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Trump, who takes office on 20 January, hasn’t publicly fleshed out his policy on Ukraine, but his previous comments have put a question mark over whether the United States will continue to be Ukraine’s biggest military backer. ADVERTISEMENTUS President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.However, Zelenskyy said it won’t be possible to end the almost three years of war in one day, as Trump claimed during his election campaign that he could do.”The ‘hot’ stage of the war…
Pneumonia is usually the result of a bacterial or viral infection and you can catch pneumonia from someone who already has it, as you can with the common cold. ADVERTISEMENTPneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs which is usually caused by an infection. Most people who contract it get better in two to four weeks but it can be dangerous in babies, older people and those with heart or lung conditions. They can become seriously ill and may need to be treated in hospital.What are the causes?Pneumonia is usually the result of a bacterial or viral infection and you can…
A man accused of long hiding a stolen pair of sequined ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz plans to plead guilty, his attorney confirmed today.The slippers were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Their whereabouts remained a mystery for nearly 13 years until the FBI recovered them in 2018. They fetched a record price for movie memorabilia when they were auctioned off for US$32.5 million (NZ$57.9 million) last month, according to Heritage Auctions, which conducted the sale. The buyer still has not been revealed.Jerry Hal Saliterman,…
The movement of fruit and vegetables in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe is under restrictions following the discovery of a single Oriental fruit fly in the area.The legal controls were put in place by Biosecurity New Zealand after the male fly was discovered in a surveillance trap in a suburban backyard in Papatoetoe.To date, no other flies have been found in the other 187 surveillance traps in the Papatoetoe/Māngere area, Biosecurity NZ said today in a media release. “We need community help to make sure we successfully find and eradicate any further fruit flies that may be present in the…
Police appealed for witnesses to come forward following a “suspicious” fire in Whangārei on Thursday morning. The Tikipunga fire was first spotted by a member of the public at around 5.30am on January 2 when they came across a vehicle on fire on the front lawn of a residential property. The member alerted the property’s occupants and helped them move another vehicle to safety. “Police would like to speak to this member of the public and any other potential witnesses who may have seen or heard something suspicious in Kiripaka Road around the time of the fire,” Acting Detective Senior…
Security concerns at Auckland Airport forced the cancellation of an Air New Zealand flight late on Friday evening, leaving a number of Dunedin-bound passengers stranded.Flight NZ677 was due to depart from Auckland before the aircraft returned to the gate due to security reasons.Passengers remained onboard for a period before they were disembarked safely, Air New Zealand’s chief operational integrity and safety officer David Morgan said.The airline was working with passengers to reaccommodate them, he said.Police said it was in response to a report of a phone threat in relation to the flight yesterday. “The plane was held at Auckland Airport…
The house made famous by the Breaking Bad TV series is up for sale, and the owners of the otherwise unassuming home in one of Albuquerque’s older neighbourhoods are hoping the property’s role in the long-running series will help them fetch a pretty penny.Centred on mythical methamphetamine cookers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, the series wrapped up more than a decade ago, but its legacy continues to draw looky-loos to the home and other associated filming spots around town.New Mexico’s governor also recently tapped the Walter White character, played by Bryan Cranston, to star in a campaign against littering in…
Auckland Council has been confiscating recycling bins in an effort to stop people throwing rubbish in the wrong bin.104 bins were seized from households from Manuwera, Papakura and Wiri in the first phase of a trial to combat growing contamination of recycling, which ended in May 2024.General manager of Waste Solutions, Justine Haves, said bins were confiscated from residents who repeatedly put rubbish in their recycling bin, even after warnings.Recycling contamination from bagged waste, clothing and textiles was getting worse, Haves said, and intervention was needed.”The contamination in recycling actually costs us, it obviously slows down the recycling of good…
An opening gala was held at the National Theatre in Warsaw as Poland inaugurated its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union, which it assumed on 1 January 2025. ADVERTISEMENTPoland has held a celebratory gala in Warsaw to mark the beginning of its second ever presidency of the Council of the European Union.The country is tasked with guiding the Council’s work and representing all member states in negotiations with other EU institutions. The spot rotates among the EU’s 27 member states every six months, with Hungary wrapping up its own controversial tenure in December.During the gala, Polish and…
Two people were taken to hospital with critical injuries after a car collided with a power pole in Auckland this morning. Police were notified about the crash on Gilbert Road in Ōtara at around 5.35am. “Two people were transported to hospital with critical injuries,” police said. Traffic is being diverted at the intersections of Gilbert Road and Lappington Road, as well as Gilbert Road and Franich Street.