Sonia Ross and Hayley Berriman, aunties of a 12-year-old boy who was killed on Guppy Rd two years ago, are disappointed the roadside tributes are to be removed. Photo / Warren Buckland
Sonia Ross and Hayley Berriman, aunties of a 12-year-old boy who was killed on Guppy Rd two years ago, are disappointed the roadside tributes are to be removed. Photo / Warren Buckland
Stories making headlines across New Zealand at noon include controversy after demands for a floral tribute to a dead boy be removed from a power pole.
Flowers attached to a power pole at the spot where 12-year-old Joshua Bennie was hit by a van and killed on his way toschool in Napier pay tribute to the boy, but after one complaint from a nearby resident the council is considering removing them.
Far North District Council forgot to consult several Far North iwi about letting the Top Gear petrol heads hoon along Te Oneroa-a-Tohe at 150km an hour.
When one of New Zealand's top police dog handlers started having dizzy spells and not feeling himself early last year, he figured he probably needed a holiday. But the real reason was far more sinister.
A report on the "benefits, impacts and risks" of petroleum development across the East Coast does not do what its writers promised, says Gisborne District councillor Manu Caddie.
17-year-old Ashleigh Keene lied to police by claiming she was at the wheel of a car which crashed to cover up for her boyfriend.
Some West Coast country households are having to truck water in for the second time this summer as the big dry lingers.
Top trending topics on Twitter in NZ at noon were: #ImBeautiful, #NewProfNZ, #3rddegree, International Women's Day, Hamish Rutherford, #NZvEng, MRP, #NRLsydsou, SBW and Roosters.
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