Car in ditch
A car was towed away after it went into a ditch along State Highway 1 in Ruakaka yesterday. Police said the car, above, which was heading north, travelled about 45m offroad and into the ditch about 12pm. Police said no one was injured in the crash which
happened near Ruakaka School.
Twyford talks housing
Labour's housing spokesman Phil Twyford will be in Whangarei tonight to talk on the party's plans to overcome the housing crisis gripping the country. Mr Twyford said that in the past year average house prices in Whangarei rose 18.2 per cent from $349,000 to $412,000 - one of the largest in the country. Average rents rose by 4.6 per cent to $309 over the same period with 58 per cent of homes in central Whangarei rented. Mr Twyford said Labour had a comprehensive plan to deal with the problem and it would be outlined tonight at St Andrew's Church, Hunt St, Whangarei, from 5.30pm.
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