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Humble Napier police officer who saved a boy swept off Marine Parade dies of cancer 5 May, 2021 01:33 AM 3 minutes to read Senior constable Bryan Farquharson (left) and constable Paul Bailey with Joshua McQuoid, who they rescued in Napier in 2013. Photo / Mark Mitchell Senior constable Bryan Farquharson (left) and constable Paul Bailey with Joshua McQuoid, who they rescued in Napier in 2013. Photo / Mark Mitchell The son of Napier Senior Constable Bryan Farquharson says his father always treated the famous rescue of a boy from Marine Parade's surf as just another day on the job. Farq...

Court order boosts funding plea as lawmakers build budget JOHN O'CONNOR, AP Political Writer April 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Tyrone T., left, and Jack L., discuss their jobs which have been on hold because of the COVID 19 pandemic in this April 1, 2021, photo at the Springfield, Ill., group home they live in operated by Sparc, an agency devoted to assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A state study prompted by a federal consent decree reports that it would cost the state $329 million this year alone to meet the 2011 court order's demands exp...

Sasha Borissenko: Which MPs own the most property - part 2 4 Apr, 2021 03:00 AM 8 minutes to read Finance Minister Grant Robertson and PM Jacinda Ardern defend criticism from Judith Collins over bright-line test changes. Video / Mark Mitchell Finance Minister Grant Robertson and PM Jacinda Ardern defend criticism from Judith Collins over bright-line test changes. Video / Mark Mitchell NZ Herald COMMENT: In light of the Government's recent housing announcement last week I canvassed our MPs' property interests but only managed to get through A-K of the alphabet. With the rate of home ...

'Labour party's got no idea': National MP knocks down Govt over 'rubbish' housing claims Newshub 4/04/2021 Mark Quinlivan © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty/File Watch: Kiwis offered the chance to buy shares in a $1 million Auckland house. National's David Bennett says Labour has "no idea" about the housing market as the second week after the Government's changes to tax policy near an end. Last week, the Government announced it would phase out the so-called "tax loophole" for property investors over four years. Investors responded by threatening to hike rents and pull out o...

Press Release – Wellington City Council The new walking and biking paths along the Cobham Drive foreshore have been blessed by Taranaki Whnui ki te Upoko o te Ika at a ceremony this morning (Monday 15 March) and then officially opened by Deputy Mayor Sarah Free and MP for hriu Greg OConnor. … The new walking and biking paths along the Cobham Drive foreshore have been blessed by Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika at a ceremony this morning (Monday 15 March) and then officially opened by Deputy Mayor Sarah Free and MP for Ōhāriu Greg O’Connor. This part of Wellington’s coast holds...