Fatality, Waihao Downs
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
One person has died in an incident involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in Waimate District.
Emergency services were called to...
Pharmac Chair appointed
Source: New Zealand Government
Hon Paula Bennett has been appointed as member and chair of the Pharmac board, Associate Health Minister David Seymour announced today.
“Pharmac...
Road Closure – Fairy Springs Road, Rotorua
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
The northbound lane of Fairy Springs Road is closed from Cochrane Street, while emergency services attend a crash reported...
Fatality following crash, Karaka
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Police are attending a serious crash involving a vehicle and a child on a driveway on Karaka Road.
Police were...
Police appeal for information following loud bangs, Wairarapa
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Wairarapa Police are making enquiries following multiple reports of loud bangs in the Solway area in the early hours...
Fatal incident, Ōtaki
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Attributable to Acting Central District Commander, Inspector Clifford Brown:
One person has died and two others are in serious and...
Taking action on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Source: New Zealand Government
Hundreds of New Zealand families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) will benefit from a new Government focus on prevention...
Five rescued after quickly alerting emergency services, Southland
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Last night, five young men were rescued after getting lost on the Makarewa Falls track in the Hokonui Hills.
Police...
Mysteries – ICYMI: Swipe card found in Antarctica 13 years after being lost in...
Source: NIWA
In 2016, NIWA technician Rod Budd is doing a routine dive under the Antarctic ice at Cape Evans, studying the creatures that live there....
No place like home: Police recover stolen campervan
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Police had one less happy camper in their sights with a man facing the Court today for his alleged...
Ferris – Three Strikes targets those ‘too brown to be white’
Source: Te Pati Maori
The government’s decision to reintroduce Three Strikes is a destructive and ineffective piece of law-making that will only exacerbate an inherently...
Man arrested for Porirua tyre slashing
Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Police have arrested and charged a man in relation to the slashing of car tyres in Porirua on Saturday.
Police...
