Laura norda rides again
Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 9:47 am, July 22nd, 2023 - 47 commentsCategories: chris hipkins, Christopher Luxon, crime, law, law and "order", Social issues, uncategorized - Tags:This week Labour announced a proposal to change the law. The justification is that there are some really tough twelve and thirteen year olds and that stronger responses are needed. Twelve and thirteen year olds charged with aggravated robbery or aggravated burglary can appear in Youth Court now. And the really tough youths that Hipkins talked about often already have care and protection status with Oranga Tamariki. Unfortunately meaningful discussion about laura norda gets drowned out by the need to be tough on crime.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 22, 2023 01:50 UTC
Auction activity slumps as a winter chill settles over the housing market
A chill wind's blowing through the auction rooms, and perhaps a few tumbleweeds as well. There were 157 residential properties on offer at the latest auctions monitored by interest.co.nz (15-21 July), down from 171 the previous week and up over 200 a week prior to that. Fifty eight properties sold under the hammer compared to 80 the previous week and 91 the week before that. That pushed the sales rate down to 37% at the latest auctions, from 47% the previous week and 43% the week before that. It was significant that both auction activity and sales continued to trend down at the latest auctions, even though the previous week was a short one in the lead up to the Matatriki long weekend.
Source:Stuff
July 22, 2023 01:47 UTC
Thousands of messages the focus of Lauren Dickason trial
The NZ Herald reports that Lauren expressed her frustration with her children and their behavior in many of the messages. In many of the messages, Lauren expressed her frustrations as a mother, as well as her struggles with depression and anxiety. Loving messages between Lauren and Graham were also read out in court, as well as messages in which Lauren tells how much she loves her three children. In many of the messages, Lauren told friends she thought her husband thought she was crazy. During this time, Lauren sent messages to friends in which she described it as “hell on earth”.
Source:Stuff
July 21, 2023 18:27 UTC
Women’s World Cup: Team USA to begin title defense in New Zealand against Vietnam
NBC News published this video item, entitled “Women’s World Cup: Team USA to begin title defense in New Zealand against Vietnam” – below is their description. Anticipation in New Zealand is growing as Team USA is set to begin their World Cup title defense against Vietnam in Auckland. NBC News’ Molly Hunter has the details. Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 21, 2023 14:15 UTC
Britney Spears and will.i.am’s Collaboration Fails to Impress Fans with New Single
For 3 minutes and 15 seconds, Britney Spears and will.i.am manage to do something incredible: take a star who is on track for one of the greatest comebacks ever, and completely butcher her return. Mind Your Business is, in essence, more of a demand than a song – “mind your b-, mind your b-, mind your business, b….”, a very nasally Spears sings. “Five seconds, and then the dogs come out.”The anticipation is burning. “You know what happens when the dogs come out?” Tell us, Britney! “None of your business.”A part of me hopes that perhaps I am in a dream, and this is not the real Spears single, and all is still at peace in the world.
Source:Stuff
July 21, 2023 11:32 UTC
Man arrested after alleged road rage
Armed police leaving the Kamo Rd property. Photo: NZ HeraldA man who was reportedly in possession of a firearm has been arrested after an alleged road rage incident in Whau Valley. A police spokesperson said officers, who were seen to be armed, were called to an address on Kamo Rd at around 11.13am after a man was reported to have a firearm and have been involved in an alleged road rage incident. “Police apprehended the man without incident and he is helping them with their inquiries.”Police at the Kamo Rd property where a man was arrested following an alleged road rage incident. A reporter at the scene saw five armed police leave the Kamo Rd property at around 11.50am.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 21, 2023 07:09 UTC
Gun Control NZ Calls For Faster Implementation Of New Zealand’s Firearms Registry
Gun Control NZ Calls For Faster Implementation Of New Zealand’s Firearms Registry“Gun Control NZ extends our deepest sympathies to the victims of the Auckland shooting. We also acknowledge the bravery of the first responders,” says Gun Control NZ co-founder Nik Green. “This tragedy may well have been prevented if the gun registry were fully implemented. The Canadian Police resisted the destruction of their gun register because it was helping them to prevent and solve crimes,” says Gun Control NZ co-founder Philippa Yasbek. Gun Control NZ is calling on the government to fully implement the registry over the next two years,” says Nik Green.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 21, 2023 00:40 UTC
Flooding and power cuts as heavy rain hits
Photo: NZMESeveral neighbourhoods in West Auckland have been flooded from the overnight heavy rain that continues to bucket down across the country today. West Auckland is Flooding spokesman Lyall Carter said he had heard of homes flooding at Pooks Rd, Ranui; Candia Rd, Swanson; and Border Rd, Henderson. The Gisborne area is also under a heavy rain warning until 6am tomorrow morning. For Auckland and Great Barrier Island, a heavy rain warning and strong wind watch are listed until 3pm today. Two people have been rescued from floodwaters and 5000 properties are without power in the Coromandel as heavy rain and flooding hit the North Island.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 20, 2023 22:20 UTC
Auckland Shooting: Investigations continue
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Source:New Zealand Herald
July 20, 2023 21:54 UTC
Lauren Dickason murder trial delves further into events surrounding children's deaths
George Heard/PoolLauren Dickason appears in the High Court in Christchurch for the first day of her trial. Dickason is accused of murdering her three young daughters in Timaru in 2021.
Source:Stuff
July 20, 2023 21:47 UTC
I’m homeless so I moved into a cave – but my multi-millionaire neighbours want me gone because I ‘spoil their view’
ROCKY ROAD I’m homeless so I moved into a cave – but my multi-millionaire neighbours want me gone because I ‘spoil their view’A HOMELESS man living in a cave says his multi-millionaire neighbours what him gone for spoiling their view. Awhi moved into the ancient structure across from wealthy homeowners in the exclusive New Zealand beach town of Mount Maunganui during lockdown. Tauranga MP Simon BridgesAnd, the council said "as he is homeless, we are not able to move him". Awhi, who used to work in forestry and as a builder, spoke on how he came to find himself homeless. Co-ordinator Laura Wood said: "I heard there was a guy living in a cave, and we went and dropped off some food.
Source:Stuff
July 20, 2023 21:39 UTC
New Zealand gunman was on home detention for domestic violence during killings
The gunman who shot two people dead and wounded 10 more at a construction site in New Zealand was serving a home detention sentence for domestic violence charges, local reports say. The 24-year-old opened fire at a building in downtown Auckland on Thursday, before later being found dead in a lift. At the time of the incident, the man was serving a sentence of five months’ home detention for domestic violence charges, according to public broadcaster TVNZ. Police interview construction workers in the central business district following a shooting in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand players observe a moment of silence for the victims of a shooting attack in Auckland.
Source:Stuff
July 20, 2023 21:28 UTC
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Kākāpō move to mainland New Zealand in Waikato sanctuary after near extinction
Kākāpō have returned to the North Island for the first time in more than 60 years. Photo / Jake OsborneKākāpō have returned to the North Island for the first time in more than 60 years. The four Kākāpō, named Bunker, Māhutonga, Ōtepoti and Motupōhue, have been rehomed from remote Fiordland to Waikato. Photo / Jake OsborneFour of the world’s rarest flightless parrots have been relocated to New Zealand’s North Island as the Kākāpō breeding programme expands from Whenua Hou/Codfish Island. The birds were last seen in the North Island in the mid 1960s and completely vanished from mainland New Zealand by the 1980s.
Source:New Zealand Herald
July 20, 2023 13:53 UTC