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Person dies after crash in Auckland

Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle collision.

2024-06-30T19:02:41Z

Have petrol prices dropped in Auckland following removal of regional fuel tax?

From today, Auckland's 11.5c per litre regional fuel tax no longer applies.

2024-07-01T00:18:32Z

Former Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman’s $9k shoplifting case ended with a conviction; here’s why

The former Green Party standout said a conviction might derail her legal career.

2024-06-30T22:31:49Z

Tragedy as son of successful real estate mogul dies suddenly

Cameron Black, the managing director of property management company Certainty Property, died this week.

2024-07-01T04:43:28Z

Bizarre marriage and divorce laws from around the world

Marriage and divorce laws vary from country to country, and even from state to state in countries such as the United States. Some of these laws are pretty archaic, while others are just plain bizarre. Without further ado, you may now click through the gallery and discover the wackiest marriage and divorce laws from around the world.

2022-07-19T10:29:56Z

Former Home and Away actor Orpheus Pledger faces prison time for assaulting woman

The actor has pleaded guilty to four charges relating to assault.

2024-07-01T03:32:44Z

Keir Starmer plans to 'hit the ground running' if he gets into No 10

Sir Keir Starmer took a day off campaigning yesterday as he looks almost certain to enter No 10 on Friday. He plans to 'hit the ground running' as soon as he is elected with a policy blitz.

2024-06-30T21:27:19Z

US set to remove $320m Gaza humanitarian pier - and it may never come back

US set to remove $320m Gaza humanitarian pier - and it may never come back - US officials say it may not be put back in place unless aid begins flowing out into the population again

2024-06-28T20:30:58Z

Marine Le Pen says Macron's camp has been 'almost wiped out'

Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right party National Rally (RN), said President Emmanuel Macron's camp has been 'almost wiped out' during the first round of France's parliamentary elections, where RN emerged ahead with around 34% of the vote.

2024-06-30T20:57:35Z

Reform UK pledges to ‘Make Britain Great Again’ as Farage channels Trump

Puff! Flash! Bang! Nigel Farage almost danced between smoke and sparklers at the last Reform UK rally of the campaign, an entertaining extravaganza that was pure Donald Trump. A new poll, he said, shows Reform winning more ethnic minority voters than the Lib Dems. “So, Channel 4, put that in your bloody pipe and smoke it!” The crowd of thousands cl...

2024-06-30T18:22:57Z

Major twist in battle for late Chicago recluse's $11 million fortune

Judge Daniel O. Tiernan made the decision Thursday, after hearing testimony from two men who say they witnessed Joseph Stancak (not pictured) sign the will the year before he passed.

2024-07-01T00:57:50Z

Lotto results: Waikato outlets sell double winners

Several Waikato players win thousands in weekend draw.

2024-06-30T20:01:26Z

Labour plotting ‘gun tax’ to wage war on countryside, Tories claim

Labour has been accused of waging a “war on rural communities” by hiking charges for gun owners. In its manifesto, the party says it expects to raise £20 million per year by making the firearms licensing process cost-neutral, with the proceeds funnelled into crime prevention schemes. The Tories claimed the change would cost gun owners “hundreds of ...

2024-06-30T18:33:20Z

Dunedin high school students targeted in extortion scam

Police are investigating and say it is a warning to young people to be proactive about online safety.

2024-06-30T21:03:00Z

Tories warn any vote for Farage's Reform party could let the SNP win

Pro-Independence Reform ­UK candidates are 'helping' Nationalist MPs win seats, the Conservatives have warned, as a poll shows one in five Scots will vote

2024-06-30T22:42:26Z

Actor Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter charges upheld, criminal trial to go ahead next month

A judge has ruled (for a third time) on Alec Baldwin’s criminal trial.

2024-06-30T23:31:59Z

Paddy Gower: Old white men are scared of Māori uprising, and why New Zealanders can’t get sucked into a political race debate

Veteran journalist says the demographics are not wrong.

2024-07-01T00:32:16Z

Protesters lightly wound police officer, set trash cans on fire over haredi draft law in Jerusalem

Protesters demonstrated against the draft of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students in Jerusalem on Sunday night, Israeli media reported. As a result, a police officer was lightly injured when a rock was thrown at her head, though media reports stated that she did not require medical treatment. Demonstrators also reportedly burnt trash cans in violation o...

2024-06-30T18:25:21Z

Instant karma as man kicks hotel door before walking up to reception

A man was caught on camera kicking in the door to a Marriott hotel. The video shows him shattering the glass with punches before kicking the door multiple times.

2024-06-30T23:12:55Z

France's snap election: Why is it happening, who are the National Rally, and what is Macron's fate?

After the first round of snap parliamentary elections, France is the closest it has been to having a far-right government since World War II. So, what does this all mean for France? How does it work? And will President Macron stay in power?

2024-07-01T03:21:51Z

CEO and five directors out at Kainga Ora

Within a month of a new chair's appointment by the Govt, the chief executive of state housing agency Kainga Ora heads for the door The post CEO and five directors out at Kainga Ora appeared first on Newsroom.

2024-07-01T01:25:02Z

Light airplane crash on motorway near Paris leaving three dead

Tragedy struck as three people were killed in a motorway plane crash east of Paris. A light aircraft was reported to have come down on the A4 motorway in Nosiel around 4pm after the plane hit an electric power cable.

2024-07-01T00:58:09Z

Police Minister Mark Mitchell defends under-fire proto boot camp course

Documents revealed the proposed boot camp 'blueprint' was causing 'severe distress'.

