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A desperate man was forced to drive his heavily bleeding father to hospital in the work van after he became frustrated that no ambulance was coming.The 43-year-old had suffered a deep cut to an artery in his arm when he was loading glass and timber into a bin on a building site in 2021. He died later that day.The ambulance arrived at the site more than 30 minutes after the man was already in hospital.Health and Disability Commissioner Morag McDowell has criticised St John for multiple failings with its systems in relation to the incident in an unidentified town or…
Construction of Australia’s first ever marae could start in a few months after support from the Australian federal government.Australian Climate Change and Energy minister and Labor MP Chris Bowen announced that the re-elected Albanese Labor government will donate $1 million to the $18 million West-Sydney marae and cultural centre.”Community elders have been discussing the vision of a marae cultural centre in Sydney since 1992, and it is an honour to be able to help realise that vision,” Bowen said.Conversations between Māori and local indigenous mob elders took place over 40 years ago where they both came to a mutual agreement…
By Euronews Published on 08/09/2025 – 12:00 GMT+2 Key diary dates Tuesday 9 September: European Parliament’s plenary session to debate security guarantees for Ukraine with Kaja Kallas. Wednesday 10 September: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to deliver State of the Union address at European Parliament in Strasbourg. Friday 12 September: Von der Leyen to participate in Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry. In spotlight ADVERTISEMENT Commission President Ursula von der Leyen faces a uphill battle when she attempts to seize the narrative in her State of the Union address in Strasbourg. She will make security and competition…
The Prime Minister is giving his weekly briefing after New Zealand’s most high profile search came to a fatal end with the shooting of runaway father Tom Phillips by police.A police officer was also shot and injured in the confrontation and one of Phillips’ children was taken into custody.Also on the political agenda is the Tāmaki Makaurau byelection, won by Te Pāti Māori’s Oriini Kaipara on Saturday.The Reserve Bank and the Government’s handling of the issue has also been at the centre of political discussion in recent days.
Marokopa man Tom Phillips has been fatally shot by police after firing at an officer in Waikato this morning, and all three of his children are now in police custody.In a media conference at the Hamilton Central Police Station, Deputy Police Commissioner Jill Rogers said police responded to a report of a burglary at a rural farm supply store in Piopio at 2.30am on Monday.”Information came to police that describes two people on a quad bike, dressed in farm clothing and wearing headlamps,” Rogers said.The quad bike was then seen travelling north along the Waipuna Rd, with police spiking the…
ADVERTISEMENT A debate has erupted online after Spain’s transport minister Óscar Puente claimed that his country has the second-most punctual mid and long-distance trains in Europe. “Our punctuality ratio, the punctuality ratio of Renfe [Spain’s national state-owned railway company], is the second-highest in Europe, after the Swiss company and far ahead of Germany, Italy or France, which have punctuality rates inferior to ours,” he said on 4 September. It’s true that non-EU member Switzerland consistently ranks as having some of the most reliable trains on the continent, according to various reports and travel companies that rank services based on their…
ANZ bank has admitted to making false representations to customers in two separate cases, resulting in more than $4 million in overcharges.The Financial Markets Authority says New Zealand’s biggest bank has admitted to breaching fair dealing laws and agreed to pay a fee totalling $3.25m to the Government, instead of a pecuniary penalty under the Financial Markets Conduct Act.”ANZ self-reported two fair dealing breaches to us,” FMA head of enforcement Margot Gatland said.An ANZ spokesperson said the bank accepted the FMA’s findings.”We remain committed to doing the right thing by our customers and continuously improving how we operate.”The first breach…
ADVERTISEMENT Germany is no longer the country where the most people apply for asylum in the European Union, fresh data released by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) on Monday shows. By the end of June 2025, France (78,000) and Spain (77,000) both received more applications than Germany (70,000), which has been the main destination for asylum seekers in recent years. By the end of June 2025, EU countries plus Norway and Switzerland received 399,000 asylum applications, a 23% decrease compared to the first half of 2024. There was a significant dip in applications lodged by Syrian citizens, with…
A pedestrian has been critically injured after being struck by a train on a rail bridge in Timaru this afternoon. Police were notified of the incident near Saltwater Creek in Redruth around 3.30pm today.”A person has been struck by a locomotive on a rail bridge in Timaru,” KiwiRail chief operations officer Paul Ashton confirmed to 1News.Hato Hone St John told 1News it responded with an ambulance, helicopter, operations manager, and a rapid response vehicle. Emergency services remain on site.One person has been airlifted to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition.
ADVERTISEMENT Europe’s car industry is “in mortal danger”, EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné said a few months back, not mincing his words. Stuttering sales, high energy prices, growing global competition and an uncertain regulatory and trade environment have plunged the sector into a spiralling crisis. “There is a risk that the future map of the global car industry will be drawn without Europe,” Séjourné said back in April. To tackle the sector’s most pressing challenges, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will host the top car executives in Brussels on Friday. It’s the third and last crisis meeting of its kind…