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Alcohol sales laws need an overhaul, researchers say, after finding 73% of door-to-door booze deliveries happen with zero identification checks and almost half the alcohol is left unattended at the door.In some cases the contactless deliveries were made within half an hour.The study, carried out by Alcohol Healthwatch, included 46 online alcohol orders made during two months in 2023, by a researcher under 25 year old.Alcohol Healthwatch health promotion advisor Sarah Sneyd, the lead author of the study, told Checkpoint that new shopping patterns mean alcohol laws have fallen behind, and desperately need an overhaul.”There are a few problems here…

He was the first man appointed to the staff of Auckland FC — and that was only 10 months ago.Terry McFlynn was tasked with recruiting players from the ground up and also helping set up the new A-League club from scratch.”First and foremost, it was about getting the right characters in the building… people who want to be here for the right reasons, people who want to build a football club for the community, but also win trophies and titles,” he said.McFlynn knows about character and winning. A Northern Ireland youth international, the 41-year-old has lived for the past 20…

Speaking to UK broadcaster Sky News, Zelenskyy laid out his arguments for joining the transatlantic military alliance, arguing his country could not legally recognise occupied Ukrainian territories as Russian because it would be contrary to the constitution. ADVERTISEMENTUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that NATO membership must be based on Ukraine’s internationally recognised borders.Speaking to UK broadcaster Sky News, Zelenskyy laid out his arguments for joining the transatlantic military alliance, arguing his country could not legally recognise occupied Ukrainian territories as Russian because it would be contrary to the constitution.”You can’t give an invitation to just one part of a…

The body of a woman reported missing near the Waipu River mouth in Northland last night has been found.She was found by volunteers from Coastguard Whangārei around midday.Emergency services were called around midnight after the woman’s friends observed her entering the water but not returning.Coastguard and Waipu Surf Life Saving assisted to conduct shoreline searches.The initial search, involving Coastguard and Waipu Surf Life Saving and supported by a rescue helicopter continued until 3.00am, Coastguard said earlier, before resuming again this morning.In an updated statement this afternoon, police said the woman’s death will be referred to the coroner.

Protesters again swarmed the parliament in the capital Tbilisi, with some trying to break the metal gates to the building and there were also reports of the unrest spreading to the Black Sea city of Batumi. ADVERTISEMENTThousands of people have protested for a second night against the Georgian government’s decision to suspend European Union accession negotiations.Protesters again swarmed the parliament in the capital Tbilisi, with some trying to break the metal gates to the building.Riot police used water cannons to push them away from the building and later moved to force them farther back along the Rustaveli Avenue, the city’s main…

Police investigating the death of a 67-year-old man in Gisborne last month are seeking sightings of a man on a bicycle in the area of the night of the incident.Wayne Tamahori Dewes died in hospital after sustaining “serious injuries” at an address in Elgin on October 28.Police said they have made “good progress” in the investigation, despite reluctance by several witnesses to share information with investigators.”Police are seeking assistance from the community in relation to any sightings of a person on a bicycle in the Awapuni Rd, Lytton Rd and Elgin areas between 1.30am and 3am on October 28, 2024,”…

Early indications suggest a vehicle crossing the centreline resulted in a three-vehicle crash in Tīrau that claimed one life and put 14 others in hospital.Emergency services were called to the horrific scene at Piarere on State Highway 1 at 2pm on Wednesday after a busload of foreign tourists and two other vehicles collided on a northbound passing lane.The DNZ Travel bus was carrying 11 tourists and a driver.Police said three other people were spread across two other vehicles, a black Mazda ute and a silver Mazda liftback car.The driver’s side of the bus was mangled and the impact caused major…

A woman has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a security guard with a broken bottle following a “shoplifting incident” at a supermarket in the Auckland CBD this afternoon.Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin said police were called around 12.30pm after receiving a report of an assault.He said supermarket staff had identified a woman suspected of shoplifting from the store.”It was believed she had attempted to leave the shop without paying for more than $100 worth of groceries,” Baldwin said.”Security staff attempted to intervene and recover the groceries and a brief tussle ensued before the woman fled on foot.”Baldwin said the woman then…

This article was originally published in Portuguese Only PSD and CDS, the two parties supporting the government, voted in favour. With the exception of PS, all opposition parties voted against. ADVERTISEMENTThe Portuguese state budget was approved in a final vote in parliament, with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the CDS – People’s Party, both supporters of the government, voting in favour while the Socialist Party (PS) abstained.All other parties – Chega, Iniciativa Liberal, Bloco de Esquerda, PCP, Livre and PAN – voted against the budget, despite having succeeded in getting amendments approved prior to its finalisation.The voting process was marked…

Sexual assault and abuse survivors will be able to access ACC-funded therapy and benefits more quickly and easily under a new sensitive claims service that launches on Sunday, the Accident Corporation’s chief executive says.The new service has been three years in the making, after survivors and providers shared concerns about the limitations of the current regime, which had been in place since 2014.A particular concern was the length of time it took to lodge a claim and the process to get cover approved to access longer-term care, ACC chief executive Megan Main said.”It was imperative that we address this concern…