[ad_1] Traffic has accumulated on Auckland’s South Highway after an accident near the Khyber Pass exit ramp. Photo: NZTA Police and emergency services were called about the accident in the northbound lanes around 1.30 pm. One person suffered moderate injuries. Three of the northbound lanes were blocked for about an …
Read More »Tauranga residents will be charged a new target fee for sidewalk debris collection
[ad_1] Tauranga residents will be charged a new target rate for introducing curbside garbage pickups for all households next year. The new service, which will initially cost $ 230, including GST for the first year, will run from July 1, 2021 and will be charged through a new target rate …
Read More »Toxic warning: deadly drug detected in New Zealand again
[ad_1] A deadly drug known to induce zombie-like behavior and involved in more than 70 kiwi deaths has been found again in the community, putting authorities on high alert. Scientists detected the chemical compound, called AMB-Fubinaca, in three seized synthetic cannabis samples originating from Northland, Bay of Plenty and Christchurch. …
Read More »New Zealand banks named in FinCEN leak defend process
[ad_1] A BNZ spokesperson said it had re-examined the payments, which were made in 2011 and 2013, and had not identified any concerns regarding the processes or how they were being managed at the time. “As a highly regulated bank, we must be extremely vigilant on all matters related to …
Read More »Warm temperatures may continue, but Canterbury anticipates wild weather
[ad_1] EMMA DANGERFIELD / things The wind capsized a springboard in Rangiora on September 16, and more winds are forecast this week. Cantabrians are being warned to close the hatches during the gusty days ahead, with wild weather already improving across the region. Parts of the region got a glimpse …
Read More »Woman estimates hundreds of siblings of sperm donor father after DNA test
[ad_1] When Fiona Darroch started searching for books her godfather had written, she never expected what she would find: that the man was actually her biological father. Dr. Norman “Tony” Walker, an obstetrician who had also given birth to her, had actually used his own sperm when Darroch’s mother was …
Read More »Geese go wild near Lake Rotorua
[ad_1] Take a look: A group of unrepentant undesirables are causing a riot near the shore of Rotorua Lake, stopping traffic and defecating on the trails. The geese have moved away from the shore of the lake in Rotorua. Photo: Ben Fraser / Rotorua Daily Post A herd of about …
Read More »Tour bus driver in fatal five-person accident is arrested at home
[ad_1] One of the victims of the Chinese tour bus accident on the outskirts of Rotorua last year described how the loss of a daughter he called his “whole world”, his wife and father also robbed a house that he no longer can face the return. In a victim impact …
Read More »Te Anau murder accused Rodney Fallowfield of being tried in 2021
[ad_1] supplied Rodney Fallowfield is accused of killing his wife Shirley Reedy. A man accused of killing his new girlfriend will go to trial in winter 2021. Rodney Fallowfield, 52, faces one charge for murdering his wife Shirley Alaina Reedy, 52, of Balclutha. Reedy was found dead in a Te …
Read More »Kawhia shooting: ‘Lie with him, he’s going to die’, woman who hatched a robbery plan takes the stand
[ad_1] A man who was shot twice after breaking into the home of a Kawhia man was last seen exiting the riddled vehicle and collapsing to the ground. Emma Salvation told Hamilton Superior Court today that it was around 5 a.m. on June 6 last year and after arriving at …
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