Bluebridge cancels all Connemara sailings through to TuesdayMV Connemara, the Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry. Photo / Mark MitchellBluebridge has cancelled all of the Connemara sailings through to Tuesday. A problem with the winch that controls the stern door led to 200 passengers being stuck for 15 hours on Thursday. It said it has been working hard to establish a timeframe to fix the problem, but that is not yet clear. Further cancellations were possible for next week, and Bluebridge would be contacting affected customers directly.

In an earlier post, Al-Ahmed shared an injury update with Rudd, saying doctors believed he was still months away from a full recovery. My blood for my country, Australia and for human beings around the whole world, anywhere and any place,” Al-Ahmed said. Bill Ackman, a hedge fund founder worth almost US$10 billion who donated $99,999 to a GoFundMe campaign for the Bondi hero, was also in attendance. “The menorah represents endurance, represents courage, represents persistence and, most of all, represents life and light in the darkness. Al-Ahmed described the trip as a “long journey, but a necessary one” as he seeks specialist care for his injuries.

“Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti Gisborne are still looking to be some of the hotter places in the country,” she said. Hawke’s Bay is looking to be one of the hottest places in the country this weekend. Forecast temperatures have been rising all week, with the MetService saying some areas – including Northland, Coromandel and Hawke’s Bay – could break January records today. MetService meteorologist Rob Kerr said it’ll be dry with these northwesterlies, particularly in northern Wairarapa, Hawkes Bay, and Gisborne. “Anything that’s lit, sparks can fly and get driven quite a long way and start fires,” Kerr said.

Photo: NZMEA greyhound that tested positive for methamphetamine after winning its race has left its owner and racing investigators scratching their heads about how the dog could have been contaminated. He has had no prohibited substance breaches since he began racing dogs in 2017. Despite the racing investigators being unable to trace the source of the drug, a charge was laid against Anderson before the Racing Integrity Board. For comparison, the international standard for positive drug test cut-off concentration applied in human drug testing is 300ng/mL. Because a source could not be found, the board opted not to penalise Anderson for the positive drug test.

Parties, loud music, graffiti and a woman scaling the side of a building to escape an alleged domestic violence situation have seen a tenant chucked out of her apartment. Photo: Getty ImagesParties, loud music, graffiti and a woman scaling the side of a building to escape an alleged domestic violence situation have seen a tenant chucked out of her apartment. That day, several neighbours had complained about loud music, offensive language, intoxicated people and one person parking a motorcycle inside the apartment block. According to the decision, two weeks after the party, two of Palmer's guests were arguing on her patio. Palmer's tenancy was terminated and she was ordered to pay $3263 in costs to the body corporate.

A resident returns to find his property ablaze near Longwood, Australia. Bushfires have burned tens of thousands of hectares in central Victoria, destroying multiple homes and other structures. Police confirmed the death on Sunday after finding the body in the Longwood bushfire area, about 130km north of Melbourne. Property destroyed by bushfire near Longwood, Victoria. From Wednesday, residents in Barkers Creek, Harcourt, Harcourt North, Longwood, Longwood East, Natimuk, Ravenswood South, Ruffy and Sutton Grange will be eligible.

Thanks to relentless touring, constant musical evolution and a passionate fan base, the Grateful Dead - who existed from 1965 to 1995 - did not have to rely on producing hit records. In 1964 at age 16, he met Bay Area folk musician Garcia, with whom he formed the Warlocks, who soon morphed into the Grateful Dead. The group's first album, "The Grateful Dead," was released in March 1967. By the time of the band's two famous 1970 albums, "Workingman's Dead" and "American Beauty," Weir was a key contributor. As the band's rhythm guitarist, Weir often played little fills, riffs and figures instead of straight chords.

