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One person has been seriously injured after a car crashed into a luxury apartment building in Grey Lynn this afternoon.Police said they received reports of a vehicle colliding with a building at the intersection of Williamson Ave and Pollen St at around 3.50pm.”The road is partially blocked while emergency services attend, one person is being assessed for injuries.”A damaged vehicle in front of The Greenhouse apartment building in Grey Lynn. (Source: 1News)St John responded to the incident with one ambulance, one rapid response unit, one clinical support officer and one manager.”Our crews assessed and treated one patient who was transported…
Dunedin has lifted its state of emergency two days after heavy rain saturated the city causing flooding, slips, and the evacuation of residents.A state of emergency was declared in Dunedin and Clutha on Friday as more than twice the usual monthly October rainfall drenched east Otago in 40 hours.Flooding and slips effectively cut off Dunedin from the state highway network and locals were urged to conserve water and stay off the roads.Forty-four properties have now been inspected across Dunedin, with eleven being red-stickered, meaning they are unsafe to occupy.Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich said the declaration will be lifted from 4pm.”I…
Actor and hip-hop star Childish Gambino has cancelled the remainder of his North American, UK and European show dates due to an unspecified illness. The rapper, who is also known as Donald Glover, announced earlier this year he would be bringing The New World Tour to New Zealand, to play a single show at Auckland’s Spark Arena on January 28 next year. This would be followed by further shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth during February.Now, the rapper has announced he has cancelled the remaining shows on the North American and European leg of The New World Tour.He has…
Both islands are set to be affected by severe weather as a pair of fronts sweep in, bringing heavy rain, gales and possible thunderstorms to kick off the week.MetService said that the North Island will be first up, with a front expected to bring a burst of heavy rain and possible thunderstorms to parts of the North Island on Monday.A heavy rain watch has been issued for the Waikato and Waitomo area from 1am this morning where rainfall rates could reach up to 25mm an hour. There is a moderate chance this watch could be upgraded to a warning.The forecaster…
An oil spill from the wreck of the Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui is “highly probable”, said acting Samoan Prime Minister Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio in a press conference this evening.The HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel worth $100m, sank this morning after it ran aground on a reef off the coast of the Samoan island of Upolu and caught fire last night.It was conducting a survey around one nautical mile offshore when it hit the reef.Seven civilians and four military personnel from foreign forces were among the 75 on board.Tuala said the Manawanui was “not…
“Someone should write to TVNZ about it!” said a colleague to me over coffee. By “it” she meant the first episode of series three of the New Zealand dramedy series Under the Vines. It features a mediation regarding who owns the vineyard, Oakley Wines, where the series is set. Characters Daisy and Louis were left the vineyard through a will by the previous owner, however William was promised a share in it after he won a bet against him and scribbled the deal on a bar menu. The screenwriters got what mediation is completely wrong so here is my humble re-write…
A large section of the Waikato Expressway was closed for several hours in both directions this afternoon and evening following a crash that left a motorcyclist dead.Emergency services were alerted to the single-vehicle crash at around 3pm.Police said they were responding to the crash and later confirmed a motorcyclist sadly died at the scene after colliding with a median barrier.”The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. The road is closed and diversions are in place,” they said earlier.The road reopened around 9.30pm.Police appealed for anyone with information or footage to get in touch by calling 105 or via Crime Stoppers…
The number of cruise ships entering Dunedin’s harbour has dropped — much to the distaste of some Octagon-based retailers. A total of 94 cruise ships will visit Dunedin and Port Chalmers this season, the first arriving on October 15. But there are 24 fewer ships visiting this year than last. This decrease will affect the business some retailers receive. Craft Bar & Kitchen owner John MacDonald said he was disappointed by the decrease. “Any drop-off of tourists and visitors to Dunedin is disappointing and will have an impact on the coming summer months.” Given the business’ location, the cruise ships…
The name “mudlark” has two well-known meanings: the bird, or people who scavenge on river banks.In Waiuku, it is the name of a group of people fighting to free waterways.Ian Scobie started The Mudlarks in 2005 when he wanted to find a way to kayak to the harbour.“The bug set in and I just couldn’t stop,” he said.He recruited some friends and now, twenty years on, they remain at war with the mangrove bushes they say are strangling the waterways.“They take over a nice sandy area and turn it into mud. Since the mangroves have moved in, a lot of…
Gathered for the Grand Casino’s 25th birthday party on Saturday night are (from left) Karen and Stuart McLauchlan, Brent Anderson (partially obscured), Geoff Thomas, Robert Scott, Lani Hagaman, Wendy Stevenson, Tony and Jill Clear, and Helen Thomas. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN