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As she picked up the phone, a receptionist for Palmerston North Airport was unaware she was on the receiving end of a bomb threat.

Emergency services are at the scene.

Palmerston North Airport closed, all flights cancelled as police respond to report of threat being made Newshub 1 hour ago © Twitter / Joe Davis Palmerston North Airport has closed and all flights have been cancelled as police respond to reports of a threat. A police spokesperson told Newshub a threat was made at around 2:15pm and officers are currently working to establish the circumstances. Emergency services, including the New Zealand Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, are...

© 2021 Craig Hockenberry The Origin of Tweet Last week, one of my colleagues informed me that the word “tweet” was now included in the Oxford English Dictionary (see “Quiet announcement” at the end of the page.) The noun and verb tweet (in the social-networking sense) has just been added to the OED. This breaks at least one OED rule, namely that a new word needs to be current for ten years before consideration for inclusion. But it seems to be catching on. John Simpson Oxford Eng...

“The board has decided we need to keep our focus on the long-term.” Both projects were seen as critical for stimulating economic growth and enhancing visitors’ first impressions of the city, Lanham said. Groundworks are under way to create a new cul-de-sac, Wairaka Place, which will open up the commercial subdivision opposite the terminal driveway near McGregor St. The first stage includes the creation of eight lots, with one of them already claimed, and another two close to agreement...