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Council's role in river waste dumping 'extraordinarily embarrassing'
The council did not initially say it had faced censure over the incident.
The council did not initially say it had faced censure over the incident.
Tereariki Moses, 40, beat a cat to death with a plank of wood in 2018.
'That guy didn't deserve it,' killer Tristan Locke told cops.
Items taken include fishing gear, vehicle batteries, gas cookers and potbelly stoves.
A trainee police dog was injured as a result, the court heard.
Special bravery award comes after "acts of bravery and humanity" on darkest day.
Metservice is forecasting a front will move across the country later today.
New undisclosed owners will take possession of the building in October.
Queenstown enjoying amazing support from Aucklanders and kiwi visitors.
The clean-up continues after heavy rain, flooding, slips and evacuations.
He played 29 times for the All Blacks, scoring two tries on debut against Australia.
Engineers scramble to fix broken stopbanks before another round of downpours hits.
Bomb disposal unit called to Dunedin museum after discovery of explosive acid.
Skiers were turned away at South Island fields overrun by school holiday guests.
The council will attempt to contact former staff.
The size of the flood has revived concerns about the location of a new medical centre.
Update from West Coast Emergency Management says 89 homes suffered severe or total damage.
A childcare centre and marae in the area have been evacuated as a safety precaution.
MetService says more wet weather coming for flood-drenched region as clean-up begins.
The Mattina container ship is the third vessel in New Zealand to be struck by Covid.
A man who has lived in his Westport home for 60 years now faces a very uncertain future.
The offender had left the military late last year after more than 40 years' service.
She allegedly helped him collect items which would tie him to the crime.
It was the third vessel in New Zealand this month to have crew test positive to Covid-19.
Fire crews have been battling a large blaze in Westport early today.
More than 2000 people were evacuated on Friday and Saturday.
The news comes as Victoria's lockdown is extended.
Toa the orca has now spent nearly nine days separated from his pod.
'I think that some people think ... just flicking it off to the side of the path is okay.'
The Mattina container ship is currently in quarantine in Bluff.