[ad_1] Police are investigating after a man was found in an Auckland CBD church with a gunshot wound this morning. Police received a report of a person with a gunshot wound at 7.30 a.m. M. The incident is understood to have taken place near St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wyndham St. …
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[ad_1] A Dunedin teenager who struck a Corrections officer during his court appearance will be released after 10 weeks behind bars. Ollie Abraham Carse Walker, 19, appeared in Dunedin District Court yesterday, where he was sentenced to 18 months of intensive supervision following the courtroom fight on June 30. Judge …
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[ad_1] Three accidents in 24 hours on a newly redesigned Christchurch highway have worried residents that the “homeless corner” will become a death trap. A resident is calling for the corner of Worsleys Rd in Cracroft to be completely redesigned before someone dies. A transportation engineer has also criticized the …
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[ad_1] By RNZ Waiwera’s iconic hot pool complex closed for a $ 3 million renovation in February 2018. It never reopened. Instead, the past two years have seen court battles over rentals and trademarks, liquidations, canceled leases, and an understanding that the damage to the infrastructure of the 50-year-old water …
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[ad_1] A Mosgiel man was fined $ 2,000 for drowning eight feral cats. Donald Glen Macdonald (62) appeared in Dunedin District Court yesterday after pleading guilty to killing an animal that caused unreasonable suffering or unnecessary pain. Judge Michael Turner said the case underscores a “common misconception” in the community. …
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[ad_1] Fast fashion is back in the spotlight as researchers calculate the global spread of microfibers from synthetic fabrics like polyester and nylon. Washing clothes made from synthetic microfibers is one of the biggest contributors to plastic pollution on farmland, according to new research. Scientists at the University of California …
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[ad_1] Sweden’s laid-back approach to living with Covid-19 has come under international scrutiny, but now a group of 200 scientists, medical experts and professors are raising the pressure on the official version of events. The group, of which Australian expatriate and former epidemiologist David Steadson is a member, told news.com.au …
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[ad_1] Auckland commuters have a longer commute to work this morning after a line failure closed the city’s central train station. Auckland Transport says that the Britomart station in the CBD is temporarily closed and passengers using trains should expect delays. TRACK FAILURE AT BRITOMART STATIONUPDATE 1 – 5:45 AMExpect …
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[ad_1] Now a Dunedin couple can be named who scammed the University of Otago out of more than $ 220,000. Gavin Marcus Bainbridge, 49, was employed as a senior manager in the university’s IT department in 2017; His wife Karen Ailsa Bainbridge, 47, did not work there, but she became …
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[ad_1] US President Donald Trump … and “Spike?” Local election clerks in Michigan who unloaded absentee ballots for overseas residents received ballots that included Trump’s Republican running mate Jeremy Cohen, who is the Libertarian Party’s candidate for vice president, the Secretary of State’s office said. Michigan. Vice President Mike Pence …
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