McLaren F1 crash.

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We are aware one of our cars has had an accident, the statement reads. No one has been hurt. There was no speed involved and we have adhered to all safety and road regulations. Skidmarks were visible for up to 80 metres on the road before the crash.The driver, a 65-year-old Australian was taken to the Queenstown Medical Centre with minor injuries.

Four rescued from flooded river near Christchurch.

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Canterbury fire crews rescued four people on Saturday night after a four-wheel van was trapped in the river, near Rangiora. The group, in their 20s tired to cross the river at about 11:30pm when they and another vehicle got stuck in rising floodwaters. A policeman spoke to a 22-year-old driver and tested over the blood alcohol limit. His alcohol limit was over 400 micro grams per litre of breathe . He will appear in court on the 24th of November in Christchurch. Mr Peters says the group were treated by paramedics.  

fireworks in Beijing.

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More than 100 new types of fireworks will debut in beijing at the coming spring festival. They will replace the less safe and now banned bound-cylinder fireworks. The traditional bound-cylinder fireworks typically explode a second time in the air. Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution readings soaring in the more sensitive measurement system Beijing started using a little more than a week ago.

Japanese tourists viciously bashed in Rotorua.

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A man had his jaw broken and a woman had thousands of dollar's worth belongings stolen at Kuirau park in Rotorua on the weekend. The Japanese torists were attacked around 6pm on Saturday at the tourist hotpot by three men said to be aged in their twenties. The male was punched in the face while the woman was pushed to the ground and had her bag stolen.

emergency stop on Dreamworld ride.

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The person responsible for the emergency stop button on the dreamworld ride that killed four people was an 18-year-old on her first day on the job. however it is also understood the water levels on the ride were lower than normal and a sensor should have triggered an emergency stop but didn't. Two men and two women died on the river rapids ride on Tuesday when a raft flipped over. Two children survived the accident.

Junior Doctors Strike

 

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Junior doctors have begun strike action over a dispute about the number of hours they work and the number of days in a row they have to work. The junior doctors say that the current situation is unsafe, both for them and their patients. Junior doctors work an average of 53 hours a week. Junior doctors have walked off the job at public hospitals across the country 7am Tuesday and wont return to work until 7am Thursday.

Why you should wear sunscreen all year round.

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Every year around this time, the warnings start coming- wear sunscreen. However, many experts think that we should be wearing sunscreen all the time not just in summer. Whether at home, in the car, or at school, sunlight is always dangerous. New Zealand and Australia have the highest rates of melanoma in the world, and it's the fastest-growing cancer worldwide.   

Botanic Garden.

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Tomorrow on our trip to Auckland botanic gardens I really want to see the Native forest cause I want to go for a long walk alongside streams to see the epiphytic orchid plant that grows upon another plant. Also I want to see a tree fern groves plant and a palm tree. I want to see the fern groves the most because I haven't seen one before!  

New Zealanders select Mayors

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New Zealanders have elected their mayors and city. The total result from the local body elections have been very interesting around the country. In Auckland Phil Goff has won the mayoral race run New Zealander's largest city and has told that he wants to cut spending of 3 to 6 percent across the council organisation.