[ad_1] Some of the most picturesque landscapes in the Lord of the Rings It will open to the public for the first time in 11 years. Deer Park Heights, a working deer farm above Queenstown’s Kelvin Heights, has been featured in many Hollywood movies, including Glutton Y Pete’s Dragon. Supplied …
Read More »New Plymouth commuter chaos following road closures after suspicious package found in tree
[ad_1] Traffic is in chaos in New Plymouth after police cordoned off the main north route into town following the discovery of a suspicious package in a tree. Multiple police units are present in the Waiwaka Tce area and Northgate where State Highway 3 is closed, with detours in place, …
Read More »2020 Election: David Seymour takes a victory lap in a surprisingly small Wellington mall
[ad_1] CAMPAIGN JOURNAL: It was the end of the road and the end of the mall. ACT leader David Seymour chose Wellington’s Karori Shopping Center as a campaign stop on Thursday, after spending a day touring the capital and charging through downtown food courts. He was looking for any open …
Read More »The world’s richest king, his mysterious fortune, and the protesters who want answers
[ad_1] Thailand’s third marriage crown prince made lurid headlines: the princess was stripped of her titles, her parents and siblings jailed on vague corruption allegations, her uncle expelled from his top police post. Then the heir to the throne had to negotiate a divorce settlement. Fortunately for the prince, he …
Read More »Election 2020: Facebook Removes Advance NZ Page For Repeatedly Sharing Misinformation
[ad_1] PHIL JOHNSON / Things Billy Te Kahika at a protest in Auckland’s Aotea Square in September. The Advance NZ party’s Facebook page has been removed from the social media site. A Facebook spokesperson said the party’s page had repeatedly broken the rules on sharing misinformation about Covid-19. “We do …
Read More »Shooting in Favona: Police search for a car seen at high speed near the scene of the alleged murder
[ad_1] Detectives are asking for help identifying a speeding car near the place where an Auckland mother died. Meliame Fisi’ihoi, 57, was shot through the window of her home in Favona, south of Auckland, at around 2.45am on January 15. Police have now released a CCTV image of a car …
Read More »Temperatures drop below freezing, snow and hail on the North Island, the cold will continue
[ad_1] A cold snap has brought hail to Wellington and forced freezing temperatures in parts of the South Island. Hail fell in central Wellington and the suburbs of Vogeltown and Mornington on Thursday afternoon as a cold front swept across the country. Metservice meteorologist Tahlia Crabtree said there was little …
Read More »Inside the air traffic control tower – Wellington’s most unusual building on the market
[ad_1] Entering Wellington’s old air traffic control tower is an unpretentious experience. All that is on the ground floor is a single huge room, two closets and a jumble of cables. The next two floors are similar. The word summary comes to mind. There is almost no natural light, half …
Read More »Commuter chaos in New Plymouth after road closures after alleged bomb threat
[ad_1] SIMON O’CONNOR / Things SH3 along Northgate in New Plymouth has been closed by police due to an alleged bomb threat at Waiwaka Tce in Strandon. Traffic is in chaos in New Plymouth after police cordoned off the main north route into the city following an alleged bomb threat. …
Read More »Police operation underway after alleged bomb threat in New Plymouth
[ad_1] SIMON O’CONNOR / Things Police cordoned off Waiwaka Tce in New Plymouth following an alleged bomb threat. Police are warning people to avoid an area in the New Plymouth suburb of Strandon after a suspicious item was reported. At 3.30pm, several police units were on scene at the corner …
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