Wellington.Scoop A swimmer drowned in the Hutt River in the early hours of this morning. Police were called to Waterworks Road in Kaitoke Regional Park around 12:15am, after the swimmer failed to surface during a swim in the river. The swimmer was recovered from the water and medical attention was administered. However, said police, he […]
News from NZ Police Boaties using the water near Kinloch Beach at Lake Taupō are urged to take care after a boat caught fire and sank this afternoon. Police were notified of the fire, some 300m from the shore, at about 2.50pm. Everyone on the boat was safe, thanks to nearby boaties who came to […]
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The Daily Mail reports: Tax credits to be limited to TWO children to cut bill that’s soared to £30billion Meanwhile in New Zealand: An “unrepentant, life-long member of the Mongrel Mob” who punched his pregnant partner unconscious has been handed a get-out-of-jail card – but it comes with a condition. James Meha Te Ruruku Elkington, […]
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The ITUC has condemned the prison sentences handed down on officials of the independent trade union centre BKDP 26 December. BKDP President and ILO Governing Body member Aliaksandr Yarashuk, Vice-President Siarhei Antusevich and BKDP employee Iryna But-Husaim ...
26 December Field Crime Manager Counties Manukau, Detective Inspector Warrick Adkin. A 47-year-old local man has been arrested and will appear before the Manukau District Court tomorrow. He is currently charged with Assault with a weapon. ...
26 December Field Crime Manager Counties Manukau, Detective Inspector Warrick Adkin. A 20-year-old local male has appeared before at the Counties Manukau District Court today. He has been charged with: Kidnapping, Driving while ...
News from NZ Police A person critically injured in a car fire in Taranaki this morning has died in hospital. Emergency services were alerted to the car fire on State Highway 3 (Mokau Road) at 7.20am today. A person with serious burns was airlifted to Waikato Hospital but died a short time later. Enquiries are […]
Police are in attendance at a one vehicle crash involving a motorbike on Cook Drive, Whitianga.
Police are in attendance at a serious crash on Edendale Woodlands Highway/ SH1. Two people are being transported to hospital via Helicopter, one in critical condition. Traffic is being diverted via St Ronan’s Road, not suitable for heavy traffic. ...
Police and emergency services are in attendance at a single vehicle roll-over on SH1 between Wilson and Stead Roads. A horse truck has rolled over on Waikouaiti Road-Waitati Road, near Evansdale at about 6.11pm. Two occupants of the vehicle have been taken ...
At about 7.20am emergency services were alerted to a car fire on State Highway 3 (Mokau Road) where a person died.
Attributed to Field Crime Manager Counties Manukau, Detective Inspector Warrick Adkin. Police are appealing for help from the public in relation to the death of a woman early this morning Monday 26 December at 3.24am. Police are aware that there ...
Attributed to Inspector Jason Homan. Police are urging people to reduce their speed and increase following distances following heavy rain in the Auckland region. There is significant flooding throughout Auckland and Police are wanting people to take ...
Fukuoka Prefecture and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) have entered a partnership agreement that includes jointly implementing initiatives to expand the adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles (FC mobility) for vehicles ...
At Christmas time, we can sometimes receive an unwanted gift, spend too much, and then regret our purchases later. If you plan to sell your unwanted items, make sure you take care when doing so. Some districts have a safe trade zone, but if your town ...
Police have recovered the body of a canoeist missing in a lake at Roto Kohatu Reserve. The canoeist had been missing since capsizing yesterday evening. Police are working to support the family of the canoeist. At this stage the family has requested that ...
A person critically injured in a car fire in Taranaki this morning has passed away in hospital. Emergency services were alerted to the car fire on State Highway 3 (Mokau Road) at 7.20am today. A person with serious burns was airlifted to Waikato Hospital ...
Potential debuts abound as the Central Stags and Hinds head into their first Dream11 Super Smash doubleheader of the 2022/23 T20 summer, tomorrow. The Stags and Hinds open their campaign with a run of four home match days, starting at Palmerston North’s ...
According to new consumer buying interest insights from PriceSpy , Boxing Day last year outperformed that of any other day in 2021 (including Black Friday); And findings from a recent consumer omnibus survey commissioned on behalf of PriceSpy found: Almost ...
The Herald reports: The Government has hired about 200 different consulting firms to work on its Auckland Light Rail project in the five years since 2017, costing over $50 million. National’s transport spokesman Simeon Brown described the spend as a “gravy train”, noting that despite the volume of firms clipping the ticket, Aucklanders are a […]
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Police have received several reports recently regarding a man indecently exposing himself to people at Rocket Park in Mt Albert. A 56-year-old man was arrested on 23 December and has been summoned to appear in court for performing an indecent act. ...
“ACT knows Kiwis are struggling, not just with a cost of living crisis, but a tax crisis too. That's why we would return the revenue collected from the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to them in the form of a Carbon Tax Refund. That would mean ...
Kiwi have already turned to Trade Me to offload presents that missed the mark, with Santa not quite delivering the goods for many this Christmas. Trade Me spokesperson Millie Silvester said by 9am, 4,300 presents that didn’t do the trick had been ...
The Herald reports: The Government introduced 130 pages of amendments to a piece of controversial Three Waters legislation, just hours after that bill was passed – and before it had even been given the royal assent by the Governor-General. The Three Waters Entities Bill passed its third reading on the morning of December 8, ending […]
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