Dr Richard Webby, Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza. Photo: Supplied/St Jude Hospital An influenza expert says that although it is hard to predict what New Zealand’s flu season will be like, the virus can be deadly every year. Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Studies on … Read more
Hundreds of people in Northland took to Te Ākau Bream Bay’s water and beaches Sunday to protest a fast-tracked sand mining operation. A flotilla of more than 50 watercraft converged from Whangārei Heads to Langs Beach to oppose the proposal to dredge nearly 8.5 million cubic meters of sand over the next 35 years. Auckland-based … Read more
Photo: Motorists are advised to expect delays after a truck rolled on State Highway 2 in Waioeka this evening. Police said emergency services were called to a crash between Waiata Road and Waioeka Pa Road in in the Bay of Plenty at about 5.30pm. One person sustained minor injuries. The road is blocked and has … Read more
Photo: 123RF A Wellington librarian says all library workers deserve a fair wage and the evidence backs this up. On Friday the Public Service Association (PSA) lodged a pay equity claim for library assistants with the Employment Relations Authority, after the stalling of a claim lodged with six councils in 2019. Wellington City librarian and … Read more
After announcing his remission, Nigel Latta expects to live for “years and years”. Photo: Supplied Psychologist and media personality Nigel Latta – who was given a year to live – has announced his cancer is in remission and now expects to live for “years and years”. Last year, Latta revealed in a Facebook video that … Read more
An injured man died at the scene, despite receiving medical treatment. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller A homicide investigation has been launched after a man found with stab wounds at a Kaikohe property died yesterday. Emergency services were called to a property on Mangakahia Road, south of the town, just after 9am on Saturday. The … Read more
Orca sighting in Island Bay. Photo: Facebook / Bradley Saunders-Garner Something must be in the water, as Wellingtonians have been treated to a large pod of dolphins and multiple orca sightings in the past two days. The pod of dolphins was seen whipping up a storm around many of Wellington’s bays yesterday. A pod, likely … Read more
Christopher Luxon has been trailing in recent polls. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone “Is this a trend? Is this something you start to freak out about?” Newstalk ZB’s Ryan Bridge asked Jordan Williams of the Taxpayers Union (TPU) last Monday. Its latest monthly poll had just showed the governing coalition trailing the opposition parties and … Read more
Police were alerted to the multiple vehicle crash at about 11.20am. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Auckland’s Northern Motorway is partially blocked heading southbound near the Wilks Road Overbridge following a crash. Police were alerted to the multiple vehicle crash at about 11.20am. Two people were moderately injured, police said. Police are advising motorists to … Read more
(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller Police say a fire at a Huntly business this weekend is suspicious, and are appealing for anyone who saw it to get in touch. Detective Sergeant Simon Evans said the fire was in a commercial premises on Great South Road, just south of Alder Lane, and was reported … Read more