Rioting inmates at Waikeria Prison have gained access to power tools, tactical equipment including shields and body armour, and have built makeshift weapons to use against Corrections staff. The protesting inmates have also accessed…
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Rhythm & Vines audio engineer David Peterson dies
An audio engineer at Gisborne’s Rhythm & Vines festival has died.A director for Auckland company Wavefront Audio said on Facebook that one of its employees, David Peterson, had died from suspected heart failure.Police confirmed…
SH1 north of Whangārei reopens after fatal crash
State Highway 1 north of Whangārei has reopened after a serious head-on crash this afternoon where a child died.Five others have been injured in the crash with one of them fighting for their life.Emergency services were called…
Waikeria Prison uprising: Inmates say they'll protest 'for as long as it takes'
By Riley Kennedy of RNZ The 16 men on top of Waikeria Prison say Corrections needs to start telling the truth about what is really happening, and that they will sit there “for as long as it takes”.The men have been holed up in…
Police responding to emergency incident in Parnell
Police are hunting for a person in the Auckland suburb of Parnell after an attack at a backpackers.One person has been seriously injured and was transferred to Auckland City Hospital, according to St John. Another person is already…
Traffic mayhem: Slow going as holidaymakers return to Auckland
Holidaymakers are heading back to Auckland in droves, causing traffic jams between Wellsford and Puhoi.Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency is warning motorists to expect delays between Puhoi and Wellsford in both directions…
Woman charged over death of man in Kawerau
A woman has now been charged in relation to the death of a man in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau.Simon Littlefair, 57, of Kawerau, was found injured at the intersection of Newall and Whittaker Sts early in the morning of December…
Gisborne Airport bomb threat: Sniffer dog flown in
The Gisborne Airport has reopened after a specialist explosive detection dog was flown in following a bomb threat. Hundreds of passengers including scores returning home from the popular Rhythm & Vines festival had their travel…
Whangamatā riot: Cop kicks youth in the back as riot officers descend on unruly mass
Police are defending their use of force to dispel hundreds of rioting drunk teens in Whangamatā after video emerged of an officer kicking a young person in the back. It follows a night of violence in the New Year’s Eve holiday…
One trapped after crash on Crown Range, road blocked
One person is trapped in their vehicle after a crash on the Crown Range Road between Queenstown and Wanaka.Police said two vehicles crashed about 2.40pm.Motorists are asked to avoid the area.