[ad_1] West Auckland beach goers are urged to keep safety in mind, after a disastrous week with six major incidents. Searches are underway for a missing fisherman in O’Neill’s Bay, near Bethells Beach on Auckland’s west coast. Source: rnz.co.nz One person has drowned and the search for a missing rock …
Read More »Four New Covid-19 Cases in New Zealand Managed Isolation Today | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] There are four new Covid-19 cases registered in New Zealand today, all of them in controlled isolation or quarantine. The total number of active cases in New Zealand is now 44, three from 41 Yesterday. The Health Ministry said two of today’s cases arrived from South Africa, via Dubai, …
Read More »Cannabis referendum: researchers say ambition to reduce use will be difficult to achieve
[ad_1] On October 17, New Zealand will be asked to decide whether recreational use of cannabis should be legal. The Cannabis Legalization and Control Bill includes limiting use to licensed private homes and premises, conditions for personal cultivation, a minimum purchase age of 20, requirements for public health messages, supply …
Read More »The All Blacks’ Sunday day puts a brake on Wellington’s hotel industry
[ad_1] “We could lose at least 20-25 percent on a normal Bledisloe Cup weekend without missing the big Saturday night,” says Wellington hospitality owner Jordan Mills. The Mills family owns nine restaurants, cafes and clubs in the city, and thanks to COVID-19 they have lost more than $ 1 million …
Read More »All Blacks: Barrett scratched but Captain Cane is eager to go
[ad_1] All Blacks captain Sam Cane admits it is disappointing to lose Beauden Barrett to injury on the eve of the first Bledisloe Cup game, but his enthusiasm for the team’s first test in nearly a year has not diminished. Sam Cane. Photo: Photosport Ltd 2020 www.photosport.nz Barrett has been …
Read More »Miter Cup 10: Waikato equals Auckland atop the Premiership after beating Counties Manukau
[ad_1] Waikato rose to Auckland’s level at the top of the 10 Miter Cup Premiership on Saturday night after finally beating Counties Manukau in Hamilton. Tasman would return to first place with a win over Bay of Plenty on Sunday, but Waikato is progressing very well and their 36-13 win …
Read More »North Korea celebrates party anniversary amid economic woes
[ad_1] Evan Vucci / AP North Korean leader photographed in Hanoi. North Korea celebrated its ruling party’s 75th anniversary on Saturday with outside observers hoping that leader Kim Jong Un would take center stage in a massive military parade in the capital Pyongyang, where North Korea could possibly unveil its …
Read More »Auckland University apologizes after misspelled Maori in undergraduate title | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] The University of Auckland has apologized after making an embarrassingly obvious typo on the word ‘Maori’ on one of its students’ digital graduation certificate. University of Auckland Source: istock.com When sharing the error on Twitter, the ‘a’ in Maori was replaced by a pound icon which is believed to …
Read More »Builder’s Apprentice Observed Heart Surgery at Wellington Hospital | 1 NEWS
[ad_1] A medical student at Wellington Regional Hospital arranged for his roommate to see heart surgery, but did not tell the hospital they were not studying medicine and the hospital never verified his identity, according to a review. Wellington Regional Hospital. Source: RNZ / Dom Thomas The man watched the …
Read More »Child referred to Youth Aid for allegedly pointing toy gun at people on Auckland’s North Shore
[ad_1] Police were called in for the Devonport incident. Photo / Archive A child has been referred to Youth Aid for allegedly pointing a toy gun at people in the Auckland suburb of Devonport. Tamaki Makaurau Police Sergeant Major Terry Lee said that around 4 p.m. several witnesses saw a …
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