[ad_1] A motorist is seriously injured after a serious accident on the South Highway, forcing the closure of several lanes. Emergency services were called for the accident in the northbound lane after a single car rolled near Redoubt Rd. Several northbound lanes were closed after the 3:00 p.m. accident UPDATE …
Read More »Comanchero trial: ‘Secrets and pretenses’ used to disguise offense, says Crown
[ad_1] Comanchero Motorcycle Club President Pasilika Naufahu arrived in New Zealand in 2016 and set out to ride the gang for monetary gain while those around him enjoyed the benefits, says the Crown. The trial against Naufahu, Connor Michael Tamati Clausen, accountant Wiwini Himi Hakaraia, a media personality with name …
Read More »The captain’s texting in the final moments when a capsized cattle boat sailed straight into the eye of the typhoon
[ad_1] The captain of Gulf Livestock 1 texted his partner saying he was praying in the moments leading up to the ship capsizing, after it entered a powerful typhoon. Only two of the ship’s 43 crew have been rescued so far after it sank in the East China Sea last …
Read More »Failed laser eye surgery left woman with blurry vision and migraines
[ad_1] A woman who thought her vision would improve with laser eye surgery has been left with double vision and severe headaches. During the surgery, the doctor used a small-sized treatment pack where a medium-sized one was required, but this was not discovered until after the procedure. The error meant …
Read More »2020 election: Labor vows to make Matariki a public holiday
[ad_1] Labor leader Jacinda Ardern has kicked off her party’s election campaign by announcing that, if elected, Labor would make Matariki a public holiday. It would be the first new New Zealand holiday in nearly 50 years and the 12th New Zealand holiday of the year. It would start in …
Read More »Bloated cows floating in a turquoise sea? Time to end live export
[ad_1] OPINION: It seems more than absurd to me that dozens of dead New Zealand cows are now floating in the East China Sea. On September 2, 5,867 cows perished when Gulf Livestock 1 capsized and sank west of Amani Oshima in Japan. Forty-three crew members were on board, including …
Read More »Waikato man struggles to hold back tears as he is sentenced for the death of a child in the driveway
[ad_1] A Waikato man who accidentally ran over a child “multiple” times in his driveway says he didn’t realize he had hit something until he noticed the last “hit.” Michael Angus Murray wiped tears from his eyes in the dock in Hamilton District Court today when he was sentenced on …
Read More »Fatal turn at the three-point driveway a small child chases grandparents
[ad_1] A judge has told a couple that no penalty the court can impose would be worse than the guilt they bear after killing their 1-year-old grandson during a three-point turn at a farm gate. Michael Angus Murray was behind the wheel in December 2019, at a house on the …
Read More »Woman who went blind delayed treatment after optometrist failed to investigate ‘float’
[ad_1] A woman who could not see with her right eye suffered a two-month delay in receiving treatment after an optometrist failed to investigate a “float” in her right eye. An eye surgeon who helped advocate for the woman said the delay in treatment was likely to make her vision …
Read More »Callum McCowatt’s new club tried to sign young All White 15 months ago
[ad_1] Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images Former Wellington Phoenix forward Callum McCowatt has joined Danish Helsingor on a two-year deal. Fifteen months after showing All Whites forward Callum McCowatt at the club’s Danish headquarters, Helsingør co-owner Jordan Gardner finally got his man. As revealed Stuff, the 21-year-old New Zealand international …
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