Swiss tourist Patrick Keusch sentenced for causing crash that killed Glenda Douglas in Canterbury
“I acknowledge the deep grief the family have and understand the grace they have shown to you,” he…
North Sea crash captain triggered fire, rescue operation and ‘avoidable death’, UK trial heard
Motin has pleaded not guilty and has been held in pre-trial custody. Prosecutor Tom Little told the jury…
A tsunami off Russia last year ‘rebounded’ off South America and struck Japan after alerts lifted
The Meteorological Research Institute reproduced wave movements with a supercomputer, using data on water pressure captured in the…
Snow and ice disrupt travel in Britain, France and Netherlands with more to come tomorrow
British railway authorities deployed snowploughs in Scotland to try to clear tracks hit by heavy snow, which reached…
Teen Mercedes drink-driver who caused five-car crash fails appeal
Nanedo’s car started rotating, travelling onto the wrong side of the road and crashing head-on into “yet another…
Papakura tenant ordered to pay $73k to landlord for damage he claims was caused by meth-using ‘associates’
He then asked those people to leave, and after that, their “associates” started coming to the property and…
Serious crash closes SH1 near Kaiwaka, diversions and delays expected
A car can be seen facing sideways on the left-hand side of the road with its front completely…
Peri the koala hitches ride on Brisbane bus after near-miss on city road
The koala climbed a metal pole on a traffic island after narrowly avoiding being hit by a car.…
Fatigue caused Tauranga teen Keanan Coetzee’s fatal SH2 crash – coroner
Coetzee, a Year 13 student at Tauranga Boys’ College, was driving to work experience in Kawerau on State…
Ikea click and collect paused as demand overwhelms new Sylvia Park store
Ikea opened on December 4 in Auckland to mass fanfare, with more than 800 people queueing up to…
Airways outage: Air traffic control display screen went blank in ‘complete workstation failure’
Four international flights not yet airborne were held on the ground in New Zealand. Airways said a latent…
Haeata Community Campus mouldy lunch probe finds school most likely mixed up food, not supplier
“We know the issue caused a lot of concern among parents and students at the school, so we…