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Hunter Christina Williams timely cautionary tale 17 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Te Pukes Christina Williams suffered multiple injuries in a quad bike accident and taught herself taxidermy while recovering. Stuart Whitaker is editor of the Te Puke Timesstuart.whitaker@nzme.co.nz Christina Williams has a sobering tale that serves as a warning to other hunters as this years roar is about to start. While her story has a happy outcome, it could easily have been a tragic one. In November 201...

Council report lays out lessons learned from Bulls Community Centre build 10 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read A new report delivered to Rangitīkei District Council has laid out the lessons learnt from the Bulls Community Centre project. Photo / Bevan Conley A new report delivered to Rangitīkei District Council has laid out the lessons learnt from the Bulls Community Centre project. Photo / Bevan Conley Rangitīkei mayor Andy Watson has dubbed a report on the controversial Te Matapihi/Bull...

Letters to the editor: Senior falls statistics are sobering 9 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read The Bay of Plenty has a higher rate of seniors falling and being injured. Photo / Getty Images The Bay of Plenty has a higher rate of seniors falling and being injured. Photo / Getty Images Bay of Plenty Times For more than a decade I was involved with research concerning falls and hip fractures among older people in the School of Public Health, University of Auckland. As a highe...

One of the massive lightning spark wildfires burning still through the bay area. im dan noyes on point reyes. this is awe water hole favored by the elk. theyre putting a special california species at risk. >> im spencer christian. weather conditions remain favorable for fire containment. nbc news at 6:00 starts now. as a if of in the business for 27 years, this is the most complex in my career. >> the voice of experience tonight. a veteran firefighter with the perspective to know what hes ta...

Fishing and marine gear; and toys. use your gift cards and take advantage of huge savings-- in-store and online. >> finally tonight, i took advantage of my trip to washington, d.c. earlier today, when i stopped by to visit arlington national cemetery. i took some pictures. it was truly a sobering and awe inspiring experience and one i recommend for anyone who visits our nations capitol. i want to thank all the men and women who sacrifice their lives for this country and for all of us so we can c...

Can do that will affect us globally positively regarding climate change? >> well, thanks, alex. its not just climate change. its a climate crisis. i know the legislation we passed earlier in the year to make it clear were rejoining the paris agreement is really important for us to take, but each month that goes by that we take no action and that trump continues to deny theres a crisis here makes it more politically difficult for us to take the steps that will be necessary to protect our children...

Exhaust everybody by creating chaos. i mean, giuliani said when asked by a reporter what his goal was, and it was, he said, to disrupt the world. and i think thats what the two of them are attempting to do. you know, when he was named cybersecurity czar by trump, i expected him to go around the world and trade access to trump for retainers. so, none of this surprises me. >> sobering, david freelander and ken friedman. guys, thank you very much for the conversation. i look forward to talking to y...

Independents. while it shows that more independents oppose the presidents removal than support it, the fact that 47% of these independent voters support an impeachment is the kind of thing thats quite chilly and sobering for the gop. for trump to get re-elected he has to win a lot of independent voters, and would almost half of them want him removed from office right now? thats a warning side. >> it is a warning sign. im sure many in the white house are taking note of. no doubt, speaker pelosi h...

They wanted to minimize damage. >> when you pull back and look at -- >> to ukraine and the u.s. >> when you look at the impeachment inquiry overall, youve got nbc news reporting that democratic house and committee chairs are still debating the need for any additional articles or charges to be brought to extend beyond the presidents dealings with ukraine. but were reporting that the speaker has been adamant that the case against president trump must be targeted and easy to communicate to get the ...

Impeachment. most are so angry or so over it they dont want to talk. erin. >> really fascinating and sobering. martin, thank you. next, one of foxs leading anchors is out. leading news anchor. is it because of reporting like this? >> our reporting begins this monday with president trumps latest misleading and xenophobic eruption of distraction and division. the protester who made his way to the top of a jet only to realize he was scared of heights. life isnt a straight line. things happen. a...