WESTMINSTER — A loud and boisterous fight over municipal water rates. An attempted recall of four city council members in the spring. The sudden resignation of a mayor who had been in city leadership for more than 20 years. Flash
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Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Final woman on run from three separate MIQ breaches surrendered to police
A woman who escaped from MIQ security guards last night has surrendered to police after a series of separate quarantine breaches last night. Three Covid cases have escaped from a managed isolation facility in two separate incidents in the last
UN reports 'unprecedented' malnutrition in Tigray
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – The UN has warned of “unprecedented” malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region in a report published hours after the government sparked outrage by expelling senior UN officials. The latest situation report
Fresh Kim Jong-un pictures lay bare North Korea dictators huge weight loss
Fresh pictures of North Korean despot Kim Jong-un have laid bare his staggering weight loss. The stark contrast in the dictator's noticeably slimmer figure to the one he was sporting just months ago has even led to some conspiracy theorists
Labour Party: John McDonnell warns Sir Keir Starmer over leadership vote reforms – why rip our party apart?
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned his plans to reform how Labour elects its leader could “rip our party apart”. John McDonnell, who was shadow chancellor during Jeremy Corbyn‘s time as leader, said the reform was a “complete distraction” and
Afghanistan: UN rights chief warns of summary executions and restrictions on womens rights
The UN high commissioner for human rights has warned that she has credible reports of “summary executions” and restrictions imposed on women in areas of Afghanistan under Taliban control. Michelle Bachelet called on the Human Rights Council to take “bold
Can Labour tackle the housing crisis? What you need to know
By Michael Hall, RNZ The Human Rights Commission has released initial guidelines on what the right to a decent home means in Aotearoa, which it says will now inform an inquiry into successive governments’ failure to meet international obligations. The
Britain submerged by month-worth of rain in 24 hours amid dozen flood alerts
Britain has been hit by a string of flood alerts after the country was deluged by a month's worth of rain in 24 hours. The Environment Agency has issued the notifications after a day of torrential rain and thunderstorms on
Black Lives Matter co-founder resigns amid controversy over allegedly lavish lifestyle
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Thunderstorms, rain and snow: Cold weather set to continue
A low-pressure system is continuing to bring cold and wet weather to much of the country. Dunedin’s hill suburbs have now been included in MetService’s forecast for snow Tuesday morning. Until yesterday, Dunedin was not expected to get snow like