[ad_1] STACY SQUIRES / Stuff Covid managed the isolation facilities at the Sudima Hotel, near Christchurch Airport, where the fishermen have stayed. There is a new community case of Covid-19 in Christchurch, confirmed the Ministry of Health. The case, reported to the ministry Monday afternoon, is a staff member working …
Read More »Severe injuries after car hit a pole in Christchurch
[ad_1] Andy Jackson / Stuff Emergency services were called for the accident on Burwood Rd between Cameo Grove and Rothesay Rd in Parklands around 2.30pm on Monday. (File photo). One person was seriously injured and another moderately after a car crashed into a light pole in Christchurch. Emergency services were …
Read More »New evidence that Whakaari’s tour was interrupted before the fatal explosion
[ad_1] New evidence reveals that a hike through Whakaari White Island crater was interrupted in the minutes leading up to last December’s fatal explosion, as a guide noticed the situation was getting dangerous. Photo: Supplied / Lillani Hopkins In audio released to Australia 60 minutes program, an unidentified tour guide …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: four new cases in managed isolation
[ad_1] There are four new cases of Covid-19 today in managed isolation. There are no new community cases, marking 11 days without a community case, reports the Ministry of Health. One of the four new cases today is an international sailor staying at Sudima in Christchurch, detected in the test …
Read More »Hearing continues on the fate of the abandoned Adelaide hotel building in Wellington
[ad_1] KEVIN STENT / Stuff The hearing on the fate of the Adelaide Hotel continued on Monday afternoon. (File photo) The fate of an abandoned hotel building in Wellington is still undecided as a judge awaits a new presentation from counsel for the council before setting “a framework for a …
Read More »Elections in America: the number that should terrify Donald Trump
[ad_1] World November 2, 2020 04:18 am4 minutes to read US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Georgia. Photo / AP OPINION: One of the most puzzling things about the US election is Donald Trump’s decision to make an overwhelmingly unpopular position one of the centerpieces of his …
Read More »‘Wolf of Weed Street’ hit with $ 70k costs trial after ‘destructive and arrogant’ behavior in court
[ad_1] The “Street Wolf Weed” has received a large bill for costs after a judge ruled that he made unsubstantiated allegations against his former partners in a failed medical cannabis venture. Ross Smith, founder of the Bay of Plenty-based company Medicann, must pay his former CEO, Brendon Ogilvy, $ 43,168 …
Read More »A pedestrian who died after being hit by a car in Tokoroa had just finished seeing the All Blacks
[ad_1] Things A dead pedestrian has been named after an accident in Tokoroa (file photo). A pedestrian who died after being hit by a car in Tokoroa in the early hours of Sunday was an avid rugby fan who had just finished watching the historic All Blacks event. Keith Robert …
Read More »Ngāi Tahu Takes Crown to Court for the ‘Rangatiratanga’ of Its Waterways
[ad_1] The iwi Ngāi Tahu of the South Island is taking the Crown to court, seeking “rangatiratanga” over all fresh water in their area. The case would seek to establish a “shared authority” with the Crown over policy and practice. Te Rūnanga or Ngā Tahu president Lisa Tumahai said the …
Read More »The government has no plans to ban private fireworks despite pleas from animal welfare advocates
[ad_1] The Wellington and Auckland zoos, the SPCA and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have renewed their calls for bans as Guy Fawkes approaches. PETA has written to Environment Minister David Parker, demanding that the government ban the recreational use of fireworks and urging the country to enjoy …
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