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Chocka.NEWS News List - Page 26

Sudden Death of 18yo Hokitika Man Being Investigated

Star News - 11 November 2022

Police are investigating the sudden death of an 18-year-old man in Hokitika. In a statement this afternoon, police said emergency services were called to a property in Livingstone St at 12.50am today. …

National Promises End to Offshore Oil and Gas Ban if Elected

Stuff - 10 November 2022

thumbnail The National Party has reaffirmed that if elected to Government it will repeal the offshore oil and gas exploration ban, introduced by the Labour-NZ First-Green Government in 2018. National’s energy …

Passengers Stop Assault in Queenstown Airport Terminal

NewstalkZB - 10 November 2022

thumbnail Two people - one an Air New Zealand employee - have been taken to hospital after an attack at Queenstown Airport yesterday evening. Emergency services were called to airport around 8.30pm after the …

Cop Not Guilty of Tasing Man 3 Times Because He Could Have Been Stronger than He Looked

NewstalkZB - 10 November 2022

thumbnail At trial, Smith’s defence was that he believed he was justified in tasering Andrew for safety reasons and believed he could be stronger than he appeared. He cited Andrew’s mental health issues as a …

Police Dump Man at ED Who Proceeds to Attack Another Patient

Otago Daily Times - 10 November 2022

thumbnail A woman who was brought to North Shore Hospital by ambulance was punched in the face by another patient, as they waited to get into the overcrowded emergency department. The assault is understood to …

Rotorua ED Whistleblower: 'We are in crisis'

Stuff - 9 November 2022

thumbnail Staffing shortages at Rotorua Hospital’s emergency department have left gaps “equivalent to 140 shifts a fortnight”, a whistleblower claims. The whistleblower emailed Stuff anonymously, “to ensure I …

Moana Appeal Dismissed Thwarting Oranga Tamariki Attempt to Remove Young Māori Girl From Safe Happy Home

Stuff - 9 November 2022

thumbnail “When she was delivered to that care she had no teeth to speak of. Her first teeth were rotten, she had a club foot,” Laurenson said. “She showed indications that she had suffered sexual abuse, and …

If New Office Any Indication, Three Waters to Lead to Higher Prices

Scoop - 9 November 2022

The New Zealand Taxpayer’s Union is unimpressed, but unsurprised at the obscene cost being imposed on taxpayers for Three Waters headquarters in Auckland. “For more than a year, we’ve been warning …

CHCH Police Office Who Starred in Theft Prevention Video, Stands Accused of Theft

Stuff - 10 November 2022

thumbnail A police officer accused of stealing money handed in at the station starred in a theft-prevention video – that police have now removed – months before the alleged offending. Brearna Kelsi Sloss, who …

Horticulture Research Firm in Liquidation After $8.4M Govt Funding Dries Up

Radio New Zealand - 10 November 2022

thumbnail A company which received $8.4 million of government funding to develop artificial intelligence for the horticulture sector has been put into liquidation. PlantTech Research Institute Limited was …

Govt Moves to Introduce 'Open Banking'

NewstalkZB - 10 November 2022

thumbnail Kiwis will be able to shop around for better deals from banks with greater ease under a suite of measures announced by Commerce Minister David Clark today. Known as “open banking” the …

NZ has by Far the Worst School Attendance in the Core Anglosphere

Radio New Zealand - 10 November 2022

thumbnail The Education Review Office warns New Zealand has worse school attendance than other English-speaking countries and many parents don’t care if their children miss classes. In a report published …

One in Custody After Police Officer Struck by Fleeing Vehicle in Auckland

Stuff - 9 November 2022

One person is in custody after a police officer was hit by a vehicle in Auckland. The officer is in hospital with serious injuries after they were hit by an allegedly stolen car around 8pm on …

Lockdown at Aotea College in Porirua After Threats Recieved

Stuff - 9 November 2022

thumbnail Aotea College in Porirua is in lockdown after the school received a threat. The school’s Facebook page said it closed on the advice of the police as a “precautionary measure”. At 1.30pm, the school …

High Court Halts Hut Burning at Te Urewera

Stuff - 9 November 2022

thumbnail The High Court has ordered an immediate halt to the burning and destruction of the hut network throughout Te Urewera. In an interim ruling released by the High Court in Rotorua on Wednesday, Justice …

Govt Kills $50m Maari Oil Field Deal with Foot-Dragging

Radio New Zealand - 9 November 2022

thumbnail Jadestone Energy and OMV have agreed to terminate a deal for Jadestone to acquire 69 percent of the Maari oil field off the coast of Taranaki. The $50 million deal was agreed in 2019, but has been …

Customers and Staff Held Hostage Inside Rotorua Bank

NZ Herald - 10 November 2022

thumbnail Sally Smyth was in the mall when the incident began and was told by a store staffer, “we need to leave”. “As we walked out of the store an armed police officer directed us to the left towards the …

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Annouces Industrial Action

Fire and Emergency New Zealand - 10 November 2022

thumbnail On 11, 14, 21, 25 and 28 November, members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) will be stopping work for one hour, from 11AM to 12PM. What this means for you Fire and Emergency …

Rare Disorders NZ: Reducing Access To Cancer Medicine For Children To Improve Equity Unacceptable

Scoop - 10 November 2022

Rare Disorders NZ is deeply concerned that Pharmac’s announced review of rule 8.1b of the Pharmaceutical Schedule may lead to reduced access to medicines for children with cancer. Currently rule 8.1b …

Avoid Single Moms! Court Rules Man Continue Paying Stepdaughter’s $24K/yr School Fees After Divorse

NZ Herald - 10 November 2022

thumbnail The dispute about whether Sydney should keep supporting Caitlyn financially ended up before Family Court Judge Andrea Manuel, who said the case posed the question: “Should the estranged husband of the …

NZ Being Left With Truckloads of Waste from Major Productions Like Amazon’s Rings of Power

The Guardian - 9 November 2022

thumbnail One vendor reported collecting 11,433 cubic metres of landfill waste so far that season – about four-and-a-half Olympic-size swimming pools. A second collected 30.5 cubic metres of soft plastic and …

Auckland Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Kill Non-Muslims

NZ Herald - 9 November 2022

thumbnail A 20-year-old Auckland man who had been set to go to trial next week for threatening to kill non-Muslim members of the community and distributing objectionable materials has instead opted to plead …

Mahuta Sends $20M of Tax Payer's Money Overseas Because Climate

Stuff - 9 November 2022

thumbnail Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta​ announced the $20m payment on Wednesday. The funding “strongly signals our support for Pacific priorities”, she said in a statement. Pacific leaders have told her how …

PRS: Commerce Commission Given Power to Set 'Fairer' Fuel Prices

Radio New Zealand - 9 November 2022

thumbnail The government is giving the Commerce Commission the power to set fairer petrol and diesel prices. It is part of a suite of measures aimed at making the country’s fuel system more secure and …