Drink driver who ran over and killed friend sentenced to home detention
Victim was dragged along a Waihī street after being accidentally run over by his friend.
Victim was dragged along a Waihī street after being accidentally run over by his friend.
Police have referred the death to the Coroner.
Three cases have been reported in the Lakes District Health Board region this summer.
Anyone at the Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA on January 5 should self-isolate immediately.
It's been the deadliest holiday period in New Zealand waters in nearly 25 years.
People are being urged to celebrate safely.
MPI staff spotted the sharks while patrolling for netting activity.
Waka Kotahi is advising people to drive with care.
There are just five pairs of dotterels from Waihi Beach to Bowentown
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Staff were getting daily phone calls from frustrated patients wanting to be vaccinated.
Residents wanted wire ropes removed and a place for drivers to safely pull over.
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Those charged will appear in the Hamilton District Court in May.
The man had sustained a serious cut to his leg that went all the way down to the bone.
The number of $1 million-plus properties sold in Waihi Beach has tripled in a year.
Swimmers should stay out of the water at one beach, according to one alert.
A special handcrafted shell wreath framed the coffin of the teenage shark victim.
The rāhui follows the death of Kaelah Marlow in a suspected shark attack.
Sharks can "be very abundant in some places" in summer, the marine biologist says.
Locals and bach owners say they are devastated and saddened by the death of the woman.
"She was a lovely girl, a fun girl, always bubbly, into anything."
Police have released the name of the woman who died after the attack yesterday.
Bay marine experts say bronze whaler or hammerhead unlikely in Bowentown attack.
Matt Lawry said after hearing the sirens he went down to the beach to investigate.