Lachlan Richards, now a competitive powerlifter, wanted to give a proper thank you to the women who helped him as a child through Variety Club.
When Dion Allison brought an $800 device off the internet, little did he know he'd have an impact on Timaru's entire network.
Though SH6 clings to a cliff at the Epitaph Cutting underslip in Westland, it is a lifeline that has become increasingly vulnerable.
Police were called about 6.42am to the crash, involving three cars and a motorbike.
Because the building was empty, the fire is being treated as "suspicious" until investigators can figure out what the cause was.
Parenting Place's Holly Brooker and KPMG's Matt Prichard agree flexibility is key.
Topia Rameka had been a Corrections deputy chief executive since 2019.
Bao, 44, disappeared while door-knocking in Wigram on July 19. A homicide investigation was launched on July 26.
The dogs were found in a tied-up fabric shopping bag by a rubbish truck driver in the Papakura and Hunua area about two weeks ago.
The jury has decided against rewatching the police interview with Graham Dickason, father of the three dead girls.
Four other premises were also allegedly robbed by the group before they rammed a police car while trying to flee.
The leave scheme will cost $230 million over four years, according to the party.
The Test at Twickenham is designed to get the All Blacks up to speed for the World Cup, but injuries and bans are lurking, writes Patrick McKendry.
Police said there are no suspicious circumstances in the 62-year-old's death.
Twenty-four Hawke's Bay whānau members are living in marae, 14 of them at Waipatu.
The National MP's wife gave him "some stick" after he said he went shopping once a month to give her a break.
A 17-year-old woman and 20-year-old man will face court today.
The rugby star and Hollywood A-lister shared a moment backstage at a gender equality event in Auckland.
Nicola Willis vehemently denies she lied, saying she was stating her opinion.
The 52-year-old man appeared in a Christchurch court this afternoon.
The men — who were also teenagers at the time of the offending — were both granted permanent name suppression.
"I think in terms of a men’s World Cup, it’s about when not if," Andrew Pragnell said.
The Die Hard star retired last year due to his battle with aphasia, and last month was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
The Life Education Trust charity operates a travelling classroom that helps inform schoolkids on tricky topics like relationships, human biology and drugs.
Nora Allerby said returning to work and enrolling her daughter into daycare meant she and her partner missed out on significant milestones.
The party believes it's racially motivated and is now offering a cash reward for anyone who identifies the perpetrators.
Phillips and his three kids – Jayda, 10; Maverick, 8; and Ember, 7 – have been missing since December 2021.
