Queen St lobby group s legal bid to stop council work declined
6 May, 2021 04:40 AM
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Auckland s Queen St. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
NZ Herald
Save the Queen Street Society s request for an interim injunction to stop council work in lower Queen St has been declined - with work on Queen St to start this Monday.
The group - which has Heart of the City boss Viv Beck on its committee - said this afternoon that members weren t surprised by the decision as interim injunctions were extremely difficult to obtain due to the need to prove that the new temporary works cannot be reversed .
Egypt's non-oil private sector shrank for a fifth month in April as sales and employment declined at a heightened pace and input costs rose, a survey showed on Thursday.
Q&A: How DNA detective work is helping crack complex diseases
6 May, 2021 01:30 AM
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Recent breakthroughs in genetics have transformed our understanding of many complex diseases. Image / 123RF
The human genetic code is mind-bogglingly complex - but it s a field of science
Professor Justin O Sullivan feels at home in. The deputy director of the University of Auckland s Liggins Institute, and a fellow of the Office of the Prime Minister s Chief Science Advisor, will be giving his inaugural professorial lecture tomorrow afternoon about genetics, complex diseases and the microbiome. Science reporter
Jamie Morton chatted with him ahead of his talk.
Landlord of man accused of murder, and attempted murder of ex-wife, claims he was a good man
5 May, 2021 11:15 PM
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Two people were injured and one person died following the incident in Māngere Bridge. Photo / File
Two people were injured and one person died following the incident in Māngere Bridge. Photo / File
The landlord of a man on trial for murder and attempted murder of his ex-wife said he was a good man who visited his daughter after work.
The defence is calling witnesses in the trial for Soafa Niumagumagu who is charged with the attempted murder of his former wife Puapuaga Matamua, murder of Sagaia Kaisala, 32, and assault with a weapon against Abdul Riyaz in June 2019.