[ad_1] New Zealand 30 Oct, 2020 07:09 PM4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Justice Minister Andrew Little said voters had spoken out and were “uncomfortable” with the legalization of cannabis. Video / RNZ New Zealand’s referendum votes have made …
Read More »Unexplained woman’s death, police say
[ad_1] First published on By Abbey palmer An Invercargill house in which a body was discovered is owned by a Russian woman linked to a man living on another cordoned off property, the Otago Daily Times understands. Police conduct a scene examination at a property on Grace Street in Invercargill …
Read More »How Advocates for Drug Reform Just Lost the Battle for a Generation
[ad_1] OPINION: Mandates are fun things. If cannabis hadn’t been directly on the ballot in these elections, the country could be on the way to legalization right now, or at least further decriminalization. After all, left-wing parties won more than 60 percent of the seats in Parliament and have been …
Read More »The Auckland hotel that doesn’t exist
[ad_1] The Emira Palms Resort & Spa, claimed to be at 51 Argyle St in Auckland’s Herne Bay, received five-star reviews on TripAdvisor. Only it wasn’t there. Emira Palms did not exist, as some confused travelers found when they annoyed nearby residents by ringing their doorbell to ask where the …
Read More »All Blacks v Australia: ‘Do or die’ for both teams at Bledisloe III in Sydney
[ad_1] ANALYSIS: Ian Foster’s All Blacks must not waste this opportunity to crush the Wallabies rebellion. To do so would be to retreat into the quagmire the All Blacks were drawn from when they won Bledisloe II 27-7 in Auckland a fortnight ago. If the All Blacks fail to beat …
Read More »‘The referee will not allow the game to proceed’: 13-year-old girl excluded from men’s rugby league tournament
[ad_1] A 13-year-old girl is “absolutely devastated” to be excluded from a Wellington rugby league tournament because the rules state that her rating is for boys only. The organizers of the Pacific Youth Cup told their team, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, that if they play Aayla Toman on Saturday, the referees will …
Read More »Earthquake in Turkey: 14 dead, hundreds injured amid collapsed buildings and tsunami
[ad_1] Rescue workers and local people try to save residents trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Izmir, Turkey, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea. Photo / AP A strong earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Sweden hits dismal virus record as country warns infections will worsen
[ad_1] World 30 Oct, 2020 04:00 PM4 minutes to read On a pedestrian street in the center of Uppsala, Sweden, people pass a garbage can with a sign that says “The danger is not over. Keep your distance.” Photo / AP Sweden has reached another new record for coronavirus infection …
Read More »Live Updates: Miter 10 Cup – Canterbury v Otago
[ad_1] Otago has made a few adjustments as well, including the return of bottom line trio Sio Tomkinson, Josh Ioane and Vilimoni Koroi. Tomkinson is back after serving a six-week suspension, while the top five of the All Blacks, Ioane and Koroi, were left out of the team from last …
Read More »Desert Rd case: man pleads guilty in connection with alleged murder of Ricky Wang
[ad_1] NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Bao Chang Wang, known as Ricky Wang, disappeared in 2017. A man has admitted to helping to hide a body, found buried near Desert Rd in the center of the North Island. Bao Chang Wang’s remains were found two years after his death. Police believe …
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