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The man was arrested after he said he was responsible for the knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival in Solingen on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENTA failed Syrian asylum seeker has been arrested after he said he was responsible for the knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival in the city of Solingen on Sunday.A judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe where the man had been flown by helicopter from Solingen, named him – without identifying his family name – as 26-year-old Issa al H. The dpa news agency…
Thousands of New Zealanders are failing to get proper screening for bowel cancer.New research found over a 10-year period more than 7000 eligible people tried but failed, due to an error with the test or it not being done properly.It found deprivation was a huge factor in people failing to do the test again.Study author Chey Dearing from the Eastern Institute of Technology said people of Māori and Asian and Pacific ethnicity were more likely to miss out – and they were not the only ones.”We found that males, compared with females, were more likely to attempt but fail,” Dearing…
A water tanker will be situated in the Wellington suburb of Karori as an outage continues to affect the area.Around 50 properties on Karori Road and Natalie Way were affected after a water main burst overnight.The tanker will be near 409 Karori Rd for residents to use as a temporary water supply.Service was expected to be restored at 10am.The capital has had a string of water failings in recent times. The previous incident to this was a burst water main on a major traffic route in the CBD.Wellington Water chief executive Tonia Haskell stepped down earlier this month in the…
A man was taken to hospital in a moderate condition after he was found in an Auckland Harbour early this morning.Police were called to Queen’s Wharf at about 4.50am, where officers were able to throw the man a life ring and pull him to safety as the police Eagle helicopter kept watch from above. Hato Hone St John — who responded with one ambulance, one rapid response unit, and one manager — took the man to Auckland City Hospital in a moderate condition. Water Safety New Zealand has reported that 51 people have drowned in New Zealand waters in 2024…
Heavy rainfall along Canterbury alpine rivers last night has led to damaged roads, flooding and sandbagging as a precaution at properties adjacent to rivers. Head of emergency management at the Selwyn District Council Al Lawn told 1News a team was at the Rakaia Huts in the Ashburton region after rain elevated the water levels of nearby rivers. The Rakaia Lagoon was full and the water level still rising, although it was beginning to ease, he said. Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) was also on site and sent two crews to help sandbag around the properties to mitigate the risks of…
The Ministry of Education has corrected the record and confirmed Onslow College was not told its library was prone to damage in an earthquake.”Not informing the board about the library’s earthquake prone status was unacceptable and is deeply regrettable,” Secretary for Education Iona Holstead stated in a letter to the school principal this week.”I apologise to you, the board, staff, students and community of Onslow College for this failing on the Ministry’s part.”The Wellington school’s principal Sheena Millar found out about the building’s risk last month — only after the local council sent a letter to the school asking for…
Police have opened a homicide investigation following the death of a man at a property in Pātea this morning.Detective Senior Sergeant Debra Gower said police were called to a family harm incident at the Dorset St address around 8.55am on Saturday.A man was found with critical injuries at the scene, she added.”Despite the efforts of emergency services, he was unable to be revived and died at the scene.”Cordons were in place and a scene examination would be carried out over the coming days, Gower said.”We do not believe there is any ongoing risk to the public.”Our thoughts are with the…
An old mine shaft has been confirmed by the Waikato Regional Council as the cause of the Ohinemuri River turning “bright orange”.The discolouration, which appeared to enter the river downstream of the Waitawheta River, was reported to the council around 3pm yesterday. Regional compliance manager Patrick Lynch said the sediment appeared to have shifted from an old mining asset in the hills above the Karangahake Gorge car park.The flow of water coming from the shaft was running relatively clear and appeared to be flowing into “maybe a hand dug, tool dug channel”, he added.Plumes of sediment can be seen moving…
A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Auckland’s Blockhouse Bay this morning.Police said they were called to an incident where a man was injured by another person on Rathlin St — at the entrance to the Blockhouse Bay Recreation Reserve and the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club — around 11.37am on Saturday.”Upon arrival, a man was located with critical injuries,” a spokesperson said.”Sadly, despite efforts of emergency services, the man died at the scene.”Police were seen outside the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club setting up cordons and a specialist shelter. (Source: 1News)Cordons have been put in…
Euronews spoke to Kyiv-based producer Dima, also known as BADWOR7H, about living in Ukraine during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the concept of ‘relative safety’ and the form of escapism music offers. ADVERTISEMENTAt the age of 10, Dima’s musical path took a turn: “I randomly stumbled upon an installer file for FL Studio, a digital audio workstation used for audio production. I started tweaking knobs mindlessly,” the Kyiv-based musician remembers. Back then, YouTube was in its early stages, and tutorials on sound production were scarce. “At that age, I loved sitting in front of the computer; it was a form…