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Kāinga Ora admits jumping the gun in Whangārei state housing development 19 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM 5 minutes to read Trevor Reader said contrary to Kāinga Ora's claim, his group's focus is to save green space rather than oppose people living in State houses. Photo / Tania Whyte Trevor Reader said contrary to Kāinga Ora's claim, his group's focus is to save green space rather than oppose people living in State houses. Photo / Tania Whyte Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat Kāinga Ora has admitted demolishing a potential heritage house next to a...

Below the surface: reports of rising shark attack don't tell the whole story Jamie Waters © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Brandi Mueller/Getty Images Call it pessimism or a remarkable sixth sense, but Chantelle Doyle always had a feeling that a shark was going to bite her one day – and she was proved right. One morning in August 2020, while surfing off Port Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, the 35-year-old was paddling out when a 2.5m juvenile great white shark launched itself at her. It knocked her off her board and clamped on to her leg, readjusting its gr...

We Hear You: Cancel Culture Reaches a Galaxy Far, Far Away "What happened to our freedoms that set us apart from the very countries that we are now turning into?" San Diego resident Pam Elbers writes of Lucasfilm's sacking of Gina Carano for her social media posts. Pictured: Carano attends the premiere of Disney+'s "The Mandalorian" on Nov. 13, 2019, at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic/Getty Images) Commentary By Ken McIntyre, a 30-year veteran of national and local newspapers, serves as senior editor at The Daily Signal and The Heritage Foundation's Maril...

Flood Risk in Iowa, Nebraska Appears Low with Gradual Snow Melt February 25, 2021 The risk of flooding generally remains low across most of Nebraska and Iowa because the snow across both states is expected to melt gradually in the coming days. But the amount of ice on some rivers, particularly the Platte River in eastern Nebraska, remains a concern because chunks of ice can create flooding as the it melts by creating ice jams that block the channel of the river. So officials will be watching how the ice melts closely. National Weather Service hydrologist Da...

The first rule of Bite Club is you talk to Dave Pearson, a shark attack survivor who connects hundreds of people from around the world to support each other “beyond the bite”.