{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_r2jt3c6gpxtl7fay4s4q","title":"Forklift zips down residential street, pursued by police in Weymouth, South Auckland","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/forklift-zips-down-residential-street-pursued-by-police-in-weymouth-r2jt3c6gpx","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_7valrljxoe2vm4shra4a","seq":1002986,"kind":"article","title":"Forklift zips down residential street, pursued by police in Weymouth, South Auckland","url":"https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/auckland/forklift-zips-down-residential-street-pursued-by-police-in-weymouth-south-auckland","summary":"Weymouth residents were woken early this morning to a forklift being chased by police as it sped down a suburban street. In a video, a small forklift can be seen wobbling down Greers Rd in Weymouth, around 5.30am, while four police cars follow in an attempt to get the driver to pull over. Police have been approached for comment. The machine appeared to have damage to its tyres. A resident who filmed the incident told the Herald it woke her and her husband up. “What a racket…","published":"2026-09-30T20:15:47Z","seen":"2026-09-30T21:32:04Z","lang":"en","country":"NZ","source":{"id":"kite-newstalkzb-co-nz-92f0f1","name":"newstalkzb.co.nz","domain":"newstalkzb.co.nz","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7019845","name":"Newstalk ZB","type":"broadcaster","country":"NZ","designations":["radio network"]}},"via":"kite-newstalkzb-co-nz-92f0f1","entities":[{"id":"Q661619","name":"Weymouth","type":"place"},{"id":"Q7566078","name":"South Auckland","type":"place"}],"image":"https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/media/xy0d00ds/ezgif-6cf482d2154812d5.gif?rmode=pad&v=1dd51855ff0cde0","mentions":2,"story":"st_r2jt3c6gpxtl7fay4s4q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.6000000238418579,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7599999904632568,"political":0.10999999940395355},{"id":"n_r2jt3c6gpxtl7fay4s4q","seq":995202,"kind":"article","title":"Forklift zips down residential street, pursued by police in Weymouth, South Auckland","url":"https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/forklift-zips-down-residential-street-pursued-by-police-in-weymouth-south-auckland/CIHUC65SYVH5DKMTKIBVT6LGEE","summary":"'What a racket, plus the helicopter was out too,' says one resident.","published":"2026-09-30T19:59:32Z","seen":"2026-09-30T20:33:45Z","lang":"en","country":"NZ","source":{"id":"kite-nzherald-co-nz-75f602","name":"nzherald.co.nz","domain":"nzherald.co.nz","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q137925634","name":"NZ Herald","type":"newspaper","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nzherald-co-nz-75f602","authors":["Herald Reporters"],"image":"https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KSL4E2PU4ZGD5HOQZVLJV66EM4.gif?auth=2801f10dfbb5f08fe3bf62f4e732c4802f9c252c519b1f5e4b9fa5d71de41d23&height=300&smart=true&width=300","mentions":2,"story":"st_r2jt3c6gpxtl7fay4s4q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.6000000238418579,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7599999904632568,"political":0.10999999940395355}]}