[ad_1] But now it has emerged that the Electoral Commission, the group responsible for organizing our elections, initially preferred a date of November 21. A Justice Ministry document to Andrew Little on August 12, the day Auckland moved to closure, said the commission believed this date took into account “the …
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[ad_1] Dozens of people were injured after a 33-story apartment building caught fire on Thursday night (NZT Friday) in the South Korean city of Ulsan, local media, including the Yonhap news agency, reported. By early Friday morning (local time), 88 people who had fled the fire or been rescued had …
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[ad_1] Jonty and Lucy Abbott on the skateboard ramp built for the 12-year-old after an appeal was launched on social media. Photo / Geoff Sloan By Chris Barclay, Star News A desperate attempt to build a skateboard ramp in his driveway during the Covid-19 lockdown prompted a group of strangers …
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[ad_1] A distraught mother says her daughter was left in an emergency department for three hours after she suffered a stroke, prompting two investigations. Georgia May Gilbertson / Stuff Alania Chettleburgh with her favorite stuffed animal, Noodle, her companion wherever she goes. Nicole Delamere’s daughter, Alania Chettleburgh, 14, who is …
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[ad_1] Surf Life Saving and the police search for a missing person at O’Neills Bay in Auckland. Photo / Surf Life Saving Northern Region Two deaths and six close visits on Auckland’s famous west coast beaches this week have prompted lifeguards to issue a stern warning to the public. “Unless …
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[ad_1] Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has drawn opposition to her measures to combat Covid-19. Photo / AP Agents thwarted a surprising 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 …
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[ad_1] Beauden Barrett has been named fullback for the All Blacks’ Bledisloe Cup opener on Sunday, and his younger brother Jordie Barrett will join him in the back-threes. In his first test in charge, coach Ian Foster has opted to keep the dual playmaking system introduced last year, which will …
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[ad_1] Sydney rugby fan Chris Walker has put his money into his heart to support the Wallabies ahead of their “incredibly tough” Bledisloe Cup game against the All Blacks in Wellington on Sunday. Walker, 81, ran a full-page ad in The Press on Friday, and while the central idea is …
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[ad_1] National leader Judith Collins has announced her party’s wine policy. Photo / Mark Mitchell National wants to change New Zealand’s alcohol laws so that vineyards and wineries can charge for samples that they are currently required to give away for free. National also wants to launch a new tourism …
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[ad_1] Sport|Rugby 8 Oct, 2020 07:14 PM3 minutes to read The video will play in Play now Don’t play automatically Never auto game All Blacks assistant coach John Plumtree gives his predictions for the Bledisloe Cup. Video / Mark Mitchell Chief Health Officer Dr. Ashley Bloomfield will be one of …
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