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Twelve people have been charged with the murder of a Rotorua man last month — seven of them from a small Bay of Plenty town.Zain Taikato-Fox, 20, was found critically injured on the side of State Highway 33 by four men shortly after 7pm on Saturday, July 26.He died from his injuries in Rotorua Hospital two days later. (Source: rnz.co.nz)Armed police carried out a search warrant in Maketū this morning, alongside others in Rotorua and Whanganui.Detective Inspector Craig Rawlinson said it was a “big day” for the town.”Most of those arrested are from Maketū, and these arrests will have a…
Bradley Walsh has said he wouldn’t dare shake up The Chase or he would face the consequences.The 65-year-old has fronted the show since its inception in 2009, and was probed on his busy schedule during a recent interview. He was asked on the BBC’s The One Show: “You’ve got The Chase coming up, you’ve got Beat The Chasers as well, anything different we can expect from these series?” But Walsh said he has no plans to mess with a winning formula. “I’m not allowed to do anything different, I think I’d get fired if I did anything different.”You’ve got to…
One of Dilworth School’s worst offenders, who’s been sentenced on three separate occasions for sex crimes against 11 students, has had his sixth attempt at parole denied. Ian Wilson, 73, was a senior master at the Auckland boarding school for underprivileged boys. His role, equivalent to that of an assistant principal. He was on staff at Dilworth for 25 years, from 1971 to 1996. His first conviction for sexual offending was in 1997, which resulted in a fine. Further offending that came to light as part of a Police investigation into historical abuse at the school led to him being…
A series of firearms incidents in Levin over recent days has been linked to internal gang conflict, police say.The first incident occurred on Monday morning, when a man arrived at a healthcare centre with a gunshot wound to his thigh. He was later transferred to Palmerston North Hospital in serious condition.Later that evening, around 8:55pm, shots were fired from a vehicle towards a house on Hinemoa Street. No one was injured, but police said the occupants and nearby residents were left shaken.The violence continued early Tuesday, with reports of five gunshots heard on Mabel Street shortly after 6am. Officers discovered…
A vet practice on Auckland’s North Shore that received hundreds of applications for a receptionist role says it is the most demand the business has ever seen. Onewa Road Veterinary Hospital received more than 450 applications for the vacancy. The hospital’s co-owner Oliver Reeve told Morning Report it had advertised for a receptionist vacancy two years ago. “It was pretty busy then and we received 120 applications; 450 was completely overwhelming,” he said. Although the working environment was “fun and interesting”, the small business was left completely unprepared for the interest from jobseekers. “There’s a lot of fun, dogs come in bouncing…
American singer Doja Cat has announced her first arena show in New Zealand. The singer will bring her Ma Vie World Tour to Auckland’s Spark Arena for one night only on Tuesday, November 18. The Ma Vie World Tour supports Doja Cat’s forthcoming fifth album, Vie, which is set to be released next month, and she will also tour Australia and Asia. Doja Cat became a viral sensation following the release of her 2019 album Hot Pink, with featured hits such as Say So and Streets. “Doja Cat continues to redefine global pop stardom with her boundary-pushing artistry and undeniable…
Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters on Wednesday as the tech company promised an “urgent” review of the Israeli military’s use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza.Two consecutive days of protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington called for the tech giant to immediately cut its business ties with Israel.But, unlike Tuesday, when about 35 protesters occupying a plaza between office buildings left after Microsoft asked them to leave, the protesters on Wednesday “resisted and became aggressive” after the company told police they were trespassing, according to the Redmond Police Department.The…
A man with plans to open a brothel in Hastings’ central city says he’s been forced to abandon it because of what he claims is intolerable pressure from local body election candidates.Hardeep Singh had applied to the Hastings City Council’s District Licensing Committee for a liquor licence for a premises on Heretaunga St West, in a block of shops between Nelson St and King St.The application said the nature of the business set to be conducted under the licence was “brothel”.On Wednesday, Hastings councillor Damon Harvey — who is running for mayor — posted a photo of the application on…
Dairy co-operative Fonterra has sold its consumer businesses to global dairy giant Lactalis for $3.845 billion. The businesses being sold include major brands such as Mainland, Anchor and also processing operations in Australia and Sri Lanka. The sale to the French-based dairy company included a long-term agreement for Fonterra to sell milk and ingredients to Lactalis. “As the world’s largest dairy company, Lactalis has the scale required to take these brands and businesses to the next level,” Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell said. “Fonterra farmers will continue to benefit from their success, with Lactalis to become one of our most…
Five, one of the biggest boy bands of the 90s, has announced a one-off show in New Zealand as part of their tour to celebrate the group’s return after a long hiatus.The group behind hits like If Ya Gettin’ Down and Everybody Get Up announced they were reforming after 25 years for a world tour. The group said they would play a one-off show at Auckland’s Trusts Arena on Monday, May 25. Speaking about the group’s return, member Scott Robinson said: “This has been a long time coming and it really does feel right for all of us now –…