Three people seriously hurt in Northland crash south of Kāeo
19 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Police divert drivers through George St in Hikurangi on January 1 after a head-on crash claimed the first life lost on Northland s roads. Photo / Imran Ali
Northern Advocate
Three people were seriously injured in a single vehicle crash on State Highway 10 in Northland around 10km south of Kāeo yesterday.
Two people in a serious condition were airlifted to Whangārei Hospital and a third person in critical condition airlifted to Auckland City Hospital after the crash on the Twin Coast Discovery Highway at 1.17pm yesterday.
Police investigating double tragedy on SH1 near Moerewa as deceased named
2 Feb, 2021 03:40 AM
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Two people were killed and three injured in a horror three-car crash on State Highway 1 near Moerewa on Monday night. Photo / file
Two people were killed and three injured in a horror three-car crash on State Highway 1 near Moerewa on Monday night. Photo / file
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
A police investigation is underway into a three-car smash near Moerewa on Monday night which claimed the lives of two Northlanders.
They were Maudie Dianne Pickering, aged 64, and Iharaira Trevon Maxi Hoterene-Rakete, aged 25. Both were from the Whangārei area.
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Kind and gentle : Young boy who died in Whangārei crash was undoubtedly adored
3 Jan, 2021 05:47 AM
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NZ Herald
The little boy who died in a car crash in Whangārei on New Year s Day was undoubtedly adored by all who knew him.
Six-year-old Myka Tuala from Wellington died a month short of his seventh birthday, a Givealittle page set up by a family friend said.
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The page describes Myka as a happy, kind, and gentle boy. Our dear friends Charlotte and Jay have had the most devastating start to the new year, the page said.