The Refugee Olympic Team made its first appearance at the 2016 games. Ten athletes, hailing from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Syria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo took part in […]
Canterbury wedding helicopter crash: Pilot stable, photographer in ‘visible pain’ a week after horror plunge
The survivors of last weekend’s horror helicopter crash during a Christchurch couple’s wedding remain in hospital but are making progress. The Robinson R44 helicopter’s engine lost power shortly after take-off […]
St John failing to meet response time targets: 90yo waits three hours after cat attack
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 […]