[ad_1] The Department of Corrections has called police over a prison pamphlet expressing support for a destructive riot at Waikeria Prison, concerned that the material could incite another riot. Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis seemed eager to publish the pamphlet on Tuesday, saying it quoted Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi …
Read More »‘Return the favor’: New South Wales PM calls on Jacinda Ardern to open borders
[ad_1] The Prime Minister of New South Wales has asked New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to “return the favor” and reciprocate Australia’s transtasman bubble with New Zealand. At a press conference today, Gladys Berejiklian said New Zealanders must now “return the favor” to Australians after Scott Morrison resumed permission …
Read More »Deaths from epilepsy drugs: Medsafe told Pharmac that it was ‘undesirable’ to switch brands
[ad_1] ROBERT KITCHEN / Things Medsafe group manager Chris James told the chief coroner that the agency told Pharmac it was “undesirable” for patients to switch brands of lamotrigine, an epilepsy drug before a funding change. The drug safety authority warned Pharmac that it was “undesirable” for patients to switch …
Read More »Sanford to lose $ 20 million from boat, fined for bottom trawling in restricted area
[ad_1] Deal February 23, 2021 01:52 am3 minutes to read Sanford was targeting the orange roughy in the Puysegur benthic protection area. Photo / Archive Commercial fishing company Sanford Limited was ordered to lose a $ 20 million boat and a $ 36,000 fine for bottom trawling in a restricted …
Read More »Former cop says Madeleine McCann’s mother’s reaction to disappearance ‘was not normal’
[ad_1] World February 23, 2021 01:103 minutes to read The McCanns had left Madeleine, then 3, sleeping with her twin brothers Sean and Amelie to go out for tapas with their friends on vacation. Photo / Getty Images A former police officer involved in the Madeleine McCann case has surprisingly …
Read More »Wife of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ arrested on drug charges in the United States
[ad_1] Seth Wenig / AP The wife of Mexican drug lord and escape artist Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been arrested on international drug trafficking charges at a Virginia airport. The wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was arrested Monday (Tuesday NZT) at a Virginia airport on …
Read More »Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins take on the media as Parliament regains full force
[ad_1] Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Opposition Leader Judith Collins clashed with the media on their way to their respective party assemblies on Tuesday morning, as Parliament resumes its sessions for the week. Parliament will regain its full numerical strength after Auckland was moved back to Covid alert level 1 …
Read More »Look: NASA publishes a video of the moment its Perseverance rover lands on Mars
[ad_1] NASA has released a new video of its Perseverance rover landing on Mars. The US space agency rover landed on the red planet on February 19 equipped with a record 25 cameras and two microphones where it will search for signs of ancient life. The video shows the entrance, …
Read More »Husband ‘forced’ his wife to behead her lover in New Hampshire
[ad_1] World February 22, 2021 06:07 pm5 minutes to read Authorities released a photograph of Jonathan Amerault after he was reported missing. Photo / Supplied via New Hampshire State Police Warning: graphic content A New Hampshire woman whose husband killed her lover and forced her to behead him must remain …
Read More »Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland will go to alert level 1 – what does it mean?
[ad_1] Auckland joined the rest of the country at level 1 from midnight last night and thereby regained the freedom to return to work, school, sport and attend large events without restrictions. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed the move on Monday afternoon, saying it comes after 72,000 tests since last …
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