A 90-year-old woman lost consciousness at least three times during a three-hour wait for an ambulance after her cat bit her leg leaving her kitchen “awash with blood”. And the […]
Man dies after being shot by Weld County deputy
A man has died after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy Friday night, according to Weld County officials. Deputies responded to a report of a disturbance about 5:43 p.m. Friday […]
Three injured, one seriously, after six-vehicle smash on Hawke’s Bay Expressway
One person is seriously injured and two are in a moderate condition after a six-vehicle pile-up on the Hawke’s Bay Expressway. Road users are being urged to avoid the Expressway […]
Earthquake swarm, North Island tsunami warning after magnitude 8 shake
TSUNAMI WARNING LATEST* Swarm of earthquakes in Pacific – including magnitude 8.1 quake in Kermadec Islands at 8.28am (NZT) – spark Civil Defence warnings. * Tsunami warning for large parts […]
Tsunami threat to Northland from Kermadec earthquake
A tsunami alert has been issued for Northland with people on the coast urged to evacuate to higher ground or get inland after a massive earthquake north of the country. […]
One dead after truck rolls in Manawatū-Whanganui overnight
A person has died in a serious crash in the Manawatū-Whanganui region overnight. Emergency services were called to a section of State Highway 4, in Ōngarue, about 11.20pm after reports […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Neighbouring schools on high alert after latest Papatoetoe High School scare
Nearly a third of pupils at a South Auckland intermediate are staying away from class today as the Papatoetoe community is back on high alert following a fresh school Covid […]
India: At least 40 dead after bus crashes into canal in Madhya Pradesh
At least 40 people have been killed after a bus veered off a bridge in central India and crashed into a canal, officials have said. District magistrate Ravindra Kumar Choudhary […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern ‘heartened’ so far; Papatoetoe High School tests due today
VIRUS LATEST* Covid-19: NZ’s best and worst-case scenarios* Supermarkets urge shoppers to be kind to staff after ‘very distressing racial abuse’* Audrey Young: New Covid case highlights weak link in […]
The Green Party slams Air NZ after Saudi Arabian military revelations
The Green Party has criticised Air New Zealand following revelations it has been helping the Saudi Arabian military – despite the Middle Eastern nation’s role in the humanitarian crisis in […]