[ad_1] Thank goodness we don’t have to worry about endless playoff permutations anymore, because the official competition website couldn’t even be trusted last weekend. Now it’s simple. Playoff rugby, the winners advance to the championship final and the premier next weekend. Sorry Wellington fans, your team is not playing, despite …
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[ad_1] Recent promising results for some Covid-19 vaccines and the use of new technology for two pioneers mean this is an exciting time for those working in the field, says a microbiologist. A healthcare worker holds an injection syringe of the phase 3 vaccine trial, developed by Pfizer and the …
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[ad_1] Two Michigan Republicans who initially blocked certification of US election results for the county that includes Detroit despite no evidence of fraud before passing them now say they want to rescind their certification. Monica Palmer and William Hartmann, the two Republican pollsters in Wayne County, said in a statement …
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[ad_1] The new development is at Thom Street, Islingston Ave and Margan Ave in New Lynn. It includes 82 homes, made up of independent properties and apartments. Photo / Supplied Nearly 300 homeless and low-income tenants have started moving into 82 new houses in Auckland. Housing Minister Megan Woods will …
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[ad_1] Major food-producing countries are increasingly frustrated with China’s scrutiny of imported products, asking it to stop aggressive testing for the novel coronavirus, which some say amounts to a trade restriction. China says it has found the virus in the packaging of products from 20 countries, including German pork, Brazilian …
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[ad_1] Kirk Hargreaves / Things A woman’s path to the residence was “essentially thwarted by the fact that she was raped at the age of 14,” a court has concluded. (File photo) Immigration authorities denied New Zealand residency to a woman because she gave birth to her rapist’s son. The …
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[ad_1] A scam combining social media and old-school checks has caused dozens of Auckland residents to get out of their cars. In response, the police are warning about the risks of unregulated online commerce through Facebook Marketplace, where the scams were carried out. The social media giant said it was …
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[ad_1] Toni Douglas Parata was wanted by law for almost 35 years, he just didn’t know. The 54-year-old was not the dangerous outlaw one might imagine, doggedly hunted by police as he repeatedly escaped their clutches. He’s a Karitane worker. When Parata appeared in Dunedin District Court this week, he …
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[ad_1] Pharmaceutical company Pfizer says new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective, safe, and also protects older people at higher risk of dying – the latest data needed to find use of limited vaccine supplies as the catastrophic outbreak worsens around the world. . The announcement …
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[ad_1] Supplied Neil Pablecheque is a current Kaikōura district councilor and was a candidate for mayor of the district in 2016. Kaikōura District Councilor Neil Pablecheque received a formal warning from the police after he allegedly “attacked” a truck driver for parking in the wrong place. Truckie John Bradshaw said …
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