Northland's three-time Paralympic gold medallist Cam Leslie has been named as co-captain of the New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby squad for the upcoming Wheelchair Rugby World Championships.
The championships will be held in Vejle, Denmark, from October 10-16 where New Zealand will take on the top 12 teams in the world.
The Wheel Blacks team is made up of a core of Paralympians who represented New Zealand at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, plus one debutant. Returning players Maia Marshall-Amai and Cameron Leslie complete the squad.
Leslie has a long history with the Wheel Blacks, debuting in 2010. He's itching to get back to help the team achieve good results on the international stage after being named MVP and best 3.0 of the 2022 New Zealand National Championships.
One arrested
A number of police cars were seen on Anzac Rd, Morningside, on Tuesday shortly after 11am on Tuesday. Police said only that one person had been taken into custody as a result of inquiries. St John said staff treated and transported one patient in a minor condition to Whangārei Hospital.
Sad end for dog tale
A dog that went missing from a doggy daycare excursion last week has been found dead. Staffordshire bull terrier Toa disappeared from a large property on Tremain Rd, Ruatangata last week. A $1500 reward had been offered for information on his whereabouts, $500 of which was offered by the daycare. Days of searching had found no sign of the dog until Tuesday, a week after he went missing. He is believed to have drowned in a creek on the Ruatangata property.
