[ad_1] David Unwin / Things Two people were seriously injured and four moderately injured in an accident on Roberts Line, Palmerston North, on Wednesday. Screams echoed off a suburban highway as a minivan and truck crashed in Palmerston North. A PTS truck and minivan collided, the impact rupturing the truck’s …
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[ad_1] Judith Collins and an Auckland optometrist disagreed on today’s campaign, with the national leader rejected from the central Auckland eyewear store. Collins took a walk in Ponsonby, where she was greeted by strategically located national supporters some 20 meters away, prompting complaints from a “rental crowd.” But when Collins …
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[ad_1] New Zealand First promises that the introduction of a “cowardly punch” law will be a top priority in any post-election deal with other political parties. And, speaking to Newstalk ZB this morning, NZ First leader Winston Peters revealed that he thought Labor is much more likely to form a …
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[ad_1] CAMPAIGN JOURNAL: There are 10 days left and National Leader Judith Collins is spending her time talking about whether she will resign after the election, whether her MPs are leaking against her and about blatantly organized interactions with supporters in the campaign queue. It’s a potentially damning narrative, one …
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[ad_1] Christel Yardley / Waikato Times Mark Robert Garson pleaded guilty to the murder of Australian tourist Sean McKinnon near Raglan and threatened to kill his fiancee, Bianca Buckley. The family of a murdered Australian tourist plans to come to New Zealand for their shooter’s sentencing. And the man’s fiancee, …
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[ad_1] On October 14, Mars will come very close to Earth in opposition, putting on a great show for eager astronomers. The last time the red planet was in opposition, when the planet is located on the opposite side from the sun, with the Earth sandwiched in the middle, was …
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[ad_1] Stuff The Romanians stole more than $ 75,000 from the victims. Two Romanian citizens who were arrested last year for importing card reading equipment have been jailed. The couple arrived in New Zealand from Dubai in November and are believed to have ties to international criminal organizations. Victor Ionut …
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[ad_1] Catrin Owen / Things The new leader of the Conservative Party, Leighton Bake, in front of the Auckland High Court. This story was originally published on RNZ.co.nz and republished with permission. A Superior Court judge rejected the New Conservative Party’s proposal to be included in the multi-party debate on …
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[ad_1] A jury has found Comancheros chief Pasilika Naufahu guilty of money laundering and drug charges. Naufahu was found guilty of two counts of money laundering, one regarding a Ford Ranger and the other regarding a $ 102,075 Bentley. Both he and fellow comanchero Connor Clausen were convicted of conspiring …
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[ad_1] Those looking for more cops came to the right police store. NZ First has unveiled plans to introduce new “cowardly punch” laws, American-style murder grades and 1,000 new police officers. Winston Peters’ smorgasbord of crime announcements, with an Auckland police station as a backdrop, came out of nowhere on …
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