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Blood and milk ice blocks are not everyone’s idea of a birthday treat, but Auckland Zoo says it is just the ticket for its tiger cub Cahya.Sumatran tiger cub Cahya turned one on Thursday, and in a post on Facebook, carnivore keeper Kristin said Cahya is a mini-me of her mother Zayana.”Now a year old, Cahya is becoming more independent and sassy,” she wrote.Cahya is one of two siblings born on January 2 last year, but the other had to be euthanised after a head injury on January 30.The four-week-old cub had sustained the injury after a tumble while exploring…
Slovakia’s Kremlin-friendly PM Robert Fico said the termination of the gas transit deal between Kyiv and Moscow would have a “drastic impact” on the EU. ADVERTISEMENTUkraine’s decision to stop Russian gas flowing to EU states through its pipelines will hurt the bloc rather than Moscow, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has said.Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine were halted on 1 January after Kyiv refused to renew a pre-war transit deal with the Kremlin’s state energy giant Gazprom. The arrangement between Kyiv and Moscow had been in place for decades.Slovakia had spent months trying to persuade Ukraine…
A colourful display of aurora australis was visible across the country overnight, delighting night owls and early risers.Photographer Grant Birley told 1News he managed to capture the tail end of the phenomenon from Waitoki, in north Auckland shortly before 5am. “It was pretty strong all over — for those that had clear skies anyway,” he said. In a post online, Birley said he missed “the best part between 1 and 3am”, but said there was still enough pink auroral glow to be captured. “Not visible to the naked eye unfortunately, but easily seen in camera,” he said. Other keen photographers…
A 32-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including murder and attempted murder, following the death of a policewoman in central Nelson on New Year’s Day. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and her colleague Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay were struck by a vehicle while on foot patrol in the Buxton Square carpark at around 2.10am on New Year’s Day.The vehicle then turned around and rammed a police patrol car, concussing another police officer and injuring two members of the public.Fleming died in hospital surrounded by her family on Wednesday, and Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said that Ramsay was in a stable condition…
A health warning has been issued for the Selwyn River/Waikirikiri in Canterbury after high levels of faecal bacteria was found consecutive samples.In a statement, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora said high levels of faecal bacteria were found in consecutive samples taken from Selwyn River/Waikirikiri at Glentunnel and at Whitecliffs.It’s the latest river in Canterbury to record high faecel bacteria levels, after a warning was issued last month for the Waimakariri River.National Public Health Service specialist Claire Salter said rainfall in the area in the last few days has most likely caused the high levels of faecal bacteria.”A number of…
Pelicot edged out Trump and Macron after she waived her anonymity in a highly publicised rape trial of her ex-husband and dozens of other men, insisting that “shame should change sides”. ADVERTISEMENTGisèle Pelicot has been named France’s Personality of the Year in a French opinion poll, following a much-publicised trial against her ex-husband and 50 other men found guilty of systematically raping her as she lay unconscious. The 72-year-old Pelicot beat a list of world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with 38% of respondents saying she had affected them the most over the past 12…
One person has died following a crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle on State Highway 29 in Matamata this morning.Emergency services responded to SH29 near Pond Rd around 10.35am.”The cyclist was located in a critical condition and CPR was commenced, however efforts to resuscitate them were unsuccessful and they died at the scene,” a police spokesperson said. The Serious Crash Unit has conducted a scene examination and inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing.The road has since reopened.
The provisional number of road deaths in 2024 stands at 289 — the lowest annual road toll in 11 years.Down from 341 in 2023, last year’s road toll was the lowest since 2013 when 253 people died. That year’s road toll was the lowest in more than 60 years.The official Christmas-New Year holiday road toll period began at 4pm on December 24 and lasts until 6am on January 3 — marking one of the busiest travel periods of the year.Police acknowledged the reduction in the annual figure but said that any number of road deaths was too high.Police acknowledged the…
At least three teenagers were knocked unconscious during a “large disorder” incident involving hundreds of young people at a Wānaka park last night.Police were called to Dinosaur Park at around midnight to reports of about 300 young people gathered there with multiple fights breaking out.Around three serious assaults were reported involving young people being knocked unconscious along with numerous other minor assaults.Acting District Commander Inspector Matt Scoles said it was disappointing that many present appeared to have been supplied alcohol.”We know it’s a time of year where lots of people are out celebrating and having a good time.“But we need…
The UNESCO World Heritage Site attracted 90,000 tourists in 2024. ADVERTISEMENTFamous for its stalactites, rare geological formations and cures for asthma, Ballıca Cave in Turkey’s northern Anatolian province of Tokat attracts thousands of visitors every year.Listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List, the cave attracted 90,000 tourists during 2024. According to UNESCO, the cave has formed over an estimated time frame of 3.4 million years.The cave’s interior is made up of karstic crystal lime stones, and its stalactites and stalagmites formed over millions of years. It stands as one of Turkey’s largest and most magnificent caves, preserving its mystery with…