Why local networks and good neighbours are critical in natural disasters
In the small hours of Valentine’s Day, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle unleashed hell across the upper North Island. After…
India hunts rampaging elephant that killed 20 people and injured 15
Officials said search teams, aided by drones, are combing dense forest tracts, including a national reserve in neighbouring…
ICE officer fatally shoots woman during Minneapolis operation amid unrest
DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that “rioters” obstructed ICE officers and one driver attempted to…
US President takes aim at a pet peeve – wind farms – but his post is blown off course
But the same photo appeared in a 2017 article from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which credited it to…
Ashlee Lynn Buzzard is accused of shooting Melodee and dumping her body in rural Utah
He described Buzzard as “unco-operative” throughout the investigation and said she remained so after her arrest. The investigation…
Truck driver Robert Clifford jailed for Blenheim crash which killed RSE worker Kaiea Taubakoa
Today, in the Blenheim District Court Clifford was jailed for two years and three months on charges he…
Rob Reiner killing: Prosecutors weigh death penalty after son charged
“If convicted as charged, Reiner faces death or life in state prison without the possibility of parole. A…
Rotorua homicide investigation: Police urge Ford Road residents to search properties
“It’s possible the offender discarded clothing, weapons, or other items while fleeing the scene. “We encourage residents to…
Hawke’s Bay man deemed a ‘national security threat’, wanted to commit mass killing
His threat to kill people came to police attention after a tip-off from the US Federal Bureau of…
High Court orders Jarrod Arnold Dent be detained as a special patient for killing Miriama Raukawa and wounding five others
Being made a special patient was something Crown prosecutor Rebekah Hicklin, Dent’s counsel Elizabeth Hall, and even Dent…
Norton Sowerby sentenced on three counts of manslaughter after driving across Hamilton train tracks, killing his friends
The vehicle was struck by a passing train, killing three of his friends. William Chaney Marsters Brown, 46,…
12 killed as gunmen open fire at illegal bar in Pretoria hostel
A 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were also killed in the attack. “Quite an unfortunate incident. Police…