Police arrested five gang members, including a senior member of the Mongrel Mob, after a fight in Wairoa last weekend. The brawl happened around 3pm on Saturday at Hunter-Brown Street, near War Memorial Park, right after a rugby match between Tapuae Sports Club and YMP. Inspector Darren Paki said a fight among teenagers grew larger […]

Warning: The details of this case may be upsetting for some readers. Questions about the rope used in the death of Pauline Hanna, wife of eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne, have raised suspicions. The first police officer at the scene noticed problems with the rope’s knots and tension during Polkinghorne’s trial. The 71-year-old eye doctor admitted […]

Hayden Wilde has won New Zealand’s second medal at the Paris Olympics, securing a silver in the men’s triathlon. The races for both men and women were confirmed to proceed after river water tests showed safer bacteria levels, despite worries from heavy rains. While the New Zealand women’s team did not win a medal, Wilde […]

A major port company in New Zealand has been fined $480,000 after a worker was killed while loading coal. In April 2022, Don Grant was struck and killed while working on the bulk carrier ETG Aquarius at Lyttelton Port in Christchurch. The Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) admitted guilt to a charge under the Health and […]

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