[ad_1] A man and horse known to ride through downtown Dunedin were separated after a video was posted online showing the man hitting the horse. Mike Herzog had become known for bareback riding Jay, a 15-year-old gelding, through the streets of Dunedin. The couple loved traveling from their home in …
Read More »KEA Kids News: Watch Teen Sisters Finally Reunite With Their Parents After Covid Separated Them For A Year
[ad_1] Two teenage sisters were finally able to reunite with their parents in Australia, after Covid-19 separated them for nearly 12 months. When 15-year-old Paige and 13-year-old Ella Hughes said goodbye to their family in early January, they didn’t know it would be almost a year before they could hug …
Read More »Dunedin man dies eight days after ship crash
[ad_1] Hamish McNeilly / Stuff A man died in Dunedin hospital eight days after colliding with the side of a boathouse. A Dunedin man who collided with the side of a shed in his wheelchair died at Dunedin Hospital. Michael MacLeod, 46, died Sunday, eight days after sustaining fatal injuries …
Read More »Image of two widowed penguins who comfort each other wins the first prize
[ad_1] tobiasvisuals / Instagram Award-winning photo by German photographer Tobias Baumgaertner. The image of two widowed penguins comforting each other as they gaze at the Melbourne city lights has been awarded a superior photography award. German photographer Tobias Baumgaertner captured the moment in 2019 after spending three nights in the …
Read More »Gang Recruits in Hawke’s Bay: Police seize drugs, cash and 21 guns, seven arrested
[ad_1] Inspector Rob Jones said search warrants have been executed in Hawke’s Bay, Raupunga and Gisborne since Dec. 8. Photo / supplied Police arrested seven people and seized 21 firearms and sets of methamphetamine, cannabis, and cash from search warrants triggered by violent gang incidents in the region. East Chief …
Read More »New Executive Director of Canterbury District Board of Health Announced
[ad_1] MARION VAN DIJK / Things Nelson Marlborough Health CEO Dr. Peter Bramley will be the permanent replacement at the CDHB. Peter Bramley has been named executive director of the troubled Canterbury District Board of Health. The head of Nelson Marlborough Health has been serving in the role since August, …
Read More »Sentences of drug providers reduced due to drug cartel threats
[ad_1] 123rf Two men found guilty of supplying cocaine had their jail terms reduced. Two of the three men involved in supplying nearly a kilogram of cocaine to an undercover police officer had their sentences reduced because they were under duress by a Colombian drug cartel. Juan Sebastián Galicia Romero …
Read More »Family members struggle with life expectancy requirement for MIQ rush spots
[ad_1] New Zealanders who need quick entry to the country to be with dying relatives are frustrated by demands for a life expectancy test. Some hospitals say that assessing the life expectancy of patients is impossible and will not provide them. Photo: 123rf.com MBIE wants the supporting evidence in the …
Read More »Children’s Commissioner investigates how widespread police photo incidents are
[ad_1] The Commissioner for Children is demanding to know whether police routinely take photographs of youth on the street across the country. Andrew Becroft, Commissioner for Children Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King He joins others, including Wairarapa iwi, calling for an investigation after police in the region admitted to illegally …
Read More »Helicopter accident victims to be dismissed at funeral two days before Christmas
[ad_1] A joint funeral will be held on Wednesday for the Canterbury couple who died in a helicopter crash near Kaikōura. Andrew Hamish Davidson, 60, and Lin Chen, 39, will be fired at a service at Westpark Chapel in Burnside on Wednesday afternoon. A private cremation will then take place. …
Read More »