Solo sailor s voyage around NZ helping foster kids navigate adulthood
26 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Solo sailor Elana Connor, who is currently at Whangārei s Town Basin, is sailing around Aotearoa with her rescue dog Zia to raise money for youth in foster care. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Solo sailor Elana Connor, who is currently at Whangārei s Town Basin, is sailing around Aotearoa with her rescue dog Zia to raise money for youth in foster care. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
What would you do if your dream of sailing around the world was crushed by a pandemic and you ended up stuck in a country at the bottom of the Pacific?
Henry David Shepherdson in court hours before murder of his baby, family absolutely devastated
22 Apr, 2021 09:57 PM
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Kobi Shepherdson s death has sent shockwaves through Australia. Photo / Supplied
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Henry David Shepherdson was in court attempting to gain permission to contact his family just hours before he killed his baby daughter.
On Wednesday afternoon, South Australian police and emergency services were called to the Whispering Wall reservoir site at Williamstown near the Barossa Valley after witnesses reported seeing a man with an infant in a child carrier.
Both Shepherdson, 38, and his 9-month-old daughter Kobi died at the scene, with the tragedy sending shockwaves throughout Australia.
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Father and baby daughter identified as victims of Whispering Wall murder-suicide
22 Apr, 2021 03:30 AM
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Emergency services were at the Whispering Wall in the Barossa Valley, responding to a serious incident involving a man and a child. Video / Sky News Australia
Emergency services were at the Whispering Wall in the Barossa Valley, responding to a serious incident involving a man and a child. Video / Sky News Australia
news.com.au
A nine-month-old baby has been confirmed as the victim of a suspected murder-suicide at a dam retaining wall in South Australia, alongside her father.
SA police were called to the Whispering Wall in Williamstown at 4.30pm on Wednesday, after witnesses reported seeing a man with an infant in a child carrier jump off the wall .
Father kills baby daughter in murder-suicide at South Australia tourist spot Thu, 22 Apr 2021, 7:55PM
Kobi Shepherdson died despite the efforts of witnesses and emergency services to revive her. Photo / Supplied, SA Police
Father kills baby daughter in murder-suicide at South Australia tourist spot Thu, 22 Apr 2021, 7:55PM
A nine-month-old baby has been confirmed as the victim of a suspected murder-suicide at a dam retaining wall in South Australia, alongside her father.
SA police were called to the Whispering Wall in Williamstown at 4.30pm on Wednesday, after witnesses reported seeing a man with an infant in a child carrier jump off the wall .