
Council silent since cemetery dispute with grieving families
Families were previously told they needed to clear tributes from the cemetery's lawns.
Families were previously told they needed to clear tributes from the cemetery's lawns.
Jacob Greacen was on meth, fatigued and speeding when he crashed into a car, killing two.
The crash was reported about 11.30am.
The highway is down to one lane between Whangamata and Whiritoa.
The Serious Crash Unit attended both scenes.
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The 18-year-olds died in an accident on an off-roading track.
Emergency services were first alerted about 3.15pm.
Police were alerted to the crash in Mount Richmond Forest Park about 11pm yesterday.
Jeannine Ball and her mother-in-law Lynda Ball died in the Taupō crash earlier this year.
One person has been taken to Auckland City Hospital with critical injuries.
Judge Glen Marshall found speed and distraction were two key factors in the crash.
James Burt, from Putāruru, was 36 years old.
A person has died after a motorcycle crash in Auckland’s Eden Terrace overnight. Video / Hayden Woodward
Photos taken at the scene show the back end of the motorcycle had completely crumpled.
Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are under way.
A person has died in a fatal accident at Kauri, north of Whangārei.
Philip Donald Wightman and Suzanne Elizabeth Watson, were killed in the crash on Thursday.
One of the two vehicles wound up crashed on its side, trapping an occupant.
Four people were killed in the crash near Lake Pukaki on Saturday.
Details of latest accident come after the Easter weekend road toll hit a record high.
One person is seriously injured while two others have received moderate injuries.
A nurse who helped at the scene said she performed CPR on one of the dying victims.
The official Easter holiday period began at 4pm on Thursday and ends at 6am on Tuesday.
The fatal crash brought the Easter holiday road toll to six.
The 27-year-old actor's tragic death was confirmed by his representatives.
Deaths in Rotorua and Matamata bring the national holiday weekend road toll to five.
This death brings the Easter holiday road toll to five.