[ad_1] It’s a very different picture in 2020. NZ First is eliminated and Labor doesn’t need the Greens to form a government. Ardern has acknowledged that New Zealanders gave his party “a strong mandate” to rule alone without the need for promises from smaller parties. Some pre-election polls showed Labor …
Read More »West Auckland stabbing: Manchao Li obsessed with getting revenge on his ex-wife, says Crown
[ad_1] David White / Stuff Manchao Li has denied murdering his ex-wife Zhimin Yang. A woman fatally stabbed by her ex-husband while waiting for a bus feared for her life in the months leading up to the attack, says the Crown. Manchao Li, 65, has denied murdering Zhimin Yang in …
Read More »Armed criminal squad surrounds property after police officer shot in Northland
[ad_1] DENISE PIPER / Things Police at the search site near Matauri Bay, north of Kerikeri, Tuesday morning. The Armed Offenders Brigade is conducting an operation near Matauri Bay in Northland after a police officer was allegedly shot by two men in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The incident …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: a new case in managed isolation – health chief Ashley Bloomfield
[ad_1] Politics Oct 26, 2020 11:45 PM4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Focus Live: Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield updates Covid-19 There is a new case of Covid-19 in managed isolation, says Chief Health Officer Ashley Bloomfield. …
Read More »‘Scrapped’ supermarket worker to receive $ 24,557 in lost wages and compensation
[ad_1] An Auckland supermarket worker received $ 24,557 for wrongful termination after her former boss changed her hours without consulting her. The Labor Relations Authority awarded Meiying Fan $ 7,257 in reimbursement for lost wages and $ 11,000 as compensation for humiliation, as well as $ 6,300 to cover legal …
Read More »‘A horrible ending’: mother keeps asking for change after claiming daughter was not embalmed properly
[ad_1] A Christchurch mother who says her daughter was not properly embalmed continues to call for a “reorganization” of the funeral industry. A review by the Health Ministry is underway after a series of mistakes with grieving families complaining that the bodies were incinerated by mistake. Michelle Bishop’s daughter, Sharnae …
Read More »‘100% not a dog’: the great Canterbury cat spotted in Hanmer Springs
[ad_1] Mark Orr / Supplied This enlarged photo shows the stocky cat that Mark Orr saw while riding a mountain bike. A mountain biker in Hanmer Springs has become the latest person to spot what appears to be the elusive Canterbury black cat. Christchurch osteopath Mark Orr, 25, said he …
Read More »Suppression of name of woman accused of Dale Watene murder fails
[ad_1] Supplied The Otautau man, Dale Watene, was found dead in Longwood Forest in Southland. The woman charged with the murder of the Otautau Dale Watene man can now be named as Sandy Maree Graham. Graham, 31, appeared via video link in Invercargill Superior Court on Tuesday, where the trial …
Read More »The death toll of seven on the roads on work weekend is ‘deeply distressing’: police
[ad_1] By RNZ A woman died after a mountain bike accident at Luck on Last Rd, Maungatautari, raising the official toll for the work weekend to seven. After yesterday’s accident near Cambridge, the woman was airlifted to hospital, where she later died. This death is included in the official period …
Read More »Former Christchurch School Board Chairman Calls Ministry of Education ‘Toxic’
[ad_1] The demolition of the old Christchurch Girls High School building in Cramner Square. Photo / NZH By RNZ’s Phil Pennington The Ministry of Education went against expert advice at an earthquake-damaged Christchurch school, ran into spiraling problems and costs, and was obstructive and misleading, documents show. The Ministry attacked …
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