Author: Press Room
Three people were transported to hospital and two others assessed at the scene of a reported assault on Auckland’s North Shore last night.In a statement, police said emergency services were called to Long Bay shortly after 10pm after “a report of a group of people being assaulted and having items taken”. “Three people received treatment at hospital for injuries,” a police spokesperson said. St John told 1News it was notified shortly after midnight, and sent two ambulances and one rapid response unit. St John staff and police officers were called to the scene in Long Bay shortly after 10pm. (Source: 1News)”Our…
Meanwhile, mourners have gathered at a crematorium in Kyiv for the funerals of a Ukrainian medic and a soldier who fell in love while on the frontlines of the war and died together in a Russian shelling attack. ADVERTISEMENTAt least 25 people have been injured in a Russian strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.According to local officials, preliminary inspections showed a KAB guided aerial bomb hit a 12-story apartment building, causing extensive damage.”The entrance of a multi-storey building, from the third to the first floor, was destroyed, the slabs collapsed,” said Yevhen Ivanov, Deputy Head of Kharkiv Regional…
Part of Auckland’s Southern Motorway has been closed after a two-vehicle crash saw a person taken to hospital with serious injuries. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at around 12.30pm. The crash took place in the northbound lanes near Conifer Grove. “Initial indications are that one person has been seriously injured,” police said. A St John spokesperson said one person received serious injuries and was taken to Middlemore Hospital. The motorway is currently closed in the area for traffic heading northbound, and diversions are in place. “Motorists are advised to please avoid the area and take…
A large Canterbury solar farm is gearing up to increase the power output in the district — but it’s also creating a massive jump in green waste.The solar farm in Lauriston, about 80km from Christchurch, is a $104 million joint venture between Genesis Energy and Future Renewable Vision Australia.It has been under construction since April and was expected be the country’s largest solar farm with the ability to power more than 13,000 homes. Although, it won’t have the title for long as there is an even larger plant under construction near Taupō.Genesis Energy asset development general manager Craig Brown said…
A number of people have been injured in a two-car crash in Auckland’s New Lynn today.Police said the crash occurred at the intersection of Portage Rd and Clark St just after 11.30am.Hato Hone St John said five ambulances, two operations managers and one rapid response unit responded.A car involved in a crash in Auckland’s New Lynn (Source: 1News)Three people suffered serious injuries and two minor injuries — with four people taken to Auckland City Hospital.The fifth didn’t require transport. Auckland Transport said Portage Rd and Clark St have reopened.
The wall, which separated East and West Germany, stood for 28 years before it was torn down in 1989. ADVERTISEMENT35 years ago the Berlin wall fell, reuniting Germans who were divided between east and west for nearly three decades.As Berliners poured through holes in the concrete to reach the other side, the iron curtain that separated the Soviet Union from the West was shattered.For some, the event was a tragedy rather than a cause for celebration.Institute for European Politics research fellow Laura Worsch says Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the breakup of the Soviet Union the “greatest trauma and tragedy…
A $250 million expansion of the Christchurch Engine Centre, which maintains aircraft, has been announced.The Christchurch Engine Centre is operated by Air New Zealand and American company Pratt & Whitney.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, chairwoman of Air New Zealand Dame Therese Walsh and Pratt & Whitney president Shane Eddy all took part in a groundbreaking for the project in Christchurch on Friday.Dame Therese said the expansion would allow the introduction of new GTF engine repair and maintenance, and allow work currently done overseas to now be done in New Zealand.She said the expansion would allow the airline to service its V2500…
The High Court in Christchurch has heard details of what was found on the phone of murder-accused Tingjun Cao. The 53-year-old’s on trial for killing real estate agent Yanfei Bao in July last year. He denies murdering her. Joshua Locke, a digital forensic analyst for the New Zealand Police, gave evidence today about phones belonging to both the victim and defendant. He told the court about a picture of interest he recovered on Cao’s device, “that depicts the lower half of a person’s body”. The original photo or video had been deleted but Locke said he found thumbnail versions of…
Homeowners are being urged to be vigilant after a $20,000 ring was taken during an open home. Police in West Auckland and the North Shore have noticed an increase in thieves targeting open homes, warning homeowners to consider locking up their valuables prior to opening their homes to buyers. “Police are aware of three incidents, including one where a $20,000 ring was taken, and another where a vehicle was stolen after the spare key was stolen from the garage,” Acting Senior Sergeant Alex Waworis said.”Police are following positive lines of inquiry into the incidents, however the best offence against thieves…
Taoiseach Simon Harris said “the time is now right to ask the Irish people to give a new mandate,” as he confirmed that a general election would be held in Ireland on Friday, 29 November. ADVERTISEMENTIreland’s Prime Minister, or Taoiseach, Simon Harris triggered the start of the 2024 general election after he confirmed on Friday that he requested a dissolution of the current Irish parliament, or Dáil. In a short address in Dublin, Harris thanked his colleague in the centre-right Fine Gael party as well as coalition partners Fianna Fáil and the Greens, but acknowledged they “did not agree on every…