China is expected to have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, according to a new projection by the US military – a significant acceleration of its nuclear weapons programme. […]
Billy Te Kahika Jr to have jury trial for fraud, Electoral Act charges
Anti-lockdown activist and former political candidate Billy Te Kahika Jr is facing fraud and Electoral Act charges. Te Kahika is charged with causing loss by deception, and with breaches of […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: 15 new community cases – Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield
There are 15 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today – and all have been linked to other cases in the outbreak. The number of unlinked cases across the […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Three new MIQ cases, three more Mattina ship mariners infected
Three more crew on the Mattina container ship quarantined at Bluff have tested positive for Covid-19. There are also three new Covid cases to report today in managed isolation, the […]
You just have to grin and bear it – Westport homeowners return to waterlogged, contaminated homes
Their feet sink into the sopping wet carpet, the smoke alarm going off non-stop as they trudge through their waterlogged Westport home. Derek and Joan Roberts have lived in their […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Ministry of Health update – all Perth to NZ flights grounded; four new MIQ cases, no new community cases
All Perth to New Zealand flights have been grounded as officials wait to hear if Western Australia will go into full lockdown. Meanwhile, there are four new MIQ cases – […]
US police shooting: How could the police have mistaken a gun for a Taser?
The chief of police for Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, where Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by a white officer, said that the shooting was an accident. The […]
Schools could have covered up sex offences to protect reputation, top police officer warns
A top police officer has warned that some schools may have covered up sexual offences in order to protect their reputation. Chief Constable Simon Bailey told The Times he was […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Papatoetoe High School principal urges testing
Some Papatoetoe High School students have made the “conscious choice” not to get tested and instead stay at home and self-isolate. Principal Vaughan Couillault told the AM Show that students […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Race to track contacts of new virus cases at Papatoetoe High School
Health officials are scrambling to trace the contacts of two Papatoetoe High School students who have just tested positive for Covid-19. Meanwhile, ESR testing of wastewater has so far found […]