Fatality after attack at Auckland bus station
Photo: NZ HeraldA person has died and a homicide investigation has been launched following an attack at an Auckland bus station this afternoon. Detective Inspector Callum McNeill of Waitematā CIB said one person was transported to Auckland Hospital in a critical condition after the incident at the Albany Bus Station. ”They have since died as a result of their injuries and a homicide investigation was subsequently launched. Large parts of the bus terminal were cordoned off and police were advising the public to stay away from the area. The incident occurred at 12.50pm, police said.
Source:New Zealand Herald
September 18, 2023 05:31 UTC
GUEST BLOG: Ben Morgan – Ukraine now dominates the Black Sea but progress is slow on land. Will Kim Jong Un save Putin?
Capture of these small platforms was a prelude to a larger Ukrainian operation that is currently unfolding in the Black Sea and Crimea. Additionally, air defence could be layered by deploying air defence missiles on the platforms forcing Ukrainian attackers to fly through layers of defences long before reaching targets in Crimea. Last week’s announcement put recent Ukrainian commando attacks on Russian air defence missiles in Crimea into a new perspective. Since then, Russian air defence radars and missile systems in Crimea have been subjected to a persistent campaign of attacks. Last week, having suppressed Russia’s air defence over Crimea Ukraine struck hard.
Source:New Zealand Herald
September 18, 2023 04:51 UTC
NZ Communities Need Minor Ailments Scheme (MAS) To Relieve System Pressure
NZ Communities Need Minor Ailments Scheme (MAS) To Relieve System PressureCommunities struggling to get access to health care need Te Whatu Ora to continue its Minor Ailments Scheme (MAS) to allow them to be treated for minor conditions in pharmacies across the motu, Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) President Rhiannon Braund said today. Professor Braund says that while PSNZ acknowledged the scheme needs to be evaluated, ongoing system pressures means it also needs to continue while that occurs to ensure people receive the treatment they need. “Treating minor ailments at community pharmacies means people are seen earlier and those minor conditions don’t worsen and end up with people affected needing to go to emergency departments. “PSNZ has written to Te Whatu Ora asking for a continuation of the scheme while the evaluation is undertaken. This is particularly important for minor ailments like scabies that can affect a whole whānau.
Source:New Zealand Herald
September 18, 2023 03:46 UTC
Susan Edmunds: Five reasons the housing market is picking up again
For the past 18 months, the housing market has been firmly in the doldrums. This week, Kiwibank economists said it looked as though May was the trough for the housing market. Some migrants will rent rather than buy their homes, but that extra rental demand can also boost the property market. “The latest numbers show quite a big rise in the share of investor loans going out with a 35% to 40% deposit. “The lack of listings in combination with a rise in sales means the stock on the market is going down,” Davidson said.
Source:Stuff
September 18, 2023 03:29 UTC
Open mike 18/09/2023
If those with the least wealth and privilege understood how much power they heldcollectivelyand exercised it at the polls,their voice really could make a difference. My lover is walking around wearing a T-shirt that says “if the left votes, the left wins”. It makes me laugh
Source:Stuff
September 18, 2023 03:12 UTC
Kerre Woodham: Act's welfare policy is the kind of hardline stuff many of us want
So when I heard that, I thought that's the kind of hardline stuff many of us want. You know, I don't think once you're in the grip of that kind of addiction, you're capable of making rational choices. I don't know much about stress and how that might incapacitate you or anxiety. I don't think so. I don't think there are many people who would choose that as a lifestyle.
Source:Stuff
September 18, 2023 01:31 UTC
Ryan Hamilton: National's anti-fluoride, anti-mandate MP-in-waiting
Ryan Hamilton has voiced support for groups that spread misinformation about fluoridation. Opposition to fluoride in drinking waterHamilton, a Hamilton City Councillor, has consistently and openly opposed fluoridation of water for more than two decades. In another post, Hamilton praised 'Fluoride Free Hamilton & NZ', a group that has published extensive misinformation about fluoride. National Party responds, Hamilton ignores interview requestsThe Hamilton East electorate was a National Party stronghold - held by David Bennett for 15 years - before Labour MP Jamie Strange took the seat in 2020. I've opposed fluoridation in the past but now fully back National's position," the statement said.
