[ad_1] The United States government paid for Ambassador Scott Brown and his wife to fly domestically to New Zealand on a private jet to avoid going into quarantine at the border, documents show. Senator Brown answers questions to a group of boys before playing basketball. Source: Getty Almost everyone returning …
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[ad_1] The head of the human relations department at Weta Digital retired amid an investigation into workplace culture at the Miramar film empire. On Wednesday, Weta staff were told in an email that after six years at Weta, Brendan Keys was retiring. It was unclear from the email if the …
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[ad_1] Chinese authorities say a sample from the packaging of a shipment of tripe from New Zealand tested positive for Covid-19 genetic material, but the government says there is nothing to point to the New Zealand product as the source. Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor said the product …
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[ad_1] Supplied Nothing has been heard from Blake Walker, 19, since Friday. Concerns have been raised for a 19-year-old man who has not been heard from in more than four days after going after a homeless man in Southland. It is understood that Blake Walker was alone when he was …
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[ad_1] Blake Walker has been missing since Saturday. Photo / Supplied A homeless man has been found who had been missing since Saturday. Blake Walker, 18, had been missing for five days while hiking in Southland. A family friend confirmed that Walker has been found and is “fine.” His last …
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[ad_1] David White / Stuff Gustav Otto Sanft now admits to shooting his daughter in the head. A south Auckland man who shot his 2-year-old daughter in the head has now admitted to the crime at a Parole Board hearing. However, he will remain behind bars. Gustav Otto Sanft is …
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[ad_1] Hamish McNeilly / Stuff Preetam Maid appears in the dock during her jury trial in Dunedin District Court. A former Aviation Security Service (Avsec) officer was found guilty of planting a fake bomb at Dunedin Airport two days after the Christchurch terror attack. Preetam Prakash Maid, 32, was charged …
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[ad_1] ALDEN WILLIAMS / FAIRFAX NZ Invercargill, revalued. The latest property valuations for Invercargill and Bluff have shown a narrowing of the gaps between the highest and lowest value areas, amid “strong” overall growth over the past three years. The strongest increases in median home values have been in Appleby …
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[ad_1] South Australia has announced that it will head for a strict six-day lockdown in an attempt to rise to the top of a growing Covid-19 cluster in Adelaide. South Australian Prime Minister Steven Marshall unveiled the new lockdown measures on Wednesday, saying they faced their “biggest test to date.” …
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[ad_1] All Kiwis love to stick with Australians, but for Jordan Kerby the motivation rises to a whole new level. The 28-year-old was announced on Wednesday as part of New Zealand’s 15-member track cycling team for next year’s Olympics in Tokyo, where he will try to prove some people wrong …
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