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Serious injuries in SH26 crash Photos from emergency services at the scene, show the extent of the damage to the ute. Photos: ARHT. '); } else { // } Police are investigating the cause of a crash with has left one person with serious injuries. Emergency services were called to a crash between a truck and ute on State Highway 26, near Kopu, around 8.30am on Thursday. The Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade says both of their appliances responded to the crash, along with police, St John paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. “We used our cutting gear to extricate ...

Bay of Plenty on heavy rain watch Heavy rain is forecast to lash the region tomorrow. File photo. '); } else { // } A severe weather watch for heavy rain is now in force for the Bay of Plenty. The MetService says heavy rain is possible for parts of central New Zealand, and possible severe gales for the South Island west coast. “A complex low pressure system over the Tasman Sea is forecast to move slowly southeastwards across central and northern New Zealand over the weekend, before moving away to the east on Monday,” says the weather organisation. “This syste...

Hope grows for Whakatane Mill sale Whakatane township has been hit hard, losing tourism business after the Whakaari/White Island eruption in December 2019 and then with Covid-19. Now the local mill will close in June. Photo: CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF/Waikato Times. '); } else { // } Whakatane Mill staff have reached an agreement in principle with their potential new employer and are hopeful the sale of the mill will be finalised soon too. First Union representative Jared Abbott says staff completed their processes with the potential purchaser on Monday and have agreed...

Consumers more certain of their rights - survey File photo. '); } else { // } Results of the New Zealand Consumer Survey 2020, released today, found that nearly all consumers are aware that laws exist to protect their consumer rights, and tested knowledge of these rights has improved over the past two years. The survey was commissioned by Consumer Protection, part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, to find out what New Zealanders know about their rights and their experiences of dealing with problems. The survey was responded to by around 1700 c...

Tsunami education in school roadshow Students at Ilminster Intermediate School in Gisborne try out the tsunami wave tank. Photo. Supplied. '); } else { // } Students at Hatea-a-Rangi and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tokomaru in Tairāwhiti have been the first to take part in a new roadshow aimed at educating about the risks posed by a Hikurangi subduction zone earthquake and tsunami. The school roadshow has extra significance following the earthquakes and subsequent tsunami warnings that reverberated across the East Coast and the Bay of Plenty in March. Developed by ...