[ad_1] New Zealand November 3, 2020 05:21 am3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game There are five new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand, including one community case and four people in controlled isolation. A second person working in a …
Read More »Upper Hutt City Council’s Call for Wellington Water Review Fails
[ad_1] Wellington region city councils have crushed Upper Hutt City Council’s request for a Wellington Water review. Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy last week requested a review of the water utility due to concerns about transparency and service delivery. However, when the proposal was presented at a company committee meeting …
Read More »Light Rail and Mt. Victoria Tunnel on New Transport Minister Michael Wood’s Agenda
[ad_1] Incoming Transport Minister Michael Wood will have a lot to think about when he is sworn in on Friday at Government House in Wellington. His swearing in will take place in close proximity to the Mount Victoria Tunnel and the Cuenca Reserve, two of the most congested and politically …
Read More »Match Fit: World Cup hero Piri Weepu talks about his mental problems
[ad_1] In 2011, Piri Weepu was a national hero who runs, passes and kicks goals. Nine years later, he has opened up to being tormented by “bad thoughts,” injuring himself, and having a stroke in 2014 that caused him to have difficulty speaking. On Tuesday night Weepu spoke candidly with …
Read More »Upper Hutt City Council’s Call for Wellington Water Review Fails
[ad_1] Wellington region city councils have crushed Upper Hutt City Council’s request for a Wellington Water review. Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy last week requested a review of the water utility due to concerns about transparency and service delivery. However, when the proposal was presented at a company committee meeting …
Read More »Opportunity Party leader Geoff Simmons resigns, interim leader appointed
[ad_1] ROSA WOODS / Things Geoff Simmons is retiring as leader of the Opportunity Party with immediate effect. Geoff Simmons, leader of the Opportunity Party (TOP), will step down from the party’s top job with immediate effect. Speaking at TOP’s annual general meeting on Tuesday night, Simmons announced his resignation. …
Read More »Labrador pet miraculously survives 24 days trapped in a pile of logs
[ad_1] A Queenstown family is in “total shock and utter disbelief” after finding their beloved black Lab alive after he disappeared 24 days earlier. Ashley Stewart said she and her partner Regan Williamson were preparing to explain to their young children that Roxy was gone forever when they miraculously found …
Read More »West Auckland schools closure lifted, police speak to person
[ad_1] A security lockdown has been lifted at four West Auckland schools following concerns about a possible firearms incident. Armed police were called to the scene on Archibald Rd in Kelston. A police spokesman said a welfare concern report had been made after 2 p.m. in the Kelston area. By …
Read More »Here Comes the Train: $ 5 Billion Rail Tunnel Seen as a Solution to Link Auckland and North Shore
[ad_1] The new business case looks at other transportation options, including a rail tunnel to help ease reliance on the aging Auckland Harbor Bridge. Photo / Alex Burton A new $ 5 billion rail tunnel to fix the growing congestion problems at Auckland’s Harbor Bridge should be built within the …
Read More »Hannah Francis Investigation: Driver Says Ski Bus Was Out of Control As Bridge Locked
[ad_1] Hannah Francis is pictured with her father Matthew, her stepmother Christina and her stepbrothers Joshua Dukeson (left) and Caleb Dukeson (right). Photo / Supplied With his runaway bus approaching a bridge and passengers screaming, a skifield driver felt he had to crash the vehicle into a barrier or trees …
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