[ad_1] New Zealand|Politics 22 Oct, 2020 10:18 PM3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Greens co-leader James Shaw told Mike Hosking at NewstalkZB this morning not to interpret “too much” the Prime Minister’s words. Video / Newstalk ZB OPINION: Time …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland gym boss hoped for more help handling positive case
[ad_1] New Zealand October 23, 2020 07:36 am5 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game There are nine new cases of Covid-19 today: one in the “naval engineer group” and eight in managed isolation. By RNZ A gym manager awaited further …
Read More »Hip replacements add to your health insurer bill
[ad_1] Southern Cross Health Insurance paid nearly $ 1 billion in claims in the year through June, with New Zealanders’ hips and knees responsible for most of the bill. Health insurance coverage has increased in recent years, from 1.35 million lives covered in December 2016 to 1.41 million in December …
Read More »Man found guilty of serious charges of physical and sexual violence after trial in Superior Court
[ad_1] The man’s trial began in Auckland High Court on Monday. Photo / Archive A man was found guilty of eight serious counts of physical and sexual violence after a trial in Auckland High Court this week. The man, whose name is deleted, had denied the charges: two of rape, …
Read More »Tamarind Taranaki collapse leads to offshore oilfield supply company liquidation
[ad_1] Supplied / Stuff The Umuroa FPSO, right, moored near the Tui oil field off the coast of Taranaki. The Taranaki oil and gas industry has taken another hit with the company that services the Tui oil field going into liquidation, a flow from the collapse of Tamarind Taranaki. Norway-based …
Read More »New rules for live exports revealed by the Ministry of Primary Industries
[ad_1] The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has introduced new requirements for the safe transport of livestock by sea, including a lower density of livestock, more information requirements and another level of controls. The absolute ban on live cattle exports expires on October 23. There is a conditional ban until …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Hundreds of people forced into self-isolation while another case of coronavirus is confirmed at Melbourne school
[ad_1] World October 23, 2020 12:16 am2 minutes to read There are 10 mystery cases in Melbourne and zero in the Victoria region. Hundreds of people are in isolation while another contact at a Melbourne school tested positive for COVID-19, raising concerns about loosening restrictions. Nearly 1,000 people have been …
Read More »Canterbury man jailed after beating lamb to death with scissors | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] A North Canterbury man was sentenced to 16 months in jail after killing a lamb with scissors. Lambs in a field. Source: istock.com Christopher John Tredinnick, 51, repeatedly beat the lamb while he was a shearing contractor on a farm in Oxford. He was shearing the lamb in February …
Read More »Historic agreement signed between the West Coast Regional Council and the local iwi
[ad_1] Lois Williams / Local Democracy Reporter The West Coast Regional Council Ngāti Waewae, Ngāti Mahaki (Makaawhio) and Ngāi Tahu rūnanga signed the Mana Whakahono to Rohe deal on Thursday. It will shape the way local government and Maori work together on the West Coast for years to come. The …
Read More »The council suspected that the shed with bedroom and kitchen was not just for storage
[ad_1] SUPPLIED / MDC To turn the shed into a shed, the council suggested ripping out the drywall and insulation the couple had installed. A Marlborough couple who vowed to no longer live in their renovated shed had construction documents rejected after the council suspected it would still be used …
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