[ad_1] Subtropical air will keep temperatures warm in New Zealand through the working weekend, and Canterbury will hit 28 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Sweltering heat accompanied by strong winds and extremely dry ground conditions has prompted firefighters to urge the public to refrain from lighting fires in the region. MetService …
Read More »Trump v Biden: Falsehoods and Errors in the Final US Presidential Debate
[ad_1] The events had an impact from the beginning on the final US presidential debate. The first line of the night from US President Donald Trump on the Covid-19 deaths was false and set the tone when he and his Democratic rival Joe Biden unleashed a torrent of claims. Trump …
Read More »One dead after three-vehicle crash in North Canterbury
[ad_1] John Bisset / Stuff The accident occurred on Weka Pass Rd near State Highway 7 in Hurunui at around 12:10 p.m. Friday. (File photo) One person died after a serious accident involving three vehicles in North Canterbury. Emergency services were called to the scene on State Highway 7 (Weka …
Read More »Melania Trump’s awkward moment with Donald Trump after the US presidential debate
[ad_1] Lifestyle October 23, 2020 05:42 am4 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game The footage captures the pair exiting the stage hand in hand before Melania can be seen pushing her hand away from the president. Video / C-SPAN There …
Read More »Donald Trump or Joe Biden: Who won the final presidential debate?
[ad_1] The final debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is over. The Republican president and his Democratic rival clashed for the last time before the Americans went to the polls on November 3. Thursday night’s debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, was far more orderly than last month’s …
Read More »Shearer jailed after beating lamb to death by broken pair of scissors
[ad_1] BRYA INGRAM / STUFF / Marlborough Express A shearer beat a lamb to death and then took it home to feed his dog. (File photo) WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A shearing contractor has been jailed for beating a lamb to death out of frustration over a broken pair of scissors. …
Read More »Spies, Lies, and a Disappearance: Ron McQuilter on 37 Years as a Private Investigator and How He Solved the Lee Sheppard Case
[ad_1] Ron McQuilter has written a book about his 37 years as a private investigator. He moved to Mt Maunganui in 2014. Photo / Supplied Ron McQuilter came from the “hard” part of Glasgow to New Zealand in 1983 with a Kiwi girlfriend and little else. Over the next 37 …
Read More »Chinese leader Xi Jinping sends a warning to the US.
[ad_1] World Oct 23, 2020 05:08 am3 minutes to read Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo / AP Chinese leader Xi Jinping condemned “unilateralism, protectionism, and extreme selfishness” in a coup against the United States during a rally on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of China’s entry into the 1950-53 …
Read More »Covid-19: Westpac NZ worker at Auckland head office tests positive for virus
[ad_1] A staff member at Westpac New Zealand’s central office in central Auckland tested positive for Covid-19. The staff member, whose case was announced by Health Director Dr. Ashley Bloomfield on Friday, contracted the virus from a family contact outside the bank. A Westpac New Zealand spokesperson said the employee …
Read More »Covid-19: up to 120 Auckland gym attendees entered the same day as the coronavirus case
[ad_1] Up to 120 gym-goers can be considered casual contacts from one of Auckland’s recent Covid-19 community cases. The infected man visited Snap Fitness Browns Bay while infected on Saturday, October 17. Brendan Hurrell, general manager of Snap Fitness Auckland, said that between 100 and 120 gym-goers may have to …
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