A male diver, believed to be in his 50s, has died following a diving incident near Whangārei yesterday. Police received a report of a diver who did not resurface off the coast of Taiharuru, 32km northeast of Whangārei, just after noon. Police and Coastguard conducted a search along the coast
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A man has died following a diving incident at Taiharuru. Photo / File
Crash near Kaitaia
The Ahipara and Kaitaia fire brigades responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Kaitaia Awaroa Rd, just north of the Herekino Gorge, at 9.20pm on Sunday night. The driver, believed to have been the sole occupant, was taken to Kaitaia Hospital by a member of the public before the crews arrived, with injuries that were understood not to be serious. The car had crashed into a bank, bouncing back on to the road, leaving a significant amount of debris that the fire crews cleared.
Animal rescue trust report
The North Auckland Animal Rescue Charitable Trust has reported to the Lotteries Commission, detailing how it had spent the $10,184 granted last year. A total of 66 had been desexed, Janene Stokes said, 27 bitches and nine dogs in Kaitaia, 20 bitches and seven dogs in the Bay of Islands/Hokianga, and three bitches in Dargaville. "We had great support from the vets, but too slow," she said. "We need a desex clinic up there. I'm trying to work out how to make that happen from Auckland."