[ad_1] The vintage aircraft company of movie moguls Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh is still trying to recover nearly $ 1 million from a former high-ranking employee jailed for fraud. But former Vintage Aviator Ltd production manager Eugene DeMarco has filed his own multi-million dollar counterclaim against the company and …
Read More »CCTV footage shows the janitor who stomped on the man’s head was hit first, now he faces abuse, death threats and racism
[ad_1] A Wellington janitor who was filmed stomping on a man’s head while lying on the ground says he regrets his actions but acted in self-defense and now fears for his life after receiving death threats. Pavali Logovae was punched in the face and chest early Sunday morning by a …
Read More »Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi apologizes after deleting tweet about ‘archaic Caucasians’
[ad_1] Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi apologized for a now-deleted tweet that referred to Caucasians as archaic and that they were becoming “more extinct.” Waititi has declined to comment on the tweet on his personal account, which he says was posted by someone else who “misinterpreted” his message. A brief …
Read More »Supermarket chains ignore competition concerns in watchdog submissions
[ad_1] Countdown has told the country’s market regulator that the price of groceries has fallen in real terms over the past 10 years and does not seem high compared to overseas. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark last year directed the Commerce Commission to conduct a “market study” in …
Read More »Severe storm watch for Northland, Auckland and much of the North Island
[ad_1] Severe storm watches have been issued for Northland, Auckland and much of the North Island, with possible localized downpours of up to 40 millimeters per hour. MetService issued new watches just after 11 a.m. Thursday and they are in effect for much of the North Island until 10 p.m. …
Read More »Justin Bergman sentenced for track invasion on Wellington Cup day
[ad_1] The man who invaded the Trentham race track and stood among the galloping horses on Wellington Cup day in a moment of “alcohol-fueled insanity” has admitted the crime, as well as having tried to scare the horses beforehand. . Justin Bergman, 24, appeared in Hutt Valley District Court this …
Read More »Mitsubishi Express van receives zero stars from ANCAP
[ad_1] The ANCAP evaluated the safety of the Mitsubishi Express and the results are not good. In fact, the zero-star award is the lowest score ANCAP has awarded in its 28-year history. In a statement, the agency said that the Express showed “a notable risk of serious injury to the …
Read More »Australian private jet flew to Queenstown to repatriate a person
[ad_1] EMBRAER The private jet that flew to Queenstown was an Embraer Phenom 300E, the same model as the plane in this marketing photo. One person has been repatriated to Australia from Queenstown aboard his own private jet. The Southern District Board of Health confirmed that a private jet with …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: zero cases overnight; Papatoetoe High School refers abuse to police
[ad_1] LAST VIRUS • ‘I feel like crying’: MIQ hotel workers on minimum wage share stories• Claire Trevett: the PM, the L case and the pickle of confusion• Who was told what, when? Chronology of messages to the Papatoetoe community• ‘Frank’ talk by the prime minister and the director about …
Read More »Pentagon: US contractor killed in rocket attack on Iraq base
[ad_1] World 3 Mar, 2021 04:14 PM3 minutes to read Aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows the Ain al-Asad air base in the western desert of Anbar, Iraq. Photo / AP A US contractor was killed Wednesday (US time) when at least 10 rockets hit an air base …
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