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Two customers have been turned away from VTNZ because inspectors deemed their cars too dirty, with dog hair.VTNZ reserves the right to reject a vehicle if it is not in a clean and tidy state, it is contaminated or it is impossible to access and properly inspect critical safety components.Lynn was going for a warrant of fitness, but the fallout from her dog was apparently too much for the inspector at the Kingsland testing station.She said the only items in her car were dog hair and bits of paper, as well as a little bag over the gear stick for…
Police have arrested one person after officers swarmed Auckland’s Lynn Mall last night. About 5pm, officers responded to reports of a robbery at a Batkin Rd address in the suburb of New Windsor.”A person reported being robbed by two men and threatened with a firearm,” police said.”The alleged offenders fled in the victim’s vehicle, which was tracked by the police Eagle helicopter to the Lynn Mall on Great North Rd.”A police spokesperson confirmed officers temporarily restricted access to the mall as a precaution while officers carried out a search. “Two occupants of the car entered the mall on foot, prompting…
Lotto’s jackpot is growing, with a $15 million prize pot up for grabs tonight, opening up the question of whether there is a best place to buy your ticket.Debate about strategies to increase players’ chances of winning always hots up as the money on offer rises.One of the key discussion points is whether MyLotto is a better bet than buying in person.Plus, should you target a store which has a good track record of wins — and do you have a better chance in a small town than a big city?Lotto has heard these questions before and their first message…
ADVERTISEMENTUS President Donald Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social that he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about the war in Ukraine.In his post, Trump said the subject of the call will be “stopping the ‘bloodbath'”, after which he plans to speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and “various members of NATO.”He added that he hopes the outcome of these calls will be a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available.
TVNZ’s excellence in news and current affairs reporting has been recognised at the 2025 Voyager Media Awards.Three reporters – Indira Stewart, Te Aniwa Hurihanganui and Zoe Madden-Smith – collected prizes at the awards ceremony held in Auckland on Friday night.Stewart, a member of TVNZ’s In-Depth team, won two awards and was a finalist in two other categories.Children of Prisoners won the Best Current Affairs (Short) category for an investigation into the lives of children serving their own invisible sentence when a parent is sent to prison.The awards judges praised the project as “brave, unsettling and yet ultimately hopeful: this is…
Ten thousand New Zealanders may have lost vision — sometimes permanently — due to toxoplasmosis, an infection triggered by a parasite spread by cats.Otago University researchers estimate 40,000 people are affected by ocular toxoplasmosis — one in four seriously — but their efforts to develop new treatments are being hampered by a lack of funding.Danielle Wilson was at work when her vision went blurry.”I just had like a sudden onset of really sore, red eye and my vision changed, and I couldn’t stand bright lights.”Luckily, she works as a nurse in the eye department at Otago University.”I made myself an…
Police investigating the death of 15-year-old Kaea Karauria from Napier say rumours the whānau and victim have gang affiliations are “damaging and unhelpful”. A homicide probe was launched early Sunday after Karauria was found critically injured at an Alexander Avenue address. The teenager died at the scene.In an update this morning, Criminal Investigations Detective Inspector Martin James said the family have no gang connections at all, and said the rumours were “damaging and unhelpful to the investigation”.”No arrests have been made at this stage,” he said. “We are making good progress with plenty of information coming in, but we are…
A telco is working to repair six damaged cables after suspected vandalism cut internet access to hundreds of homes on Auckland’s North Shore. A Chorus spokesperson said the company received reports of broadband outages in the North Shore area of Auckland late on Thursday night. Technicians arrived on scene shortly after midnight to assess the issue and found six damaged cables.”The location of the damage presented health and safety issues, so our field teams returned early Friday morning to begin the work,” the spokesperson said. Chorus said crews had been working “around the clock” since, prioritising fixes based on the…
Former Labour minister Andrew Little launched his bid for Wellington mayor in the capital today, promising to increase transparency and deliver strong financial management.”I think Wellington City Council can do better.”The council can manage its spending a lot more effectively including its capital spending,” Andrew Little said.One of his policies is establishing an external capital advisory group to make sure project costs are realistic to reduce the risk of a budget blow out. Little said Wellingtonians have lost trust in the council and policies of his that will increase trust include requiring community impact statements, like Government regulatory impact statements,…
A company’s plan to mine 50 million tonnes of South Taranaki seabed every year has cleared the first hurdle in the fast-track process.Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) executive chair Alan Eggers said he was “delighted” the company’s application for its Taranaki VTM project had been accepted as complete and would now move on to the next stage of the fast-track process.Opponents, meanwhile, are “livid” and have vowed to continue their fight against the project.TTR wants to mine 50 million tonnes of sea bed a year for 30 years in the South Taranaki Bight.Eggers said the company had identified a world-class vanadium resource…