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A mass digitisation project which has already preserved nearly 400,000 audio-visual files from New Zealand’s history is near completion. The items came from the collections of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision, Archives New Zealand and the National Library, dated from the 1920s through to the 21st century.The project included material from TVNZ, Radio NZ, Waitangi Tribunal, Whakaata Māori and the former NZ Film Archive. Ngā Taonga Utaina director Kate Roberts told 1News that without digitisation, much of the material could have been lost forever. “The items we digitised were all magnetic media and they were never meant to last, they…
An incident involving a car and a train at a level crossing in Auckland’s Avondale this morning has seen a road closed and delays and cancellations on the Western Line.Vision from the scene at Chalmers Street shows a car with damage to its front and a stopped train. Police were called to the scene at 8.20am. Hato Hone St John said it assessed one patient, who was treated at the scene. They did not require transportation to hospital.(Source: 1News)All rail services on the Western Line north of Avondale have been suspended until further notice, the Auckland Railway Operations Centre confirmed.Police…
The New Zealand Transport Agency’s new speed camera-equipped SUVs detected nearly 70,000 driving offences in their first four months of operation. The nondescript SUVs first hit the road in May, replacing police vans, when NZTA took over control of New Zealand’s speed enforcement tools. There are now 34 SUVs in operation up and down the country, alongside camera-equipped trailers. According to numbers released by NZTA, the mobile SUV cameras detected 67,308 offences (Activation Notices, Infringement Notices, and Traffic Offence Notices) between May 12 and August 21. The cameras generated $928,960 in fines, with all revenue allocated to the Government Consolidated…
New Zealand chocolate producer Whittaker’s is putting up prices again, citing cost increases in a challenging economic environment. In a post to social media, the company said there would be an increase to prices “across our range” from October 20, but did not specify by how much the blocks and bars would go up. “For us, increasing our prices is always a last resort however, over the past year, the cost of ingredients and operating costs have continued to rise,” it said. “We’ll never compromise on the size or quality of our products so this price increase will enable us…
Two people have died after a car and a truck crashed in Northland earlier this morning. Emergency services responded to the scene on State Highway 1 at Brynderwyn just after 3am. “Sadly, the two occupants in the car were pronounced deceased at the scene,” a police spokesperson said. The truck driver sustained minor injuries, and was assessed and treated at the scene by St John. Police said the road would be closed intermittently as the serious crash unit continued to work at the scene.Motorists were advised to still expect delays and take an alternative route if possible.An investigation was underway…
A 57-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to the disappearance of Jason Butler almost four years ago.Jason Butler was first reported missing to police on October 27, 2021, after he had not been seen since October 23, 2021.At the time, police conducted extensive searches in and around the Ōmāio area, including along the Haparapara River and bush areas.Butler was never found.Read more: Whānau still seeking answers amid report into missing man’s dischargeToday, police executed a series of search warrants in Ōmāio and Ōpōtiki before arresting a 57-year-old man.Jason Butler went missing in the bush while on unsanctioned…
Aerial images have revealed the extent of damage caused by flooding in Waitomo earlier this week.On Tuesday, some communities in parts of the central North Island were cut off as torrential rain caused widespread flooding, slips, and extensive road closures.Images shared by Waitomo District Council showed entire sections of cracked road and debris teetering on the edge of newly-formed cliff edges.Repairs were “likely to take years and cost millions of dollars”, the council said. General environment and strategy manager and local Civil Defence controller Alex Bell said there were many residents who were still coming to terms with the impact…
A Northern California aquarium has raised more than US$2 million (NZ$3.4 million) for sea otter conservation in just two days. All it took was Taylor Swift wearing a vintage T-shirt.Swift wore a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium otter conservation T-shirt in a release party movie for her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, sending her ardent fans on a quest to buy the shirt, last produced in the 1990s. After the aquarium was flooded with calls about buying the T-shirt showing two otters floating on their back, it decided to re-release the garment Thursday as part of a special campaign…
Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung has just narrowly scraped onto the city’s council.Chung was voted onto council in 2022 and ran for mayor this year, spearheading an election ticket of council candidates named Independent Together.He came third in the race for the mayoralty behind Andrew Little and Karl Tiefenbacher.Final results released on Friday show he has only just made it onto council, 44.51 votes ahead of Labour’s candidate, Joy Gribben, in the city’s Wharangi/Onslow-Western Ward.Both the prime minister and the opposition leader criticised Chung over an email about former mayor Tory Whanau, saying it was “absolutely disgusting” and calling it…
An injunction preventing the media from publishing certain details related to the investigation into Tom Phillips and his family remains in place.Phillips died following a shootout with police after they were called to reports of a burglary in the early hours of September 8.After Phillips’ death police said it was clear he had received help.On September 8, lawyer Linda Clark, acting for Tom Phillips’ mother, went to the High Court in Wellington seeking an urgent injunction.The injunction – which prevented media, police and Oranga Tamariki from publishing certain details related to the case – was granted by Justice Helen Cull.The…