New Zealand historian badly hurt by truck
One of the country's most internationally renowned historians has serious head injuries after being struck by a truck while crossing Princes St in Auckland city.
Dame Judith Binney is in Auckland City Hospital with serious head injuries after being hit on Friday night. The truck stopped after hitting her in heavy rain.
Prime Minister John Key and culture minister Chris Finlayson were told of the accident only hours after it happened.
Binney is celebrated for her historical writing on New Zealand communities, and has a strong bond with Tuhoe. Her latest book Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 was launched last Monday at Ruatoki Marae. It tells of the first 100 years of Tuhoe following European contact.
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Dame Judith Binney is in Auckland City Hospital with serious head injuries after being hit on Friday night. The truck stopped after hitting her in heavy rain.
Prime Minister John Key and culture minister Chris Finlayson were told of the accident only hours after it happened.
Binney is celebrated for her historical writing on New Zealand communities, and has a strong bond with Tuhoe. Her latest book Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 was launched last Monday at Ruatoki Marae. It tells of the first 100 years of Tuhoe following European contact.