Armed police and a dog handler unit could be seen at the BP in Princes St near the Kensington Oval this evening. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONA Dunedin petrol station was the scene of an armed robbery this evening. A police spokeswoman said at 6.15pm a man armed with a weapon entered the BP in Princes St and demanded staff hand over money. The man then left the petrol station and was seen getting into a vehicle heading north in Lees St.Officers conducted extensive searches of the area but have not yet located the man or the vehicle. A reporter at the scene said police dogs and armed police were seen around the petrol station.

A man has died after he fell from a Dunedin property earlier this week. Hato Hone St John confirmed ambulance staff attended an incident in Arthur St, City Rise, about 10.30pm on Thursday. A police spokeswoman said the man was transported to Dunedin Hospital and died from his injuries at the weekend. ‘‘The man’s death is not believed suspicious and will be referred to the Coroner.’’laine.priestley@odt.co.nz

Luxon keeps talking up his experience with mergers and acquisitions. From Stuff:Air NZ and Virgin Australia entered into a marriage in 2010, that was before Luxon was Air NZ CEO. In 2013, as CEO, Luxon upped Air NZ’s shareholding in Virgin from 15% to 23% and then to 25.9%. In 2016 Luxon attempted a coup to oust Virgin CEO John Borghetti but wasn’t successful. Asked again how many M and As he oversaw at Unilever, Luxon simply replied, “A number of them.” Unilever has been approached for comment and clarity.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters left today's talks with National shortly after noon, following a 90-minute meeting with leader Christopher Luxon at the Cordis Hotel. Luxon has also left the hotel and said the rest of the day's meetings and conversations would be over phone and conference calls. NZ First leader Winston Peters arrives for more talks with Christopher Luxon today. Earlier today, Luxon said today that a deal is down to the very last stages. Luxon said negotiations had not just centred on face-to-face meetings - there had been a lot of phone calls between the leaders.

In a significant development for Bangladesh cricket, a new captain has been appointed for the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand at home. Consequently, the responsibility of captaining Bangladesh in the Test series now falls on the shoulders of Najmul Hossain Shanto. Bangladesh’s Test series schedule against New ZealandAs Bangladesh prepares for the Test series, Shanto’s leadership skills will be put to the test, steering the team through the challenges posed by the absence of key players. Neil Wagner replaces Matt Henry in the New Zealand squadAhead of the Test series against Bangladesh, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) have also made a significant change in their squad. Henry sustained a right hamstring injury during the ongoing CWC 2023, and subsequent scans have indicated that he will not recover in time for the Bangladesh Test series.

Photo: ODT filesA house fire in rural Southland last night is being treated as suspicious. The three-bedroom house was on a farm and it was severely damaged and now uninhabitable, he said. Gore house fireThe house fire was one of two from last night Mr Milne-Maresca was looking into. The occupants of the house were able to get out and the house was "fully involved" when firefighters arrived, she said. Mr Milne-Maresca said the fire started in a bedroom at the back of the house and he was still investigating the cause.

The residential auction rooms just had their busiest week of the year with 489 properties on offer at the auctions monitored by interest.co.nz over the week of 11-17 November. That was the third week in a row that auction numbers have topped 400, suggesting we could be heading for a busy summer. Unfortunately the increase in properties being offered was not matched by an increase in sales, with 193 properties selling under the hammer, which pushed the overall sales rate down to 39%. Of the properties that did sell, just 38% achieved prices that were equal to or above their rating valuations, which was down from the mid-to-high-40% range over the previous seven weeks. Details of the the individual properties offered at all of the auctions monitored by interest.co.nz, including the selling prices and rating valuations of those that sold, are available on our Residential Auction Results page.

Members of Youth with a Mission (YWAM) New Zealand are working tirelessly to raise funds for their medical aid ship YWAM Koha, currently stranded in Fiji. Managing director Marty Emmett told The Fiji Times they were waiting to go out onto a dry dock in Lautoka so the ship could be fixed as there was an issue with the tail shaft. He said the aim was to continue medical clinics in maritime areas. “It’s an old ship, it’s 75 years old and there’s always some issue but we finished the five-month outreach in Fiji about a month ago,” he said. “We just want to serve and bring basic healthcare to the beautiful people of the maritime islands of Fiji.”

The Domestic Purposes Benefit has been variously described as a “disaster” (David McLoughlin 1995), an “economic lifeline” (Jane Kelsey 1995) and “an unfortunate experiment” (Muriel Newman 2009). Its effect on family formation can never be definitively ascertained. But the growth of the sole parent

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The first free practice session of the Las Vegas GP started and ended after just 9 minutes of running. The problem was with one of the drain covers that was not sealed properly on the Las Vegas Strip. Coming down the Las Vegas Strip. This is not the speed the Las Vegas Strip is used to enduring. After just 9 minutes of running, one of the drain covers on the Las Vegas Strip caused damage to Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari.

The Blackcaps' sportsmanship at the Cricket World Cup has been criticised, as ex-Australia all-rounder Simon O'Donnell took aim at New Zealand's conduct in Thursday's 70-run loss to India. In the sweltering heat of Mumbai, as India batted first in the World Cup's first semi-final, Virat Kohli put the Blackcaps to the sword with 117 runs, scoring a record 50th ODI century. But as the conditions took their toll late in the innings, Kohli began to cramp – seeing more than one member of the Blackcaps side come to his aid. "Why would you go and help Virat Kohli when he had a cramp, when they're heading for 400. In a World Cup semi-final?"

The Domestic Purposes Benefit has been variously described as a “disaster” (David McLoughlin 1995), an “economic lifeline” (Jane Kelsey 1995) and “an unfortunate experiment” (Muriel Newman 2009). Its effect on family formation can never be definitively ascertained. But the growth of the sole parent

The real Nick Mowbray. Photo: Supplied via NZ HeraldWe already have deepfake AI tools to imitate everyone from Tom Cruise to Jacinda Ardern in social media videos. Now Zuru co-founder Nick Mowbray is warning that an AI version of himself was used in an attempt to "recreate me" and dupe Zuru’s chief financial officer, Christian Pellone, on a Microsoft Teams video call. But "in the text exchange, he started using language that didn’t sound like me", Mowbray told the Herald. A study funded by the Law Foundation noted the rise of deepfake video, but said it could be dealt with under existing laws.

More than 150 passengers on a Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to Hobart were treated to the surprise of a lifetime on Thursday morning, after everyone onboard received a free cruise thanks to CEO Sir Richard Branson. Cabin crew, ground crew, baggage handlers and pilots were also treated to the free cruise. "We're counting down to Virgin Voyages' arrival Down Under – setting sail the Virgin way with adults-only itineraries across Australia and New Zealand. READ MORE: Etiquette expert weighs in on reclining plane seat debateSir Richard Branson appeared on FaceTime to deliver the news. To celebrate this milestone, I'm pleased to gift each adult onboard a free Virgin Voyages cruise," he said to the passengers.