Waimakariri River. Photo: RNZ (file)Police say a man who drowned in Canterbury's Waimakariri River was trying to save his dog. Emergency services were called to the river at 4.30pm on Sunday. Christchurch metro area commander Superintendent Lane Todd said the drowning was tragic and the dog had not been found. The man's death has been referred to the coroner.
Zimbabwean opening batter Kelis Ndhlovu is transported off the field after being hit in the head while batting. Photo: Getty ImagesZimbabwean cricketer Kelis Ndhlovu is out of hospital and recovering well after being struck on the head by a bouncer during the second ODI against the White Ferns in Dunedin yesterday. The left-hander, who was wearing a helmet, was looking well-set at the crease but ducked into a bouncer from White Ferns left-armer Bree Illing. "Yeah, so she’s just recovering and we’ll just see what the scans say and then we’ll move on from there. The second ODI is at the University Oval on Wednesday.
Photos: Gerard O'BrienPetrolheads carved out a slice of Dunedin and turned it into a hive of American-made car heaven for hot-rod enthusiasts. There was a sea of classic cars flooding Tahuna Park on Saturday as the Stateside Streeters Car Club hosted their annual Great USA Day car show. Event organiser Paul Barron said about 265 cars from all over the South Island came together for the show. Crowds gather at the The Great USA Day car show at Tāhuna Park on Saturday. Proceeds made from the day went to the Otago Community Hospice.
File photoA senior first responder facing child exploitation charges has elected to have a judge-alone trial. The man, whose name and occupation are suppressed, has pleaded not guilty to five charges relating to the possession and exportation of child exploitation material brought by Customs last year. He had previously elected a trial by jury but has now opted for a judge-alone trial. His lawyer Craig Ruane said the man's employment had been terminated because the charges "brought his employer into disrepute". Judge Elkin agreed to extend the man's interim name suppression until his trial because publication would cause extreme hardship.
Between March 3 and 5 four more vessels were struck: the Libra Trader, Gold Oak, Safeen Prestige and the Sonangol Namibe. Iran’s mixed messagesIran exports its own oil via the Strait of Hormuz and its intentions remain unclear. A Revolutionary Guards general warned on March 2 that Iran would “burn any ship” attempting to cross the strait and block all Gulf oil exports. But Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said it had “no intention” of closing the Strait of Hormuz. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said it would escort merchant ships attempting to transit the strait “as soon as it’s reasonable to do it”.
A search continues off Blaketown, Greymouth for a kayaker missing since Saturday evening. An aerial search continues today in rough sea conditions for a kayaker believed to have been swept out to the sea off Blaketown on Saturday evening. Greymouth police said this morning the reported missing person may now be deceased. Police are today undertaking an expanded official search both north and south of Greymouth. A local helicopter took to the air about 9am to survey the coast from as far north as Charleston down to Ross, after the initial search focused around Greymouth.
A stash of drugs and cash located in a bag donated to a Southland Op-shop in February. PHOTO: NZ POLICEAn accidental act of charity by a pair of Southland teenagers went awry after they allegedly left their bag of drugs and cash sitting outside an op-shop. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary when store staff noticed a bag left outside the front doors on February 18. As it happened, the pair had been getting their car serviced nearby when they left the bag outside the op-shop for safekeeping. Police also searched the car they were getting serviced and found an air pistol, a police scanner and another $810 in cash.
Julia Orpwood looks through a broken window caused by the lightning strike. Photo: Geoff SloanThe night was just like any other for Julia and Harry Orpwood, then “all hell broke loose”. Last week their house was struck by lightning, leaving a large hole in a window. Said Harry: “It was like someone dropped a bomb.”At first, Julia thought something electrical had gone wrong with the house on Tancreds Rd, Lincoln. Julia sent a message to her family group chat, saying their house had been struck.
Photo: RNZA diabetic patient collapsed and died in a Waikato Hospital stairwell after a delay getting urgently needed food. The Health and Disability Commission has just released a report severely critical of the care the man received in December 2019. Waikato Hospital now makes sure the ward fridges are always stocked with snacks for diabetics. When his wife brought the man to the ED she had his medicine, his diabetic kit and his diabetic record book. The hospital did not answer RNZ's questions about how well staff the ward was on the night the man died.
But in Auckland, the price of petrol had hit a high of $2.99 at BP New Lynn by Monday morning. The cheapest available petrol in Auckland has already increased 21 cents in the past six days to $2.41. Meanwhile, 95 octane (premium petrol) has surged past $3 a litre around the country, hitting $3.12 in Auckland. “You’d be struggling to get anything under $2.50 now.”Collins said the pressure on oil prices was “going to go months, not weeks”. “People are filling their cars ahead of the price increase that will flow through the market over the coming weeks,” he said.
File photoA man heading home after a night out on the town sent his Uber driver to hospital after allegedly attacking him for not stopping at McDonald’s on the way. The Uber driver required medical treatment for injuries to his face after the man he was driving home to his Edith St, Dundein, address dragged him out of the driver's seat, Sergeant Matt Lee said. The man then rained a series of blows down to his face and shoulder, causing injuries. Police were called to the scene by the victim at 2.55am on Sunday, and he told police the reason the man assaulted him was because he had refused to stop at McDonald’s during the trip to his home. Lee said inquiries were continuing to identify and locate the man.
File photoA Dunedin man heading home after a night out on the town sent his Uber driver to hospital after allegedly attacking him for not stopping at McDonald’s on the way. The recording showed the younger man had pushed the older man to the ground and began punching him multiple times in the face. Sgt Lee said security guards intervened and stopped the assault, and all three girls were transported to Dunedin Hospital to receive treatment. "Inquiries are continuing to identify and locate the unknown female offender," Sgt Lee said. The younger man who instigated the altercation was released with a formal warning, and the older man was released without charge, Sgt Lee said.
Photo: Tracey RoxburghA vehicle was left on its roof yesterday afternoon in Jack Hanley Dr in Hanley's Farm, near Queenstown. The accident occurred about 4.30pm. Two crews from Hato Hone St John attended the accident, along with a two police cars and a fire appliance from the Frankton Fire Brigade. It was unclear what caused the accident. No-one was believed to be injured.
Photo: Gerard O'BrienClimate Liberation Aotearoa and Extinction Rebellion Ōtepoti activists protest the dangers of "luxury emissions" on the environment outside Armstrong Prestige car dealership in Dunedin at the weekend. Spokeswoman for the protesters Jen Olsen said about a dozen activists showed up on Saturday and started protesting in the car yard before staff asked them to head outside, which they did. Luxury emissions were harmful carbon emissions from unnecessary sources such as luxury cruises and plane flights, she said. Unlike previous protests, this time they were highlighting the harm caused by high-emission vehicles such as SUVs and luxury models, which could emit three or four times the amount of carbon per kilometre than a more economical petrol vehicle, Ms Olsen said.
Janine Wallace and her mother, top Auckland dog breeder Barbara Glover, in the Manukau District Court during their animal neglect case. When asked why the dogs were underweight, Glover claimed they “ran a lot and burned off a lot of energy”. Barbara Glover, the mother of Anne Glover, was banned from owning dogs after she was found guilty of 32 violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Still allowed dogs for her ‘safety’In court, Judge Grant Fraser said that although he found it “completely contradictory”, he agreed to uphold the Crown and defence’s “compromise” that Glover still be allowed to own 10 dogs. He also allowed three months for Glover to reduce the number of dogs in her care to below 10.