Source:Stuff
September 17, 2023 21:20 UTC
Live: MetService records 'one of the strongest winds we've ever seen'
The MetService weekend weather forecast from Friday through to Monday, September 18. Strong winds and “damaging gusts” have caused disruption and damage in much of the country. Follow along with Stuff’s live updates.
Source:Stuff
September 17, 2023 20:11 UTC
Power cuts south of Dunedin
Power has been restored after outages caused by overhead lines damage affected a wide area south of Dunedin, including Waihola and Taieri Mouth. A Waihola resident told the ODT power was restored around 9.15pm after being out for three hours. PowerNet posted a statement to its Facebook page at 5.42pm today that power was off for all of Waihola and for Akatore, Berwick, Henley, Milburn, Taieri Beach, Taieri Ferry, Taieri Mouth and Toko Mouth. The cause of the outage was overhead lines damage. Power was also out for Waitahuna, Lawrence and other surrounding areas.
Source:Otago Daily Times
September 17, 2023 12:57 UTC
Parents pay tribute to daughter killed in crash
Photo: NZ HeraldThe “devastated” parents of a teenager killed after a car crashed into a home as it fled from police have posted tributes to their “beautiful girl”. An 18-year-old man has now been charged with dangerous driving causing death and is due to appear over the crash after police were called to a report of illegal street racing activity in Fernside, North Canterbury just before 4.45am. Canterbury rural area commander Inspector Peter Cooper earlier said police were called to a report of illegal street racing activity in Fernside, North Canterbury just before 4.45am. Police had been investigating illegal street racing in Fernside before the car fled the scene and crashed in Rangiora. Photo: NZ Herald“This is the result of illegal street racing at night.”The owner of the home, Barry, told the Herald he woke up after hearing a crash and breaking glass.
Source:New Zealand Herald
September 17, 2023 10:58 UTC
What's Happening: September 2023
He made his international Grand Prix debut on Aljano (by Argentinus x Pablo) in 2010. This is a second marriage for Hutton, who was previously married to Irish Grand Prix team member Abigail Lyle. Spanish Grand Prix rider Alejandro Asencio welcomed a daughter, Alexandra Asencio Ortega, on 13 September 2023. Asencio has been competing two horses at international Grand Prix level: Focus and Gaviao dos Cedros. Swedish Grand Prix rider Emilie Nyrerod is pregnant with her second child.
Source:Stuff
September 17, 2023 09:18 UTC
Queer Endurance In Defiance’s Statement On The 2023 General Election
Queer Endurance In Defiance’s Statement On The 2023 General ElectionThis year’s election campaign has been dismal for marginalised communities. With the trans community already reeling from the spike in harassment we saw in autumn, it would be easy to lose hope. Not because it was incorrect, but because of the pressure put on them by repeated lobbying from anti-trans groups, a fact acknowledged by Te Whatu Ora. Aotearoa’s trans community has come a long way in the last few years. So we call on the trans community and our allies to be politically involved and politically active.
Source:Stuff
September 17, 2023 05:57 UTC
Open mike 17/09/2023
Fifty years ago today, the democratic-socialist Popular Unity Government of President Salvador Allende was toppled in a military coup d'état led by General Augusto Pinochet, with the backing of the United States. This fragment, is by the Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, who was shot to death by Pinochet's soldiers in the
Source:Stuff
September 16, 2023 23:42 UTC
Taranaki too good as Otago's playoff hopes fade
Otago's Christian Lio-Willie looks to break through Taranaki defence. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONThe 36-17 defeat to a run-it-from-anywhere Taranaki side has more or less sunk Otago's playoff prospects. But Taranaki also just played the game with too much pace and width for Otago. But Otago took the lead with a trio of penalties to Sam Gilbert to close out the half. Tom Sanders got himself sent to the bin for a tip tackle and Taranaki struck immediately.
Source:Otago Daily Times
September 16, 2023 22:24 UTC