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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has rejected requests to establish a mayoral taskforce on dogs, saying it would duplicate initiatives already in place.The decision comes despite increased pressure from Manurewa residents, who feel that roaming dogs were making their neighbourhoods unsafe.Brown acknowledged the rising concerns about roaming dogs, especially in South Auckland. But he insisted that the council was addressing the issue through existing programmes.Brown supports the work of the Regulatory and Safety Committee, chaired by Councillor Josephine Bartley and supported Councillor Daniel Newman from Manurewa and the local board.The committee focused on improving public safety and managing dangerous dogs.Brown and…
Police searching for missing Christchurch woman Elisabeth ‘Lis’ Nicholls have narrowed their search area following a possible sighting on the night of her disappearance. Elisabeth, 79, was last seen at the Chateau on the Park in Riccarton at around 6pm on June 4, and police and her family remain desperate to locate her.Detective Sergeant Luke Vaughan said police have a possible sighting of Nicholls at the eastern end of Hagley Park, around the Park Tce and Salisbury/Montreal St areas around 8.25pm that night.Police have a possible sighting of Lis at the eastern end of Hagley Park, around the Park Terrace…
By Natasha Bowler with AP Published on 21/06/2025 – 15:37 GMT+2•Updated 15:39ADVERTISEMENTSpeaking at the 51st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Turkish leader also warned against a “new Sykes-Picot order” in the Middle East, in reference to a 1916 secret deal between Western powers to divide up the region. “We will not allow the establishment of a new Sykes-Picot order in our region with borders to be drawn in blood,” said President Erdogan in Istanbul.In 1916, the English and French met in secret to define their mutually agreed spheres of influence and control if…
A person has been found dead following a house fire in Marton this morning.Emergency services were called to the Calico Line property, between Bredins Line and Nga Tawa Rd, about 6.10am, and found the house fully ablaze.One person was found dead at the property.A scene guard has been put in place as Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand investigators carry out a scene examination.The cause of the fire is still to be determined.It comes after four people were injured following a house fire in Dunedin’s Saint Clair overnight.Two people were treated for minor injuries at the scene, a St…
A man has been charged with arson following a “suspicious” house fire in Levin this morning.The fire on Cambridge St was reported to emergency services around 4.15am, Detective Sergeant Shelley Ross said. “Fortunately, the occupants of the house escaped without injury.”A 40-year-old Levin man has been taken into custody.He is due to appear in the Palmerston North District Court on Monday charged with arson.Anyone in the area with CCTV has been asked to contact police. Police are also seeking information on the movements of a red Suzuki Swift in the area at the time.Anyone with information has been asked to…
A charity which has rehomed thousands of retired working farm dogs has called for the public’s help following a major decline in adoptions. The Retired Working Dogs NZ Charitable Trust offers to take dogs off farmers’ hands and find new homes. But trust president Marie-Claire Andrews told 1News they are nearing capacity and will soon have to stop accepting dogs from farms. “If we can’t find the right home for them and then they may go to the wrong home, which is a terrible thing, or it could just be a very sad one-way walk,” Andrews said.She acknowledged that rehoming…
Two people have been injured following a four-car crash on an Auckland motorway this afternoon.The nose-to-tail collision occurred around 2.25pm on the Southern Motorway, near the Highbrook off-ramp, police said. One person sustained moderate injuries in the crash, while another was seriously injured. Northbound motorists have been advised to expect delays. Meanwhile, a three-vehicle crash has been reported on the Southern Motorway near the Grafton Bridge around 3.20pm.The road is partially blocked heading northbound.
A man has been arrested after a string of alleged burglaries led to three crashes involving two stolen vehicles in Auckland’s Pakuranga this morning. Police allege the 44-year-old is responsible for seven reported burglaries and three crashes involving two stolen vehicles between around 5.10am and 5.50am today, Inspector Danny Meade said.Police were first notified of an unknown man entering a property on Udys Rd at 5.10am, during which a physical confrontation took place. No one was injured in the incident. The man then fled on foot. Minutes later, Meade said police received two further reports from residents on Udys Rd…
Four people have been arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle into another car in South Auckland this afternoon.A police patrol car spotted a vehicle reported as stolen travelling on Portage Rd in Ōtāhuhu shortly before 3pm. The police helicopter observed the vehicle as it continued to travel south towards Manukau. The vehicle was not pursued. It was then spiked on Great South Rd, near Reagan St, but did not come to a stop, Inspector Danny Meade said.At 3.20pm, the vehicle collided with a member of the public’s vehicle at the intersection of Great South Rd and Cavendish Dr.The group…
Acting Prime Minister David Seymour has denounced today’s Destiny Church protest in downtown Auckland.Hundreds have marched from Aotea Square down Queen St, in what the church billed as a rally “in defence of faith, flag and family”.Destiny Church said the march was to take “a bold public stand for Christian values, Kiwi identity and the future of this nation”.Church leader Brian Tamaki claimed “uncontrolled immigration” in the United Kingdom had led to spikes in crime and a collapse in British identity.Tamaki said the church was building a “Commonwealth crusade” to “reclaim Christian nations”.Watch the Destiny Church protesters march through downtown…