The father of a man killed by a notorious drink-driver, who was ordered to stay away from Wairarapa yesterday, says he fears for the safety of the community where the recidivist offender will live once he is released from prison.
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Wairarapa United speedster Dale Higham wasn't taking his selection in the Junior All Whites football team to contest the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in Turkey next month for granted.
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No ambiguity in the outcome of the submission process at all. It is clear from the press release that the 87% of submitters who were in favour of Wairarapa being in a Wellington Unitary was 87% of the long form submissions received from the Wairarapa.
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KiwiRail has started random drug and alcohol testing for employees after a worker who failed to check his co-workers were off the track before a passenger train passed by and nearly hit them was found to be a regular cannabis user. The agency introduced random testing last month, in addition to developing a new learning management system and safety initiatives as a recommended by a report into the incident north of Wellington. "Our safety record regarding harm to our people has improved since this incident as a result of the implementation of further safety initiatives across the business,''…
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