[ad_1] A cold blast from the south is about to sweep across the country, bringing snow to low levels in parts of the South Island and frost to many areas inland. MetService predicts snow at 400 meters in Southland and Dunedin on Wednesday, and 500 meters from Wednesday night through …
Read More »Election 2020: Green Party Says Days of Car Camping Anywhere Are Over
[ad_1] A family vacation in a motorhome. Photo / 123rf Freedom Camping is in the firing line of the Green Party’s tourism policy. Spokesperson Eugenie Sage has highlighted the policy while kayaking at the Akaroa Harbor in Canterbury. It’s a recurring theme, with party co-leader James Shaw diving in before …
Read More »Candidate uses photo of 11-year-old girl for ‘smear campaign’ against rainbow
[ad_1] REUTERS The family of a Wellington girl feel that sharing a children’s news article featuring their daughter was embezzled by a political candidate for a ‘smear campaign’ against the rainbow. The parents of an 11-year-old Wellington girl are upset. The name and photo of his daughter have been used …
Read More »Building burns; Firefighters try to stop the fire from spreading to the gas station.
[ad_1] A Sanson business is engulfed in flames as firefighters fight to prevent the blaze from spreading to the gas station next door. Firefighters were called to Dundas Rd-State Highway 3, near the intersection with SH1, when Passionz Unique Imports and Home Decor caught fire at 5.15 p.m. Tuesday. Fire …
Read More »Dyed hair, piercings and lava washes now part of the uniform at Wairarapa College
[ad_1] If students from Wairarapa’s largest high school want to dye their hair, sport multiple piercings, or wear the traditional Pasifika dress, now they can. While some in the Wairarapa College school community are delighted with its new laid-back uniform rules, others say it is simply “snowflakes.” The proposed changes …
Read More »Firefighters fight a large fire next to a fuel station in Manawatu
[ad_1] New Zealand October 13, 2020 05:39 am3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game Fire rips through an antique store in Sanson. Video / Stephen Gill Firefighters are fighting to contain a fire in a two-story building in Manawatu. Emergency …
Read More »Bird Park Founder and Hamilton City Council Disagree on New Road
[ad_1] Murray Shaw says he’s ready to chain himself to a tree to prevent Hamilton City Council from building a new road through his property. But the 71-year-old may be there for some time with the council heads saying they have no plans to move into the Shaw’s Hall Road …
Read More »Melbourne homicide: Auckland suspect’s family says they are ‘totally devastated’
[ad_1] The Auckland family of a Kiwi man suspected of killing his new girlfriend before being found dead say they are in shock and disbelief. The body of Kate Bell, 31, was found in a Melbourne apartment over the weekend, according to the Herald-Sun. And the body of her boyfriend, …
Read More »North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shares rare apology in emotional speech at military parade
[ad_1] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shared a rare apology in a visibly emotional speech at a military parade over the weekend. At a massive event to mark the 75th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim said he was grateful that not a single North Korean had been …
Read More »Lower Hutt’s death continues to be treated as ‘unexplained’ by police
[ad_1] Police continue to treat the death of a 25-year-old man in Lower Hutt as “inexplicable” and no arrests have been made. An autopsy Wednesday morning can give police a clearer understanding of what happened at a property on Burke Gr in Naenae Monday night. Police confirmed that a meeting …
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