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A man with 142 previous convictions has been imprisoned for a raft of charges in Auckland and Taranaki.

A 39-year-old woman remains in critical condition in hospital after a crash that saw her have to be cut free from her car.

Support is available in Taranaki libraries for those who need help to book an appointment for their COVID-19 vaccination

Will Johnston/Community Sport11:41, Aug 04 2021 Ken Davies/Supplied Inglewood goal attack Grace Major looks to take a shot. Having a supportive foundation with the right people in place has been the catalyst for Inglewood United Rugby Football Club’s (IURFC) premier netball teams’ success. The club will feature a team in each premier division semifinal of the Bayleys-sponsored competition on Thursday and Friday nights in Hāwera. Inglewood netball coordinator Maree Schimanski said not onl...

That included taking mobile wastewater samplers to some sites. Yateman and other NPDC staff ended up working through the weekend to make sure the 24-hour composite samples were properly collected. Her team will continue to send sample to ESR every day until the Ministry of Health advises it can return to the regular composite samples twice a week, she said. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said all further wastewater sampling in New Plymouth had detected no new Covid-19 s...

“Not just for himself, for his family and friends who are missing him. “Its difficult on my parents, on my siblings. You can kind of hear it in my parents’ voices when you talk to them, theyre worried about him and hoping that hes OK.” ANDY JACKSON/Stuff The entirety of Hori St was cordoned off, causing traffic disruption at the Brooklands Rd roundabout. Aaron said his brother had been out of prison for almost a year, but he hadnt spoken to him for about four months. “We just want...

Supplied Summerset chief executive Scott Scoullar says the company is building 500 to 550 new units, apartments and suites in 2021. “Post-Covid we are seeing an increasing volume of people wanting to come into a village,” Scoullar said. The company was building to meet the consistently strong demand for units from the country’s older population seeking the security, safety and companionship of a retirement village. It expected to build between 500 and 550 units, apartments and suites f...

When she failed to turn up, the sister messaged Harper around 3.30pm saying she needed the bicycle. Harper replied saying she would “stomp” the woman’s “smart mouth”. The pair continued to message and around 6.30pm, Harper sent the acid-pouring threat before following up at 9.14pm warning she would set the woman alight. In explanation to police, Harper said she had made the threats because she was angry at her sister for messaging late at night. In court, she pleaded guilty to th...

Jono and Bens Battery Operated Torch Tour with The Warehouse Publish Date Sunday, 4 July 2021, 7:00PM The Warehouse are backing the New Zealand Olympic Team in Tokyo, and Kiwis here at home.  We’ll be with The Warehouse in your community helping you cheer on the New Zealand team. We’re travelling the country from bottom to top with our Battery Operated Torch Tour, stopping at a Warehouse store near you. Check out the list below for when we’ll be in your town,...

Two people were arrested in an armed police operation in the New Plymouth suburb of Bell Block on Friday.