We remember the storm. How about its lessons?
New Orleans and the Gulf Coast have rebuilt. But the questions Katrina raised in 2005 on climate, government…
Disability carer who killed her client in ‘terrible accident’ given suspended sentence
A disability care worker who “lost control” and mistakenly accelerated instead of braking when she misjudged a turn…
WorkSafe: German woman’s death under 330kg metal gate at workplace in Westmere, Auckland deemed tragic accident
The report also confirms that no one was prosecuted over her death, which investigators deemed a tragic accident.…
Gunman opens fire Tuesday on Minneapolis sidewalk
Minneapolis shooting leaves 1 dead A shooting in Minneapolis left one person dead and another person injured. This…
Border Patrol agent dies; had been accused of drunken attack on police
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was arrested for drunkenly fighting Long Beach police last month was found…
Far North man Abel Wira found guilty of manslaughter after dogs maul Neville Thomson to death
The High Court at Whangārei heard Wira had been living in a caravan on Thomson’s Panguru property with…
Nobody’s Girl: Prince Andrew’s sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir to be published
Publisher Alfred A Knopf said Giuffre completed the manuscript before she died in April. The publisher’s statement includes…
Ghislaine Maxwell says in released DOJ interviews she did not see Trump act in ‘inappropriate way’
Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell has repeatedly denied witnessing any sexually inappropriate interactions with Donald Trump, in interviews…
Chinese girl, 5, causes brother’s death while adjusting car seat; court dismisses lawsuit
A couple in China have filed a lawsuit against a car manufacturer after their five-year-old daughter adjusted the…
Drunk driver Brett Eddy imprisoned for 14 years over manslaughter of Fraser Coast woman Natasha Raven
A driver who was “blind drunk” and travelling at “extreme speed” when he killed a pedestrian in a…
Whangārei court hears closing arguments in deadly Panguru dog attack trial
“He knew they had a taste for blood.” Wira, 61, has been on trial in the High Court…
Rotorua pedestrian death: Why driver Daniel Rikiti didn’t see Richard Martin crossing the road
“He was there to be seen and he should have been seen.” The case has been before the…