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RNZ News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- RNZ News
Firefighters contain blaze at Penrose car sales yard
Fire and Emergency were called to the scene just before 1am on Sunday. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon A fire at a car sales and storage yard in Auckland's Penrose has been contained. Fire and Emergency were called to the fire on Maurice Rd in the Penrose industrial area just before 1am on Sunday. The fire service said at the peak of the fire nine firetrucks, three ladder trucks, one command unit and multiple support vehicles, along with 50 crew were in attendance. It said two firetrucks and a fire investigator remained. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man shot to death in Penrose neighborhood: Police
ST. LOUIS – Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting in the city's Penrose neighborhood. According to a police spokesperson, the shooting happened around 8:15 p.m. Sunday in the 4800 block of Kossuth Avenue. Officers arrived at the scene and found an adult man had been shot to death. The victim has not been identified. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
RNZ News
19-05-2025
- RNZ News
Auckland commuters facing train service disruption
Auckland commuters on Tuesday morning are facing disruption to train services. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro Auckland commuters on Tuesday morning were facing disruption to train services. Due to an infrastructure issue at Penrose, there were delays and cancellations on the Southern and Eastern train lines. There were no services running through Newmarket on the Southern line. All Southern line services were running via the Eastern line. Onehunga line services were cancelled until further notice.
The Star
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Cabinet 8 KL bar offers cocktails with a unique take on local flavours
The Chinatown area is fast becoming one of the go-to places in Kuala Lumpur for those looking for a night out with good cocktails. While Penrose may be the most famous bar in the area at the moment (thanks to its No.8 placing in last year's Asia's 50 Best Bars list), there is also a great variety of other outlets to visit around the area. One bar you should definitely check out is Cabinet 8 Kuala Lumpur. It officially opened its doors last October, but I only managed to try its full cocktail menu recently. Located along Jalan Sultan just a stone's throw away from RexKL, Cabinet 8 is a hidden bar located inside a 'neighbourhood cafe' serving coffee and cocktails on tap during the day. The main draw of its drinks is the use of local ingredients like kedondong and pineapple, from carefully selected farms around Malaysia. Cabinet 8 is a hidden bar located inside a 'neighbourhood cafe' serving coffee and cocktails on tap during the day. The menu has two parts – Signature cocktails, and a 'Tea to Classics' section. To make it easier for you to decide, the Signatures are also divided into four sections, according to the style and alcohol strength – Gentle, Refreshing, Richful, and High-Proof – with four drinks in each section. The drinks in the Gentle section is a great way to start the night. Yes, they are 'gentle' and light but the drinks are full of complexity and flavour, thanks to the way Cabinet 8's bartenders create their drinks. Ang Ang Politan Ang Ang Politan was a surprisingly memorable one, balancing roselle with coffee for a uniquely floral riff on a Cosmopolitan. The rye-whiskey based Americornut was also an example of how Cabinet 8 manages to balance its flavours well, with Majung corn from Cameron Highlands and peanuts forming a sweet, nutty take on an Americano. Guava Paloma was the standout here though – a refreshing, tasty and oh-so-easy guava-led take on the classic Paloma cocktail. Meanwhile, the smoky mezcal-tinged Berry Mary was a 'berrylicious' riff on the Bloody Mary. Guava Paloma The Refreshing section does exactly what the name suggests – offering refreshing tall drinks with layers of flavour. The drink that best encapsulates what this section is about is the Limau Fizz, which marries Malaysia's famous limau ais drink with a gin fizz. Green Day stood out for me with its green vegetal herbaceous notes; Marcurryta is an interesting curry leaf twist on the margarita; while the floral, peppery, pineapple-led Jungle Nanas was another highlight. Richful is where things get really interesting though, with lots of, yes, rich flavours to play around with. Double Special The Ramly burger-inspired Double Special is probably the most famous of Cabinet 8's cocktails, with the cute little bak kwa burger slider garnish on the side, and a flavour that incorporates instant noodle seasoning in it. Cacao Island is another one