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Vehicles causing damage to sports fields and parks in Auckland are costing ratepayers thousands, according to the council. In a statement this morning, Auckland Council said there had been a spike in vehicles being driven illegally in parks and walking tracks, rendering them unusable. Recent incidents included cars and quad bikes being driven on “much-loved” sports fields, motorbikes and scooters ripping up walking tracks, and unauthorised BMX tracks popping up in public reserves. Damage to the cricket pitch at Mountfort Park. (Source: Supplied)The council said the issue was costing ratepayers thousands.In the last month, vandals caused thousands of dollars worth…
A police officer was allegedly assaulted following a brawl involving around 20 young people outside a central Dunedin fast food restaurant yesterday afternoon.Police said it responded to several reports of disorder outside the McDonald’s on George St at about 3.40pm.Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said police attended and arrested one person for threatening behaviour.”The person has then allegedly assaulted the arresting police officer. Thankfully, the officer was uninjured.”A 15-year-old girl was set to appear in the youth court on July 17.She was charged with disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence, possession of an offensive weapon, and assaulting police.
Dunedin residents love a good scroll and the number of bakeries in the city is on the rise. On Monday, Spelt Bakery in Gladstone Rd South, Mosgiel, opened its doors for customers to enjoy a variety of fresh baked goods and, of course, classic pies. It is the franchise’s third location — the other stores are in Highgate, Maori Hill, and Main Rd, Fairfield. They were not the only new bakery to open in Dunedin recently — Roslyn Bread Technologies & O.A.A also opened in Highgate last week. And a fourth Bakehouse on Bond bakery is due to open on…
Regulations Minister David Seymour has been given a telling-off by the prime minister for sending a scathing letter to a United Nations official about his red-tape-busting legislation.Speaking to media on Tuesday morning, PM Christopher Luxon said, while he “fully agreed” with the content of Seymour’s message, the responsibility for engaging with the UN lay with Foreign Minister Winston Peters.Luxon said he had not asked Seymour to retract his letter but had spoken with him directly.”I’m not going into those conversations,” Luxon said. “I’ve just made it clear that I expect Winston Peters to be the person that engages with the…
Published on 15/07/2025 – 19:19 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe EU will not “punish” Israel for its actions in Gaza and will “keep a close watch” on the country’s implementation of a recent agreement to improve the flow of aid in the strip, the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said in a press conference following a meeting of the EU’s 27 ministers in Brussels. The ministers were in Brussels to discuss an EU-Israel agreement brokered last week to increase the number of trucks and distribution of food entering Gaza as well as the opening of several other crossing points. They also examined an exhaustive list of 10…
A Christchurch painting and maintenance contractor has gone into liquidation owing creditors an estimated $2.6 million. The collapse of Phil Clarke & Son Ltd has left staff out of pocket by about $100,000 in wages and holiday pay, while Inland Revenue (IRD) is owed $1.8m. The business was placed into liquidation on July 8 by its shareholder, and Insolvency Matters’ Brenton Hunt was appointed as liquidator. In his first report released on Monday, Mr Hunt was told by the director a major customer of the company had been reducing its spending to the point where the business had become uneconomic.…
The Crown says murder-accused Julia DeLuney used money from her mother to pay off credit card debt and invest further in cryptocurrency.DeLuney is on trial for the murder of her 79-year-old mother, Helen Gregory, who died at her home in the Wellington suburb of Khandallah in January last year, a crime which she denies.Two days before her mother’s death, DeLuney sent her an email saying a sum of money she had invested six months ago on her mother’s behalf had made a large profit – more than $268,000 – and she recommended they cash out.She said in order to do…
A new bylaw is being proposed to protect Kaikōura’s native birds and improve the wellbeing of cats.With the Kaikōura District Council’s dog control bylaw due to be reviewed, the council has decided to draft a new animal control bylaw with a section for cats.The decision follows calls from local conservationists to help protect banded dotterels / pohowera, which nests along the Kaikōura coastline.The birds come under threat from predators, including stray and feral cats, during nesting season.Alongside the new bylaw, the council will partner with the SPCA to promote subsidised desexing and microchipping of cats.Council chief executive Will Doughty said…
Black smoke has billowed across Hastings this afternoon as firefighters battle a fire at an under-demolition Heinz Wattie’s building.Fire and Emergency NZ said it was called to a building fire in Tomoana at 1.45pm on Tuesday.”Six appliances are currently in attendance at the scene from Napier and Hastings,” a FENZ spokesperson said.”Crews are still working to extinguish the fire.”There are no reports of injuries.”
The cousin of murdered five-year-old Malachi Subecz has detailed her efforts to rescue the young boy from his abusive caregiver.A coronial inquest into the boy’s death continued today with evidence from his adult cousin Megan Cotter.Malachi Subecz had been placed in the care of Michaela Barriball in Tauranga after the boy’s mother Jasmine Cotter was sent to prison.But this raised alarm bells for Cotter’s family, who knew Barriball as the daughter of Cotter’s co-accused.”My main concern was the fact that Michaela was the co-accused’s daughter and there was speculation that Malachi was being used as leverage or blackmail to try…