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The flight was NZ 445 from Auckland to Wellington at 5 pm on Sunday 15 August.

The Taliban’s shocking return to power in Afghanistan has sparked anguish among New Zealanders.

Anita Azizi's family members have been calling her to say goodbye. It's the "darkest day" for Afghan New Zealanders, she says.

But meteorologists are confident the worst has passed. MetService meteorologist Tui McInnes said by 8am (local time) there were gusts of up to 87km/h on the Harbour Bridge. By midday, wind speeds had eased to 55-60km/h. "For every hour, you can knock off roughly 5-10km/h from the wind speed. It should get a little lighter in the late afternoon," McInnes said. However, a strong wind watch remains in place for the countrys largest city until 2pm. A Vector spokeswoman said members of the public sh...

RYAN ANDERSON/Stuff Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William Sio getting his vaccine in south Auckland in May this year. “It’s not lost on me that there is a major part of our community we’ve got to get vaccinated.” Sio said the Ministry of Pacific Peoples helped the Northern Region Health Co-ordination Centre (NRHCC) put the event together. “Early reports suggest there have been a number of busloads that have gone out there with Pacific communities,” he said. Early hesitatio...

Bao Chang Wang, known as Ricky Wang, was last seen in 2017. Johnstone said Wang worked at Sky City Casino, where he met his wife in 2011. The couple went on to have two children but the relationship was rocky. During one of the couple’s arguments, Wang told his wife he had been gambling, seeing prostitutes and taking drugs. Johnstone said the pair drifted apart and Wang began hanging out with Zhao’s group, making methamphetamine to fund his own habit. Johnstone told the court: “By Aug...

Puketapapa local board launches it Business Voice to help support the local businesses Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Paridhi Bakshi In a first for the Puketapapa local board in Mt Roskill area, a new Business Association - with a vision to promote strong economic outcomes supporting local businesses - was launched on Sunday, July 4, at Fickling Convention Centre. The event witnessed presence of dignitaries including Mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, Minister of Transport and Local MP for Mt...

Restarted process seeks community input on transport route, mode and delivery entity. Auckland’s Light Rail Group has already engaged one-on-one with key business groups and industry associations over the planned transport link between Auckland Airport and the CBD via Mt Roskill, Onehunga   Choose your best value subscription option here. Already have an account? Login Related news

He said the Expol general manager is currently at the scene liaising with police. Ryan Anderson/Stuff The incident happened near the intersection of Richardson Road and Whitmore Road. St John Ambulance spokeswoman Beverley Tse said they were called at 12.39pm and one ambulance and two rapid response units attended. An empty Auckland Transport (AT) bus was also seen at the scene, however AT media relations manager Mark Hannan confirmed that the double decker bus was not the cause of the crash...

Urgent imperative to act: Modern slavery petition accepted as Govt convenes group to advise on possible law Newshub 17 hrs ago © World Vision. Michelia Miles from Trade Aid, Minister Michael Wood, Grant Bayldon from World Vision. Politicians from across Parliament turned out on Tuesday for the presentation of a petition calling for modern slavery legislation.  Signed by more than 37,000 Kiwis and organised by Trade Aid and World Vision, the petition asks MPs to introduce legislation requi...