[ad_1] Eleseni Finekifolau misses her younger brother Michael’s smile, his dancing, his “carefree spirit” and his humor more. Michael Joseph Finekifolau, 22, from Auckland, disappeared swimming off Mount Maunganui around 10 am Saturday morning, near Marine Parade. His body was found about 15 kilometers to the east, on the beach …
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[ad_1] Emergency services are responding to heavy flooding in Napier, including an elderly woman trapped in her home, which is filling with water. Fire and Emergency New Zealand received a report of a 75-year-old woman trapped in her flooded home on Lighthouse Rd, Bluff Hill. A Fenz spokesperson could not …
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[ad_1] The prime minister said Monday that the finite number of rooms available meant that some people would be lost. “This is sadly the reality of any reservation system, where in the short term there is greater demand than supply of spaces,” he told reporters. “But we cannot just activate …
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[ad_1] Napier CBD and the outlying streets are under water. Photo / Paul Taylor Surface flooding on Austin St, Napier. Video / Craig Cooper Napier residents are urged to limit the use of toilets, showers and washing machines to prevent polluted stormwater from flowing into the Ahuriri estuary. The district …
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[ad_1] World November 9, 2020 03:02 am4 minutes to read Western Australia makes its point in the wake of the US elections. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, hates a critical headline, so he will not be happy that the covers are shared around the world. Newspapers have …
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[ad_1] Among world leaders who were quick to congratulate Joe Biden on his victory in the United States elections, there were two notable reluctances: the leaders of the two largest countries in Latin America, both considered friends of President Donald Trump. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, sometimes dubbed “the Trump of …
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[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defends the extended managed isolation voucher system and has asked people who no longer plan to return home to hand their vouchers to other travelers. Ardern said there have been stories of people failing to secure a managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facility reserve before …
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[ad_1] Police are investigating after a weekend shooting at the intersection of Inland and Lake Ohia Rds. Photo / Peter de Graaf. Two men sitting in a car on the side of a Northland highway who were shot and wounded over the weekend were attacked by people with whom they …
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[ad_1] JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON / Stuff Christchurch City Council Executive Director Dawn Baxendale is proposing to cut her senior management team in half. Five top executives from the Christchurch City Council could lose their jobs if cuts are proposed. The council’s chief executive, Dawn Baxendale, is considering cutting the number of …
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[ad_1] A luxury apartment block planned by the Auckland Council’s development arm as a money-maker, has spent four disputed years pursuing consent for resources. Panuku Development has reduced the number of planned apartments, after hearing commissioners reject its 2016 plans for the corner of Dominion and Valley Roads in Mt …
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