[ad_1] Police check the vehicles at the Mercer checkpoint on the Auckland-Waikato border last week. Photo / Michael Craig Almost 2,000 vehicles were denied entry through police checkpoints in Auckland’s northern and southern limits last week. Between 6 a.m. M. From Sunday, February 28 and 6 a.m. As of today, …
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[ad_1] Jeff Bottari / Zuffa LLC / UFC / via Getty Images Israel Adesanya watches Poland’s Jan Blachowicz celebrate defending his light heavyweight title. Israel Adesanya has no regrets after his quest to capture another UFC title in a heavierweight category fell short against Jan Blachowicz in Las Vegas. The …
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[ad_1] Cameron Spencer / Getty Images Sonny Bill Williams, pictured unloading in his latest game for the Roosters, is reportedly ready to help a teenage star make his transition to the NRL for the Sydney club. Sonny Bill Williams has reportedly been asked to return to the Roosters to help …
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[ad_1] Katherine Brunt from England appeals to Sophie Devine’s window. Photo / Photosport The Twenty20 series of the White Ferns against England has ended in a rather loose way. A 32-run loss has seen England win a 3-0 series, and today’s loss margin flatters the White Ferns. Chasing a mediocre …
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[ad_1] A police officer helping to post messages on the fence of the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch on the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Photo / Mark Mitchell A group of “anti-fascist investigators” alerted police to threats made against two Christchurch mosques after stumbling across an alleged reference …
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[ad_1] Auckland border worker Drew Leafa is preparing to receive his first Covid vaccination on February 20. Photo / Ministry of Health By RNZ Fifty percent of New Zealanders surveyed in the latest Research New Zealand survey have ranked Covid-19 as the most pressing problem in the country, followed by …
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[ad_1] The Air NZ crew member arrived in Auckland on a flight from Tokyo on February 28; They came back negative after a test that day, but positive after a routine test yesterday. Photography / Brett Phibbs An Air New Zealand crew member has tested positive for Covid-19, and Auckland …
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[ad_1] Mike Corder / AP A Dutch startup is using drones to kill moths in the air as a way to protect valuable crops in greenhouses damaged by caterpillars. Dutch watercress grower Rob Baan has hired high-tech helpers to fight a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones search for and …
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[ad_1] Israel Adesanya’s attempt to become a double UFC champion ended with the first loss of his mixed martial arts career. After amassing a perfect 20-0 record, the reigning middleweight king finally met his match with the move to light heavyweight, as Jan Blachowicz (28-8) defended his title for the …
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[ad_1] The Highlanders know they won’t get away with another sleepy 20-minute premiere against the bruised Blues next weekend. Jona Nareki’s demolition job against the Chiefs on Friday signaled the potential on Tony Brown’s side, but so far they have been slow in their two Super Rugby Aotearoa games and …
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