com The forecaster says it is the first time the region has experienced an elevated risk of downpours since 2017. MetService classifies heavy rainfall as …
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[ad_1] Chris McKeen / Stuff BNZ says it’s important that home prices stay affordable for ordinary buyers. Bank of New Zealand has teamed up with ANZ, Westpac and ASB to increase the deposits residential property investors need for rental property loans. Beginning December 7, investors will need a 30 percent …
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[ad_1] When a social worker from Child, Youth & Family, now Oranga Tamariki, visited Shane Roberts, accused of murder, to see how the twins she was caring for were doing, she found “no cause for concern.” That’s what the jury was told in Roberts’s murder trial when the defense began …
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[ad_1] New Zealand business mogul Sir Ron Brierley faces eight more charges, bringing the total number to 14 for alleged possession of child abuse material. The 83-year-old billionaire corporate assailant initially faced six charges after his arrest at Sydney International Airport on December 17 last year. Today, New South Wales …
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