[ad_1] The volcanic alert level on Whakaari / White Island has been raised to two, and small amounts of volcanic ash have been detected in the plume of steam and gas. Drama / White Island Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen GNS Science says volcanologists were able to conduct a gas …
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[ad_1] Robyn Edie / Stuff Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt, left, and Deputy Mayor Nobby Clark are understood to have featured prominently in an independent review of Invercargill City Council governance. Some Invercargill city council members are uncomfortable with Nobby Clark as deputy mayor and have gone so far as …
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[ad_1] The state of emergency was lifted Friday night, but the effects of Napier’s severe flooding will continue to be felt for months to come. More than 100 homes were left uninhabitable after the one-in-250-year flood in Napier this week. By Friday afternoon, 102 homes had been marked as uninhabitable …
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[ad_1] The British serial killer known as the “Yorkshire Ripper”, a man who instilled terror and fear in northern England in the 1970s, died on Friday (local time) at a hospital there. He was 74 years old. Peter Sutcliffe, a grave digger, was serving simultaneous life sentences for killing 13 …
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[ad_1] Whakaari / White Island after it blew up last year. Photo / Archive Ash and dark plumes can be seen coming from Whakaari / White Island for the first time this year, showing an increased level of distress on the surface of the volcano. As a result, GNS said …
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[ad_1] Local investors have stepped in to save part of the colorful and prominent motorhome company Jucy. Archive image. Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson Polar Capital, Colin Neal’s investment company, is buying the motorhome and car rental operations in New Zealand and Australia, with a minority stake held by another …
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[ad_1] Supplied The Topp Twins perform at Agfest West Coast 2020 in Greymouth. A West Coast agricultural festival kicked off Friday with an expected turnout of 20,000, the largest post-Covid mass gathering on the South Island. The event was supposed to take place in March, but had to be canceled …
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[ad_1] Politics November 13, 2020 05:083 minutes to read National leader Judith Collins announced her new lineup this week. Rep. Shane Reti (left), Andrew Bayly and Michael Woodhouse. Photo / Mark Mitchell The Beehive Diaries breaks down the week in politics, including some awkward pairings for the National Party and …
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[ad_1] China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate Joe Biden on being elected president of the United States. China, along with Russia, avoided joining the multitude of governments that congratulated Biden last weekend after he was projected to have garnered enough Electoral College votes in …
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[ad_1] The animal welfare standards introduced by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor in 2018 were illegal and invalid because they circumvented previous changes to the law designed to phase out the controversial practice of farrowing crates and mating stables for pigs, ruled a Superior Court judge. In a ruling issued Friday, …
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