Wyn Drabble: Bedtime battle with Molly
19 Jan, 2021 08:33 PM
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Molly was just like the De Havilland Mosquito, ducking, diving and going in for the attack. Photo / File
Molly was just like the De Havilland Mosquito, ducking, diving and going in for the attack. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Wyn Drabble It was all-out war. To make it trickier, it was all waged in the dark of night. There were only two combatants, and I, normally a man of peace and tranquillity, admit to being one of them.
It was a bit of a David and Goliath story. I remember one of my early thoughts at the time was, Why don t you pick on someone your own size? The enemy s weight, according to one source, is 0.000088 ounces so you can surely imagine what I was up against.
By Robby Stanley
Jan 18, 2021 3:30 PM
NASHVILLE If there is one thing that has become clear in the past decade with Tennessee football, it’s that it has more twists and turns than a daytime soap opera.
The latest twist came Monday morning when it was reported that Jeremy Pruitt had been fired with cause by the University of Tennessee and that Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer would be “retiring” at when his replacement was found.
Pruitt’s firing is not a surprise. There has been an investigation around the football program since mid-November and signs were pointing to Pruitt’s future at Tennessee being very much in jeopardy. The fact that Tennessee was able to fire him with cause and avoid paying his buyout of $12.6 million leads you to believe that whatever the “Level 1” and “Level 2” violations that have been found here are very substantial. It will be interesting to see whether or not Pruitt’s legal representatives seek payment.
Northland man charged with arson after home destroyed by fire
18 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Firefighters managed to save a shed at the Ngawhitu Rd property but the house was too far gone. Photo / Supplied
Firefighters managed to save a shed at the Ngawhitu Rd property but the house was too far gone. Photo / Supplied
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
A man has been charged with arson after a house burned to the ground in the rural Mid North on Sunday night.
The alarm was raised just after 10pm on Ngawhitu Rd, west of Moerewa off Ngapipito Rd.