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Auckland Council has confirmed that a house in New Lynn is being used as an illegal boarding house, not as a regular home as claimed by its owner, Sukhdev Singh. The house, located on Hinekohu Street, is valued at $1.1 million and is used to provide emergency housing and short stays. The council first issued […]
Police in Auckland are working with Auckland Transport to improve safety on the 70 bus route. This route goes from Botany to the city center through Panmure. They have noted problems with some young passengers misbehaving. Last month, police arrested a 45-year-old woman on the 70 bus after she assaulted someone, which they believe was […]
Grandmaster Vishy Anand will go to New Zealand for a special torch ceremony before the Chess Olympiad. This event happens every two years, and this year it will be in Budapest, Hungary next month. The 45th Chess Olympiad is a celebration of 100 years since the World Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded. FIDE chose New […]
Four farmers have died in quad bike accidents in New Zealand over the past three weeks. The tragic incidents occurred in Wairarapa, Canterbury, Southland, and Northland, with the first death on July 18 and the last on July 30. These accidents happened during the busy lambing and calving season. WorkSafe is investigating each of the […]
Time to Slow Down on Shopping? I didn’t realize when I got my new TV cabinet that it would start a shopping problem. The Facebook Marketplace ad said “Classic 1970s,” and I went out of my way to get it. It was beautiful! Next, I bought a wooden table and a baby gate for my […]
The Hauraki Gulf is worth $5 billion a year, according to a report from the NZ Institute of Economic Research. This report was created for Auckland Council’s Hauraki Gulf Forum. Most of the $5 billion comes from recreation, which is valued at $2.49 billion, and shipping, valued at $1.34 billion. The gulf also adds $526 […]
New documents show ongoing asbestos problems in schools. A school let children draw on damaged asbestos panels, exposing them to harmful dust. At another school, students pinned artwork onto a wallboard that contained asbestos, and later checks found asbestos debris underneath. These “high risk” cases reveal “significant deficiencies” in how the Education Ministry manages asbestos. […]
Gisborne District Council is warning people to stay away from a part of the Hangaroa River because of a large landslide. They said not to go to the river below Bushy Knoll Road. Murry Cave, the council’s main scientist, explained that the land is very unstable after the landslide in June. There is a lot […]
Prices for electricity have risen sharply this winter. The Electricity Authority (EA) is facing criticism for rising wholesale power prices. Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones called the EA ineffective in regulating power companies, known as gentailers. He compared the EA to a “chocolate teapot,” saying it can’t manage the gentailers’ high prices. Energy Minister Simeon […]
The jury in the murder trial of retired Auckland eye doctor Philip Polkinghorne has visited the house where his wife, Pauline Hanna, was found dead. This is the 10th day of the trial, where Polkinghorne is accused of murdering Hanna on Easter Monday 2021 and making it look like a suicide. The defense claims that […]
