He and Diana have epitomised that in their retirement, travelling by motorbike to about 85 countries in months-long expeditions. The Hubbard Foods founder, who’s led a crusade for social responsibility in business, first holidayed in Queenstown in the early 2000s before moving here. In the early years he’d hike to the very top of Queenstown Hill every morning, taking a stone down every time. "I’d do a freeze on growth of some kind — just pull back on any significant new housing areas. He and Diana recently moved to the Queenstown Country Club retirement village and are selling their home overlooking Lake Whakatipu.

A bar owner says he called police when he saw a man severely injured from a stabbing after a group fight in Auckland’s Ponsonby Rd. Win-Win Bar owner Bradley, who did not want his last name used, said he was outside his venue when the man walked by with stab wounds after an altercation outside another bar. The injured man had a large gash on his left forearm, with bone visible, and a gash on his neck, Bradley told the Herald. Police then began to tape off the area outside of Win-Win and The Whiskey bar, he said. The injured man was “calm and collected” and showed no signs of panic, Bradley said.

Thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case were released on Friday after pressure for transparency. Photo / Mandel NGAN, AFPThousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case were released on Friday after pressure for transparency. Photo / Mandel NGAN, AFPThe release of documents on Friday related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein follows months of pressure on the Trump administration for transparency about the politically explosive case. The US Department of Justice provided a link on Friday to what it calls the “Epstein Library”. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said there would be several hundred thousand documents released and several hundred thousand more in coming weeks.

"Studies of European windstorms indicate that climate change will increase the frequency of strong jets. [But] it’s not intuitively obvious to me why climate change would make sting jets stronger," he says. Climate Change Minister Simon Watts at the UN Climate Change Conference in 2023. "Broad generalisations of the effect of climate change on human activities are often not valid at the regional and local scales. Every region has its own environmental, social, cultural and economic characteristics which determine vulnerability to climate change.

Parts of Canterbury were battered by a sudden burst of thunderstorms on Saturday evening, bringing lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and hail to several areas. The warning was lifted by 6.48pm, although officials noted that “one or two” thunderstorms lingering over north Canterbury could still turn severe. Lincoln resident Sarah Bisley said the rain and hail lashed her area for around 25 minutes, leading to minor flooding on her road. Despite the disruption, she viewed the sudden weather event with a sense of nostalgia. Bisley, who is originally from the United Kingdom, said the scene reminded her of festive weather back home.

A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being struck by a car in Melville. Hamilton crash: pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by vehicleA pedestrian has been seriously injured after being struck by a car in Melville. A road has been closed in Hamilton after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. Police said the crash, Ohaupo Road in Melville, was reported just after 6pm with one person sustaining serious injuries. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) confirmed the road was closed through Melville, with closure points at Normandy Ave and Urlich Ave.

Photo: Getty ImagesTackling unsustainable food systems is urgent for both health and climate, according to new research. The authors say our food environment promotes high-calorie, low-fibre ultra-processed foods (UPFs) — the most calorific of which encourage weight gain. The authors note that even if fossil fuel emissions ended today, current food systems alone could still push global temperatures beyond the 2°C threshold. The review calls for food system reforms to replace energy-dense UPFs with unprocessed foods and reduce animal-sourced foods. "To reduce the food system’s health and climate burden, governments must first recognise that both climate change and obesity are symptoms of profit-driven, systemic problems — and address the root."

Ethan Jeffs, left and Patrick Paul Moloney are two of three men sentenced for their role in attacks on gay men targeted through the Grindr app and labelled by the trio as "paedophiles". Photo: NZ Herald / Ayla YeomanThe actions of a group of young men who posted "video montages" of assaults on gay men they had lured through Grindr have been described as "a hate crime". Fake profiles were made, messages exchanged and gay men were lured to private homes, parks and streets, often late at night. She said the Grindr app was primarily used because it was free, not because it was used by gay men. "It was the targeting of gay men and the clear conclusion I have reached is that this was a hate crime," Judge Coyle said.

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news of an interesting spike in Australian long term bond yields, coming as Japanese long term bond yields rose even though most observers thought they had priced in the widely anticipated Japanese rate rise. Markets took these signals to be slightly more hawkish than expected and pushed the Japanese 10 year bond yield higher, to a twenty year high. The China 10 year bond rate is up +4 bps at 1.83% but down -2 bps from last week. The Australian 10 year bond yield starts today at 4.80%, up +8 bps from yesterday, up +4 bps from a week ago. That all means our TWI-5 starts today just under 61.8, and down -20 bps from yesterday, down -30 bps from a week ago.

Over a third of GOP voters think the moon landing was faked and that the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or didn’t happen as historians describe. And more than half still think the 2020 election was rigged. The others though are depressing. 36% of Republicans think the moon landings were fake. This detachment from reality used to be a few cranks on the extreme left and now it is mainstream conservative thinking in the US.

Wenita Forest Products chief executive David Cormack says the forestry business wants to be part of its local communities. In recent years, there has been much rhetoric about forestry — particularly pine trees — and the impact on communities from the conversion of sheep and beef farms. But there was a mindset that it had to be one or the other — "farms or trees, you can’t have both" — and that was not correct. Wenita attended a community meeting between forestry and farming interests in Lawrence last year and Mr Cormack was pleased to see progress being made around communication. Wenita liked being part of the local community and its forests were widely used for all types of recreation.

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Coppermine Island (Mauipane), where human remains have been found, is located east of Whangārei. Coppermine Island (Mauipane), where human remains have been found, is located east of Whangārei. Photo / Google MapsBy RNZHuman remains have been found on an island off the coast of Northland. On Saturday afternoon, police said they were discovered on Coppermine Island (Mauipane), east of Whangārei, part of the Hen and Chicken Islands group. Police said identifying the remains was “expected to take some time” and no other information was available.

The success of the Frequent Transit Network, Reynolds said, “is still something of a secret, but is starting to break through”. To everyone who says we can’t put tolls on city roads without providing better public transport, Reynolds’ response was: Look at that map. He added that public transport on its own won’t solve the problem. “It’s the most underdeveloped transport network of all.”And why are new transit projects like the Eastern Busway, Labour’s now-abandoned underground light rail and the now-being-planned Northwest Busway so expensive? “This will encourage the use of public transport,” Norman said.

Otago Regional Council harbourmaster Steve Rushbrook will be reminding people enjoying the water to be careful and remember their lifejackets. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONWhile people are enjoying an Otago holiday on the water, the region’s harbourmasters will be out making sure everybody stays safe. Otago Regional Council harbourmaster Steve Rushbrook said he and his colleagues would be on patrol on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and right through the summer holiday period. "Go and play in our beautiful, amazing environment and enjoy your time on the water ... and come home safe." He said he hoped everyone had a great time on the water in Otago this summer, but remembered to stay safe.