Firefighters battle large Waiinu Beach fire, nearby residents may be evacuated
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Armed police in Bay View after incident near busy petrol station
Armed police near Main North Rd, State Highway 2. Photo / Gary Hamilton-Irvine A large police contingent has…
Armed police close Innes Rd in Christchurch after reports of a gun
A reporter on the scene said the area has been cleared. A nearby petrol station worker said armed…
Police investigate incident at ANZ Bank St branch in Whangārei
An ANZ spokeswoman said the bank was relieved no one was harmed during the incident. “The safety of…
On The Up: Rotorua Central Mall FreshChoice supermarket opens, with up to 50 new jobs
The supermarket is on the site of the old Smiths City store, which closed in January, and now…
Police attending standoff in Maitai, Nelson; nearby residents evacuated
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Rotorua residents confront man after playground defecation incident
Wharekura said just as that commotion started, another resident, who was “7ft and huge”, came out of a…
Bangkok road collapse opens massive sinkhole outside Vajira Hospital
“There was a leak in the water pipe – water from the pipe eroded [earth] under the road…
French couple handed suspended sentence for illegally keeping rooftop-roaming panther
The court in the northern city of Lille condemned the 41-year-old man in the couple to 18 months…
Auckland bus stop attack: Hayden Williams jailed after ramming car into crowd
Williams, 24, appeared in Manukau District Court for sentencing on Friday after pleading guilty earlier this year to…
Pāpāmoa parents outraged over child sex offender’s release nearby
It also said the person was “living in a highly supportive home environment and being supervised 24/7″. The…
Whanganui High School bus collides with two cars, slides up embankment near school
“The bus then proceeded to hit another car (with no-one inside the car) parked on the other side…