[ad_1] Two people have already died on the roads of New Zealand this holiday. Photo / Daniel Hines Two people have died on New Zealand’s roads since Labor weekend began, topping last year’s death toll for the entire holiday period. One person died after an accident near Gisborne overnight in …
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[ad_1] A shearer who twice struck a lamb because it broke its shearing comb, causing injuries that resulted in its death, has been jailed for 16 months. Christopher John Tredinnick (51), of Cromwell, appeared before Judge Michael Turner in Alexandra District Court yesterday to sentence a charge of willful mistreatment …
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[ad_1] OPINION: A white yacht, perhaps 20 feet long, lay on its side in the shallow water, waves crashing against its innards and the mast piercing the spray at 40 degrees. His two sailors sat, still shaking, under a pōhutukawa tree, surrounded by cold containers, ropes, towels, and shoes. The …
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[ad_1] New Zealanders will be in for a summer rehearsal this long weekend, as many flock to beaches and vacation getaways amid an intense campaign by health authorities to encourage use of the Covid-19 tracking app. The Labor Day weekend, a precursor to summer weather, comes amid heightened anxiety over …
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[ad_1] First-time home buyers are feeling the most stress in the Christchurch housing market, as they face rising prices and “queues outside the door” at open homes. Median home prices in the city were $ 503,000 in September, 5.9 percent higher than a year ago, according to the Institute of …
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[ad_1] OPINION: A white yacht, perhaps 20 feet long, lay on its side in the shallow water, waves crashing against its innards and the mast piercing the spray at 40 degrees. His two sailors sat, still shaking, under a pōhutukawa tree, surrounded by cold containers, ropes, towels, and shoes. The …
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[ad_1] First-time home buyers are feeling the most stress in the Christchurch housing market, as they face rising prices and “queues outside the door” at open homes. Median home prices in the city were $ 503,000 in September, 5.9 percent higher than a year ago, according to the Institute of …
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[ad_1] The Race Relations Commissioner has caught the Government off guard after coming up with the idea that prisons should be run for the first time, with a specific focus on Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison. Although the idea is in the conversation stage, Meng Foon said RNZ he had been …
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[ad_1] A teenage girl recovering from major surgery left Christchurch Hospital the next day instead of staying in her dirty and ramshackle room. Maddie Collins, 16, has spent many days and nights in the pediatric ward at Christchurch Hospital and Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland since she was diagnosed with …
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[ad_1] Tucked away on Oamaru’s Eden St is a sweet piece of family history. For the past 70 years, three generations of the Greaney family have been behind the counter at Peter Pan Bakery and Cafe, and have earned a loyal local and national following for their cream donuts, custard …
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