PEDESTRIAN HIT

A man has suffered leg injuries after he was struck and became wedged under the wheel of a truck in central Auckland. Fire communications shift manager Jaron Phillips said crews were called to the incident near the corner of Newton and Kyber Pass Roads at 8.28am on Wednesday. ‘‘There were reports of a pedestrian with their leg stuck under a vehicle,’’ Phillips said. Ambulance crews attended and the man was taken to hospital in a moderate condition.

HOSPITAL STABBING

A 56-year-old man was arrested and charged in relation to a stabbing at Auckland City Hospital on October 18. A source said that a man had been seen with a knife lodged in his kidney region, on level five of the hospital near the canteen. He said that a colleague had gone to alert security when two men were seen arguing, but by the time security arrived one of the men had been stabbed. A police spokeswoman said that the victim was treated for serious injuries.the incident happened shortly before 3pm. The main cafeteria area on level five had been cordoned off by police.

VOTE FOR YOUR CAFE

It’s time to vote for your favourite local cafe as part of 2017 Meadow Fresh New Zealand Cafe of the Year awards. The awards will highlight the best cafes around the country. There are six categories up for grabs including the Puhoi Valley People’s Choice category which will determine the most loved cafe in the country. A winner will be chosen in each of the six regions including Auckland. The winners will be announced at an event held in Auckland in February 2017. Visit nzcafeoftheyear.co.nz to vote.

CORRECTION

In the article ‘‘Auckland Transport opts out of town centre banner display charging’’ (East & Bays Courier, October 19) it incorrectly stated that Auckland Transport was no longer managing and charging businesses for displaying town banners. What has changed is the way businesses can manage certain aspects of the charging. We apologise for the error.