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Chocka.NEWS News List - Page 25

St John Cadet Training Helps Young Northland Girl Save Her Grandmother

NZ Herald - 14 November 2022

thumbnail Nicole Cameron, who lives at Mangōnui, is a St John Cadet, and her mum Jessica Cameron said it’s that training that swung into action when Nicole’s grandmother Susan Cameron, …

Journalists Few and Far Between at Auckland Free Speech Conference

The Platform - 14 November 2022

thumbnail disappointing but sadly unsurprising aspect of the conference was the almost total absence of journalists. I sat next to the editor of a high-profile national publication but gathered she was there to …

Injured Tramper Survives Six Days Without Food Before Rescue

Stuff - 12 November 2022

thumbnail The man was found at 7:30pm on Saturday in a very remote back country hut. “He had been injured and was stranded at the hut due to his injuries,” Sergeant Paul O’Hara of West Coast Police Search and …

Pro-Freed Kiwis Souring on App Based News Network The Platform

Daily Telegraph NZ - 12 November 2022

thumbnail Those hopes have disappeared in recent weeks as The Platform comes in for increasing criticism for slavishly towing the MSM narrative on ‘crux issues’ such as the COVID-19 jab, World Economic Forum …

S. Korean Woman Wanted for the Deaths of Two Children Found in Suitcases to be Extradited to NZ

Radio New Zealand - 11 November 2022

thumbnail The 42-year-old, thought to be the mother of the two children, was arrested near Seoul in September after local police tracked her down. New Zealand police requested the woman be sent back here where …

Drink Driving, Evidence Tampering Cop Sentenced to Home D

Stuff - 11 November 2022

thumbnail An off-duty police officer who stole his own blood samples and poured them down his toilet has been sentenced to eight months’ home detention. Auckland Constable Bo Wang previously admitted attempting …

Annual Increase in Food Prices Highest in 14 Years

NZ Herald - 11 November 2022

thumbnail The annual food price increase reached a 14-year high of 10.1 per cent. Food prices jumped 0.8 per cent in the month of October - and fruit and vegetable prices alone increased by 17 per cent. Stats …

Queenstown Recycling Going to the Tip this Week as Recovery Facility Closes Over Staff Shortages

Otago Daily Times - 11 November 2022

thumbnail Material meant for recycling in Queenstown will go straight to landfill this week due to staff shortages. The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) announced yesterday it had made the difficult …

Three Waters Makes Stealth Transformation into Five Waters

The Platform - 14 November 2022

thumbnail Even Blind Freddie could see that Mahuta was never going to give up on that fundamental element of the reforms. Since the beginning, the minister has made co-governance a non-negotiable bottom line in …

Albatross Eggs Possibly Stolen From Taiaroa Head

Otago Daily Times - 14 November 2022

thumbnail Four toroa/northern royal albatross eggs are suspected to have been stolen from a monitored Otago Peninsula reserve in Dunedin, leaving conservation staff “devastated”. The eggs were noticed missing …

Black Ferns Take Down England 34-31 to Win 6th Rugby World Cup Title

Stuff - 12 November 2022

thumbnail The Black Ferns have stunned England to win their sixth Rugby World Cup title on a wild but wonderful Saturday night at Eden Park. England hooker Amy Cokayne’s hat-trick of tries from their formidable …

National Kaikoura MP to Sponsor COVID-19 Public Inquiry Petition

Daily Telegraph NZ - 12 November 2022

thumbnail Kaikoura MP Stuart Smith has agreed to sponsor the petition of Greg Rzesniowiecki. The petition calls on Parliament to ‘Undertake a public inquiry into the national COVID-19 response.’ The petition …

Parliament Protester's Trespass Charge Dropped as Judge Rules Police's Warnings Inconsistent

Stuff - 11 November 2022

thumbnail The first legal challenge to the validity trespass orders given to Parliament protesters early in the occupation in February has won one for those arrested. Moana Maaka,​ from Palmerston North, had …

Farmings Coming Together Against Govt Emissions Plan

Radio New Zealand - 11 November 2022

thumbnail Farming groups Beef and Lamb New Zealand, Dairy NZ and Federated Farmers are reaffirming a united stance on the government’s emissions proposal - they don’t like it. Leaders from the three …

2000 Without Power in the Coromandel as Heavy Rain and Wind Hit Auckland

NZ Herald - 11 November 2022

thumbnail round 2000 homes are without power in the Coromandel, and there are lane reductions on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge due to severe gusts this morning as wild weather moves down the North Island. “Due to …

Plan to Convert Dairy Farm into NZ's Larger Solar Gets Greenlight

Stuff - 11 November 2022

thumbnail A dairy farm is going to turn into New Zealand’s largest solar power station. Resource consent has been granted for the 400MW solar power station near Taupō, which once complete will provide enough …

MBIE Draws Up Plans to Restore MIQ if Needed

Newsroom - 14 November 2022

thumbnail Quarantine at the border could be restored within four weeks as a ‘minimum viable product’ if the need arose, according to a new readiness plan for MIQ While Cabinet has yet to decide on …

Kiwiblog Guest Post: The Reserve Bank plays Fast and Loose with its Mandate.

Kiwiblog - 13 November 2022

The Reserve Bank has three roles: • operating monetary policy, eg by setting the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to keep prices stable • helping to keep the banking, finance company and insurance sectors …

Chris Hipkins Wants to Crack Down on Starter Pistols

Radio New Zealand - 12 November 2022

thumbnail Minister of Police Chris Hipkins says he will consider cracking down on starter pistols as “a very large number” of the blank-firing handguns enter the country. Hipkins, in an interview …

Church Leader's Son Sexually Offended Underage Girls

Star News - 12 November 2022

thumbnail Sitting in church and watching people congratulating Alessandro Milgate-Vassalini for leading the day’s worship was too much for one teenage girl. Instead of joining in and lavishing praise on …

Co-Governance Retained as Select Committee Rearranges the Deck Chairs of Three Waters

NewstalkZB - 11 November 2022

thumbnail The co-governance aspect of Three Waters reform has survived the select committee process, which heard more than 88,000 public submissions on the controversial topic. The Water Services Entities Bill …

Lindauer Replaces NZ grapes With Aussie in Their Wine to Fight Cost Increases

Stuff - 11 November 2022

thumbnail Jane De Witt​, head winemaker at Lindauer owner Lion, said the decision had been made to keep costs stable. “As with everything that’s happening at the moment costs have increased significantly for …

Man Arrested After Taking Hostages at Rotorua Bank Facing Seven Kidnapping Charges

Stuff - 11 November 2022

thumbnail The man arrested after an Armed Offenders Squad stand-off at a Rotorua bank has made his first court appearance on kidnapping and threat charges. Eight charges were laid before he appeared at Rotorua …

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Cancels First Two Strikes After Negotiations

Fire and Emergency New Zealand - 11 November 2022

thumbnail The NZPFU and Fire and Emergency have held two days of negotiations this week which has included an exchange of proposals and consideration of different modelling options that incorporated a proposed …