2024-07-01T01:32:21Z

Storms cause flooding and landslides in Switzerland and Italy

Storms in Switzerland and northern Italy caused extensive flooding and landslides, leaving at least four people dead, authorities said.

2024-06-30T19:27:14Z

Feathers ruffled in Dunedin booze-fuelled pigeon heist, police say

The pigeon was unharmed.

2024-06-30T22:31:44Z

Rangitīkei District Council bringing roading and water services in-house

Rangitīkei District Council bring roading and water services in-house.

2024-07-01T03:32:38Z

Brisbane bloke claims his SECOND multimillion dollar Lotto prize

A Brisbane man has won his second major lottery prize this year after taking home $3.7 million in Saturday's Gold Lotto draw.

2024-07-01T03:28:12Z

Neighbor, 74, shoots seven people, including four children

The gunfire came from 74-year-old Crete resident Billy Booth Friday, and culminated with him turning the gun on himself and taking his own life, cops said.

2024-07-01T02:28:11Z

North Carolina mom charged with murdering two of her adopted children

North Carolina mom charged with murdering two of her adopted children - Avantae Deven faces multiple charges relating to the disappearance and death of Blake and London Deven

2024-06-30T17:54:08Z

Nurse accused of stalking and female politician she met on dating app

A children's nurse has been arrested and charged with allegedly stalking a female politician after meeting her on a dating app.

2024-06-30T22:27:25Z

Higher income households across NSW increasingly struggling to stay on top of their energy bills

A survey of more than 1,000 people in NSW found that 39 per cent of respondents that had their energy disconnected were from middle income households.

2024-06-30T23:23:17Z

Stop the tit-for-tat: Settlements cannot be used as a punishment for terrorism

Using the threat of settlements as a “punishment” feeds directly into the narrative that an Israeli presence on the West Bank is an obstacle to a peace agreement and is inherently counterproductive.

2024-07-01T02:53:55Z

Nat Barr grills Police Minister over response to alleged DV murder

Mother-of-three, Sarah Miles, was found unconscious with head injuries before dying at her Johnston Street home at Casino, in northern NSW , at 2.30am on Saturday.

2024-07-01T01:12:50Z

District councillor takes shot at Government over long-term plan ‘burdens’

The three-yearly long term-plan process has been described as 'crazy'.

2024-06-30T22:01:48Z

Starmer opposes everything and has no new ideas, public says in poll

Most voters think Labour has 'just opposed everything' rather than coming up with good ideas for the country, a poll found yesterday.

2024-06-30T23:42:36Z

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, one may have fallen on land

The latest launches come as US, Japan and South Korea wrap up three days of military exercises dubbed ‘Freedom Edge’.

2024-07-01T04:56:07Z

Elderly man dies 40 minutes after discharge from Taranaki hospital

The Taranaki DHB has been found in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights.

2024-07-01T02:03:52Z

Man and woman arrested over Gulf Harbour body in bags case

The pair were caught attempting to leave the country on Sunday.

2024-07-01T01:18:44Z

Grant Robertson steps into new digs at University of Otago

Grant Robertson has officially begun his new role as the university's vice-chancellor.

2024-07-01T03:02:55Z

New York police shooting of teen sparks calls for justice from immigrant community

New York police shooting of teen sparks calls for justice from immigrant community - Nyah Mway’s family belong to Karen ethnic minority from Myanmar

2024-07-01T04:25:27Z

First Minister says only his party can bring Scotland ‘better future’ in the EU

First Minister says only his party can bring Scotland ‘better future’ in the EU - On Monday, Mr Swinney is expected to say in his campaign that the election is a contest of values.

2024-06-30T21:40:45Z

NZ soldier pleads guilty to four charges of indecent assault

He pleaded not guilty to four other charges, with sentencing expected on Wednesday.

2024-07-01T03:34:09Z

Return of the Hamburglar? Auckland police beef up search for stolen Ronald McDonald statue

Police would like to 'ketchup' with the person who stole the statue.

2024-07-01T01:18:45Z

Schoolboy attacked with metal pole on Auckland bus

The boy hoped his story would encourage others to intervene if they saw an attack.

2024-06-30T22:31:51Z

ABC's embarrassing blunder over Australia's new Governor-General

The ABC has suffered an embarrassing blunder ahead of the swearing in of Australia's new Governor-General.

2024-07-01T01:12:53Z

Canadian woman sentence to jail in first ever 'Pretendian' case

Karima Manji (left inset) was given three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to falsely claiming her twin daughters (right) were Inuit to get scholarships and business grants.

2024-06-30T20:12:00Z

Bodycam footage released after 13-year-old boy shot and killed by police in New York

Bodycam footage released after 13-year-old boy shot and killed by police in New York - Body camera footage released by the department shows officers tackling the boy to the ground before firing a gun

2024-06-30T20:09:06Z

Schoolboy, 14, missing after becoming separated from friends swimming

The teenager disappeared at around 7pm this evening after becoming separated from his friends off Crosby Beach.

2024-06-30T22:27:26Z

Cleverly accuses Banksy of ‘trivialising’ Channel crisis with Glastonbury stunt

James Cleverly has condemned Banksy’s migrant boat stunt at Glastonbury, claiming that it trivialised the crisis in the Channel. A black dinghy, meant to look like one of the small boats used to make the perilous crossing from France, was launched into the enormous crowd that had come to hear British rock group Idles on Friday. In a post on X, form...

2024-06-30T19:13:07Z

Far right on the rise in Europe, but too divided to conquer

Far-right gains in the European Parliament election highlight their rising influence, yet their fragmentation limits a unified challenge The post Far right on the rise in Europe, but too divided to conquer appeared first on Newsroom.

2024-07-01T00:40:00Z