[ad_1] Troels Sommerville / Things All that was left of the mostly wooden house in East Tamaki after a major fire tore it to the ground. Neighbors had to stop a man from rushing back to a burning house to get his car keys, as the multi-million dollar home, owned …
Read More »Health Ministry delays CovidCard trial amid confusion
[ad_1] The Health Ministry has delayed the planned test of the CovidCard contact tracing system in Rotorua, but Trade Me founder Sam Morgan has questioned whether it is capable of testing. The ministry had planned to carry out a test of the Bluetooth-based devices last month, but a spokeswoman said …
Read More »Warehouse Group records profit, but only due to wage subsidy
[ad_1] The Warehouse Group has posted a profit of $ 44.5 million in fiscal 2020. The company, which operates The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, Torpedo7 and TheMarket.co.nz would have had a loss without the $ 67.7 million it received in wage subsidies. It will not pay dividends despite having …
Read More »New Zealand’s Covid-19 Response Is The Best In The World, Say Global Business Leaders | World News
[ad_1] New Zealand’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been the best in the world and is the country that gives business leaders the most confidence for future investments, according to a Bloomberg Media survey. New Zealand ranked strongly on political stability, economic recovery, virus control and social resilience in …
Read More »Job and income killer claims he suffered psychosis during trial preparation
[ad_1] Ashburton Work and Income killer Russell John Tully says he urinated on court documents before his trial because he thought the “black pieces of redacted information were bad.” Tully, now 54, is fighting his conviction and a life sentence with a 27-year non-parole period behind bars by claiming he …
Read More »23-year-old woman who died after falling from rocks into the water at named West Auckland beach
[ad_1] Stuff The woman died Tuesday afternoon on Whites Beach, Piha. One woman who died after falling into the water from rocks on a West Auckland beach was Anisa Ghanizada, 23. Police received a report that a woman had entered the water in Whites Beach, Anawhata, around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. …
Read More »The Warehouse Group makes a profit of $ 44.5 million after a wage subsidy of $ 67.7 million
[ad_1] The Warehouse Group has posted a preliminary unaudited after-tax profit of $ 44.5 million for the year through August 2. The retail giant, which owns The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, Torpedo7 and TheMarket.co.nz, said it would have had a loss of $ 4.3 million without the $ 67.7 …
Read More »Woman bitten on face and leg while saving cat from stray dogs
[ad_1] SUPPLIED Tessa-Rose Midgley was bitten by dogs attacking her cat. At the sight of her cat being divided between two large dogs in her front garden, Tessa-Rose Midgley jumped to her defense and bit herself. The Hastings woman was on her couch watching TV around 7pm Tuesday night, when …
Read More »New Zealand joins 38 countries in statement criticizing China
[ad_1] Andy Wong / AP A Uighur boy plays alone in the backyard of a house in Unity New Village in Hotan, in China’s Xinjiang region. New Zealand joined 38 other countries in issuing a strong statement criticizing China for Xinjiang and Hong Kong, earning an immediate reprimand from our …
Read More »US Election: Covid-19 Dominates Pence-Harris Debate As Trump Recovers From Coronavirus
[ad_1] US Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic rival, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are meeting for a debate that will offer completely different views of a country facing ever-increasing crises. The showdown started at 2 p.m. NZT, or Wednesday night in Salt Lake City, is the most anticipated vice …
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