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Four people have been arrested after an alleged aggravated robbery in Auckland this morning led to armed traffic stops being conducted on two stolen vehicles on Auckland’s North Shore and in the Waikato region.Police said a group of men arrived at a Kerrykeel Dr property at around 5am on Thursday reportedly armed with weapons including a firearm.The group allegedly stole property and a vehicle from the address, Detective Inspector Karen Bright said.The police Eagle helicopter located the stolen vehicle heading north on State Highway 20.”Eagle observed this vehicle travelling in tandem with a second vehicle, which was also stolen,” Bright…
Monica Lewinsky is keenly aware of what it feels like when your name is no longer your own and becomes attached to a character conjured by others. An affair that she had with President Clinton nearly 30 years ago as a White House intern made her an international headline.So, when Lewinsky read that Amanda Knox, another woman whose image precedes her, wanted to adapt her memoir for the screen, she felt she was in a unique position to help.Knox was on a study abroad programme in Italy in 2007 when one of her housemates, Meredith Kercher, was killed. She and…
Gloriavale Christian School will remain on notice despite providing Government officials with an updated action plan. The private school had failed to meet three of the eight registration criteria, with a July Education Review Office report determining that it was not a physically and emotionally safe space for studentsSchool leaders were asked to provide an action plan to fix the school’s issues to avoid its registration being suspended or cancelled. Yesterday, officials from the Ministry of Education met with the principal and the Board of Trustees to review the school’s updated plan and supporting evidence.Ministry spokesperson Coralanne Child said they…
Two North Canterbury schools fear for the safety of students and residents if a Woodend Bypass toll is imposed, as motorists “rat-run” to avoid paying it.Kaiapoi North School and Te Kura o Tuahiwi already faced issues with speeding motorists, and their communities feared it would only get worse, as motorists looked for alternative routes to avoid getting hit in the backpocket.Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency announced last week it proposed a toll for the planned Belfast to Pegasus Motorway, which included the Woodend Bypass.It proposed two tolling points, with each charging $1.25 per passing light vehicle, and $2.50 for heavy…
People are being urged to keep flammable products out of their wheelie bins after a fire broke out in a Picton rubbish truck.After noticing smoke on Tuesday, the driver offloaded the waste in the car park of the Picton cemetery, before the Picton Volunteer Fire Brigade showed up.The Marlborough District Council said in a statement that quick thinking from the driver and a prompt response from the brigade had prevented a serious fire.People needed to avoid putting ashes, batteries, butane gas cylinders and helium cylinders into their wheelie bins as they posed a significant fire risk.Solid waste manager Mark Lucas…
A family jet ski stolen from a Waitākere property is back in the hands of its owner after he found it on Facebook Marketplace this week.The owner spotted the jet ski, reported stolen five years ago, while searching online for a replacement craft.Waitematā West Area prevention manager Inspector Kelly Farrant said the owner arranged a meeting with the seller in Henderson, which police also attended.“The victim was able to clearly identify the vehicle from the colours and other various markings,” she said.“The seller was cooperative and handed over the jet ski without incident upon finding out the item had been…
A long list of high-profile guests have been announced for Armageddon Expo, due to take place in Auckland in October. Organisers this afternoon announced the pop culture expo’s line-up of guests, describing it as “the dream team”. Among those appearing are the familiar faces of Elijah Wood, known for his role as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings; and Andy Serkis, whose pioneering work in motion capture performance has seen him appear in numerous films, from Star Wars to the Marvel universe to Planet of the Apes, and famously as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings. Also in…
Twelve people have been charged with the murder of a Rotorua man last month — seven of them from a small Bay of Plenty town.Zain Taikato-Fox, 20, was found critically injured on the side of State Highway 33 by four men shortly after 7pm on Saturday, July 26.He died from his injuries in Rotorua Hospital two days later. (Source: rnz.co.nz)Armed police carried out a search warrant in Maketū this morning, alongside others in Rotorua and Whanganui.Detective Inspector Craig Rawlinson said it was a “big day” for the town.”Most of those arrested are from Maketū, and these arrests will have a…
Bradley Walsh has said he wouldn’t dare shake up The Chase or he would face the consequences.The 65-year-old has fronted the show since its inception in 2009, and was probed on his busy schedule during a recent interview. He was asked on the BBC’s The One Show: “You’ve got The Chase coming up, you’ve got Beat The Chasers as well, anything different we can expect from these series?” But Walsh said he has no plans to mess with a winning formula. “I’m not allowed to do anything different, I think I’d get fired if I did anything different.”You’ve got to…
One of Dilworth School’s worst offenders, who’s been sentenced on three separate occasions for sex crimes against 11 students, has had his sixth attempt at parole denied. Ian Wilson, 73, was a senior master at the Auckland boarding school for underprivileged boys. His role, equivalent to that of an assistant principal. He was on staff at Dilworth for 25 years, from 1971 to 1996. His first conviction for sexual offending was in 1997, which resulted in a fine. Further offending that came to light as part of a Police investigation into historical abuse at the school led to him being…