Body on beach
A man’s body has been found at Omaha Beach in north Auckland. A police spokesperson said they responded to a reported drowning early yesterday morning.
Three die in crashes
A person has died in a crash near Cromwell. A police spokeswoman said emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 8 near Cromwell about 3.10pm on Saturday. A man has died on the Waikato Expressway. The man suffered a suspected medical event while driving along State Highway 1B in Cambridge yesterday. One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Maungati, Canterbury. Police responded about 2.20am yesterday to reports of a car down a bank about 30 kilometres west of Timaru. Another person was taken to hospital.
Stabbing victim has surgery
A man injured in a Christchurch stabbing has undergone surgery. Emergency services were called to an incident at a Northcote property about 2am on Saturday. A 43-year-old man had been stabbed. He was taken to Christchurch Hospital. A 19-yearold man was arrested. Yesterday, Detective Sergeant Jeremy Gunn said the injured man had undergone surgery and was recovering in hospital. The 19-year-old man appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Saturday and was to appear again today. His name, the name of the alleged victim, and the relationship between the two was suppressed.
Three-region joyride
They called themselves Lucy and Clive and wanted to test drive a $90,000 Holden from a Tauranga car yard. But they stole the powerful 2016 Clubsport from the hands of a salesperson before joyriding through three provinces, reaching speeds of 200kmh. The electric blue Holden was stolen on Friday while on an accompanied test drive. Ebbett Holden Tauranga dealer principal Julian Clements said the salesperson on the test drive was uninjured when the pair drove off in the car in Bethlehem around 5.45pm. Ebbett Holden Tauranga put up a post on its Facebook page appealing for any information about the super-charged V8 Holden special vehicle ‘‘stolen by a lady using the name of Lucy Hayden with a husband by the name of Clive’’, the post read. Strong leads generated through the Facebook post led Clements to Kihikihi, where by chance the car sped past. ‘‘We were on the side of the road and the car went past with another plate on it they had changed the plates since lunchtime.’’ Police did not attempt a pursuit because the driver was going at more than 200kmh. The car was subsequently sighted at The Base in Hamilton and later in the Franklin District. The vehicle was tracked to Papakura, where a 32-year-old woman, wanted on previous charges, was found in the vehicle. She was taken into custody. The woman was due to appear in court in Auckland today, facing a raft of charges.