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As New Zealand looks back at an eventful year, one beacon of hope for 2022 and beyond is this country’s young people.
Most people police saw out and about had a good time and stayed safe, Deputy Commissioner Glenn Dunbier said.
It comes after a vehicle collided with a parked vehicle just before 5am.
He arrived at Middlemore Hospital with critical injuries around 6am.
It comes after 319 people were killed in crashes in 2021.
Two others were injured following the incident on Beach Road around 2.30am.
1kg of meth with an estimated street value of $1 million was seized.
She was just weeks away from her 100th birthday.
Police have described the driving on New Year's Eve as "absolutely appalling and reckless".
The pilot was seriously injured in the Ashburton incident.
A scene examination is underway at an address on Cuffs Rd, Wainoni, to help investigators determine what had happened.
Those exposed to the virus at the locations must isolate, get tested straight away and on day 5.
Two others were also injured in the incident.
The death brings the Christmas and New Year holiday road toll to 10.
New Zealand universities that offer programmes in the field are reporting a boost in numbers.
The highway was blocked for at several hours.
They were earlier asked to take a change of clothing and "immediately" head to Waiharara School.
Love Your Doorstep founder Emma Rigby has been awarded an MBE after 10 years of services to the community.
