Death of 19-year-old in tackle game, major bank drops mortgage rates ahead of OCR decision, and former children's TV presenter dies.
1 Death of 19-year-old in tackle game an 'absolute tragedy'
A man has died after he was critically injured playing a game based on the controversial "Run It" craze with friends in Palmerston North.
He was Ryan Satterthwaite, 19 – who worked at at Mainfreight Transport in Palmerston North – RNZ understands.
He suffered a serious head injury when tackled, and was taken to hospital by his friends, Police Manawatū area commander Inspector Ross Grantham said.
2 Major bank drops mortgage rates as OCR decision looms
A major bank has lowered home loan rates across the board ahead of tomorrow's widely anticipated official cash rate (OCR) cut.
BNZ said there were 20% more customers applying for home loans in the six months to April, as compared to the same period last year.
3 Former children's TV presenter, media executive Andrew Shaw dies
Andrew Shaw, former children’s TV host and later media executive, has died after a battle with cancer at the age of 68.
Shaw started his career in the 1970s with the TV2 show Here’s Andy, later renamed Hey Hey It’s Andy.
4 Twenty-seven hospitalised after minivan driven into Liverpool parade
British police say more than 40 people have been injured after a minivan ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool football fans who had been celebrating the city team’s Premier League title win.
Police said the driver, believed to be a 53-year-old British man, acted alone, with the incident not being treated as terrorism-related.
5 Air NZ to offer jet service between Hamilton and Christchurch
Air New Zealand will boost "regional connectivity" by reintroducing jet services and more seating between Hamilton and Christchurch.
Starting September 18, select services will be operated by a 171-seat Airbus A320, bringing the first domestic jet service back to Hamilton after 25 years.
ONE SLEEP STUDY
A Swedish study of 16 healthy young men showed that three nights of sleeping about four hours triggered changes in the blood linked to heart disease. Annie Curtis reports.
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