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Police say a man found dead in a building at a park in Levin died after being shot. Robert Albert, 56, was found in a building Muaūpoko Park at Lake Horowhenua on October 17. “A postmortem and scene examination was completed, and police can now reveal he died from his injuries sustained from a gunshot wound,” police said. “A large amount of CCTV footage has been seized from around the Lake Horowhenua area which is being examined.”Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson said police are appealing for anyone who was at the lake on October 16 and 17 to come forward…
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk will not run in the Civic Coalition’s contest, which is between the foreign minister and Warsaw’s mayor. ADVERTISEMENTPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition is holding a primary on Friday to select a candidate to run in the nation’s presidential election next year. Party members are choosing between Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski to run in the election.The winner of Friday’s contest will face candidates in Poland’s presidential election in the spring. The date has not yet been announced but a first round is set to be held in May,…
A wildlife reserve in Upper Hutt is remaining hopeful that its missing cockatoo will be safely returned.On Sunday, staff at Staglands noticed that Pepper, a 6-year-old cockatoo, wasn’t in the aviary.Staglands general manager Sarah Purdy said staff are very upset.”The only logical explanation we could come up with was, that on the Sunday, she was taken out of the aviary by a customer, so hmm, very disappointing.”Police said inquiries are ongoing to identify what occurred and locate anyone who may be involved. “[It’s] just really upsetting that someone has possibly come in — might have been premeditated, might not have…
According to the United Nations, at least 281 humanitarian workers have died so far this year, with most of them killed in the war in Gaza. ADVERTISEMENTA record number of aid workers have been killed this year, with the war in Gaza the biggest cause of the 281 deaths recorded globally, the United Nations said on Friday.According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), The figure surpassed the previous annual record of 280 deaths, which was set in 2023.At least 178 aid workers have been killed this year in the occupied Palestinian territories alone, including Gaza,…
The patch and motorcycle belonging to the president of the Head Hunters West chapter in Auckland have been seized following a search this morning.It came after five patched members of the gang were seen on CCTV riding their motorbikes in Wellsford, north of Auckland, early yesterday morning.Police executed a search warrant on the View Rd, Henderson pad this morning in response.Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham said two of the motorcyclists have been identified.One of them, aged 52, was arrested and had his patch seized.The Head Hunters West motorcycles seized by police. (Source: Supplied)Police also seized the patch and motorbike of the…
Reinier van Zutphen is one of six candidates from Estonia to Portugal vying to replace Emily O’Reilly, who’s responsible for probing maladministration among EU bureaucrats for over a decade. ADVERTISEMENT“Sometimes I can be stubborn, I would say, but I think most of the MEPs like that approach.” It’s fair to say Reinier van Zutphen has a direct approach in soliciting votes for his candidacy to be the next European ombudsman. He’s been similarly direct in his current role as national ombudsman in the Netherlands, where he hasn’t just passively waited for complaints to pour in – but has, quite literally, taken…
A new way of making it easier to release floodwaters from the Wairoa River is being trialled by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council.A 50m-wide overflow channel has been created by council contractors. It is being maintained at the centre of the Wairoa River bar, with a protective gravel bank on the seaward side to try to keep it intact.A spokesperson for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council said a new method of bar management began after June 2024, when catastrophic flooding swamped 127 homes, and spilled into hundreds of other properties in the northern Hawke’s Bay town.”Council is proactively maintaining a built overflow…
Pamela Anderson was the crossing guard at Kaia Gerber’s elementary school.The 23-year-old star — the daughter of model Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber — has described having the Baywatch star as her crossing guard as the “most Hollywood thing” that has happened in her life.Kaia — who is one of the world’s best-known models — told The Hollywood Reporter: “Pamela Anderson was the crossing guard at my elementary school.”She wore the yellow safety vest and everything. I didn’t know how good I had it then.”Pamela, 57, previously revealed that she worked at her sons’ school.The actress — who has…
Police are searching for a red Toyota Hilux after a road worker was threatened with a firearm on SH1.The incident — on November 10 near Ātiamuri — included a firearm being presented during a confrontation with the road worker before the driver left the scene, police said.The vehicle was believed to be a double cab Toyota Hilux with a red cab and a black deck on the sides and rear. Police said was signwritten with the letters “RTKFTP”.Detective Constable Scott McLeod said: “There were no shots fired or any injuries — however the worker was understandably shaken by the incident.”Enquiries…
“Barbenheimer” was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn’t stopped people from trying to make “Glicked” — or even “Babyratu” — happen.The counterprogramming of Barbie and Oppenheimer in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its online beginnings. Instead of an either-or, the two movies ultimately complemented and boosted one another at the box office.And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups…