Lightning strike kills lambs

SummaryElijah Meyer, 23, has pleaded guilty to arson and reckless shooting after targeting the family of Khalid Slaimankhel, a Comancheros gang member attempting to leave the gang. The incident involved shooting into homes, endangering children, and grazing a man in the back as he fled. Initially charged with attempted murder, Meyer's charges were reduced, and he now faces up to 14 years in prison for his actions, which were retribution against Slaimankhel, who is currently...

Lawyers representing Jordan Taylor, a teenager who fatally attacked his mother Anita with a 10kg dumbbell, are appealing his life imprisonment sentence, arguing that it should be reduced to a finite term of 13 to 15 years. Taylor was sentenced to life imprisonment in October 2023, with a minimum period of 10 years. The appeal was presented in the Court of Appeal in Wellington, where his lawyers contend that the severity of the sentence is...

One lucky Lotto player from Porirua has won $17.2 million in the Powerball First Division, which includes $17 million from Powerball and $200,000 from Lotto First Division. The winning ticket was purchased at New World Whitby in Porirua, with the draw's winning numbers being 6, 24, 5, 37, 3, and 27, and the bonus ball 17, while the Powerball number is 10. Additionally, four other players each won $200,000 in the same First Division draw....

The Reedy family from Ngamoe, East Coast, is advocating for driver safety after Jimmy Reedy sustained severe head and brain injuries when his horse was spooked by a passing truck. The incident occurred on October 7 last year on Waiapu Rd, State Highway 35, while he was riding his horse Sass, which was subsequently euthanized. His wife, Leeann Rangiuaia Reedy, emphasized the importance of motorists exercising caution around horse riders, especially after the truck carrying...

Tonkin + Taylor has apologized and initiated an investigation after an employee heckled Winston Peters during a press conference, where the Government announced over $600 million for rail upgrades. Peters condemned the heckling as “disgraceful,” asserting it was not a free speech issue, while the Free Speech Union defended the employee's right to express dissent, claiming it was unrelated to his job. The incident occurred as Peters addressed questions about potential disciplinary actions against Te...

The memory of a distressed mother crying out “please, God, not my son” as she lay on the floor continues to haunt a grieving family 20 years after Michael Paul Slade's tragic death in a house bus fire. His younger sister, Nikita Burnard, vividly recalls the night she returned home to find police at their door, delivering the devastating news that Slade, a 27-year-old labourer living in Manaia, South Taranaki, had perished. The lasting impact...