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[ad_1] REVIEW: If you had a waterfront site in a scenic location and you had a budget of $ 3 million, how much free rein would you give your architect? I guess not as much as the couple that appears in the final. Grand Designs NZ show this season. Software …

[ad_1] New Zealand is slowly getting closer to establishing its first travel bubble, with the prime minister announcing that a reconnaissance team will head to the Cook Islands on Saturday. If the trip goes smoothly, a travel bubble could be established within fifteen days, the prime minister said. The news …

[ad_1] Hutt Valley Nurse Karen McMahon never thought it would come to this. With the sign in hand, McMahon, who has been a primary care nurse for 35 years, joined 32,000 general practitioner nurses and clerical staff in 500 practices in a 24-hour strike for equal pay with nurses from …

[ad_1] The changes to the government’s income tax will be legislated before Christmas and will take effect on April 1 of next year. Labor campaigned to create a new tax bracket for earned income of more than $ 180,000. The party proposed taxing income earned above $ 180,000 at 39 …

[ad_1] Supplied / Naomi Austen-Reid / Stuff Drivers are advised to be on the lookout for wildlife and to be extra careful when driving vehicles on beaches. The Department of Conservation (DOC) is asking people to be vigilant when driving on beaches after a fur seal pup was found fatally …

[ad_1] RICKY WILSON / Stuff Guests at a managed isolation hotel in Auckland were evacuated after a fire alarm went off on the premises. Police are diverting motorists on a busy Auckland street after guests of a managed isolation hotel had to be evacuated following a fire alarm. Guests at …

[ad_1] Hutt Valley DHB has apologized for a series of problems that led to a premature twin suffering brain damage at birth. At one point, doctors trying to save the baby’s life realized that the oxygen tank was not on. A report from the Health and Disability Commission on the …

[ad_1] Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise has declared a local state of emergency as widespread flooding leads to landslides, power outages and evacuations. This came after emergency services received more than 150 calls for help as heavy rains continued to hit the region. Hawke’s Bay Civil Defense made the announcement just …

[ad_1] Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise declared a local state of emergency amid widespread flooding and heavy rain. Hawke’s Bay Civil Defense made the announcement, calling for people to shelter in their homes and avoid driving when possible. “If you feel unsafe at home, first evacuate your family and friends. If …

[ad_1] A shed fell into a landslide that prompted the evacuation of at least seven homes at risk on Havelock Terrace in Napier Hill when heavy rains and flooding hit the Hawke’s Bay region. Unconfirmed reports from social media claim the houses were evacuated after the nearby shed “went down …