Video released of armed man storming correspondents' dinner; no charges laid after probe into possible Tom Phillips accomplices; former National MP Chris Finlayson calls for 'war' on NZ First.
Video released of armed man storming correspondents' dinner
Federal prosecutors released a video today showing the moment authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempt to kill US President Donald Trump.
Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for Washington, posted the video on social media amid questions over whose bullet struck a Secret Service officer as Cole Tomas Allen ran through security with a long gun toward the hotel ballroom packed with journalists, administration officials and others.
No charges laid after probe into possible Tom Phillips accomplices - police
Police have concluded the investigation to identify those who may have supported Tom Phillips.
Phillips went on the run with his children in December 2021, living rough in dense Waikato bush for four years. He died after opening fire on police on September 8 last year.
No charges have been laid as a result of the investigation.
Former National MP Chris Finlayson calls for 'war' on NZ First
A former high-ranking National Cabinet minister has doubts the coalition will last until the election, urging his former party to "extricate themselves from this grisly coalition and declare war on New Zealand First".
And Chris Finlayson has doubts the coalition, made up of National, NZ First and ACT, will make it to the election campaign intact.
Watch: Warnings expected as weather forecast to take a turn
MetService's Heather Keats says to make the most of the sunshine while it lasts.
ONE SPEEDING CRACKDOWN
A crackdown on drivers speeding through school zones in Auckland's south-east resulted in more than 70 infringements being issued in two hours across two days this week.
Manukau police set up two checkpoints earlier this week, with one on Ormiston Rd and the other on Flintridge Dr.
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