Napier petrol station fire: Witnesses felt the heat from 200m away
17 Jan, 2021 02:57 AM
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The BP service station in Bay View, Napier was badly damaged from the blaze. Video / Hayley Monro
The BP service station in Bay View, Napier was badly damaged from the blaze. Video / Hayley Monro
Doug Laing is a senior reporter for Hawke s Bay Todaydoug.laing@nzme.co.nzHawkesBayToday
The volunteer fire crew who tackled the one-in-a-lifetime BP Bay View fire were well prepared - they had trained at the site. Senior station officer Richard Hinks, a Pan Pac mill engineer, says the Bay View Volunteer Fire Brigade had previously had training exercises at the State Highway 2 station, and knew the site and its emergency plan well.
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Hispanic man says Auckland bus driver called him n-word in road-rage incident
11 Jan, 2021 12:38 AM
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The incident happened at an intersection in Hobsonville Point. Photo / Google
An Auckland man says he felt subhuman after a vitriolic road rage incident in which a bus driver allegedly called him a f ing n r .
The man, who is of Hispanic descent but has lived in New Zealand since he was a child, has been left shocked by the unexpected attack, which happened in Hobsonville Point on Wednesday evening. My partner and I were just driving to the shops when a bus cut through a give way and cut us off, said the man, who wanted to remain anonymous.
Louise Nicholas daughter Jessica s story of addiction, destruction and redemption
9 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Recovering meth addict Jessica Nicholas speaks about her battle with meth. Her police mug shot shows her at the height of her addiction. Photos / Andrew Warner / Supplied
Recovering meth addict Jessica Nicholas speaks about her battle with meth. Her police mug shot shows her at the height of her addiction. Photos / Andrew Warner / Supplied
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
In October 2019 high-profile victim advocate Louise Nicholas got a phone call that felt like a kick in the guts .