[ad_1] NICHOLAS BOYACK / THINGS The attackers threw the knife at a 13-year-old boy and demanded that he hand over his bicycle. A 9-year-old boy threatened a teenager with a utility knife in an attempt to steal his bicycle. The teenager’s father, David Goodwin, said his 13-year-old son and two …
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[ad_1] It’s sad that crime has escalated to the point where people are giving guns to police, says a former gang member who now has a community trust. A man was arrested after police were shot during a manhunt this morning in Whangārei. Several shots were fired at a patrol …
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[ad_1] Speculators are making millions in our overheated housing market, but as many as one in four failed to pay the property tax owed on the property that flipped last year, IRD figures reveal. Of the 1701 property sales subject to the bright line test in 2019, a form of …
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[ad_1] A Canterbury family has had an emotional reunion after spending nine months trapped on opposite sides of the Tasman, separated by closed borders from Covid-19. Craige Ivicic hadn’t seen his 4-year-old twins since February, but the time of separation was quickly forgotten when he was spotted at the Christchurch …
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[ad_1] A friend and business associate of Mark Lundy visited and threatened by angry creditors just hours before the infamous double murder will keep his name a secret, a judge ruled. The associate was so concerned by the presence of the two creditors at his North Island rural home on …
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[ad_1] An oil drum that had already been damaged was one of the items of interest found in the burning workshop of Franz Josef mechanic Clive Raymond Jenkins. A photo of the fire provided by the police. Photo: Supplied / New Zealand Police Jenkins died after a fire in his …
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[ad_1] Professor Geoff Chase and UC Engineering Ph.D. student Lui Holder-Pearson. Photo / University of Canterbury Researchers at the University of Canterbury have invented a device that would double the capacity of the ventilators used to treat Covid-19. Entitled “Series Timed Closed Loop Active Inspiratory Valve” or ACTIV system, it …
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[ad_1] David Walker / Stuff Police were looking for a criminal who allegedly shot a chasing policeman in Whangārei on Tuesday. (File photo) Police arrested a man after an officer was allegedly shot during a chase in Northland. The 24-year-old was found on a property in Whangārei and detained without …
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[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Some supermarkets threaten to “remove” vendor products from the shelves if they talk about tactics like 45 percent margins and theft billing, says a vendor industry group. The accusations come as the government orders supermarkets to carry out …
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[ad_1] CCC / Supplied The dome of the Christchurch Edmonds band rotunda will rise in place on Tuesday morning. The copper dome of Christchurch’s Edmonds gang rotunda has been put back in place as the $ 1.5 million project to restore it reaches its midpoint. The band’s rotunda, a category …
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