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Apr 23, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon
Christchurch Police have charged two people after discovering an incomplete pipe bomb during a search warrant execution yesterday. Police were searching a Grimseys Rd address in Redwood about 4pm on Tuesday when they located a suspicious object. Cordons were lifted about 7pm, once Police established it did not pose a threat.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon
Anzac Day’s weather will be a mixture of conditions across the country, with heavy rain to hit the West Coast of the South Island, contrasted by calmer drier conditions in the North Island. MetService meteorologist Dan Corrigan said the North Island will have very settled conditions on Wednesday which will continue into Thursday, despite some increased cloud coming from a front, which is expected to work its way up the West Coast of the South Island.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon
SubscribeAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. A person has died after an incident at a farm in Broomfield, North Canterbury. Emergency services were called to the Ram Paddock Rd property about 7.50pm yesterday, and found a deceased person. The Herald understands a man was found dead under a digger, and the circumstances of his death are under investigation. Worksafe has been approached for comment. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon
SubscribeAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. Police and the Coastguard are scouring for a person who went missing from a boat on the Waitaki River near Waimate last night. A police spokesperson said they were notified at 7pm on Monday that a person was missing from a boat on the Waitaki River. The Waitaki River is a large braided river in the South Island. It drains the Mackenzie Basin and runs 209km southeast to enter the Pacific Ocean between Timaru and Ōamaru on the east coast.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon
Prisoners at Rolleston Prison in the southwest of Christchurch spent the day in lockdown after an inmate scaled the roof. Corrections staff responded immediately when a prisoner climbed onto the roof of a single-storey, low-security unit about 7am on Thursday. Rolleston Prison’s acting general manager Russell Watkins, said the prisoner got onto the roof “by using a handrail to gain elevation”.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon
Ashburton man Henry Wild died following an incident that occurred at Anwick Farms on Singletree Rd. Photo / FileA 22-year-old who died in a workplace incident at a farm in Newland, Ashburton District is being remembered for his skill, passion, humour and resilient spirit. “He was Henry Wild,” a police spokesperson confirmed this afternoon. The Herald understands Wild died following an incident that occurred at Anwick Farms on Singletree Rd on Tuesday.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon
Health professionals are sounding the alarm over a new nicotine product that is infiltrating New Zealand schools. ZYN, a tobacco-free nicotine pouch brand, has grown into the mainstream through social media influencers on sites such as TikTok and Instagram. The Swedish-based product is designed to be an alternative to smoking or vaping and as a way for users to wean themselves off nicotine.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon
SubscribeAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME. A person has died after a workplace incident at a farm in Newland, Ashburton District this morning. A police spokesperson said: “Emergency services were called to the property at 10.10am and tragically a person was located deceased.”Emergency services were called to the property at 10.10am and a person was located deceased. Photo / George Heard The Herald has approached WorkSafe for comment.
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Apr 14, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon
Christchurch police are investigating after a person pointed a green laser at a rescue helicopter. A police spokesperson said officers received a report of a laser being shone briefly at a helicopter as it was landing at Christchurch Hospital at 7pm on Sunday. “The offender is believed to have been in the Riccarton Ave area,” the spokesperson said. Police made area enquiries but were unable to locate the suspect. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | Pierre Nixon |Ben Tomsett
West Coast residents are preparing for more rain to hit the already drenched region, as further weather warnings have been issued for the top of the South Island and parts of the North Island. A red warning remains possible for Westland, south of Hokitika, as 700mm of rain is forecast until Thursday as the West Coast battles a “significant rain event”. MetServce said it had received reports of as much as 350mm of rain in the West Coast ranges in the past 24 hours.
