Motorcyclist dies following fatal crash, Northland
Police report that a motorcyclist died following a fatal crash yesterday evening. The incident occurred shortly before 8:30 pm on Kaitaia-Awaroa Road. They’d been reported as missing before 7:45 pm. When responding to the initial report of the motorcyclist being missing a fire appliance being driven to the area collided...
Motorcyclist dies following fatal crash involving Car, Northland
A Motorcyclist has died following a fatal incident in Northland involving a car. Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports were received at around 11:30 am. The incident occurred 8km north of Te Kao on Far North Road, State Highway 1. Sadly, the Motorcyclist died at the scene as...
Conspiracy Theorists park car in middle of road to spread misinformation
A group of Conspiracy Theorists stopped in the middle of the road outside Whangārei Inland Revenue (IRD) to spread misinformation about COVID-19. Captured from a live stream on Conspiracy Theorist Billy Te Kahikas’ Facebook page shows a blue Ute park up in the middle of the road on Bank Street....
Tsunami surge approaches Tokomaru Bay following magnitude 8.1 earthquake, Northland – video
Watch videos filmed by Gina Pewhairangi and Claudia Maaka of a tsunami water surge approach Tokomaru Bay. The tsunami surge follows a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that struck the North-Eastern side of the North Island at 2:37 am on Friday morning. Image/Video: SUPPLIED/Gina Pewhairangi, Claudia Maaka
Driver originally reported missing at Cape Reinga, now located
A driver that was originally reported as missing shortly before 3 pm yesterday at Cape Reinga was located today. The driver; a 67-year-old man, had failed to surface near the Three Kings. Search and Rescue staff with RCCNZ searched for the man this morning. He was later found by a...
Two Managed Isolation Returnees test positive after leaving facility
The Ministry of Health issued a notice to thisquality that two further returnees who completed their managed isolation in the same facility as the Northland Community Case are now under investigation. They both returned a positive test for COVID-19, but the infections are yet to be confirmed if they are...
Government confirms ‘citizen’ Checkpoints are not official – report
On January 26 a press release was shared to social media indicating there needed to be more secure border control in Northland regarding the latest Community Case. thisquality made a report that ‘citizen’ Checkpoints are not official and are creating more fear for families than anything over one case reported....
‘Citizen’ COVID-19 Checkpoints are not official, they are not Government initiated
A press release was shared online stating that ‘border controls’ or; better called ‘citizen’ run COVID-19 Checkpoints should be set up. They are not exactly official. The Government has not initiated them to occur as thisquality understands. Our reports indicate that no Government newswire has notified the press that there...
Billy Te Kahika visited business within last 11 days following Northland COVID-19 Community Case
Online influencer Billy Te Kahika visited a business following the recent Northland COVID-19 Community Case announcement. A list was revealed detailing the locations of where a 56-year-old woman went too, who was confirmed as the Community Case. One location of interest was Fat Camel Cafe. The woman attended the Cafe...
Man dies in River near Kaitaia after having difficulties
Police reports file that a man had died in the Awanui River near Kaitaia on the morning of January 24. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 10:40 am. The man, unfortunately, was located deceased in the river shortly after 11 am. He was in his 50s. No...
