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So Todd got a some alone time with Lexie? He did, during which he revealed he’s from Brisbane and intends to live back in Australia one day, which isn’t very compatible with Lexie’s glowing Kiwi pride. Though she did say she’s an adventurer and traveller at heart, so maybe it’s not a deal-breaker. Just gotta wait for that travel bubble. Lexie also said that despite being 26, he didn’t feel “super 26ey to me,” because heaven forbid a 31-year-old woman should date an actually 26-y...

There's been little relief for Auckland's drought in the past week

Revealed: Aucklands dirtiest beaches Revealed: Aucklands dirtiest beaches Sun, 22 Jan 2017, 6:55AM Swimming has been banned at 10 Auckland beaches this summer because of worsening pollution from human and animal wastes. Permanent signs declaring that the water is not safe for swimming went up at the start of summer at Laingholm and Wood Bay near Titirangi, the north and south lagoons at Piha, and at the Bethells Beach lagoon - all popular swimming spots for children too youn...

The dogs were chosen for their age and experience, and have transformed what used to be a six-week process to test and confirm the disease into a matter of seconds. Kerryn Johnson, a biosecurity adviser for Auckland council, said the dogs were the first in the world able to sniff out kauri dieback, which can be spread by as little as a pinhead of soil on the sole of a hiker’s boot or an animal’s paw. There is as no known cure for the disease and the trees are facing “functional extinction...

After Kempson murdered her inside an innercity Auckland hotel, he carried out more sick acts. While Ms Millanes lifeless body lay in the room, Kempson booted up his laptop and watched violent pornography films. Warning: The following story contains details which some readers may find distressing Grace Millane, 22, was strangled to death by the man she met on a Tinder date. The defence claimed her death was an accident during consensual sex.(Supplied) He took trophy photographs of Ms Millanes co...

Aucklands dams remain stubbornly low - although residents are continuing to conserve water Aucklands dams remain stubbornly low - although residents are continuing to conserve water 9 January 2021 In the past week, the Hunua and Waitakere Ranges have seen about 44 millimetres of rain each. Dams are a little over 67 per cent full, compared to the usual almost 88 per cent at this time of year. The region is still under water restrictions...with a target to use 461-million litres or less per d...

New Zealander who murdered UK tourist had attacked 2 women by The Associated Press Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 11:42 pm EDT WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand two years ago was on Tuesday identified as multiple sex offender Jesse Shane Kempson. The New Zealand Supreme Court lifted a suppression order that has kept Kempson’s identity secret since he strangled the tourist in his Auckland apartment on her 22nd birthday in December 20...

Source: Auckland Council Plans for a pop-up cycleway on Captain Scott Road in Glen Eden to link Savoy Road with the train station continue following two community co-design workshops in December. The pop-up temporary cycleway will trial how to connect the existing Project Twin Streams cycleway ending at the bottom of Savoy Road to the town centre, and comes as a response to community aspirations for a safe cycle route to the town centre. A wide range of local community members, including busine...

Grace Millanes killer Jesse Kempson raped, attacked other women Grace Millanes killer Jesse Kempson raped, attacked other women By Catrin Owen Normal text size Advertisement The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand can now be named as Jesse Shane Kempson after a court order suppressing his identity finally lapsed. It can now also be revealed that since being jailed for Millane’s murder, he has been convicted of two other crimes: raping a woman in a motel room just ...

Web of lies: Grace Millane murderers background exposed Newshub 21/12/2020 Until now, the 28-year-olds identity has been protected by a court order. In November 2019, Kempson was found guilty of murdering Millane, a British backpacker, in Aucklands CityLife Hotel in December 2018. He would later bury her body in the Waitakere Ranges. Kempsons lawyers argued at his trial that Millanes death was an accident during a form of rough s-x.  Millanes murderer loses conviction, sentence appeals, Grac...