Category: NZ Finder News

[ad_1] A meet-the-candidates question-and-answer session organised by Federated Farmers in Renwick this week went well beyond the farm gate. About 60 people were at the meeting which kicked off with set questions about New Zealand’s ballooning debt, freshwater farm plans, whether permanent carbon forests should be grown on food-producing land and research and development (R&D) Read more…

[ad_1] RICKY WILSON/Stuff Police say the death is being treated as a medical event. An employee has died at a paper bag manufacturing site in the Auckland suburb of Penrose. According to a spokesperson for Oji Fibre Solutions, the company “is very sad to confirm one of our employees passed away on our Paper Bag Read more…

[ad_1] An early morning drive to the airport took an unexpected turn for Thanh Nguyen, and friends, when they were stopped at a road block as flames from the Pukaki Downs fire got closer and closer. They were stopped for several hours on State Highway 80 before being allowed to drive through the cordon as Read more…

[ad_1] Rob Stock/Stuff Former CBL chief executive Peter Harris stands outside the High Court in Auckland after being cleared of eight charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. The former chief executive of collapsed insurer CBL has been found not guilty at the High Court in Auckland of charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Read more…

[ad_1] Mama Hooch rapist brothers Roberto and Danny Jaz have both appealed against their convictions and sentences. The Jaz brothers were arrested in 2018 as part of a police investigation dubbed Operation Sinatra. In August, Roberto Jaz, 38, was sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment, while Danny Jaz, 40, a father of two, was sentenced to Read more…

[ad_1] New Zealand Nurses Organisation/Supplied John Fa’ukafa, 29, received his Young Nurse of the Year Award at a ceremony on Wednesday. A young Pasifika nurse has been recognised for his work to support and care for victims of sexual assault or abuse. John Fa’ukafa, 29, was awarded Young Nurse of the Year by the New Read more…

[ad_1] NRL preliminary final: Warriors v Broncos; Where: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane; When: Saturday, 9.50pm (NZT); Coverage: Live on Sky Sport 4; live updates on Stuff Warriors winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is one try away from equalling the club record of 23 in one season, set by Francis Meli two decades ago and equalled by David Fusitu’a Read more…

[ad_1] A large scrub fire has been blazing overnight in Pukaki Downs, South Canterbury Six properties have been evacuated and roads closed The blaze comes as the area is under an orange warning for high winds The severe weather means it is too dangerous for firefighters to attempt to tackle the blaze Mid-South Canterbury Fire Read more…

[ad_1] Braden Fastier/Stuff Māpua is looking at a stronger plan for the future. (File photo) Feedback is being sought on a masterplan to cater to future growth in the coastal town of Māpua, west of Nelson. The Tasman District Council is bringing together several major planning processes in the small town – structure planning, catchment Read more…

[ad_1] AIMAN AMERUL MUNER/Stuff The police watchdog have slammed police for their treatment of the girl while in custody. The police watchdog has dubbed an incident in Christchurch where a 14-year-old girl was denied access to a change of clothes and a shower after urinating on and soiling herself as “appalling”. According to an Independent Read more…