Arrest after police raid international bikie gang's Canterbury headquarters

Can't view this email, [click here]( 08 December 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Arrest after police raid international bikie gang's Canterbury headquarters]( One person was arrested, while $6000 cash, a stolen vehicle and a loaded semi-automatic .22 calibre firearm were recovered. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Officers in paddy wagon spot 9-year-old driving drunk dad to bottle store]( Police officers in a passing paddy wagon saw a 9-year-old driving his intoxicated dad to a bottle store. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Whakaari survivors: The small choices that led to big consequences]( White Island eruption survivors Matt and Lauren Urey had no way of knowing their choice in clothing the day of the eruption would shape the rest of their lives. 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This year there are less than 20. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Govt offers Kiwis $1000 bonus to take up horticulture work amid labour shortage]( New incentives also include $200 a week towards accommodation costs. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Rudy Giuliani in hospital after positive test for Covid-19]( Rudy Giuliani, who has travelled extensively to battleground states in recent weeks in an effort to help Trump subvert his election loss, is now in hospital with Covid. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Report finds microwave energy likely made US diplomats ill]( American embassy staff in Cuba and China who started experiencing symptoms that included intense head pressure and dizziness were probably hit by "directed” microwave radiation, an investigation has found. 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