Новости за 23.01.2016

A 53 year old man has died following a swimming accident at Long Beach Raglan. Emergency services were called just before 4pm after the man got into difficulties while body surfing. First aid was given immediately but the man died at the scene. Police are ...

One man is dead following a crash between a car and a motorcycle in the Coromandel Area. The crash happened at about 1:45pm on Whagapoua Road (State Highway 25) Coromandel. It is understood that no one else was seriously hurt in the crash. The Police serious ...

Motor Vehicle Crash Kingseat update. Please be advised that the victim of the Kingseat crash in the early hours of this morning was a female. Initial information identified the injured person as male.

Shortly after 6.00am this morning Nelson Police were alerted to the body of a middle aged male in the Maitai River off Halifax Street.

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The Herald reports: The Sky Tower has overcome early scepticism to become an iconic image of the Super City, more photographed than Rangitoto Island, Auckland Harbour Bridge or One Tree Hill when it still had its lone pine. It is ubiquitous and disparaging labels from its early days, such as The Hypodermic, are seldom heard. […]

Stuff reports: The deputy chief censor wants the Government to put more options on the table for regulating online pornography. In an article for the censor’s website, deputy chief censor Jarred Mullen detailed the harm that increasingly extreme pornography that can cause, and outlined some possible steps towards regulating it. These steps could include an […]

The Herald reports: Inland Revenue has received a surge of inquiries from student loan defaulters worried they could be arrested if they return to New Zealand. One man who ignored his repayment obligations contacted the Weekend Herald from Australia and said he would now be scared to return for funerals or weddings. How’s this for […]

Rupert writes: I’ve attached something with this email that Kiwiblog readers might like – it’s a circular calendar – with a ‘spoke’ for each day of the  year, it includes, the phase of the moon (at least full, first quarter, new and last quarter). I’m pretty sure all the content is correct, but all usual […]