[ad_1] Supplied Department of Conservation Ranger Dave Johnson, 54, is recovering at Dunedin Hospital after a six-way heart bypass earlier this year. He suffered a cardiac arrest in Deep Cove. Dave Johnson will never forget how his colleagues’ CPR and defibrillator skills brought him back to life after being dead …
Read More »All Blacks v Australia: Dave Rennie takes a novel approach to help bring the team together
[ad_1] Wallabies mainstay Allan Alaalatoa says Dave Rennie has encouraged the team to learn a song from Tonga and Fiji to help improve the team’s culture. The current Wallabies squad is made up of players of diverse backgrounds and Alaalatoa says the former Chiefs coach has encouraged all players to …
Read More »Weather: flurries of snow, hail and sleet in the south
[ad_1] Flurries of snow, hail and sleet have fallen in parts of Southland and western Otago and thunder rumbled around the hills near Gore. A cold front made its way into the country on Wednesday, and MetService issued road snow warnings for Arthur’s Pass, Lewis Pass and Porters Pass in …
Read More »Another one bites the dust: the All Whites withdraw from the England game
[ad_1] Catherine Ivill / Getty Images All Whites captain Winston Reid in action during last year’s friendly against the Republic of Ireland. All Whites coach Danny Hay says he is “devastated” by New Zealand Football’s decision to withdraw from next month’s international friendly against England at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium. …
Read More »Man charged in the murder of a Kiwi volunteer firefighter two years after the body was found by the road
[ad_1] NSW POLICE Ian Pullen was in Australia helping with wildfire efforts when he was found dead on the side of the road in Glenridding in 2018. The wife of a Kiwi volunteer firefighter allegedly killed two years ago in New South Wales has “breathed a sigh of relief” after …
Read More »All Blacks criticize umpiring while injury could force Barrett out
[ad_1] The All Blacks have fired at the Wallabies’ tactics and refereeing in the first round of the Bledisloe Cup tied, with late hitting claims and off-the-ball incidents. Beauden Barrett (L) and John Plumtree (R). Photo: Photosport Ltd 2020 www.photosport.nz Forwards coach John Plumtree was unhappy with the umpiring, particularly …
Read More »Lawyers claim Adelaide hotel owners are not responsible for the public safety of people outside the building
[ad_1] Ross Giblin / Stuff Wellington City Council is seeking an unprecedented court order to undertake earthquake strengthening work at the abandoned Adelaide Hotel. (File photo) The owners of the earthquake-prone Adelaide Hotel in Wellington are not legally responsible for the safety of people in the vicinity of the building, …
Read More »Election 2020: Jacinda Ardern’s absurd day in Christchurch, still fighting the wealth tax
[ad_1] Campaign diary: Two campaigns were held in Christchurch on Wednesday. The first, the one you’ll see, is the one you’re probably used to: Jacinda Ardern visiting an iconic local business, Jacinda Ardern touring a local landmark, Jacinda Ardern visiting crowds at the mall. If this sounds very familiar to …
Read More »All Blacks vs Australia: BAs under siege adopt Dave Rennie factor for Bledisloe II
[ad_1] Warned wasn’t prepared for the All Blacks in Wellington last Sunday, and Anton Lienert-Brown, for example, is kicking himself about it. Lienert-Brown and the All Blacks received something of a lesson in aggression, dominance of the win line and harassment from Dave Rennie’s Wallabies in the first Bledisloe Cup …
Read More »NZ First Foundation case: media loses argument on voters’ right to know who the defendants are before elections
[ad_1] The two people indicted by the Serious Fraud Office after an investigation into the First New Zealand Foundation will keep their names suppressed until after the election, a High Court judge has ruled. The Herald and a collection of nationwide news organizations argued that voters should know who the …
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