Two men are undergoing surgery this afternoon after a stabbing incident in Papakura in Auckland.
Senior Sergeant Steve Greally said it was believed the men were stabbed while they were fighting over a woman.
The stabbing wounds were not life threatening and the police were yet to take statements off the men involved, he said.
Sunday October 18, 2009
News that Taihape is being put back on the rail map has been given the thumbs up by locals.
The central North Island town has been reinstated as a stop after it was dropped from the train timetable in 2005 due to falling numbers, KiwiRail said.
Taihape will be re-appear from October 23.
Rangitikei District Mayor Chalky Leary said the news was "really good," but questioned why the rail stop had not been used over the last three years.
Leary expected trains would only stop for about 10 minutes but said the town believed it would still be good for the local economy, and would give people another travelling option.
"It seems silly, it (the train service) was going right through from National Park to Marton. If you wanted to get off halfway through it was tough luck."
He said the most spectacular part of the main trunk line is the area between Taihape and Marton which included the Rangitikei Valley.
He said the stop would allow more people from Taihape to go through this area.
Tranz Scenic marketing manager Richard Keenan said the stop was being reinstated because they had been impressed with Taihape's commitment to regular train services, including enthusiasm for events and attractions which will add to the appeal of Taihape as a destination.
LATEST: A hunter who was missing in the Southern Alps south of Nelson has made his way to safety, say police.
Tony Manson, 35, walked out of the area, south to a farmhouse about 9am this morning.
A search was launched after he failed to arrive at a pre-arranged time at the Sabine Hut, at the southern end of Lake Rotoroa, yesterday.
Mr Manson had been hunting alone while other members of his party hunted the western side of the lake.
Sergeant Mike Fi tzsimons of Nelson Search and Rescue said Mr Manson had walked out to a farmhouse about 9am this morning.
"He was disorientated and that probably had quite a bit to do with the fact he didn't have sufficient equipment or experience."
Mr Manson didn't have a compass, GPS system or map with him," Mr Fitzsimons told NZPA.
He said if Mr Manson had had the right equipment he could have made it to a hut 4km away, instead of tramping about 20km to the farmhouse .
Two search and rescue teams looked for Mr Manson last night, and five more teams were sent to the area this morning.
The Maori Party plans to have 18 seats in Parliament by 2017, which will include all the Maori seats, its president told a group of Maori Party supporters today.
About 200 leaders and supporters attended the Maori Party's annual general meeting in Auckland today.
Leaders, members and MPs discussed the party's role in Parliament to date and its future plans.
Maori Party president Professor Whatarangi Winata said the party had been active in Parliament to date and had delivered 180 speeches since the beginning of the term.
The party wanted to increase its membership to have more influence in legislation, but co-leader Tariana Turia said for this to be done, more people needed to "cough up" more funds, particually those who were "well heeled".
She said she was disappointed about the recent Rugby World Cup bids but was otherwise pleased with how the Maori Party was working with National.
She said she expected the party to be able to see out its term with National and had a good relationship with Prime Minister John Key and his party.
"We do have a respectful relationship (but) we don't have to agree with one another," she said.
"The most important thing is the Maori Party is sitting at the same table as whoever is in Government."
The leaders discussed the climate change and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), and while Mrs Turia said she was personally opposed to the ETS, because it would effect forestry, fishing and farming, three areas essential to the Maori economy, the Maori Party supported the bill because that was what their supporters wanted.
A man who allegedly forgot to take his medication has been arrested and assessed by mental health services after he rammed his car repeatedly into the front of a Whangarei dairy early today.
The 48-year-old local man was arrested after he drove his car into the front of the dairy at about 2.20am, police said.
Whangarei police Sergeant Howard Clement said it was believed the man stopped taking his medication, causing him to act "mental."
The damage to the dairy was estimated to run into thousands of dollars.
The man's car lost its bumper during the incident, Mr Clement said.
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10 October 2009
A Whangarei teenager is dead after a car he was travelling in collided with another car and rolled down a bank last night.
Whangarei police said Andrew Thomas Ellwood,19, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 7.20pm.
He was a passenger in a car that was travelling along Whangarei Heads Road.
Police said the car crossed the centre line and hit an oncoming vehicle and went 2.5m down a bank.
Mr Ellwood and two other occupants were trapped in the car. Mr Ellwood was conscious when emergency services arrived but died shortly afterwards.
The two other occupants of the car were taken to hospital with serious injuries but were now in a stable condition.
The oncoming car had two adults and a child who were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Police said they believed speed was a factor in the crash.
- NZPA
| Herald, TV3 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:23a.m. |