[ad_1] A proposal to restructure the Nelson City Council committees has been approved 9-4 at a highly debated meeting at Civic House. The changes will reduce the number of full council committees from five to three, and several councilors will lose their positions as chairmen in the reorganization. While supporters …
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[ad_1] ANDY JACKSON / Stuff The turangawaewae of NgÄ ?? ti Maru is his marae in Tarata – Te Upoko or Te Whenua. The last Taranaki iwi to settle his Waitangi Treaty claim enlisted the support of his people to seal the $ 30 million deal, which includes the return …
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[ad_1] Eric Watson has indicated an appeal of his prison sentence for contempt of court. Photo / Greg Bowker Former lister Eric Watson will spend less time behind bars after testing positive for Covid-19, a London judge ruled. The High Court of England and Wales earlier this month found Watson …
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[ad_1] Supplied Helen Smith, second from left, in the 1991 New Zealand Young Cycling Team. Helen Smith was once a well-known show jumper representing her country and a ‘total achiever’, says a friend. But then the addiction took over. Helen Dorothy Smith, 49, was found dead Oct. 16 on the …
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[ad_1] National Leader Judith Collins with Maungakiekie MP Denise Lee during their press conference after the caucus meeting in Parliament. Photo / Mark Mitchell National leader Judith Collins will meet with her MPs over the next week for an “honest” discussion in which they can privately voice any concerns. It …
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[ad_1] Braden Fastier / Stuff Police attend a car accident Thursday on Waimea Rd. One person was rushed to hospital in critical condition after a car accident on Waimea Rd in Nelson. A police spokeswoman said the accident was reported at 1.50 p.m. after a car ran off the road …
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[ad_1] Christel Yardley / Stuff Hamilton City Council Chief Executive Richard Briggs has been praised by Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate for his “strong leadership during a really uncertain time.” Hamilton City Council Executive Director Richard Briggs will not receive another salary increase this year. Briggs made headlines in February with …
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[ad_1] The mother of a woman killed by convicted killer Paul Pounamu Tainui wants a full independent investigation into her daughter’s death. Paul Pounamu Tainui, born Paul Russell Wilson, was on probation for the 1994 murder of his girlfriend, Kimberley Schroder, 21, when he was caught driving under the influence …
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[ad_1] marinetraffic.com The container ship Sofrana Surville, where a marine electronics engineer from Auckland is believed to have contracted Covid-19. Two crew members aboard the ship at the center of an Auckland harbor worker infection tested positive for Covid-19, while a third showed a historical infection. All 19 crew members …
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[ad_1] Joe Allison / Getty Images Josh Ioane runs into the Manukau County defense in Dunedin on Sunday. All Black Josh Ioane and Highlanders fullback Vilimoni Koroi have been fired from Otago’s side to face Northland in Dunedin on Friday for disciplinary reasons. A spokeswoman for Otago confirmed to Stuff …
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