Two decades after meth took first took hold, New Zealand has failed to curb the drug’s popularity and the devastating social harm caused by addiction. New data from wastewater testing shows the burden is not
WEBSITE OF THE YEARAPP OF THE YEARNew Zealand4 Jul, 2021 05:00 PM2 minutes to readThe Covid 19 vaccine is now available to those in Group 3. Photo / Bevan ConleyWhanganui District Health Board has apologised for a privacy breach that accidentally disclosed the email addresses of about 200 people.The health board has been inviting people…
Monday, 05 July 2021WEBSITE OF THE YEARAPP OF THE YEARNew ZealandUpdated4 Jul, 2021 06:00 PM9 minutes to readCabinet minister Kiritapu Allan says she took the opportunity over the course of her illness to reflect on every part of her life. Photo / Mark MitchellCabinet minister Kiritapu Allan says she took the opportunity over the course…
WEBSITE OF THE YEARAPP OF THE YEARNew Zealand|Crime4 Jul, 2021 07:42 AM3 minutes to readFire & Slice pizza and Indian restaurant, where a chef was injured on Saturday. Photo / SuppliedAn Auckland chef fled his pizza store in fear after being punched by a customer who asked him if he believed in God.The chef was…
FaZe Clan is once again reeling from drama, and this time the damage might be longer-lasting. Decrypt notes that FaZe has punished four players for alleged involvement in a pump-and-dump scheme involving the Save the Kids cryptocurrency project. The eSports team suspended Jarvis (pictured), Nikan and Teeqo, and has permanently removed Kay from the organization.…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company is still trying to sell cities on transit loops, and it might just have a significant buyer. As The Verge reports, the Boring Company has submitted a bid for a transit tunnel loop that would link the downtown with the beach. The Las Olas Loop would be an “innovative and unprecented”…
It didn’t take long for Porsche’s rumored Taycan recall to become official. The German car maker has recalled about 43,000 Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo EVs worldwide over a sudden power loss issue. You’ll have to take your electric sports sedan to a workshop to receive an hour-long software update (over-the-air isn’t an option this…
Robert Whittaker says Israel Adesanya got in his head prior to their first contest, and it affected his performance in the Octagon. Whittaker has made no disdain of his dislike for the middleweight champion in the past, but this is perhaps the first time he acknowledged it hampered his ability to fight to the best…
There is little denying that the landscape of combat sports has changed a little in the last year or two. What initially appeared to be little more than disposable novelty fights involving social media stars and actual, real-life fighters has developed into a legitimate box office bonanza for the fighters and promoters of late —…
Just days separate us from the third chapter in the Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rivalry which first saw its inception back in 2014. On that occasion, in what was considered to be McGregor’s toughest test to date in the UFC (despite having defeated Max Holloway the summer prior), Poirier was seen as a significant…
