[ad_1] Hamish McNeilly / Stuff Kelvin Wisely appears in Dunedin District Court on drug-related charges in 2018. A South Otago man incarcerated for nearly eight years for drug trafficking has now been seized by police from his $ 225,000 home. The full and final settlement relating to the seizure of …
Read More »Wallabies loses James O’Connor for the Tri Nations clash against Argentina
[ad_1] Anthony Au-Yeung / Getty Images Veteran Wallaby James O’Connor has suffered a new injury and will not face the Pumas in form on Saturday night. Larrikin Wallabies winger Ned Hanigan is treating Argentina as a serious threat in Saturday’s Three Nations Test, and is convinced it won’t come flat …
Read More »Covid-19: what the latest vaccine developments mean for New Zealand
[ad_1] As Covid-19 continues its rampant spread around the world, a vaccine cannot arrive fast enough. Early vaccine development trials are showing some promising results. Currently, there are two vaccines that are being watched with enthusiasm, those made by Moderna and Pfizer. On Tuesday, Moderna said its vaccine appeared to …
Read More »Barbers closed: direct complaints to Mayor Phil Goff
[ad_1] Three hair salons in central Auckland have closed and the owner blames Mayor Phil Goff. The Barber Shop Company has closed its barber shops on Karangahape Rd, Federal St and Wolfe St. He has posted signs outside of them directing people to his other stores that are still open …
Read More »Reserve Bank is at the center of a political struggle it never wanted to have
[ad_1] ANALYSIS: The Reserve Bank has found itself at the center of an unlikely political storm, with politicians of all stripes debating the extent to which central bank independence gives it absolute freedom to set monetary policy independently. The Reserve Bank has been operationally independent since 1989, but as the …
Read More »From ‘wonk’ to warrior for Donald Trump: the woman who delays the transition of Joe Biden
[ad_1] The head of an obscure US federal agency that is delaying the presidential transition knew well before Election Day that she could soon have a tough situation on her hands. Prior to November 3, Emily Murphy, director of the General Services Administration, placed a Zoom call with Dave Barram, …
Read More »Christchurch enters a heat wave after temperatures exceed 26 ° C on Tuesday
[ad_1] After days of warm weather, Christchurch is now officially in a heat wave, but forecasters warn it may not last. Thermometers in the city reached 26 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, after four consecutive days of temperatures well above the 19 ° C average in November. A heat wave is …
Read More »Milton drug dealer ordered to give up $ 225,000 in assets
[ad_1] A large-scale Milton drug lord was ordered to hand over $ 225,000 in assets, a score that police in the South call a “significant success.” Kelvin Bruce Wisely (51) was jailed for eight years on a series of drug charges when he was sentenced in Dunedin District Court in …
Read More »‘Sick to the guts’: Maori party MP criticizes parliamentary oath of allegiance to the queen | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] As a new generation of New Zealand MPs prepare to pledge allegiance, MPs are divided on whether they should modernize their promise. Rawiri Waititi arrives at Parliament. Source: RNZ / Te Aniwa Hurihanganui The 120 deputies elected in last month’s elections will take their seats in the Chamber next …
Read More »Erebus accident: families ‘relieved’ by passing a monument in honor of the victims
[ad_1] Almost 41 years after the tragedy, a national monument will be built to commemorate the victims of the Erebus disaster. Waitematā Local Board members voted 4-3 Tuesday to back plans for the controversial monument at Dove Myer Robinson Park, also known as Parnell Rose Gardens. The project has faced …
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