[ad_1] All vehicles will not be able to use a section of Humber St in Oamaru until proper warning signs can be installed. It occurs when a man escaped without serious injury yesterday, after the car he was driving was crushed when a large truck rolled onto its side while …
Read More »An EO in New Zealand: inciting Kiwis to work in Queenstown
[ad_1] Notable Labor bosses Ed Stott, left, and Blair McNaughton are trying to lure New Zealanders to Queenstown to work through ‘Kiwi OE’. Photo / Otago Daily Times They have decided to bring the mountain to Muhammed. Hoping to attract Kiwis to Queenstown to work, even if only for a …
Read More »Steven Joyce backs call to curb the Reserve Bank, says eliminating salary increase is the answer
[ad_1] Former Finance Minister Steven Joyce has supported calls for the government to control the Reserve Bank. Joyce rejected Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s criticism that such interventions were financially reckless and said the government had the right to inform the Reserve Bank when it was acting out of place. “It …
Read More »Man who physically and sexually abused his ex-girlfriend jailed
[ad_1] A man has been jailed for seven and a half years for subjecting his ex-girlfriend to months of physical, sexual, emotional and financial abuse. Photo: Rafael Ben-Ari / Chameleon Eye / 123rf He continues to deny the crime after being convicted of eight counts, including two of rape, after …
Read More »Cricket: Canterbury’s Andrew Hazeldine Diagnosed With Cancer, Will Miss National Summer Season
[ad_1] Canterbury closer Andrew Hazeldine will miss the national season. Photo / Photosport The career of a world-class cricketer from New Zealand was put on hold after he was diagnosed with cancer. Canterbury’s left arm fast thrower Andrew Hazeldine, 26, was informed in September that he had Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and …
Read More »Founders Theater sponsors ask for more time before building fate is decided
[ad_1] A rearguard action has been launched to save the disused Founders Theater in Hamilton, despite the overwhelming majority of residents favoring its demolition. City councilors gathered on Friday to hear presentations on what to do with the once-premier theater in the city. The 58-year-old theater closed in 2016 due …
Read More »Neighbors shocked by murder charge after West Auckland death
[ad_1] Police had cordoned off three houses on Waitaki St in Henderson this morning. Photo / Dan Cook / RNZ By RNZ A man has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of a man in West Auckland last night. Emergency services were called to an address on …
Read More »China’s mega plan could devastate the world’s oceans or help save them
[ad_1] OPINION: China’s signature foreign policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, has attracted much attention and controversy. Many have voiced their fears about how the massive infrastructure project could expand China’s military and political influence around the world. But the environmental damage potentially caused by the project has received little …
Read More »Andrew Hazeldine, Canterbury cricketer, diagnosed with cancer
[ad_1] Kai Schwoerer / Getty Images Canterbury bowler Andrew Hazeldine has been diagnosed with cancer and will miss the current season. Canterbury cricketer Andrew Hazeldine will miss the rest of the season after receiving a cancer diagnosis. In September, this 26-year-old was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer …
Read More »Municipalities want residents to throw away paper and cardboard to save money
[ad_1] A west coast council does not want its residents to recycle paper and cardboard, because it is too expensive. And it’s not just the local authority that throws the recycling into the too-hard bin. This week, the Buller District Council was forced to clarify its position after declaring that …
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