Charity walker warned by police before he was hit by car
18 Apr, 2021 11:02 PM
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The man was hit near the intersection of Braeside and Main South Rd in Mosgiel. Photo / Google
The man was hit near the intersection of Braeside and Main South Rd in Mosgiel. Photo / Google
Otago Daily Times
By: Daisy Hudson
A man who had just hours earlier been warned for walking on the road while on a charity walk was seriously injured in a hit and run.
Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said the man was on a charity walk from Bluff to Kaitaia when police warned him for walking in a manner that risked being hit by a car on State Highway One on Saturday.
Egypt train crash kills 11 people north of Cairo, injures 98
19 Apr, 2021 02:11 AM
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The crash in Banha, Qalyubia province, is the latest of several rail accidents to hit Egypt in recent years. Photo / AP
The crash in Banha, Qalyubia province, is the latest of several rail accidents to hit Egypt in recent years. Photo / AP
AP
By: Samy Magdy
A passenger train derailed north of Cairo, killing at least 11 people, Egyptian authorities said earlier today. It was the latest of several rail accidents to hit the country in recent years.
Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, the railway authority said in a statement on Sunday local time. Videos on social media showed wagons overturned and passengers escaping to safety along the railway.
Covid 19 coronavirus border worker testing register: Government could have moved earlier, Hipkins admits
17 Apr, 2021 11:15 PM
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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins has admitted the Government could have moved earlier when it came to making the border worker testing register mandatory. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, he told Q&A this morning.
The admission has drawn criticism from the National Party.
This is incomprehensible incompetence, Covid-19 response spokesman Chris Bishop said.
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Read More But we probably could have got to this point, where we are making it compulsory, before now.