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OceaniaGreen Party co-leader James Shaw has decided not to contest the seat of Wellington Central. He has run as the Green Party candidate since 2011. Wellington Central is a safe-Labour seat. Labour's Grant Robertson won it with a 18,878 majority. Robertson announced last week he would also go list-only.
James Shaw will not contest Wellington Central, councillor Tamatha Paul to run instead
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Oceania · New ZealandDestiny Church leader Brian Tamaki blames porn use for Cyclone Gabrielle. He dedicated a sermon to the topic and zeroed in on Pornhub statistics showing that Gisborne and Hastings have the highest number of porn watchers in the country. Tamaki prefaced the results of his investigation by telling his followers he didn't watch porn.
'Stop watching': Brian Tamaki blames online porn for Cyclone Gabrielle
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OceaniaGisborne residents have been asked to stop using water immediately after the region's water plant failed. The back-up plant on the Waipaoa River has crashed, meaning the area only has a limited amount of water left in its reservoir. A navy vessel anchored offshore on Friday could turn 15,000 litres of saltwater into drinking water a day, but that was only a fraction of the city's needs. A state of emergency was declared for Tairwhiti region on Monday morning.
'Major crisis': Gisborne residents urgently told to stop using water
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Oceania · New ZealandBrian Gransden was last seen on Manuka Rd in Bayview. He was walking towards the dog park at Manuka Reserve between 6pm and 8pm on Monday evening. He has a disability and bad balance, and he wandered off into the storm with no jacket or jumper on, his sister said.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Man with disability missing from Auckland's North Shore
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This is the rainy day we’ve been saving for
Oceania · New ZealandWhile subtle changes have been made to Potter Brothers' website, there's yet to be any formal acknowledgement of the allegations.