Club rugby: Big year for Te Awamutu Sports Junior Rugby committee

Club rugby: Big year for Te Awamutu Sports Junior Rugby committee

The 2023 Te Awamutu Sports Junior Rugby committee. It has been a huge 12 months for the Te Awamutu Sports Junior Rugby committee, from buying a community BBQ trailer to winning The Young People’s Rugby World Cup in France. With almost 350 kids aged 4-13, the junior club is one of the largest in Waikato. … Read more

Swiss Air flight departs for Spain leaving all passenger luggage behind

Swiss Air flight departs for Spain leaving all passenger luggage behind

After waiting one hour and 16 minutes for luggage to arrive the Swiss Air Lines plane made an operational decision to leave without them. Photo / Fabian Joy, Unsplash Passengers flying from Zurich to Spain this weekend were shocked to discover not a single piece of luggage waiting at the carousel. The Swiss International Air … Read more

Vietnam seat sale lists flights for $0 but NZ travellers will need to add a layover

Vietnam seat sale lists flights for $0 but NZ travellers will need to add a layover

Flights to Vietnam will be priced at $0 in a sale by VietJet – but travellers from NZ will need to find their own layover flight. Photo / 123RF Vietjet has announced a major sale for keen travellers – but there is a catch (or two). The airline is offering travellers the opportunity to score … Read more

Formula One: Perfect 10 for record-breaking Verstappen – Don Kennedy

Formula One: Perfect 10 for record-breaking Verstappen – Don Kennedy

Max Verstappen has posted a record 10 wins in a row this F1 season. OPINION According to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, Max Verstappen doesn’t care about Formula One records, and nor does he. After winning the Italian Grand Prix at Monza and dashing the hopes of the Ferrari fans, known colloquially as the Tifosi, … Read more

Trains set to return to Napier for first trip since cyclone

Trains set to return to Napier for first trip since cyclone

The new Waitangi Rail Bridge at Awatoto is almost complete. Photo / Paul Taylor They’re coming back. Napier will welcome back trains from September 15 when the Hastings to Napier line is officially re-opened. It has been almost seven months since Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on the rail network across Hawke’s Bay, including destroying a … Read more

Waipawa detours in place for safety improvement work

Waipawa detours in place for safety improvement work

Image showing the northbound detour. Carparks will remain available in Ruataniwha St, in Islington Drive behind the main street, and on SH2 next to Central Hawke’s Bay Museum. A detour will be in place from next week for motorists travelling north through Waipawa, as raised safety crossings are installed. At the same time, part of … Read more

Auckland crime: Police arrest six children aged 12 and 13 for breaking into cars

Auckland crime: Police arrest six children aged 12 and 13 for breaking into cars

Six 12- and 13-year-old kids have been arrested overnight for breaking into cars in East Auckland. Six children aged 12 and 13 years have been arrested overnight for breaking into cars in East Auckland. A police spokesperson said officers received reports at 3.45am about the group of offenders and the Eagle helicopter was sent. Counties … Read more

A fire damages the building that houses the Kentucky Sen’s office. randpaul

A fire damages the building that houses the Kentucky Sen’s office.  randpaul

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A fire caused heavy damage Friday morning to a building that houses the Kentucky Sen’s Bowling Green office. Rand Paul and a local law firm. Fire crews were called to the State Street building around 2 a.m. Friday and discovered a massive fire that required additional units, Bowling Green Fire … Read more