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Police have admitted to a “genuine mistake” after a spike strip left on the roof of a patrol car during an arrest fell off while driving on Auckland’s Southern Motorway this morning, deflating the tyres of seven vehicles.Officers arrested a man at a Greenlane business before 3.30am this morning.Inspector Jim Wilson said staff moved some equipment while putting the arrested man into the car but, unfortunately, left the road spike strip, also known as a Tactical Deflation Device, on the roof.”After getting the man ready for transport, the staff neglected to put the Tactical Deflation Devices back into the vehicle.…
The festival promoter behind Juicy Fest has entered liquidation with ticketholders to the postponed Timeless Summer Tour being told the event has been cancelled.Juicy Festival Limited, Timeless Events New Zealand and Timeless Events Australia Limited were placed into liquidation at 5pm today.Blacklock Rose’s Ben Francis and Garry Whimp have been appointed as liquidators.1News has previously reported on complaints from ticketholders of the cancelled Juicy Fest NZ as many demanded refunds and answers from organisers. The Commerce Commission is investigating after receiving hundreds of complaints about the festival.Hundreds of fresh complaints about cancelled Juicy Fest NZ music festival as questions swirl…
An Auckland man who had his leg amputated after being pinned against a power pole by a car while walking says he has seen the best of humankind while recovering.Pawanjit Singh Ghatora has undergone five surgeries and has been in hospital since February 1, after he was hit by a car while walking with his father along a street in Te Atatū.Despite his right leg being amputated above the knee, he said he was “thankful” for the care he received from his community and hospital staff.”I’m still healing, but I’m doing good – the pain comes and goes and I’ve…
Police have named the man who died in an incident at Ōrere Point, rural east Auckland, following a confrontation with police on Sunday. He was 45-year-old Faasala Samu Matue.His death came after a fleeing driver incident, and then a subsequent confrontation where police said he threatened officers with a metal pole. Police used a Taser and pepper spray, as well as a dog in a bid to subdue him. He was taken into custody and “quickly became unresponsive,” police previously said.On Thursday morning, a blessing was conducted at the scene with family and iwi present.Matue’s cause of death has not…
Controversial plans to collect food scraps from Whanganui households could be ditched following an extraordinary council meeting.Whanganui District Council will hold an extraordinary meeting at 5.30pm on Monday to reconsider rolling out the kerbside service.“We know that this issue has a high level of public interest. We have scheduled the meeting for outside of normal working hours to make it more accessible to the public,” said chief executive officer David Langford.He said council officers had been directed to prepare a report outlining the pros and cons of going ahead with the service and the risks associated with cancelling it.In December…
Police have released CCTV footage and are intensifying a search for a woman who failed to catch her flight home to Taupō from Otago over the weekend.Penelope, 65, was initially said to have been last seen on February 28 in central Dunedin wearing a blue floral top and capri pants, but new CCTV footage shows her on March 1.Police said inquiries indicate she may have travelled to the Otago Peninsula area, with staff accompanying partner agencies searching in the area.A CCTV image of Penelope has been released which was captured just prior to her arrival in the Sandfly Bay area…
“We respect Hungary’s position, but it’s one of out 27. And 26 are more than one,” António Costa said after an EU summit focused on Ukraine’s future. ADVERTISEMENT”Hungary is isolated,” António Costa declared on Thursday at the end of a special EU summit that saw Viktor Orbán block the approval of joint conclusions in support of Ukraine, forcing leaders to go ahead with an attached “extract” endorsed by 26.The final text speaks about “peace through strength,” military assistance and security guarantees for Kyiv, all of which Orbán has opposed. Prior to the summit, the Hungarian prime minister publicly signalled his…
The teenager accused of murdering a Dunedin student says he pulled the knife out of his bag and started swinging it wildly to drive the other boy away.The now 14-year-old is defending a charge of murder of 16-year-old Enere Taana-McLaren in the Dunedin High Court, saying it was done in self-defence.The teenager, who has interim name suppression, told the jury that he had arrived at the bus hub and was walking to another bus last May when the older boy told him to “pull my socks down, b***h boy”.He didn’t know the other boy, and said he only noticed him…
Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran has announced his resignation. The company said he will leave the airline on October 20.He has been in the role for five years. “Leading Air New Zealand has been one of the greatest privileges of my career,” he said.Air New Zealand chair Dame Therese Walsh noted Foran indicated the time is right for him to take on a new challenge.“Greg has always displayed exceptional leadership and grit, not only guiding Air New Zealand through global aviation’s most significant crisis, but at the same time also maintaining the airline’s tradition of innovation, strong culture…
Jim Grenon, the new billionaire investor in media company NZME, has proposed an overhaul of the company’s board.Grenon, who holds a 9.3% stake in NZME, has proposed that the company remove all current directors and appoint four new directors to the board, including himself, according to a notice to the NZX today.A fifth director from the current board would be chosen by the nominee directors.Grenon, an Auckland-based Canadian, claimed to have the support of some of NZME’s largest shareholders, who hold around 37% of the company’s shares.NZME told the NZX it had received a letter from Grenon and his entity…