As a post mortem is carried out on the victim of yesterday’s fatal shark attack, an eye-witness has spoken of the desperate bid to save the woman’s life.Emergency services rushed to Bowentown Beach just after 5pm yesterday. It is…
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Herald afternoon quiz: January 8
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Heart-stopping: Masterton woman saves husband's life after cardiac arrest
Every week on average, four people suffer a cardiac arrest somewhere in the Wellington and Wairarapa regions.Masterton couple Steve and Diane Allen know only too well, how crucial early intervention is to save a life.Diane remembers…
US riots: NZ Trump aide Chris Liddell staying on to 'lead successful transition'
New Zealander Chris Liddell has decided to stay on at the White House to ensure the transition to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration proceeds smoothly. The Deputy Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump has been in charge…
'Revered taonga' carvings stolen from Lower Hutt charity
A Lower Hutt charity is pleading for the return of “revered taonga” stolen from its front window after Christmas.The set of manaia carvings sat inside the window of the Common Unity Project Aotearoa’s (CUPA) Remakery hub in the…
Auckland mayor Phil Goff says Watercare decision to double water bills in a decade too drastic from some families
Auckland mayor Phil Goff says Watercare should have gradually increased water prices rather than the drastic changes that could see the average household paying $1200 a year more in less than a decade. The Watercare board has approved…
Lucky escape: Trapped driver freed after truck rolls off Crown Range road
Police say a young truck driver has had a lucky escape, after his vehicle wound up 50 metres down a bank off the Crown Range.Emergency services were called to the crash site near Arrow Junction about 10am today.Fire and Emergency…
Napier icon Trainworld closing for good unless 'saviour' comes forward
Iconic Napier attraction Trainworld is set to close its doors for good after Waitangi Day unless owner John Burt can find a “saviour” to take over the business. The last 12 months have been devastating for the model railway centre…
Discovery of broken grave in Southland prompts woman to find distant family
While travelling in Southland during the holiday period, Sharon Lankshear found a piece of her family history — broken.Last month, she visited the burial site of her great-great-grandparents, William and Rachel Judge, at the old…
Northland homicide: 14-year-old boy arrested after stabbing at pub
Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy after a man died from stab wounds at a Northland tavern last night.Police said emergency services were called to a tavern on Opua Paihia Main Rd, State Highway 11 in Opua in the Bay of Islands….