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Wrestling hits Richmond
Giant phallus prank stuns locals JO KENT Aviation enthusiasts across the region were left baffled last Thursday night when the flight path of a Cessna 172 plane drew out the shape of a 30ft penis in
the sky above Golden Bay. A 25-year-old from Tākaka was responsible for the stunt and says it was just something he thought up out of the blue while clocking up his night flying hours. “I went out the previous night
and my mate said to draw a dick, and then the Alternative Comedy Collective (ACC) radio station posted a screenshot of it on Facebook. So I went up the next night with a mate and we wondered what we could do while flying
around,” he says. They came up with the idea of plotting out a sideways penis with the initials ‘ACC’ on the top, but this time it was just over 30ft long. “It’s actually something a lot of
pilots do during their night flying hours, but they aren’t usually quite as big, so people don’t really notice,” he says. “I spent a while live-plotting the
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Horror intersection strikes SARA HOLLYMAN and KATE RUSSELL A two-car crash in Richmond on Monday has raised further concern about drivers running red lights. The driver of one of the vehicles alleges the other vehicle ran a “very” red light just before lunchtime on Monday, crashing into her vehicle and flipping it on its side. The driver, who asked not to be named, was taken to hospital with glass injuries to her wrist and arm which required stitches. A St John spokesperson says there were three people injured; one moderately and two who received minor injuries. Queen St was blocked for a time, as was one lane of SH6, leaving traffic backed up
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A two-car crash at the intersection of SH6 and Queen St has raised further concern about drivers running red lights. Photo: Supplied.
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