Northern shift manager Gareth Lewis said the incident involved two cars, one of which was on fire when crews arrived. A car erupted in flames after a two-vehicle crash on Totara St in Mount Maunganui on Saturday night. “Our crews assessed and treated three patients, who were transported to Tauranga Hospital in a moderate condition,” it said. About an hour later, emergency services were called to a second crash in Freyberg St, Ōtūmoetai, after a vehicle struck a tree. “Our crews assessed and treated one patient who was transported to Tauranga Hospital in a serious condition.”Police said the vehicle was towed and inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

Savaglee was an outstanding racehorse and is now set for a stud career. Photo / Kenton WrightSavaglee was an outstanding racehorse and is now set for a stud career. The New Zealand 2000 Guineas winner hasn’t raced up to his best in two runs this campaign and Rick Williams, manager of The Oaks Stud who own Savaglee, says the time is right to retire the 4-year-old to stud. “With a few little issues he has had, I don’t think we were going to get a good shot at our ultimate goal of an Australian Group 1,” Williams said. “But we showed the Australians how good he was in the Guineas over there on this day last year and we all saw what he did here as a 3-year-old.

The body of a man has been found after a search and rescue operation near Waiwera. Missing kayaker’s body recovered after search and rescue operation near WaiweraThe body of a man has been found after a search and rescue operation near Waiwera. The body of a missing kayaker has been found after a search and rescue operation in north Auckland. Police said they were alerted to a man’s disappearance near Waiwera at around 7.35am today after he was seen coming out of his kayak, then failing to resurface. A search operation involving police, the Maritime Unit, members from Surf Lifesaving New Zealand and volunteers from Hibiscus Coastguard was launched this morning.

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Death toll rises in US-Israel strike on school in Iran, UAE and Qatar ambassador advises New Zealanders to shelter in place. Sign in hereAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Serious two-vehicle crash on Auckland’s Northwestern motorway creates 4km queuesA person has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash that blocked Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway. The accident on State Highway 16 blocked two of the three citybound lanes after the Lincoln Rd on-ramp. The lanes were expected to stay closed for some time as the Serious Crash Unit investigated.

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Death toll rises in US-Israel strike on school in Iran, UAE and Qatar ambassador advises New Zealanders to shelter in place. Sign in hereAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Search and rescue underway for man swept off rocks at KarekareA search and rescue operation is underway after a man was swept off the rocks at a West Auckland beach. Police said the man was fishing at Tāhoro/Union Bay at the northern end of Karekare Beach this morning when he was swept out to sea. A search and rescue effort involving police, Coastguard and Surf Lifesaving New Zealand was launched, however the man has not been found.

“It knows full well that international law has been breached even though negotiations on Iran’s nuclear capability were underway,” she posted on Instagram. “It knows that US walked away from the last nuclear agreement with Iran. “The Iranian regime is a vicious theocracy which has caused huge trauma to its people. But that isn’t a reason for a breach of Iran’s sovereignty.”Talks mediated by Oman between the US and Iran had been underway, Clark posted. He previously worked as a journalist at Black Press Media in Canada and won a fellowship with the Vancouver Sun.

File photo: Babiche MartensA prominent Auckland couple is trapped in Dubai after airspace closures and reported strikes across the city. Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business, and were due to fly out on Monday to begin a culinary tour in India. Chand Sahrawat said they received a text alert just after midnight and heard explosions soon afterwards. "It just feels very surreal and unreal," Chand Sahrawat said. Chand Sahrawat said the closure of Dubai Airport was particularly worrying.

One person has died after a serious crash near Clarks Junction, Dunedin, left three people injured on Wednesday, February 18. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 87, between Rocklands Rd and Johnson Rd, at about 2.15pm. One person was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition, however they have now passed away from their injuries, police said in a statement today. Two other people were taken by ambulance, one in a serious condition, the other with moderate injuries. St John said they responded with two ambulances, one helicopter and two rapid response vehicles, and the highway was closed for several hours.

One person has died after a serious crash near Clarks Junction left three people injured on Wednesday, February 18. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 87, between Rocklands Rd and Johnson Rd, at about 2.15pm. One person was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition, however they have now passed away from their injuries, police said in a statement today. Two other people were taken by ambulance, one in a serious condition, the other with moderate injuries. St John said they responded with two ambulances, one helicopter and two rapid response vehicles, and the highway was closed for several hours.

The crash happened to the north of Spooners Hill. Sign in hereAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. The crash happened to the north of Spooners Hill. Photo / NZMEState Highway 1 near Taihape is closed following a serious crash. Police said the road is closed to the north of Spooners Hill and that initial indications from the single-vehicle crash are there have been injuries.

“I acknowledge that, but it is not so much a reflection of remorse, in my view, as a reflection of reality,” Judge Harding said. Judge Harding agreed to the Crown’s proposed starting point, and turned his attention to any discounts available, particularly for Smith’s young age at the time. “You were employed, you had a wife, you had a young child. Judge Harding also said Smith’s health issues could be “actively dealt with within the prison system”. Judge Harding made an order for emotional harm reparation of $20,000, but acknowledged it had already been paid.

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Oamaru rowing coach Ivan Docherty with his rowers’ ‘‘lucky socks’’ which have his face on them. The Oamaru Rowing Club has once again punched above its weight on the national stage. The women’s novice crews led the way for the club accounting for four medals. Grace Webster, Matilda Isbister, Summer Brosnan, Hunter McLay and coxswain Isla Kappely won gold in the women’s novice coxed quad sculls. He was incredibly pleased to see the women’s novice coxed eight blitz the A final to win gold.

Major regional gateways including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi were closed as countries across the Middle East shut their airspace following the strikes and Iran’s retaliation. Flight maps showed skies over Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel and Bahrain virtually empty, while airlines across Europe and the Middle East announced sweeping cancellations. Are you a southerner in Dubai or the Middle East? Dubai Airports suspended all flights at Dubai International and at Al Maktoum International until further notice, urging passengers not to travel. In total, about 24% of flights to the Middle East were cancelled, the data showed.

On ODT Racing Chat brought to you by Fred's Fencing we are out at Wingatui today and bringing you all the action from the Otago Racing Club's first ever $ million day. We catch up with Matt Smith from Entain to find out why they are investing so heavily into the local racing scene. We talk to some of the characters in the on the ODT lawn. Then we get up close and personal wth the Dakota Boutique Fashion in the Field and talk to all the winners. And if that is not enough we catch up with NZ's best jockey Opie Bosson.