A man driving a mini motorbike blew nearly five times the legal breath alcohol limit. Photo /File
High breath alcohol reading
A 20-year-old man will appear in court on October 10 charged with excess breath alcohol after he was allegedly caught almost five times over the legal limit while driving a mini-motorbike. The man was stopped on Bank St in Whangārei just after 3am on Saturday. He recorded
a reading of 1204 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. The legal limit is 250 micrograms.
Crash driver unhurt
The driver of a car which ended up in shallow water in Whangārei after a crash on Saturday was uninjured. Police said the crash happened on Whangārei Heads Rd, near Parua Bay at around 4.15pm. It appeared the car had skidded off the road and come to a stop in the water.
Sprinklers douse mill fire
Three fire crews were called to a fire in a dryer at Juken NZ's Kaitaia triboard mill on Whangatane Dr early on Saturday morning. Fire and Emergency northern region shift manager Daniel Nicholson said the dryer's sprinkler system all but extinguished the fire itself. The fire crews made sure the building was safe and left it in the hands of the company.
Hunt on for bashing duo
Police are still searching for two men believed to have bashed then left an 82-year-old Northland man on the side of the road. The elderly Kerikeri man picked up two hitchhikers on Friday about 1.20pm but was then assaulted and had his car stolen. He was left at a gravel pit opposite the entrance to the Kerikeri Airport. Police are still calling on members of the public to report any sightings of a red Suzuki Swift with the registration plate number GNS33. Police had received a few calls over the weekend relating to the red car but nothing that had led them to track down the two males in their 20s who were involved.
Red noses hit the road
Fastway Couriers will be adorning their own delivery vans with red noses as they start delivering packages of red noses, wristbands, pins, slap bands and car noses to retailers, businesses, schools and community groups in time for Red Nose Day on Friday. The aim of Red Nose Day is to raise $1 million for Cure Kids, with the money being used to fund important child health research to improve, extend and save the lives of children.
