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Scientist says 8.1 'thrust' event can spark tsunami due to rare size and shallow depth.

Death and funeral notices for Coventry - week commencing February 22 Were bidding a fond farewell to a number of Coventry residents We have gathered the messages posted over the week commencing February 22 in one place here. The messages are submitted by friends, family and loved ones as a way of saying goodbye to those they have lost. These provide comfort to the nearest and dearest of those who have passed away. You can also post your own announcements and notices to us through this website. ...

Many riders had already arrived in the region before the restrictions were announced. “It was a bit of a drama for us to get this happening,” Motorcycling New Zealand cross-country commissioner Chris Smyth said. “We spent a couple of hours ringing around medics between 11.30pm and midnight, but thanks to help from [national series steward] Lauren Stockley, we got it all organised and we were only half-an-hour late getting started.” Taupōs Wil Yeoman led from start to finish domin...

Press Release – Bikesport NZ The senior podium at round one of the 2021 New Zealand Cross-country Championships near Marton on Sunday was (from left) Palmerston North’s Paul Whibley (2nd), Napier’s Tommy Watts (1st) and Napier’s Reece Lister (3rd). Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com MARCH 1, 2021: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world, but the hardiest of Kiwis have once again knuckled down to find a way to carry on with their lives. The 2020 New Zealand C...

On Sunday 28 February 2021, police and emergency services attended a serious single motorcycle crash on the Lyell Highway, Raglan Creek, 35 kilometres...

And what clever casting it is. Director Penni Bousfield has subverted the roles of many of the male heavy ensemble, and the two titular “gentlemen” of the show are played by women – Monika De La Cruz and Eleanor Clarke as Proteus and Valentine respectively. So too are some other fairly central characters – Valentine’s manservant (Hanna Allouard) and Proteus’ servant Launce (Leila-Rose Skeates) – who, along with Launce’s dog Crab (Connor Marquand) provide some of the play’s b...

Reigning senior champion is 26-year-old Raglan farmer Jason Dickey, the outright winner when the series was last held in 2019. He is sidelined with an ankle injury and unable to defend his crown. Likewise for Taupōs three-time former champion Brad Groombridge, who has a knee injury after he crashed during the motocross nationals event near Rotorua on Sunday. However, Whanganuis Seth Reardon, the runner-up in 2019, is expected to line up on Sunday, alongside Palmerston Norths 2015 national c...

Credit: BBC On todays episode of Doctors, meet nurse Luca Mcintyre, who is still haunted by the memories of a SHOCK car crash that killed someone close to him... A new character, Luca Mcintyre (played by musical theatre star, Ross Mclaren) takes centre stage on today’s episode of Doctors (1:45pm on BBC One, see our TV Guide for full listings). The episode begins with nurse, Luca being interviewed for a job. Through flashbacks, Luca’s past is revealed and the reason he is now looking fo...

Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 11:54 am  New Zealands elite cross-country racers will be back in business this weekend and, after a 2020 season ruined by a pesky virus, the 2021 series is sure to be a ripper. The COVID-19 pandemic forced organisers to write off the 2020 Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Cross-country Championships, just a week after the competition had kicked off in the Rangitikei region last February and, with the country now under only Level One restrictions, riders will be eager to ...

MARK TAYLOR/Stuff Rafay Basharat, Waheed Ahmad and Mirza Sarfaraz with Imam Sabah Al-Zafar who were in Cambridge to answer any questions about the Islam religion or Muslim life. “When we stand in these towns, we want to set an example, show compassion. I brief my team not to talk back like that,” Al-Zafar said. “Those people have got misunderstandings and if we fire back with words, it won’t get us anywhere.” Al-Zafar said he let the man in Raglan know that Muslims believed in equa...