Cheese prices still remain high- and they may be responsible for inflation being stubbornly high. Stats NZ singled cheese prices out as being one of the culprits responsible for a 6 per cent increase in the Consumers Price Index for the June year. NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says cheese prices are still high despite a fall in GDT auction prices- and demand is clearly high. LISTEN ABOVE

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The opening ceremony took place in Auckland — ReutersThe FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 began with a glittering opening ceremony in Auckland on Thursday. Australian musician Mallrat, along with New Zealand's Benee, sang this year's official FIFA World Cup song ‘Do It Again’. This will be the first FIFA Women's football World Cup to have two host nations. Matches will be held at 10 stadiums — Lang Park, Hindmarsh Stadium, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Perth Oval, Stadium Australia, Sydney Football Stadium, Dunedin Stadium, Eden Park, Waikato Stadium and Wellington Regional Stadium. FIFA president Gianni Infantino urged fans to "seize the moment" Wednesday and snap up the remaining Women´s World Cup tickets.

Follow our live coverage of the Auckland CBD shootings hereThe man at the centre of a downtown Auckland shooting rampage at a construction site earlier today was Matu Tangi Matua Reid, aged 24. He had approval to travel from the property he was serving home detention at in South Auckland to the building site. His home detention sentence was monitored via an ankle bracelet monitor. “The offender has moved through the building site and continued to discharge his firearm. “We can also advise that this is not a national security risk.”Armed police at the scene in downtown Auckland after a shooting incident which has left multiple people dead.

The one that blew out in the Strait was made in 2005 but not installed in the Kaitaki's engines till 2018, and ruptured in January when it was 18 years old. "The joint that deteriorated was too old and should never have been on our ship," KiwiRail told RNZ on Wednesday night. It had replaced all 28 critical REJs, stating on Tuesday to RNZ: "No cracking, delamination, or other such defects have been found" in them. But having such old joints on board would never happen again, he added. Photo: SuppliedThe Transport Accident Investigation Commission rushed out an interim report in May to alert shippers' to the dangers of old joints, accusing KiwiRail of ignoring manufacturers' guidance.

George Heard/PoolLauren Dickason appears in the High Court in Christchurch for the first day of her trial. Dickason is accused of murdering her three young daughters in Timaru in 2021.

Staff from various groups right across Tāmaki Makaurau responded and members of the public inside the building were evacuated where possible. We know several workers inside the building found refuge hiding within the building. At 8am, our Armed Offenders Squad, alongside Special Tactics Group, located the offender inside a lift shaft where he had barricaded himself and our staff attempted to engage with him after securing the floors above and below. Tragically, Police located two members of the public deceased on the lower levels of the building site. The four members of the public have injuries ranging from moderate to more serious.

The gunman who went on a shooting rampage that killed two people and injured six others at an Auckland building has been revealed as a 24-year-old man with a history of domestic violence and mental health issues. Police say the gunman made his way through the building before firing a number of shots at around 7:20am. Relieving Auckland District Commander Sunny Patel said the gunman had continued to shoot at police as he moved through the high-rise. At the time of the shooting, Reid had been serving a five-month home detention sentence for domestic violence charges and was tracked via an ankle monitor. Building worker Sione Fulei said the gunman may have been inside the high-rise for up to an hour before the shooting spree began.

Downtown Auckland remains closed in the aftermath of the shooting which left three dead, including the gunman. He was on home detention for domestic violence and had approval to travel to the building site. Police Armed Offenders Squad officers search a restaurant in Commercial Bay during an active shooter incident in Downtown Auckland. I was last, and I walk slowly.”An injured police officer is led away from an active shooter situation in Downtown Auckland. “He moved through the building site and discharged his firearm.

Five players have been released from Ian Foster’s All Blacks squad back to their provincial rugby teams in order to secure more game time in NPC pre-season action this weekend according to a report by Stuff.co.nz. ADVERTISEMENTSuspended All Black centre Anton Lienert-Brown, flankers Luke Jacobson and Samipeni Finau have been sent back to Waiktao while Josh Lord, who started against Argentina in Mendoza, has been released back to Taranaki. The fifth returnee is uncapped halfback Cam Roigard, who will feature for Counties Manukau after being surplus to playing requirements over the first two rounds of The Rugby Championship. The winners will then face off in a final while the two losing teams will play for third place in another fixture. The players will return to All Blacks camp on Sunday for Bledisloe preparations before heading to Melbourne on Thursday.

Photo: NZ HeraldA registered teacher who stole nearly $20,000 from her employer through false invoices has escaped cancellation and is now working at a polytechnic, managing a budget of close to half a million dollars. While now barred from undertaking any teaching role that involves the handling of money, a tribunal allowed the teacher to continue her role with the Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT). However, the CAC concluded Fa’aea should be charged with serious misconduct and after a hearing, the tribunal found Fa’aea liable. “It cannot be overlooked the duration of this offending, the gross breach of trust, and the total amount taken by [Fa’aea].”Fa’aea told the tribunal she was facing financial pressure when she offended. She spoke of working with budgeting services to become financially stable and working with Pasifika people at a local prison.

Toby Manhire reports from Eden Park, as the opening match of the Women’s World Cup serves up extraordinary scenes. B efore last night, the biggest crowd the Football Ferns had played in front of was a few hundred shy of 13,000. It was back in January, and the opponents at Eden

Video / NZ HeraldA drink-driver who ran a red light has left one of his victims “scarred for life”, a court has heard. Gaganpreet Singh, 25, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday where he was sentenced to six months’ community detention and 12 months’ supervision. The victims — a man and woman — were driving in Frederick St and passed through an intersection on a green light. The 34-year-old man told the court yesterday he had relived the incident for the past four months. “He chose to get behind the wheel that night,” the victim told the court before turning to Singh in the dock.

The shooting unfolded at a construction site on lower Queen St before 6am, near to hotels where many football teams and visitors are staying for the FIFA Women's World Cup. The Philippines' women's soccer team walk to their team bus following a shooting near their hotel in Auckland. Armed police officers stand outside a hotel housing a team from the FIFA Women's World Cup following a shooting in Auckland, New Zealand. "Clearly with the FIFA World Cup kicking off this evening, there are a lot of eyes on Auckland," he said. It comes just hours before the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup between New Zealand and Norway at Eden Park.