The victim of a coward punch resulting in a fractured skull, in Christchurch’s CBD, is now conscious. Leni Taufateau was knocked to the ground on Oxford Terrace about 1am on Sunday.The promising 19-year-old rugby player suffered…
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Water in two tiny NZ towns has toxic levels of lead. Locals weren't warned for a month because staffer was on holiday
by Anan Zaki of RNZ People in two coastal Otago towns are shocked at the length of time it took authorities to warn them about toxic levels of lead in their water.Residents of Karitāne and Waikouaiti were told yesterday…
Angry Dunedin man pelts mother with hot pie
A Dunedin man threw a pie at his mother, causing molten mince to burn her face, a court has heard.Nicholas Cross, 25, was angry the victim had not prepared dinner for him so he took the hot food from the oven and pelted her with…
Flight academy slammed after students pictured using white supremacy hand sign
One of the country’s top pilot training schools has come under fire after some of its students were pictured in uniform seemingly flashing a hand sign connected to the Christchurch mosque terrorist. Four students from the International…
Vaccine Day: Government to deliver verdict on Pfizer jab today
The Government is to announce today whether it will approve the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine to combat Covid-19.The Health Ministry has been awaiting licensing approval from Medsafe, its medicines safety authority, so it can use…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Five returnees, five staff infected in MIQ since August 16
More than 100,000 people have returned to New Zealand since MIQ facilities opened – but only five of them have been infected with the virus while staying there.The five returnees and five staff members were infected by a source…
Retirement village operator Arvida Group adopts strict new Covid jab hiring policy
One of New Zealand’s largest retirement village and aged-care providers is making it compulsory for new staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Arvida Group chief operating officer Jeremy Nicoll today confirmed anyone joining the…
Waka, episode 4: Tahiti's Freddie Tauotaha and the edge of old times
The Herald, E-Tangata and Tawera productions have joined forces to bring you Waka, a six-part online video series which traces the cultural revival of traditional canoe building skills through four teams from across the Pacific. Today…
Wellington City's economy forecast to bounce back by 2022
A new report outlining Wellington’s economic forecast expects the city’s economy will return to its pre-Covid-19 size by 2022.But is has also warned the capital’s public sector is both a strength and vulnerability. The city council…
Auckland Pride expands to a full month for the first time
Auckland Pride Festival was one of the few major cultural festivals that made it to the stage in 2020 – and one year on, it’s among the first to return to Auckland, bigger than ever and leading the way on Covid-19 preparedness. While…