[ad_1] Sport November 16, 2020 7:25 AM4 minutes to read The backlash against Keith Quinn’s “bloke-ism” tweet has been swift. Photo / NZME Legendary New Zealand rugby commentator Keith Quinn has caused controversy on Twitter today, with a post telling New Zealand men to “toughen up.” “What’s happening to the …
Read More »Inspirational and courageous Christchurch teacher mourned after dying in her sleep
[ad_1] A Christchurch school mourns teacher Jarrod O’Sullivan. Photo / supplied The week has started in tragedy for a South Island school after a teacher died alone at his home in Christchurch. Shirley Boys high school teacher Jarrod O’Sullivan was found dead Saturday afternoon. It is believed that he was …
Read More »Covid-19: antibodies against the virus in Italy as early as September, tests suggest
[ad_1] Covid-19 may have been present in Italy months before Wuhan reported a cluster of pneumonia cases to the World Health Organization (WHO), a new study suggests. The researchers believe the findings may “reshape the history of [the] pandemic”. The study, published in the Tumor diary, analyzed 959 blood samples …
Read More »Book publisher abandons Pete Evans after controversial social media posts
[ad_1] Lifestyle November 16, 2020 06:07 am3 minutes to read Pete Evans shared a cartoon with a symbol used by the Christchurch terrorist. Photo / Instagram Controversial celebrity chef Pete Evans has made headlines recently for his posts on conspiracy theories, in which he claims, among many other things, that …
Read More »US Elections: Will Ivanka, Don Jr, Eric Trump Run For President In 2024?
[ad_1] With her father seemingly about to leave, Ivanka Trump appears to be looking for a future career in politics, but for ordinary Republican voters, Donald Trump’s golden son can be a hard pill to swallow. The 39-year-old man, the president’s second child with his first wife, Ivana, is one …
Read More »‘No one here is going to forget’: Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner face difficult return to New York
[ad_1] Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at a campaign event in Wisconsin on November 2. Photo / AP Ivanka Trump has been spotted in New York City after living in Washington DC for the past four years during the first and only presidential term of her father, Donald Trump. Her …
Read More »Patient at new Christchurch Hospital ‘impressed’ by spacious ward
[ad_1] One of the first patients in Christchurch Hospital’s new Waipapa building says the bright and spacious facilities will help him get through intensive cancer treatment. Tane Loper, 45, was diagnosed with cancer affecting his blood and lymph nodes in November of last year. Supplied Hematology patient Tane Loper said …
Read More »Covid-19: Who needs to wear a mask on public transport? The new rules, explained
[ad_1] Masks will be mandatory on Auckland public transport and on all domestic flights starting Thursday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins made the announcement at Monday’s post-cabinet press conference. “Fighting Covid-19 requires a sustained effort from all New Zealanders and there are simple actions everyone …
Read More »Four East Cape family members die in two crashes one month apart: ‘incomprehensible tragedy’
[ad_1] Three people were killed this morning when a vehicle left state highway 35 north of Te Araroa, collided with a tree and rolled. Photo / Google Four members of the same family were killed in two separate crashes just a month apart, but in nearly identical circumstances in what …
Read More »Aviation security worker charged with ‘feigning’ concern over fake bomb
[ad_1] A former Aviation Security Services officer claimed he was unable to sleep after seeing what was inside a closed bag he found at Dunedin airport. But prosecutor Richard Smith told the Dunedin District Court jury that he was considering the Preetam Prakash Maid case that the former airport worker …
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