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Body located in search for missing 19-year-old Fletcher Wong
This afternoon, LandSAR volunteers located the body of a young man in the Ormond area of Gisborne. The man was identified as 19-year-old Fletcher Wong who went missing at around 2 am on Tuesday at the Rhythm and Vines Festival in Waiohika Estate, Gisborne. Police thanked Rythm and Vines management...
New ‘Sani Squad’ to be disbursed across New Zealand this Summer
Unite Against COVID-19 has taken large efforts to promote the #UnstoppableSummer campaign in preventing the virus from spreading with new ‘Sani Squad’ members. Members of the new Sani Squad team attended the Rhythm and Vines Festival. They were on standby supplying sanitiser from portable attached cases and QR scanning codes...
Animal rights activists plan to protest at the Canterbury Rodeo next week
SAFE New Zealand is planning to protest at the Canterbury Rodeo next week. Canterbury’s Rodeo is part of the annual rodeo season. Last season two animals were killed, both dying at the Mad Bull rodeo in Otago. Spokesperson Will Appelbe for SAFE says the events cause pain, fear and distress...
President Trump declassifies ‘unconfirmed’ Chinese bounty intel
American President Donald J. Trump has reportedly declassified intelligence that was recently briefed to him. The intel that is now declassified indicates China offered to pay non-state actors in Afghanistan in an attempt to attack American soldiers. It is reported that Trump has not discussed this matter with President Xi...
11 new cases of COVID-19 at border in last two days
There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 to report today in managed isolation. There are no new cases reported in the community. One of the cases in today’s numbers is reported as historical. This person arrived on December 24 from Canada via the United States. This person tested positive at...
Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 vaccination jab
American Vice President Candidate Kamala Harris received her first jab of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination. The Moderna vaccine fights against the COVID-19 virus. The vaccination jab was taken as part of an effort to convince the US public that vaccines are safe. 56-year-old Kamala Harris took the vaccine at United...
Elliot Ikilei resigns as leader of New Conservatives
Elliot Ikilei announced on social media early Thursday morning at around 3:00 am on Twitter that he resigned as leader of the New Conservatives party. In the Tweet, a statement was posted concerning his resignation and wished the party’s board to continue defending conservatism in New Zealand. “I have resigned...
One person dies following serious single-vehicle crash, Christchurch
Emergency services attended the scene of a serious single-vehicle crash in Christchurch last night. The crash happened at around 10:45 pm on Russley Road, Harewood. The road was blocked for some time while emergency services attended. Sadly, one person died at the scene. The death will be referred to the...
Wellington shook by sharp ‘moderate’ magnitude 4.5 Earthquake
A magnitude 4.5 Earthquake shook Wellington and surrounding areas of the lower North Island early Thursday morning at around 1:10 am. According to Geonet, the earthquake was located 10 km west of Upper Hutt and had a depth of 25 km. The shaking intensity was moderate. Over 12,900 people have reported...
