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Police are continuing to appeal for information on missing 25-year-old Travis Langford after his vehicle was discovered in Waikato nearly five months ago. Langford, 24, travelled from Wellington to the Waikato region, where his car was located burnt out at a farm on Tolley Rd in Ngaroma on January 18. His personal items were recovered near his vehicle, and his dog was found in a nearby paddock the following day. “There are serious concerns for his wellbeing,” police said. An alleged sighting of Langford was reported around Waitangi weekend, where he was believed to have been seen near Lake Waipapa. However, police could…
A witness says he can still hear the sound of a man hitting the pavement on Friday night after he fell from a car park building in central Auckland.Police say a person sustained moderate injuries from a fall in the Victoria Street car park.A witness, Ian, said he and his girlfriend had just left a restaurant and were heading home when they saw a man dangling from a rail in the carpark, three storeys above.Ian went to get help and was about 50 metres away when the accident happened.”And he started falling, slipped down the rail, straight onto the concrete,…
One person has died after a crash on Desert Road this afternoon.Police said it was called to the incident on State Highway 1 at about 1.10pm.”Sadly, one person was located deceased at the scene.”Police expected the road to reopen at about 6.45pm, it said in a statement this evening.”Motorists are thanked for their patience while emergency services and contractors worked at the scene.”
By Euronews Published on 07/06/2025 – 18:42 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTAmerican Coco Gauff is this year’s champion of the French Open. In the Roland Garros final, she defeated Aryna Sobolenko of Belarus in three sets.The incredibly hard-fought first game, which lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes, was won by the world number one on a tie-break – 7:6. In the second set, the American tennis player restored the balance – 6:2. The third game was also dominated by Gauff and ended 6:4.It was the 11th meeting between Sobolenko and Gauff, with the American taking the lead in the previously equal tally of face-to-face confrontations.For…
A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local Ukrainian officials said.The Russian barrage — the latest in near daily widescale attacks by Moscow — included deadly aerial glide bombs that have become part of fierce Russian attacks in the three-year war.Kharkiv’s mayor Ihor Terekhov said the attack also damaged 18 apartment buildings and 13 private homes. Citing preliminary data, he said Russia used 48 Shahed drones, two missiles and four aerial glide bombs in the attack.The intensity of the Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past…
A New Zealand man who founded a California-based porn empire that recruited women with false modelling offers pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges in a federal court, authorities said.Michael James Pratt pleaded guilty Thursday (local time) in federal court in San Diego, according to the US Department of Justice. He faces a possible life sentence when he is sentenced September 25.Pratt, 42, was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list when he was arrested in Madrid in 2022, three years after he fled while facing sex trafficking charges.Federal prosecutors said Pratt and his co-defendants used force, fraud and coercion to…
The search for a 79-year-old Christchurch woman who went missing in Christchurch has resumed today after it was paused due to poor weather conditions. Elisabeth was reported missing in Riccarton on Wednesday night. “Police Search and Rescue, along with volunteers from Land Search and Rescue, are out operating in the Fendalton and Riccarton areas,” police said. Christchurch residents may notice an increased police presence and are asked to check any outbuildings for Elisabeth or any unusual signs of disturbance. “Elisabeth’s loved ones are feeling increasingly concerned for her, and Police are still urging anyone with any information, no matter how small, to…
A truck route “in a constant state of deterioration” might become a lot quieter after a Gisborne District Council decision regarding heavy vehicle permits.During council meetings last year, councillors and community members raised safety concerns around trucks travelling along Back Ormond and Ormond Rds.A man who drove daily along Ormond Rd to and from work said he had seen too many “near-misses” involving schoolchildren.In July, the council added new maps to NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA) “H” permit system, which exclude Back Ormond and Ormond Rds.Trucks that carry over 44 tonnes require “H” permits to be driven on roads.These permits were…
Internet experts say the government must do more to avoid internet outages, after a warship knocked out services to Taranaki and Marlborough.Interference from an Australian warship’s navigation radar caused internet and radio services to fail in those regions on Wednesday.The 230-metre HMAS Canberra was sailing through Cook Strait when its systems disrupted 5 GHz wireless access points.The chief executive of the Telecommunications Users Association, Craig Young, said it showed the vulnerability in the country’s network.”It was fixed quite quickly once they figured out what was going on,” he said.”But it does show that we do have a weakness in the…
Police have called off the formal search for a 79-year-old Christchurch woman missing in sub-zero temperatures.The woman, Elisabeth, was reported missing in Riccarton on Wednesday night.Police were still appealing to the public for information, and asking people in Riccarton and surrounding areas to check their security cameras, sheds and garages.There was an unconfirmed sighting of her at Moa Vale at around 10am on Thursday morning.Elisabeth was wearing blue pants, a dark coloured long-sleeved top, black shoes and had distinctive long blonde/white hair.She had been admitted to a Christchurch rest home the day she disappeared.A Ryman spokesperson said she was referred…