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A man has been arrested after a car smashed into a house in the Auckland suburb of Wiri last night. A unit patrolling through the Wiri area had earlier came across a vehicle allegedly being driven erratically and running red lights.Police said the unit signalled for this vehicle to stop, but it fled.1News footage from the scene showed a car crashed into a house on Celadon Place in Wiri. (Source: 1News)”Due to its high speed, the unit lost sight of the vehicle and did not pursue it.”The unit continued to travel at road speed and later came across the vehicle,…
Wilson Parking is locked in a $6 million legal fight with a former employee who now owns a company that is in competition with it.Wilson Parking told the Employment Relations Authority former employee Peter Turner breached his employment agreement, duty of good faith and various fiduciary duties, and ATE Property aided and abetted the breaches.It is seeking damages, an account of profits, and a declaration that receivables gained by Turner and ATE, during the operation of the ATE business, are held on trust for Wilson Parking and will be handed over.Turner and ATE denied liability.ATE was incorporated in 2024 with…
A 26-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly pointing an airgun at police in Auckland’s Manurewa overnight.Officers observed an unregistered quad bike travelling onto Sharland Avenue in Manurewa shortly before midnight. Counties Manukau CIB Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers said the unit followed the bike to an address, and attempted to engage with the rider “given the concerns in the community surrounding unregistered bikes”. “Instead, the staff encountered aggressive individuals that were hanging around the address.”During this interaction, one of the men allegedly pulled what appeared to be a revolver from his pocket.” The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including police…
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to Kmart NZ Holdings Limited (Kmart) for what it alleged was unsubstantiated claims in its “100% sustainably sourced cotton” advertising.The 100% sustainable cotton claims were made from August 4, 2023 and removed on October 4, 2024.During the Commission’s investigation, Kmart admitted its “Better Cotton” was actually mixed with conventional cotton in the supply chain.The Commission alleged the conduct was potentially in breach of the Fair Trading Act, and issued a warning letter to Kmart. The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including police fatally shoot a woman in Christchurch, sausages recalled over glass fears,…
The Children’s Commissioner is calling for the urgent closure of Gloriavale Christian School, saying she has zero confidence that students are safe.School leaders must next week show the Ministry of Education that they are fixing problems identified in a July Education Review Office (ERO) report or it will consider cancelling the private school’s registration.The deadline loomed at a time of leadership change at the West Coast Christian community, with Howard Temple resigning as Overseeing Shepherd following his conviction for sexual offending.The ERO report found the school had not met three of eight registration criteria and was not a physically and…
All three coalition parties are criticising Labour’s former ministers for refusing to appear at a public Covid-19 hearing, saying they’re trying to avoid scrutiny.The second phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic was secured in coalition agreements between all three governing parties.The chair, Grant Illingworth KC, on Wednesday confirmed a week-long public hearing with decision makers would not go ahead because former ministers had refused to participate.They include former prime minister Jacinda Ardern, current Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who was at times the health and Covid-19 response minister, former finance minister Grant Robertson and former health…
MTF is attributing an increase in business lending to its local, human-led finance model. About 30%-35% of MTF’s lending is now to businesses and chief executive Chris Lamers believes there is potential for that figure to hit 40%-50%. The amount of business lending had been increasing over the last few years and Mr Lamers said there were several drivers for that. The world of finance was feeling more complex to people; there was such volatility in interest rates, people were having to understand more about the likes of the Official Cash Rate and how loans worked. They had a lot…
An Auckland man was kicking himself after seeing his regular Lotto numbers in a winning draw — only to be delighted to hear his wife had used those numbers to buy a winning ticket. The couple in Auckland’s north, who wished to remain anonymous, were regular Lotto players, but didn’t always buy a ticket. Their winning chance was a close call indeed.On the night of the Wednesday, August 6 draw, the woman decided to buy a ticket online after getting a reminder about the jackpot — without mentioning it to her husband. When buying tickets, the couple usually switched between…
Otago’s housing market is warming up in the winter chill as median prices rise 11% to reach $730,000. The region is second-highest in the country for a price increase over July sales compared with a year ago — shaded by Nelson’s 15.7% gain from $657,000 to $760,000. Only a year ago, the middle mark for Otago sales was $657,000 in a residential market led by first-home buyers. The only region in the South Island to reach negative territory was the West Coast, dropping 14% to $345,000. Otherwise, Canterbury median prices were up 4.2% to just over $677,000, Marlborough 8.6% to…
Police are speaking in Christchurch this afternoon following a fatal shooting in Bryndwyr. Earlier this morning, Canterbury District Commander Superintendent Tony Hill said a woman died and a man was critically injured during a police shooting at a residential address on Clyde Rd. Cordons remain in place around the property, with a large police presence in the area.Watch the update on the livestream above.