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Chocka.NEWS News List - Page 5

With the Industry Suffering from Closures and Staff Shortages, Tourist Finding NZ to be Like a 'Third World Country'

Stuff - 31 December 2022

thumbnail New Zealand risks becoming the “laughing stock of the world” if hospitality’s desperate staff shortage goes on much longer. That is the warning from Hospitality New Zealand board member Peter …

Man Arrives at South Auckland Police Station with Body in His Car

NZ Herald - 30 December 2022

thumbnail An investigation was launched after a man brought the car to the Counties Manukau station about 1.10pm and approached the front counter, a police spokesperson said. Shortly afterwards, officers found …

Chch Building on Fire, 'Explosions' Heard

NZ Herald - 30 December 2022

thumbnail The plume of smoke coming from the building blaze is drifting towards the city, shift manager Simon Lyford says. Two firetrucks from Ilam and Wigram initially responded to the fire, but the magnitude …

Despicable Youths Run Over Old Man After They Were Asked to Quit Illegally Riding 4-Wheeler in Park

Stuff - 29 December 2022

thumbnail The mother of a 63-year-old wants a young motorbike rider to be held accountable for “deliberately running over” her son in a public park. On Christmas afternoon, her son was taken to Palmerston North …

Dairy Representatives State the Obvious: Smoking Bill Will Backfire

Radio New Zealand - 29 December 2022

thumbnail Dairy and Business Owners Group chairman Sunny Kaushal said 50 percent of dairy revenue comes from selling tobacco. “The government wants to reduce the number of cigarette outlets from 6000 to …

'Much-Loved' Invercargill Woman Dies After Assault

Otago Daily Times - 28 December 2022

thumbnail Police have released the name of a “much-loved” Invercargill woman who has died after being assaulted earlier this month. Teri-Anne McKenzie (48) died overnight in Christchurch Hospital, …

NZ Police Sitting Around on Bridges Very Disappointed in You

Otago Daily Times - 28 December 2022

thumbnail Acting Sergeant Tim Coudret, of Mosgiel, said a team of police posted on the Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) at Fairfield had caught at least a dozen drivers flouting the speed limit in about an …

Police Charge Woman with Murder After Death of Man in Te Puke

Radio New Zealand - 27 December 2022

thumbnail Police have charged a woman with murder after the death of a man in Te Puke overnight. Police said officers were called to the corner of Seddon Street and Station Road in Te Puke just after midnight …

Frontline workers to receive COVID-19 Response Award

Beehive.govt.nz - 31 December 2022

thumbnail The government has confirmed the groups of frontline workers to receive a COVID-19 Response Recognition Award, a specific acknowledgement of the service given by so many to New Zealand during the …

Name Suppression Grant Man Charged with Murdering Auckland Mongrel Mob Boss

Stuff - 30 December 2022

thumbnail he man charged with the allegedly “deliberately targeted” killing of an Auckland Mongrel Mob boss just before Christmas has appeared in court. The 42-year-old was granted interim name suppression when …

E-Scooter Crashes Cost Taxpayers $30M in Four Years

NZ Herald - 30 December 2022

thumbnail Taxpayers have handed over $30 million for e-scooter-related injuries in the four years since the machines started whizzing about New Zealand’s streets. New data shows people injured by e-scooters …

Dog Shot for Protecting its Property After Police Allegedly Chase Fleeing Suspect Through its Yard

NZ Herald - 29 December 2022

thumbnail The pet dog, which shortly died from the gunshot wounds, was owned by Christchurch couple Harrison Pollock and Jess Inglis. Pollock had been staying with a friend when he received a call from the …

Counterfeit Bills Showing up in Whāngarei Businesses

Radio New Zealand - 28 December 2022

thumbnail Whangārei Police are asking businesses to be on the lookout for counterfeit money, following reports of fake $50 banknotes being presented at local businesses recently. Police are investigating. The …

Lost Baggage Continues Piling Up at Auckland AIrport

Stuff - 28 December 2022

thumbnail Christmas presents, birthday gifts, medication and clothes. It’s all in Fiona Peacock’s luggage which has been missing for a week at Auckland International Airport. She’s been left with just the …

Eco-Holodomor Underway? Egg Shortage Leaves Supermarket Shelves Bare

Radio New Zealand - 27 December 2022

thumbnail Supermarket shelves are bare of eggs while others are limiting the number of cartons customers can buy during a drop in supply. At a Pak’NSave in Christchurch, customers were only allowed two …

National Says $7.4b Wellinton Transport Plan on 'Life Support'

NZ Herald - 27 December 2022

thumbnail National claims Wellington’s $7.4 billion transport plan is on life support after Treasury documents warned there might not be enough money in the pot to fully pay for it. But the Transport Minister …

'Suspicious' Cromwell Ambulance Fire No Longer 'Suspicious'

Otago Daily Times - 31 December 2022

Police no longer believe a fire which damaged two ambulances at the St John station in Cromwell yesterday afternoon was deliberately lit. Police said in a statement today the fire had been …
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Two Cromwell Ambulances Badly Damaged by Suspicious Fire

Otago Daily Times - 30 December 2022

A fire which damaged two ambulances at the St John station in Cromwell this afternoon is being treated as suspicious, police say. A police spokesperson said a Fire and Emergency New Zealand …

Henderson Liquor Store Re-Ram Raided

Radio New Zealand - 29 December 2022

thumbnail Another Auckland liquor store has been ram raided in Auckland, this time a West Liquor store in Henderson. Police said a group stole several items from the store in Henderson Valley Rd, before fleeing …

Coromandel Swimmers Sufferung Sea Lice Bites

Radio New Zealand - 28 December 2022

thumbnail Beachgoers are being warned about getting nipped by sea lice in the Coromandel region. Safeswim have issued a sea lice warning in Whangamatā following reports of swimmers itching and getting skin …

AA Members: NZ Road in Worst Condition in Memory

NZ Herald - 28 December 2022

thumbnail “What we hear from AA members really regularly is that this is the worst that the roads have ever been, that they can remember,” he said. “A lot of our members have been members and driving in New …

Young Group of Thieves Hit Three Lyttelton Businesses in Overnight Spree

Stuff - 27 December 2022

thumbnail Three businesses in Lyttelton were not the only things hit in a spree of smash-and-grab break-ins early Tuesday. One of the young offenders managed to hit themselves the head while trying to get into …
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