US musician Bob Weir performs onstage during the Farm Aid Music Festival at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana on September 24, 2023. Photo / Suzanne Cordeiro, AFPUS musician Bob Weir performs onstage during the Farm Aid Music Festival at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana on September 24, 2023. Photo / Suzanne Cordeiro, AFPAmerican guitarist and songwriter Bob Weir, a founding member of the revolutionary, psychedelic jam band Grateful Dead, has died aged 78, his family announced on Sunday. Weir was diagnosed with cancer in July and had beaten the disease, but “succumbed to underlying lung issues”, his family said in a statement on his personal website, without specifying where or when he died. “For over 60 years, Bobby took to the road,” the statement said.

He has had no prohibited substance breaches since he began racing dogs in 2017. Despite the racing investigators being unable to trace the source of the drug, a charge was laid against Anderson before the Racing Integrity Board. Investigators said the level found in Hilton Hustler’s system was very low at just 0.7ng/mL of Methamphetamine and 3ng/mL of Amphetamine. For comparison, the international standard for positive drug test cut-off concentration applied in human drug testing is 300ng/mL. Because a source could not be found, the board opted not to penalise Anderson for the positive drug test.

The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities. Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran’s deposed shah, had urged Iranians to stage more targeted protests on Saturday and Sunday after hailing mass protests on Friday. ‘Not safe’Amnesty International said it was analysing “distressing reports that security forces have intensified their unlawful use of lethal force against protesters” since Thursday. On Thursday and Friday, an AFP journalist in Tehran saw streets deserted and plunged into darkness before any protests. An AFP reporter saw shop windows broken, as well as security forces deploying.

The cyclone was expected to bring destructive wind gusts of up to 130km/h at coastal locations from south of Townsville to Proserpine. Towns north of the cyclone are likely to see “little if any action or heavy rainfall”, bureau meteorologist Dean Narramore said. “Widespread heavy rainfall from around Mackay all the way up to around the Ayr region and everywhere in between has seen 50mm to 150mm, with isolated falls above 200mm,” he told the ABC. On Saturday evening, Queensland police issued a series of emergency alerts for the Townsville, Burdekin and Whitsunday regions, urging residents to prepare. Flood warning issued for BowenThe Whitsunday local disaster management group has issued a flood watch and act warning, saying the Don River is expected to peak overnight.

Andre Adams reflects on his time in the game during a training session with the Volts at the University Oval. Worked for the Black Caps in a bowling coach role against Pakistan in the T20 series a couple of seasons ago. And quite rare for a head coach to have no ego. I think we’ve been OK when we’ve been up front, which hasn’t been very often. But in the last few games, we’ve really started to fight back into it.

England did win the Women’s Rugby World Cup, and the Black Ferns did dip out in the semifinals. The Otago Sparks indeed won the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield (in highly dramatic fashion) but were pipped in the Super Smash women’s final. Plunket Shield champions were Northern (not CD), Ford Trophy champions were Canterbury (not Auckland) and Super Smash men’s champions were CD (not Otago). 11 The Kiwis will shock the Kangaroos in the Rugby League World Cup men’s final. 12 Spain will beat England in the World Cup final.

Lawson alleged Goff had removed about $2.3 million of relationship property, with a net loss to the relationship property pool of about $1.3m. The appeal judge rejected most of Lawson’s points but ruled in her favour on some. She has had many opportunities to make her case and has been allowed to advance arguments late and/or has failed to properly focus her case, in the Family Court and in this court. The Family Court “clearly needs a total overhaul” on this point. “Things are never black and white ... the Family Court is full of shades of grey.

John has spent the past nine years fighting ACC for cover for his son, who he claims developed severe OCD after taking the acne medication Oratane. The acne medication Oratane – also known as Isotretinoin – is being blamed for causing the boy's OCD. Mansfield’s argument is that the acne drug damaged Harry’s brain in a single event and he was, in essence, accidentally injured by it and should be provided state-funded care. Hugo Wilkinson's parents believed his depression was caused by the acne drug Roaccutane. To prove the third instance, a person has to prove their mental injury has been materially caused by a physical injury of some kind.