worth trying if you like strong drinks with chocolate notes. For me, however, the standout is Wild Colada, a rich, creamy take on the Pina Colada that is full of mango lassi goodness. The Wild Colada is a creamy Pina Colada riff that reminds me of mango lassi. If you're still hankering for more tropical flavours, check out Jack And Torch, with its jackfruit and ginger torch flavours. Last but definitely not least, is High-Proof. We started strong (literally) with the fig and elderflower Vesper twist Whisper, followed by the excellent kendondong-laced KDD Martini. The bourbon-based Take Your Thyme is a herbaceous Old Fashioned that is hardly old fashioned at all, while if you like ginger, Bentong Highland is the one for you. Bentong Highland Though Cabinet 8's Signature drinks are a great showcase of Malaysian produce and flavours, its Tea To Classics section is arguably the most unique aspect of this menu, allowing guests to customise their drink according to their tea and cocktail style. The concept is simple – first, you pick one of four featured teas – Oolong, Pu Er, Lapsang Souchong, and Jasmine. Each tea is infused into neutral spirit for two hours with the sous vide method, then strained and re-distilled to get a tea distillate. Lapsang Souchong Old Fashioned Then, you pick a Style – Tonic, Sour, Fizzy, Negroni, Old Fashioned, or Martini. This gives you a choice of 24 different drinks, all of which are unique in their own right. My personal favourite was the Pu Er Martini, as the tea notes went really well with gin; and also the tequila-based Lashang Souchong Old Fashioned, which really enhanced the richer notes of the tea. With its focus on local flavours and also the innovative Tea To Classics section, Cabinet 8's cocktail menu is definitely one that warrants repeated visits to try them all. Michael Cheang can't keep up with the number of cocktail bars opening in Chinatown. Follow him on Instagram (@mytipsyturvy) and Facebook (
RNZ News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
A-League: 'Job's not done' for Auckland FC
Hiroki Sakai of Auckland FC heads the ball. Photo: AAP / Photosport Auckland FC are one game away from an A-League Grand Final but they say there is still hard work to be done. Part one of coach Steve Corica's grand plan was executed at a wet AAMI Park with a 1-0 win in the first leg of the semi-final against Melbourne Victory. Ahead of the match Corica said he wanted his side to keep their 13th clean sheet of the season. By successfully doing that Auckland clearly know what needs to happen next during the return leg in Penrose on Saturday. Aggregate goals over the two legs of the semi-final will determine which side moves on to the Grand Final on 31 May. "We definitely know that the job's not done - there's still a lot of hard work to go," Corica said. He wanted "more of the same" from his side when they returned to Auckland. "We get another goal at home it makes it more difficult for them as well if we can score early but if we have to keep another clean sheet that would be wonderful as well. "[We] are 90 minutes away, or 97 minutes away sometimes, of getting into a Grand Final which no New Zealand team has ever done. "So we've created a lot of history throughout the year and basically this is another piece that we want to add to it." Auckland's leading goal-scorer this season, Logan Rogerson, headed home the only goal of the first leg and he is aware of how slight Auckland's advantage is. "A 1-0 lead isn't a big lead and I think they're going to come at us as well, they need to score, so I think its going to be a very high intensity match." Vice-captain Tommy Smith said the team was confident ahead of the second leg and wanted to keep the "trend" of clean sheets going but they would not be getting too far ahead of themselves. "Finals football is always tough. They're certainly not down and out. They'll have everything to play for and nothing to lose so we know that they'll come out firing again and it's about us standing up to that and taking it to them again in front of our home crowd. "We won't go in with the mentality that we're 1-nil up. I think that's a dangerous one to do so we'll go again like we have every game this season and take it on it's merit and do the best we can and put in a good performance and see where that takes us." Auckland have had success away from home this season but have only lost once at their "fortress" of Mt Smart Stadium. The crowd number will increase for the home leg with additional seating added to the stadium to meet demand, something that midfielder Louis Verstraete is looking forward to. "If we could play every single game there (Mt Smart), we would sign immediately off, because we have the best fan base in the league." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
