[ad_1] Four people are in hospital after getting into trouble on a West Auckland beach. Emergency services were called to O’Neill Bay, near Bethells Beach, shortly after noon. While the group is registered, one person has been airlifted to Auckland City Hospital in serious condition. Three others in moderate condition …
Read More »Invercargill Deputy Mayor Toni Biddle resigns from council
[ad_1] John Hawkins / Stuff Invercargill Deputy Mayor Toni Biddle wants conflicts between councilors and CEO Clare Hadley to be included in an investigation into Invercargill City Council. Invercargill Deputy Mayor Toni Biddle has announced that she has resigned from the council and will step down from the table later …
Read More »All Blacks vs Australia: Dave Rennie surprised by Jordie Barrett’s change
[ad_1] New Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has challenged his team to keep the All Blacks at “15 or 16 points” to win the first Bledisloe Test in Wellington on Sunday, but admits he was somewhat surprised by the decision to start Jordie Barrett on the right wing. “It’s an amazing …
Read More »A man sets up his beach house in Wellington’s prosperous Oriental Bay and has no plans to move
[ad_1] The last resident of Oriental Bay is protesting against anything and everything, with no plans to move. David Parker’s house has it all: sun from morning to night, the sea lapping at your doorstep, and Wellington’s wealthiest neighbors. But there is a problem: Parker has set up camp under …
Read More »Jellicoe Park homicide: 21-year-old man killed in ‘random and unprovoked attack’
[ad_1] Police investigating the death of a 21-year-old man in a south Auckland park say he was killed in a “random and unprovoked attack”. Emergency services were called to Jellicoe Park, Manurewa shortly after 11pm on Saturday. Local man Nigel Fuatimu was found unconscious and attempts to revive him were …
Read More »Election 2020: An Uphill Battle for Chlöe Swarbrick in Auckland Central
[ad_1] It’s an election seat like a feather in the cap, a matter of pride among the big parties, a race for the top spot in the high-rise city. And it is still too close to determine who will win in Auckland Central. Reports by John Weekes. “Hey, I just …
Read More »13 Charged With Plot To Attack Michigan State Government And Kidnap Its Governor
[ad_1] Agents thwarted an impressive plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said by announcing the charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even trials to snatch her from her vacation home. Six men were charged in federal court in the United States with …
Read More »Lochie Bellerby’s family is hopeful after search finds debris
[ad_1] RNZ New Zealanders Scott Harris (left) and Lochie Bellerby were aboard the Gulf Livestock 1 cattle ship that sank in a typhoon. The family of the missing Southerner Lochie Bellerby says they are hopeful he is still alive after debris from the ship he was traveling on was found …
Read More »National’s Judith Collins Announces Managed Isolation Plan for Vineyard Workers
[ad_1] Scott Hammond / Stuff National Party Leader Judith Collins and National Viticulture Spokesperson Stuart Smith are given a tour of WineWorks in Blenheim by General Manager Peter Crowe. A national government will allow more skilled and seasonal workers to enter New Zealand through controlled isolation, says party leader Judith …
Read More »2020 Election: Three Strikes Are Outside Labor Public Order Policy
[ad_1] Labor will repeal the legislation on the three strikes if it wins the election as part of the party’s campaign to reduce the prison population. Justice Minister Andrew Little had wanted to repeal the law this period, but NZ First blocked it. Announcing the party’s public order policy in …
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