[ad_1] A serious accident has occurred north of Auckland. Photo / Supplied One person was killed in a serious accident north of Auckland tonight that closed State Highway 1. Emergency services were called to the scene of the two-car crash between Puhoi and Warkworth, near Pohuehue, around 5 p.m. Police …
Read More »No trips, but boat sellers see skyrocketing demand
[ad_1] This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. With international travel out of the picture, many kiwis are itching to get out on the water. But boat sellers say they can’t match demand, which has skyrocketed since the first close. There is also little space for …
Read More »‘Extensive delays’: major crash south of Warkworth shuts down SH1
[ad_1] A serious accident has occurred north of Auckland. Photo / Supplied A serious accident closed State Highway 1 north of Auckland, and motorists were warned to expect “long delays” Emergency services were called at the scene of a serious two-car accident on SH1 between Puhoi and Warkworth, near Pohuehue. …
Read More »Swimmer brought to safety after being washed away by Otago’s Kawarau River
[ad_1] Debbie Jamieson / Stuff A woman who was swept downstream while swimming in the fast-running Kawarau River is reunited with her friends after being searched by ambulance personnel. A woman was airlifted from a rock in an Otago River after being washed several hundred meters downstream when she had …
Read More »‘Punishment enough’: judge fires mother for the death of the baby in the bathroom
[ad_1] A High Court judge has released the woman without conviction. Photo / Archive A grieving mother has been released without conviction after pleading guilty to the murder of her 11-month-old son who died unattended in a bathroom. The tired mother had left two of her young children unsupervised in …
Read More »Members of the mixed race mob descend on Southland – Mayor Gore is upset
[ad_1] Kavinda Herath / Things A large group of Mongrel Mob members are in Southland on Wednesday, and these three ride to Invercargill after visiting Bluff in the morning. A large group of Mongrel Mob members, who are being monitored by the police as they travel through the South Island, …
Read More »A ‘senseless violent death’: grieving family tells killer driver about their anguish
[ad_1] Hamish McNeilly / Stuff Luke Savigny appears in Dunedin Superior Court. A grieving mother lifted the shoes and cap her son was wearing on the day of his death to remind the man who killed him how much he meant to his family. Luke Savigny, who has never had …
Read More »The highway reopens after a serious accident that caused significant traffic delays
[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff Police attend a serious accident on Russley Rd Wednesday morning. One person was seriously injured after rolling his car onto a busy Christchurch motorway, causing significant traffic congestion. The accident occurred on Russley Rd (State Highway 1), between Ryans Rd and Bentley St in Russley, …
Read More »Increasing Threat of Gun Violence on Manukau Counties DHB Agenda
[ad_1] Counties Manukau Health is reviewing its emergency closure plan to deal with crisis situations, including firearm incidents. Photo / LDR With a series of armed incidents in South Auckland making headlines, the Manukau Counties DHB is reviewing its emergency closure plans to deal with such events. The issue was …
Read More »Abandoned rugby player seriously injured after attack by Marist St Pats players
[ad_1] Andrew McArthur / Stuff Petone Ridge Studd rugby player chases a Marist St Pats player. Studd subsequently suffered severe facial injuries after being attacked by Marist St Pats players. The Marist St Pats Rugby Football Club has been banned from entering a men’s team at a prestigious Wellington tournament …
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