Motorists are warned to expect delays on State Highway 2 (SH2) after a crash that is blocking the southbound on-ramp at Petone. A police spokesperson said the crash happened at 7.20am, and one person was said to have moderate injuries….
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One person injured after truck rolls in northern Hawke's Bay
One person has serious to moderate injuries after a truck rolled in northern Hawke’s Bay on Friday morning.Police, firefighters and an ambulance were called to the crash on the remote Ruapapa Rd about 6.09am, a police spokeswoman…
New Zealand-born real estate agent Karl Howard took Viagra before alleged bloodied sword attack
A prominent real estate agent who police allege choked one woman before turning a samurai sword on another had taken four Viagra pills and had a “sexual intent” before the bloody ordeal at the $2 million home he shared with his former…
Skipper saves five people trapped in upturned boat
A skipper dove under an upturned vessel to open a hatch to help five trapped passengers escape when a boat capsized at Paterson Inlet near Stewart Island in 2019.A Transport Accident Investigation Commission report into the September…
Fifth arrest over killing of Rau Tongia in Karori, Wellington
A 27-year-old woman has become the fifth person arrested and charged in relation to the murder of Rau Tongia in the Wellington suburb of Karori late last year. Rau Tongia, 33, was found dead in his Karori home on December 20.The…
Wellington homicide: Fifth arrest over Rau Tongia's death at his Karori home
A fifth person has been arrested in relation to Rau Tongia’s death at his Wellington home.A 27-year-old woman now faces a charge of wounding Tongia with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and being party to his murder, police…
Man claims racist abuse directed at Indian family was 'light-hearted'
A man who racially abused a family at a popular Dunedin landmark admitted the xenophobic comments but claimed they were “light-hearted”.Dean Branden Rowe (25) appeared in the Dunedin District Court last week where he pleaded guilty…
Hawke's Bay Today photo competition winner announced
The winner of this year’s Hawke’s Bay Today photo competition, Juan Camilo Linares Lopez, hadn’t been into photography until arriving in New Zealand less than two years ago.But after 18 months of capturing breathtaking landscapes…
Transmission Gully: Roadworks begin tonight on SH58 at Pāuatahanui
Motorists north of the capital are asked to expect a new layout over the next six months, as work begins tonight on a major upgrade of State Highway 58. From 9pm today there will be stop/go management in place on SH58 at Pāuatahanui…
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