An Auckland rugby player died after a head knock, six thieves ransacked a jewellery store, and a mail mistake left a cat 1500km from home.
1 Auckland rugby player dies following head knock at game
Cory Heather, in his 30s, is believed to have suffered the injury from a knee to the head during a match between Beachlands Maraetai and Patumāhoe in Beachlands on Saturday.
NZ Herald reported his partner and their three children under 5 were watching the game. The family agreed to turn off life support on Sunday evening after doctors gave Heather no hope of survival.
A Givealittle page has been created to support the family, with more than $17,000 raised in just two hours.
2 Six armed thieves ransack Auckland jewellery store
Jewels and gold were stolen from a south Auckland jewellery store in 45 seconds of violent pillaging captured on security camera last Thursday.
Footage from the brazen Anzac Day heist provided to 1News shows the group of robbers storming into the Manurewa store with weapons just before closing time.
Police said inquiries into the incident were ongoing, including "what was taken and who was responsible".
3 Massage therapist filmed multiple women without consent
The actions of the massage therapist, who pleaded guilty to multiple charges and was sentenced in 2023, have been revealed in a recent report by the Health and Disability Commissioner.
A police investigation saw him hit with five charges of intentionally making an intimate visual recording of another person and one of intentionally attempting to make an intimate visual recording.
He would massage sensitive areas, like their breasts or inner thighs – without discussing this prior to a massage.
4 Council airing out 'Farterton's' wastewater to avoid stench
A breath of fresh air has arrived in Carterton, thanks to a new aerator at the council’s wastewater treatment plant. All three of the council’s aerators were out of action last month, causing an unpleasant stench.
It marked the latest part of the long-running “Farterton” saga, a term coined in 2021 when residents at the south end of the town complained of a “weeklong” stink emanating from the Dalefield Rd plant.
Carterton’s wastewater is processed at two different sites – the Dalefield Rd wastewater treatment plant which has been in service since 1940, and the newly constructed wastewater treatment reservoirs on Daleton Farm which reached practical completion in 2023.
5 1News Verian political poll out tonight
The latest 1News Verian Poll will be released tonight - and it’s bound to get tongues wagging. The poll's results will be revealed on 1News at 6pm on TVNZ1 and online at 1News.co.nz at the same time.
The last poll in February saw a plunge for Labour leader Chris Hipkins in the preferred prime minister stakes, dropping 10 points to 15%.
ONE CURIOUS CAT
A beloved pet cat in the US has been reunited with her owners after a mail mistake left her more than 1500km away from home.
Galeana went missing from her home in Utah earlier this month. Owner Carrie Clark feared a cat-astrophe had occurred. But nearly a week later, she got a call from a vet in California, the BBC reports.
The Clark family pet had jumped into an Amazon package that was being returned to California and it had been sent with her inside. "Galeana loves boxes, it's just part of her personality," Clark told KSL TV.
ONE UNCOMMON REMEDY
"I just pounded a glass of breast milk because I feel sick. Goodnight!" wrote Kourtney Kardashian Barker on an Instagram story to her 224 million followers in April 2024.
Her comment attracted shock, horror and disgust from many social media users, but, by drinking her own breast milk, the eldest Kardashian sister helped promote a health trend already steeped in centuries of medical history.
But is there any evidence that human milk is an effective remedy for illness? Microbiologist Simon Cameron looks at the evidence.
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