Coroner releases findings from fatal crash, Donald Trump downplays Captiol attack as three more rioters are arrested and hot sunny weather forecast as many return to work in the latest NZ Herald headlines.
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The truck driver says he didn’t have time to brake, and any possible sightings of the van were obscured by a large hedge.
The Ashburton District Council told coroner Marcus Elliot it considered the signage and markings at the intersection at the time of the crash to be compliant.
Advanced warning signs have been erected and the stop signs have since been replaced with larger ones.
Four people died in the Ashburton crash in 2021. Photo / George Heard
Auckland Airport scam
An online scam involving Auckland Airport has resurfaced.
A police officer was hit with a bottle and there were scenes of intoxication, disorder and assault involving people — including suspected gang members — outside the Juicy Fest music festival in Wellington.
Trump teases pardons
Three people have been arrested for their involvement in the US Capitol riots, three years on from the event.
CBS News is reporting the trio join more than 1200 defendants who have been charged with crimes surrounding the attack.