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A new report shows central Christchurch is on the rise, despite challenging national economic conditions. Christchurch City Council’s latest Central City Annual Update, alongside Stats NZ data, paints a positive picture of growth, said Business Canterbury chief executive Leeann Watson. “People from the North Island are choosing to come to Christchurch to study and work and live, and development in the central city is a big part of that.” The central city’s population has grown by more than 6% to 9160 residents in the latest estimates, recovering numbers lost during the Covid-19 pandemic years. There is a goal of 20,000 residents…
Fourteen years before Esarona Lologa set fire to Loafers Lodge – killing five people – he attempted to murder a teenager with a machete. The teenager, now in his mid 30s, spoke to RNZ’s National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood about the night he almost lost his life.Sitting on the couch in his living room, Robert* removes his hat, tilting his head forward to reveal a scar, about 13 centimetres long, on the left side of his head.He then turns over his left hand showing where he had a skin graft as well as a scar that almost goes from one…
From February 2026, GPs and nurse practitioners (NPs) will be able to diagnose and prescribe medication for ADHD. Advocates say the new law will increase access for thousands of people struggling to get help with ADHD, but critics say it could overwhelm a system already at breaking point. Many agree the way we diagnose and treat ADHD needs improving. So, will this new law help? Or could it create more problems? Re: News journalist Zoe Madden-Smith investigates. Watch this story now on TVNZ+ When Rachael Hinds was diagnosed with ADHD and autism at the age of 28, she thought of…
A person has been airlifted to hospital after a car crashed down a 25m bank near Shingle Creek in Central Otago, police say.First responders were called to the single-vehicle crash, between Waikaia Bush Rd and Eliot Rd, at about 7.15am. One person has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.The person was trapped, but they were eventually removed from their vehicle, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said. Crews from Roxburgh and Alexandra were deployed to the scene.Police said the car “left the road and crashed down a 25-metre bank.”The highway south of Waikaia Bush Rd was closed earlier, and “road…
Police have released an update on the clothing a missing Christchurch teenager was believed to have been last seen wearing as the search continues.Marley, 17, was last seen in the suburb of Opawa at about 2.30pm on Friday, and his vehicle was later located in Sumner.Drones, boats, and land teams were out in today’s search as an appeal was launched for CCTV footage. Detective Sergeant Lucy Aldridge said he was wearing a light grey-coloured Adidas hoodie and low-cut burgundy-coloured Converse shoes.”The bottom half of his clothing cannot be confirmed at this stage.”Aldridge said police searched the Scarborough whitewash area yesterday…
Whangārei police are appealing for information from the public after a crash on SH1 in Oakleigh last night. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at around 5.40pm. One vehicle was towing a trailer, according to police. No serious injuries were reported. “Police are asking for anyone that may have witnessed the crash or have dashcam footage of the crash and aftermath to please get in touch,” said Constable Lindsay Weir.Anyone with relevant information is encouraged to contact police via 105 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers.
A former top Kiwi diplomat has warned New Zealand’s decision against recognising a Palestinian state may not be well received by allies and trading partners. Colin Keating spoke to Q+A about the Government’s decision, announced by Foreign Minister Winston Peters yesterday at the UN General Assembly. Keating, the former Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations, said countries in the Muslim world in particular would be disappointed with New Zealand’s decision. “You probably need to start in the Middle East – New Zealand has got a lot of strong trading and political and economic relationships with the Gulf…
Wellington city, Lower Hutt, and Porirua have moved to water restrictions which will limit when residents can use sprinklers.The three cities join Upper Hutt City and South Wairarapa District on Level 1 with the latter two being restricted all year round.At Level 1, households were asked to use sprinklers every second day only between the hours of 6am and 8am and 7pm and 9pm.Even-numbered houses were asked to use sprinklers on even-numbered dates, and odd-numbered houses on odd-numbered dates.Gardens could still be watered by hand at any time, provided hoses were not left unattended.Wellington Water acting chief risk and compliance…
A family who wreaked havoc across New Zealand in 2019 and were later deported have reportedly been ordered by an English council to shut down their makeshift caravan park.The Doran family visited our shores in early 2019, and while here, vandalised hotels, stole Red Bulls from petrol stations, were banned from every Burger King in New Zealand and dumped rubbish and empty alcohol bottles on Auckland’s Takapuna Beach.Then-Auckland mayor Phil Goff dubbed the family as “worse than pigs” and a “pack of a***holes”. More than 10,000 people signed a petition to get the family kicked out of the country, with…
Police are continuing to investigate a “serious incident” in the Bay of Plenty that left one person dead and another injured yesterday afternoon.Emergency services were called to the intersection of Flax and Matatā Roads around 3.50pm after reports that two people had been injured by a third person while inside a vehicle. The vehicle then left the road and crashed into a ditch.Despite CPR efforts at the scene, one of the victims died. The second was taken to Whakatāne Hospital in a moderate condition and was now in stable condition, while the alleged offender was arrested at the scene.Fire and…