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Police have named the 18-year-old man fatally shot in Auckland’s Grey Lynn on Thursday night.He was Maxwel-Dee Repia, 18, of Grey Lynn, police confirmed today.Armed officers were called to an address on Tuarangi Rd after multiple 111 calls reported a “firearm being discharged” shortly before 7pm.A spokesperson said a man was located with critical injuries at the scene.”Despite efforts of those at the scene, he succumbed to his injuries.”Two people presented at Auckland City Hospital with gunshot wounds, and a third man was brought to the Auckland Central Police Station to be spoken with as part of the investigation.”While speaking…

Two people have been arrested after damaging a police car, allegedly stealing another vehicle and then crashing in Wellington this morning. Inspector Steven Braybrook said officers spotted a vehicle of interest in a carpark on Athol Crescent in Wellington’s CBD around 9am this morning. Police approached the vehicle on foot, when the pair re-entered their vehicle and reversed into the police patrol car. “Thankfully, the officers were not injured, however, the patrol car has sustained considerable damage,” a police spokesperson said. The vehicle then drove into the Hutt Valley area, where it was spiked heading south from Upper Hutt towards…

A call for more conversations about organ donation in Aotearoa New Zealand comes within months of a milestone transplant operation at Auckland City Hospital.In February, surgeons performed the hospital’s 3000th kidney transplant.It’s nearly 60 years since the first kidney transplant was performed in Auckland in 1965. Auckland City Hospital is now the site of most of the country’s kidney transplant operations. The procedure is also carried out in Wellington and Christchurch.The record setting transplant operation in Auckland is set against a backdrop of a worldwide shortage of donor organs.”Globally, there is a shortage of organs. This is just a fact…

Northern Kosovo, with a predominantly ethnic Serb population, has long been a flashpoint of tensions between Pristina and Belgrade and the border blockade comes on the same day an EU envoy said both sides should work to normalise relations if they hope to join the bloc. ADVERTISEMENTAuthorities in Kosovo say they have closed two of the four border crossings with Serbia after protesters on the Serbian side blocked the road and prevented motorists with Kosovo documents from passing through.The now closed Brnjak and Merdare crossings are in Kosovo’s north which has a majority ethnic Serb population.Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla…

A Kiwi-born PhD student living in Australia and diagnosed with one of the most rare and aggressive forms of cancer in the world says he remains hopeful for his future as he undergoes intensive treatment.Twenty-five-year-old Hamish Shaw told 1News he was from a “really close-knit” family of six born and raised in Christchurch. His father works as a Professor of Intensive Care at Otago University and his mother also works in healthcare.Shaw studied telecommunications engineering at the University of Canterbury, before moving to Sydney in 2021 when he received a scholarship to study his pursue his PhD at UNSW.He returned…

The imam of one of the Christchurch mosques attacked on March 15 said he believes the current Government has “turned its back” on the victims of New Zealand’s deadliest ever mass shooting.Two consecutive mass shootings at the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch killed 51 people and injured 40 others on March 15, 2019.Imam Gamal Fouda, who was at Al Noor Mosque on the day of the attack, spoke today at a public meeting on keeping military-style semi-automatic weapons out of the community.”I’m disappointed to say the current Government has turned its back on the victims of…

This article was originally published in Spanish In statements to Euronews, former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana said that in Venezuela there has not been an electoral fraud but a ‘coup d’état’. He urged the International Criminal Court to protect the country’s civilian population. ADVERTISEMENTA coalition of former Ibero-American heads of state urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for crimes against humanity and state terrorism.The IDEA group, led by former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana, composed of 31 former heads of government from Venezuela’s neighbouring region, have called on the ICC to issue…

Two men have been arrested in relation to the ongoing homicide investigation into the death of Maxwel-Dee Repia in Auckland’s Grey Lynn. Emergency services were called to an address on Tuarangi Rd after multiple 111 calls reported a “firearm being discharged” shortly before 7pm on Thursday.Maxwel-Dee Repia, 18, was critically injured and died at the scene.Two people presented at Auckland City Hospital with gunshot wounds, and a third man was brought to the Auckland Central Police Station to be spoken with as part of the investigation.Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin said a 19-year-old man was arrested in South Auckland today and…

Zelenskyy and Meloni discussed Ukraine’s immediate needs before winter, with Meloni emphasizing continued support as vital for Italy’s national interest and global stability. ADVERTISEMENTUkrainian President Zelenskyy and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed Ukraine’s immediate needs ahead of winter as Russia attacks critical infrastructure including energy supply lines. In a statement, Meloni stressed the importance of continued support for Ukraine, and that she believes this is in Italy’s national interest – “not only to protect the rule of law but also in protest of the ability of a country which is stronger militarily to invade its neighbour.”The bilateral meeting took…

One Lotto player from Auckland has won $17.07 million with Powerball First Division in tonight’s Lotto draw.Tonight’s winning numbers were: 40, 4, 9, 33, 2 and 8. The Bonus ball was 17, and the Powerball was 8.The prize was made up of $17 million from Powerball First Division and $71,429 from Lotto First Division, sold on MyLotto to a player from Auckland.The jackpot hit $17m after Wednesday’s $15m draw wasn’t struck.Thirteen other lucky Lotto players won $71,429 with Lotto First Division tonight. The winning tickets were sold at New World Waikanae in Waikanae, Arrowtown Night ‘n Day in Arrowtown, and…