Cycling advocates want the state government to go back to the drawing board on designs to upgrade a Woodend road after a cyclist died on Sunday. Key points: A 75-year-old Gisborne man has died after he was hit while riding on Black Forest Drive Cyclists are calling for dedicated bike lanes to be installed Bicycle Network is describing the proposed …
A historic bridge near Gisborne has been pulled down after the state government refused to protect it from demolition. Key points: The Bunjil Creek bluestone bridge and neighbouring trees have been removed Macedon Ranges Shire Council says it was advised bridge removal work would begin on March 15 A heritage group says historic bridges are slowly disappearing from the region …
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate coastal areas Friday. The magnitude 8.1 quake in the Kermadec Islands region about 1,000 kilometers from New Zealand’s two main islands was the largest in a series …
The British government on Wednesday expressed “regret” that British explorers killed some of the first indigenous Maori they met 250 years ago but stopped short of issuing a full apology. British High Commissioner Laura Clarke met Maori tribal leaders in the town of Gisborne as New Zealand marked the anniversary of the arrival of explorer Captain James Cook and his …
