An Auckland music festival is the most recent location of interest to be linked to the current Covid-19 outbreak.A person who tested positive for Covid-19 attended the Golden Lights music festival which was held at Auckland’s Trusts…
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Serbian fans celebrate Djokovic decision on the streets of Melbourne
Fans of Novak Djokovic have celebrated after the tennis player won his challenge to the Australian government's visa revocation.
Djokovic, 34, has been detained at a Melbourne immigration hotel since last week after the Federal Government cancelled his visa, saying he was unable to provide sufficient evidence to prove he was vaccinated against COVID-19 or qualified for a medical exemption.
A crowd has gathered on the streets of Melbourne to support the tennis player.
Many dressed in the national colours, cheering and waving Serbian flags.
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One fan said he felt like he "might cry".
Another fan said she felt "amazing" upon hearing the news.
Djokovic is famously adored in his native Serbia, with fans across the world consistently turning out in loud crowds to support the national sporting hero.
Rallies have even been held in Serbia in recent days protesting his treatment in Australia.
Hundreds of Novak Djokovic's supporters gathered at a rally in downtown Belgrade on Friday to protest his confinement in Australia.
Speaking at the rally, Srdjan Djokovic described his son's struggle to play at the Australian Open as a fight against "globalists who want to ruin everything."
"He is fighting for himself, his people and all freedom-loving nations in the world," said Srdjan Djokovic, an outspoken critic of the West and supporter of Serbia's traditional Slavic ally Russia.
"They hate him because Australian politicians have put pressure on people to hate him because he thinks with his own brain."
Major scrub fire in Wānaka now mostly contained
Firefighters will continue to control and monitor the perimeter of a 280ha Glendhu Bluffs fire site near Lake Wānaka for the rest of this week but now consider the huge blaze mostly contained. The fire was reported at 1.30pm…
Homemade bomb allegedly found in Melbourne home
A homemade bomb has allegedly been found inside a home in Melbourne's inner west.
Police allegedly found the homemade explosive device inside a property at Swaby Square in Footscray as they were doing a warranted search about 9am.
A man in his 30s has been arrested as police continue to investigate their findings.
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The bomb squad has been on scene at the home throughout the day with the help of a robot.
New Chinese ambassador arrives in Wellington
China’s new ambassador to New Zealand, Dr Wang Xiaolong, arrived in Wellington on Monday to begin his term. In a statement published on the Chinese Embassy’s website, Xiaolong said the relationship between China and New Zealand…
Team claims case against Maddie McCann suspect will collapse
The case against a German pedophile touted as the prime suspect in the baffling Madeleine McCann case is about to collapse, a new British investigation will claim.
Christian B was in June 2020 sensationally named by German prosecutors as the man responsible for the alleged kidnapping and murder of Maddie.
The German prosecutor, Hans Christian Wolters, has repeatedly stated he has "concrete evidence" to prove that Madeleine was dead and that Christian B was the killer.
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However, Mr Wolters has never revealed what that evidence is, nor has he charged Christian B, aged 44, with any crime since his explosive declaration, 18 months ago.
Now, a British investigation led by former Surrey Police detective Mark Williams-Thomas claims to have established that Christian B was 30 minutes away from Madeleine's rented resort room in Portugal at the time she allegedly disappeared.
The German investigation claimed Christian B's phone had pinged a cell phone mast close to the resort where Madeleine was staying, essentially putting him close to the McCann family apartment.
Instead, British investigators will show that Christian B was 30 minutes away from Praia da Luz when Maddie vanished.
"They have concluded (Christian) B could not have snatched Madeleine," a source told The Sun.
"He was 30 minutes away and was not on the phone in Praia da Luz the night she vanished."
The source said Christian B's alibi on the night of May 3, 2007 "stacks up".
The British investigation is featured in a three-part documentary to air on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom later this year.
Scotland Yard have said they are still treating Madeleine's disappearance as a missing persons case, even though the German investigation have insisted the young girl is dead.
Mr Wolters said he has no body or material evidence to prove Madeleine is dead.
Madeleine went missing in 2007 while on holiday in Portugal with her parents Kate and Gerry McCann, and her brother and sister.
She was aged three at the time of her disappearance.
Christan B's lawyer Friedrich Fulscher has always maintained his client had no involvement in Madeleine's case.
Madeleine would be now be 18 years old, if she is alive.
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Kiwipedo: Sentence tossed for Aaron Hutton, who tried to buy child on dark web
WARNING: This story contains descriptions and language associated with child sex offending. When a man known on the dark web as “Kiwipedo” was sent to prison last January for attempting to purchase a child to sexually abuse, it…
Fire restrictions imposed in Hawke's Bay
Fire authorities are set to put restricted fire season notices in parts of Hawke’s Bay and northern Wairarapa, but say the unusually “green” summer could leave some people wondering why.Notices of restrictions are expected to be…
Crash down a 50-metre bank in Hawke's Bay: 61-year-old with serious injuries transferred to Waikato Hospital
A 61-year-old woman with serious injuries after crashing 50 metres down a bank in Northern Hawke’s Bay has been transferred to Waikato Hospital for treatment.The Hawke’s Bay Rescue Helicopter was called to the scene of the crash…
Why Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink satellites look so weird
They’ve already had bewildered Kiwis reaching for their phone cameras – and are a sight we can expect to see more of overhead. So what are Starlink satellites? Jamie Morton explains. First off, what are they, exactly? If you…