The woman died after getting into a bath filled with scalding hot water. Ms Ingham was rushed to hospital with burns on her armpit and back covering 16% of her body. By law, apartment block hot water systems are meant to keep water above 60ºC to prevent bacterial build-up. Temperature control devices mix this hot water with cold, ensuring that what flows out of taps within a home does not exceed 50ºC. In September 2022, another plumbing company was retained to install temperature control devices in the building.

Police say there is no information to suggest a threat made towards a Timaru school this week was credible. But they are still looking for the person who sent the message. Aoraki Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker said police were alerted to the message containing a threat about 7.45pm on Tuesday. "We will not detail the specifics of the threat, however, investigators are actively pursuing positive lines of enquiry to identify the person responsible for sending the message," Walker said in a statement. "Officers are providing reassurance patrols in the area, and we are working closely with the school as the investigation progresses.

The Pegasus Golf and Sports Club. Photo: BayleysThe prestigious Pegasus golf club in Canterbury has been put into voluntary liquidation. Pegasus Golf Ltd announced the liquidation on March 6 in a social media post, and reassured its members the club would remain open during the process. Keene told The Hotel Conversation the offering represents a rare opportunity to acquire a freehold championship golf resort with immediate operational scale and long-term development upside. “Freehold championship golf resorts with established operations and clear development pathways are exceptionally rare.

Photo: Supplied / Air NZDunedin services will be cut as Air New Zealand is set to cancel around 1100 flights affecting thousands of passengers through until early May. Air NZ chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar told Morning Report between now and the end of April, early May the airline will cancel around 1100 flights. In that period the airline will carry around 1.9 million passengers, so 44,000 passengers will be affected by flight cancellations, he said. Air New Zealand is facing more massive cost pressures, with the conflict in the Middle East increasing the price of jet fuel. Last month, Air NZ announced a half-year loss of $40 million in the six months ended December, compared to last year's profit of $106m.

Sarah Clark died on Wednesday. Photo: Windsor Park Baptist Church / suppliedA woman who was killed after a car crashed into an Auckland cafe is being remembered for her faith, friendship and care she showed others. Shortly before 9am on Wednesday, Sarah Clark was killed and her daughter injured, after a car mounted the curb and hit two people outside William Souter Espresso in Forrest Hill. A worker at the cafe that was hit by the car said Clark and her daughter were sitting outside at the time. "The car obviously has taken out the door area, the whole glass panel, it's almost like a split glass panel and the one glass panel is literally floating in mid-air."

Graphic: RNZFour of the government's nine key targets risk not being met, the latest update shows. Targets considered "on track" include reducing the number of households in emergency housing, cutting crime and youth offending, and meeting near-term greenhouse gas emission targets. When setting this target, officials warned there was a risk it would not be achievable in the short term. "There would be a risk the target is achieved by focusing resources intensively in ED at the expense of other areas of the health system. ClimateThere are two targets New Zealand has committed to meeting as part of its net zero climate change goal.

Photo: RNZ / Nathan MckinnonA man has been found guilty of murdering Canterbury father of three Richard Leman, whose dismembered body was found in the boot of his own car. "They found Mr Leman and Mr Rodger in the lounge facing each other, while Mr Rodger had a gun in his hand." Richard Leman. Both women told the jury Rodger had threatened to kill them, took Leman's drugs and cash and dragged his body to another room. Rodger told the jury Leman was already dead when he arrived at Grant's property but he admitted concealing and dismembering Leman's body.

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Volcanic ash from Whakaari/White Island has caused 19 flights to be cancelled. File Photo: GNSAir New Zealand has cancelled 19 flights due to an ash cloud coming from Whakaari/White Island in the Bay of Plenty. GeoNet's volcanic alert says there is moderate to heightened volcanic unrest on the island. It's the second time in four months flight have been cancelled in an out of Tauranga because of ash. Air NZ's chief safety and risk officer Nathan McGraw says they'll reassess conditions this afternoon.

“I firmly believe that the death penalty is just punishment for society’s most heinous offenders, as shown by the 25 executions I have presided over as governor,” Ivey said. The daughter of the shooting victim, Tori Battle, who was nine when her father died, also voiced her support for Burton. His death had a bearing on Ivey’s subsequent decision to commute Burton’s death sentence. Marshall told NBC News, Burton did not deserve special treatment because of his age, arguing the execution could have taken place years earlier if Burton had not pursued repeated appeals. Sign up for Herald Premium here.

Photo: RNZ/ Samuel RillstoneAir New Zealand is warning 44,000 passengers will be affected by cancellations over the coming months - so what are your rights if you're one of them? The airline is facing massive cost pressures, with the conflict in the Middle East increasing the price of jet fuel. On the No Stupid Questions podcast this week, we talked to Consumer NZ spokesperson Jessica Walker about travellers' rights if their travel is cancelled. "The most important thing you can do if you're due to travel is just keep looking at the airline's website. Travel insurance might not help.

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But first in the US CPI inflation in February came in at the expected 2.4% rate, unchanged from January. Their core inflation rate rose slightly in February from January, to be 2.5% in February. Their 1-5 curve is much steeper +20 bps (+5 bps) and the 3 mth-10yr curve is now at just on +51 bps (+9 bps). The Australian 10 year bond yield starts today at 4.91%, up +6 bps from yesterday. But the NZ Government 10 year bond rate starts today unchanged at 4.60%.

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The Mt Somers Domain Campground. The Mt Somers Reserve Board, with the backing of the Ashburton District Council, planned to change the Mt Somers Domain Campground to a self-contained only campsite from March 2. However, after locals protested changes to the "quintessential Kiwi" campground, the reserve board decided to delay its proposal while it reviews options. "It was great to see people supportive and passionate about Mt Somers. Council’s community and open spaces group manager Toni Durham said the council had been helping the reserve board implement the proposed changes.