Fine for using cellphone while driving jumps to $150 - a heartbroken son s warning
29 Apr, 2021 06:20 AM
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The fine for anyone caught goes from $80 to $150. Photo / 123rf
The fine for anyone caught goes from $80 to $150 from tomorrow.
Police issued more than 400,000 infringement notices for using a phone while driving last year.
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In 2011 Eliot Jessep s mum, Paula, was killed in a crash while she was texting and driving.
Eliot Jessep and his mum Paula Jessep, who was killed in a car crash while she was texting on State Highway 1, just north of Tirau on December 22, 2011. Photo / File
Prince Philip s death adds new urgency to monarchy s transition plans
27 Apr, 2021 08:00 AM
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The Queen sat and mourned alone, a tearful Prince Charles walked behind the coffin and Princes William and Harry were finally reunited during a solemn farewell to Prince Philip.
Video / AP
The Queen sat and mourned alone, a tearful Prince Charles walked behind the coffin and Princes William and Harry were finally reunited during a solemn farewell to Prince Philip.
Video / AP
New York Times
By: Mark Landler Queen Elizabeth II turned 95 last week, four days after burying her husband, Prince Philip, and with him the partnership that guided Britain s royal family for nearly 70 years. Now, as the queen faces the
Turned away at the door of the RSA : Whangamata s Vietnam veteran recalls a war like no other
21 Apr, 2021 09:43 PM
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Des Harrison of Whangamata has painful memories of his treatment upon return from the Vietnam War. Photo / Alison Smith
Des Harrison of Whangamata has painful memories of his treatment upon return from the Vietnam War. Photo / Alison Smith They weren t going to let us in in 1968.
Des was sent to Vietnam when he was 19. He served in 1968 and 1969 in the 161 Battery Anzac Taskforce.
As Anzac Day drew close, Des and fellow Whangamata retiree Bruce Moore were guests of honour at a presentation by Year 7 and 8 students from Whangamata Area School.
Students turned instructors: Talented trio to lead taekwondo lessons
19 Apr, 2021 12:57 AM
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Camille Pruckmuller, Yang Eunchang, Alex Kelly, Maui Oliver-Kuoa, and Lorraine Bainbridge at Koryo Taekwondo NZ. Photo / Paul Taylor
Camille Pruckmuller, Yang Eunchang, Alex Kelly, Maui Oliver-Kuoa, and Lorraine Bainbridge at Koryo Taekwondo NZ. Photo / Paul Taylor
Three special-needs taekwondo fanatics hope to bring the buzz of their sport to Hawke s Bay ahead of its Paralympics debut. Lorraine Bainbridge, Maui Kupa and Alex Kelly will front a weekly class at Hawke s Bay s Koryo Taekwondo centre, teaching attendees the virtues of the Korean martial art.
Koryo Taekwondo NZ owner Camille Pruckmuller said the trio shared a dream of running classes for others.
Guardian angel found: Strangers reconnect after 2013 roadside labour
18 Apr, 2021 03:00 AM
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After many years, Rebekah Lawrence turned to Facebook in hopes of finding her guardian angel . Photo / Supplied
After many years, Rebekah Lawrence turned to Facebook in hopes of finding her guardian angel . Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Zoe Holland
Rebekah Lawrence turned to Facebook hoping it would help her find the stranger who stopped to help during a surprise roadside labour.
Eight years on, Lawrence now knows who her guardian angel is.
On February 16, 2013, Maureen Huta was leaving her local Countdown in Homai.
8 year ago I was on the side of the road,