Fire crews have spent the night, monitoring the scenes of several rural fires across the lower South Island
Fire crews have spent the night, monitoring the scenes of several rural fires across the lower South Island 5 April 2021
At one point yesterday, 37 fire crews were dealing with fires in Southland, Otago and South Canterbury with strong winds preventing helicopters from being deployed.
Meanwhile, firefighters have also been monitoring the scene of a fire in central Auckland.
A blaze broke out on Gladstone Road in Parnell just before six last night sending thick smoke billowing across the sky.
A police officer is in hospital with a skull fracture after an assault during a routine traffic stop in Hamilton just after midnight
A police officer is in hospital with a skull fracture after an assault during a routine traffic stop in Hamilton just after midnight 5 April 2021
A car had been pulled over in the suburb of Fairfield.
Police were speaking to the driver when he allegedly produced a baseball bat and assaulted two officers.
Another officer suffered a concussion and was later discharged from hospital.
A 17 year old male was arrested and will appear in the Youth Court in relation to the assault.
04.04.2021
Andritz: International technology Group Andritz has received an order from UPM to provide industrial maintenance services for its new mill in the city of Paso de los Toros, Uruguay. The mill will have an annual production capacity of 2.1 million tons of bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp when it starts up in the second half of 2022. The contract period will be 18 months for maintenance pre-engineering and site implementation and three years of operation including the warranty phase. Andritz maintenance services will cover the entire maintenance of the mill process areas and industrial assets once the mill is in operation as well as the pre-engineering and related activities to set up the maintenance services in Paso de los Toros.