Kiwi expat Faber was cuddling his cat Lily, only to realise a deadly eastern brown snake had invited itself into their Adelaide home. CCTV footage of the lead-footed 73-year-old sinking her 4WD at Matiatia Wharf soon bounced worldwide thanks to social media. Video posted online showed Kotiro and a barefoot, singlet-and-shorts-clad Gage guiding the horse to safety, with the Waioeka Pā dad bemused by the fuss. “It was just the usual kind of flood that you might get with a bit of heavy rain. “All we heard was bang, bang … my initial thought [was] it could’ve been some sort of firearm.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 28, 2025 16:06 UTC