[ad_1] An ‘extra large’ size electric bus designed especially for New Zealand has been delivered to Auckland. The 78-passenger Yutong E13 has a dual rear axle, like larger diesel-powered single-deck buses, and carries larger, more powerful batteries to increase its daily range. Auckland Transport purchased the bus to initially test …
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[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. Tonga has once again extended its state of emergency, put in place to protect against Covid-19. To date this has been successful, with no reported cases in the country. The state of emergency was first declared on March …
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[ad_1] Iain McGregor / Stuff A hospital employee managed to steal nearly $ 1 million from Christchurch Hospital between 2013 and 2018. A hospital employee who stole more than $ 1 million from the Canterbury District Board of Health to fund a lavish lifestyle and a gambling addiction has been …
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[ad_1] The case against the latest man charged in the murder of the Horowhenua gang member, Palmiro MacDonald, has collapsed, apparently due to the involvement of an informant. Joseph William Johnson was set to face trial in Wellington Superior Court, but instead of choosing the jury on Wednesday, the charge …
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[ad_1] Destiny Church co-founder Hannah Tamaki says she met her goal of ousting Labor MP Tāmati Coffey from the Maori seat in Waiariki, even if she didn’t win. It comes as the numbers show that Labor lost votes to fringe parties in its only losing seat on election night. Waiariki …
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[ad_1] A lonely widow caught in the hoax web of an online scammer has been convicted of fraud and will spend the next 10 years paying for the $ 50,000 mistake. Margaret Ena Simpson from South Taranaki met the international scammer through an online dating site. She never saw the …
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[ad_1] Sir Ian Athfield may rest in peace. Nikau’s palms are safe, as is his building. In what Mayor Andy Foster called a “big news day” for Wellington, the city council on Wednesday voted unanimously to repair the Central Library designed by the late and revered architect, at a cost …
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[ad_1] Warning: content may cause distress Women on 10 different flights at Doha airport were subjected to invasive internal examinations by Qatari authorities earlier this month, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne revealed. Payne told a parliamentary hearing that 18 Australian women were involved. It was understood that several women of …
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[ad_1] New Zealand|Crime Oct 28 From 2020 12:313 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game A woman was stabbed multiple times on Westgate Dr in Massey shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Monday, July 29. Video / Dean Purcell A woman who …
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[ad_1] New Zealand’s “powerful” collective action against Covid remains one of our best lines of defense, says Dr. Siouxsie Wiles. Wiles, a microbiologist and science communicator at the University of Auckland, cautioned that holding out hope that a vaccine will bring life back “to what life was like in 2019” …
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