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West Coast Police are appealing for information after a crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle left a man in a critical condition over the weekend.Police were called at around 11pm on Saturday to State Highway 6 at Coal Creek, east of Greymouth, near the McLeans Pit turnoff following the crash.”The pedestrian was transported to hospital, where he remains in critical condition,” a spokesperson said.”Police are now working to establish the full circumstances of what has occurred.”Anyone who travelled this stretch of road between 10.45pm and 11.05pm on Saturday should contact police on 105.
Three men have been arrested after an alleged home invasion in Northland late last week during which the occupants were “subject to a violent assault” and the family’s pet dog was killed.Police said the trio allegedly forced their way into the Oruawharo property on Friday morning.Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Williams said the offenders allegedly ransacked the property, with one of the victims requiring hospitalisation.”It’s had a profound impact on the victims, one of which has only recently been discharged from hospital after surgery.”Police “worked around the clock” to identify and locate the alleged offenders, Williams said.”Early on we had information…
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has praised the “genuine care and compassion” people showed after a mass whale stranding on a Northland beach yesterday afternoon.Project Jonah, the Department of Conservation (DOC), police and local iwi Patuharakeke were called after 40 whales were stranded on Ruakākā Beach.Most of them had refloated and swum out to sea last night, a DOC statement said — but three adults and one calf died.”A DOC team returned to Ruakākā Beach near Whangārei early this morning, and there have been no reports or sightings of a restranding,” a spokesperson said this morning.”DOC and local hapū, Patuharakeke,…
Open banking allows customers the ability to safely share their financial data for a range of purposes, such as to make a payment or to help with budgeting.It relies on a secure and standardised system, which is rapidly becoming established in New Zealand, creating new ways to bank.The technology behind it is called an API, a piece of software that allows consumers and businesses to share their data and their bank accounts with trusted third parties without ever having to disclose their bank login details.They can securely control who they’re sharing data or payments with, across what accounts, and can…
The EU’s Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell’s visit to Lebanon comes at the end of a Middle East tour related to the ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Before his visit to Beirut, Borrell visited Cyprus and Jordan. ADVERTISEMENTThe EU is ready to allocate €200 million to assist the Lebanese military deploy additional troops to the country’s south, according to the bloc’s Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell. Borrell called for more pressure on both Israel and Hezbollah to reach a ceasefire, saying one was pending a final agreement from Israel. Borrell spoke on Sunday after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri,…
A 74-year-old Christchurch firefighter continues to be one of Sumner Fire Station’s most dedicated volunteers after over two decades of service. Paul Groufsky joined the brigade at an age when many were contemplating retirement, following the sudden death of his wife Paula in 1993.”I’d been at home after the death of my wife and caring for our four children,” he said. “I left work then and had to get these children through … so I had to be the strong one.”He’s now earned the nickname “Grandad” from his fellow firefighters at the station. “That’s not because he’s old. It’s because…
Pepper, the cockatoo allegedly stolen from Staglands Wildlife Reserve, has been returned safely after being found in Porirua.On Friday night, 1News aired a story about Pepper, the six-year-old cockatoo that went missing.”A young man was apparently in the gym and saw the 1News article, knew straight away that it was the bird he had purchased on Monday, and yeah, fortunately for us he just knew straight away that the right thing to do was to take Pepper to the nearest police station,” Staglands general manager Sarah Purdy said.Pepper’s back home at Staglands. (Source: 1News)Constable Tushar – on his first day…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel “will act with all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death.” ADVERTISEMENTIsrael announced on Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who had gone missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found. Rabbi Zvi Kogan was killed in what Israel has described as a “heinous antisemitic terror incident”.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stated that Israel “will act with all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death.” Israeli authorities did not provide details on how they determined the killing of Zvi Kogan was a…
Parliament’s newest representative Benjamin Doyle is breaking new ground as New Zealand’s first openly non-binary MP.Doyle was sworn in on Thursday, replacing Darleen Tana, who was booted by the Greens from Parliament under party-hopping provisions. The 18th-ranked candidate on the party list, who contested the Hamilton West seat last election, brings a background in education and kaupapa Māori research to their new role.They said: “I grew up in Whangaparāoa. I’m from the north on my mum’s side, and moved to Auckland to study and do university. “I trained as a high school teacher and worked in that space for nearly…
Police are seeking the public’s help locating a man and his dog missing in the Kāpiti Coast since yesterday morning.David McHaffie and his black Labrador, Ropey, were last seen on Kaitawa Rd in Ōtaki Forks around 7am on Saturday. Police are urging Ōtaki Gorge Rd residents to check their properties and outbuildings for McHaffie and his dog.He was wearing a green jacket and blue sweatpants and was walking Ropey. Anyone who has seen McHaffie or has information which may assist in locating him has been urged to call 111 urgently.