Heron on Wairoa River............................................. Photo by: Allan Pickering
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- Six-year-old missing in West Auckland all afternoon found safe and well March 25, 2019A 6-year-old West Auckland boy who went missing after school today has been returned home safe and well.Police confirmed Spencer Tarte, who was last seen in Sunnyvale around 4pm, was found safe and well and has been returned home.Earlier...
- Missing man from Massey found following public appeal from police March 25, 2019Setu Taua has been found.The Massey man went missing around 11.30am on Monday and police said the family had concerns for his welfare.He walks with a green frame and may appear unsteady on his feet, police said in a statement."Setu...
- Christchurch mosque shooting: This is our city March 25, 2019Like all Christchurch residents, Newstalk ZB reporter Rachel Das was shaken by the mosque shootings in the city she loves. But they will bounce back, even stronger, she writes. Hushed voices and lowered gazes, no one knowing quite...
- Man in hospital after Tokoroa stabbing March 25, 2019A man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Tokoroa.A Police spokeswoman said police attended an address in Tokoroa at 5.50pm tonightwhere a male had been injured. "He was taken to hospital by persons at the address,"...
- 'Egg Boy' Will Connolly reveals why he egged Queensland senator March 25, 2019The Australian teen who gained the name Egg boy after infamously egging Queensland senator Fraser Anning says he is embarrassed by the amount of attention his actions gained.Will Connolly from Hampton, Melbourne, became an internet...
- Public asked to help with beetle which targets avocado trees and is regarded as serious pest overseas March 25, 2019New Zealanders' beloved smashed avocado on toast could be in the firing line due to a pesky wood-boring beetle.Biosecurity New Zealand is calling for the public to report any sightings or signs of the granulate ambrosia beetle.Biosecurity...
- Analysis: Why tracking guns is the common thread between Aramoana, the Napier siege and the Christchurch terror attack March 25, 2019Tracking down the newly outlawed semi automatic firearms may be a case of history repeating itself.Following the Aramoana massacre in 1990, in which loner David Gray gunned down 13 people, the National Government of the day moved...
- Another Northland meningococcal case sparks vaccination warning March 25, 2019Northland health officials are urging all parents and caregivers to have their eligible children vaccinated after a seven-month-old Northland child has been diagnosed with the potentially fatal meningococcal W disease.Three people...
- Royal Commission of Inquiry to look into Christchurch mosque shootings March 25, 2019A Royal Commission of Inquiry will look into events leading up to the Christchurch mosque terror attacks.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said a Royal Commission was reserved for the most grave events, and the attack on two mosques...
- Winston Peters in a state of 'deep contemplation' during a meeting with top Islamic officials March 25, 2019Foreign Minister Winston Peters is deflecting claims he fell asleep in a meeting of top Islamic leaders in Turkey over the weekend. Appearing alongside Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at post-Cab today, Peters said he was in a state...