A 45-year-old man has been charged in relation to an assault of a woman at Onerahi Lookout. Detective Sergeant Dave Hamilton said a woman was allegedly grabbed and assaulted before she managed to hide in bush and alert a nearby resident for help on June 15. Police carried out a number of search warrants in the Whangārei area yesterday in relation to the investigation and arrested a man, who faces multiple charges including kidnapping, assault with intent to injure, threatening to kill and impedes breathing.
He is scheduled to appear in Whangārei District Court today.
Car crashes into cows
A driver had to be cut out of his vehicle after colliding with cows on State Highway 12 in South Hokianga on Tuesday night. The accident occurred about 9.10pm near the Ōmanaia turnoff. At least one cow died. Firefighters from Rawene and Kaikohe responded along with police and St John Ambulance. Kaikohe fire chief Bill Hutchinson said about three nights earlier another motorist had hit cows wandering on Te Ahu Ahu Rd, near Waimate North. In that case the driver was not seriously injured but four cows were killed.
Tree topples onto SH12
A tree fell onto State Highway 12 near Ōhaeawai on Wednesday just moments after the Kaikohe Fire Brigade passed by on its way back from a crash in South Hokianga. The tree toppled about 10am, blocking traffic in both directions, but firefighters didn't hear about the near miss until they got back to the station. They then turned around and went back to help a property owner cut up the large downed branch and clear the debris.