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Fire has been seen coming from the engine of an aircraft flying over Queentown tonight. The Lakes Weekly Bulletin reports that a plane leaving Queenstown Airport appears to have experienced engine trouble during take off. One witness who took footage of the incident wrote: “Sounded like it was coming apart over our house. One engine was throwing flames and sputtering out.”Another person wrote of a “possible emergency event at Queenstown Airport involving a Boeing 737″. The aircraft is believed to have taken off from Queenstown Airport.
Carine Gwen Tamayo Tumapang stole money from customers at TSB Bank's Bell Block branch when she worked there as a teller. Carine Gwen Tamayo Tumapang stole money from customers at TSB Bank's Bell Block branch when she worked there as a teller. Carine Gwen Tamayo Tumapang worked at the Bell Block branch of TSB Bank in New Plymouth from May 2022 until October 2023. The victim later received a second letter from TSB Bank about the account and his wife returned to query it. Hunt said Tumapang has no criminal history, had repaid TSB Bank in full, attended restorative justice with bank representatives, was engaged in counselling and was genuinely remorseful.
Current affairs title North & South has a new digital home on The Post, following a partnership with Stuff’s Masthead Publishing business. With North & South known for its quality journalism, exclusive and in-depth content, it is a natural fit with Stuff’s national digital masthead The Post, says Masthead Publishing Managing Director Joanna Norris. ‘Staple of Kiwi journalism’Last year, North & South was acquired by Greg Partington, owner of Waitapu Group, who says the new partnership allows North & South to share its rich heritage across New Zealand. “North & South has been a staple of Kiwi journalism, providing deep dives into the issues that matter. “The North & South content complements the extensive news, analysis, features and visual journalism ofThe Post, The Press and the Waikato Times.
Brooke spends $50000 to make sure taxpayer funds are spent well??? Fred Again tour passport saga: DIA review cost taxpayers $50,000THE REPORT TO ENSURE TAXPAYER MONEY IS BEING SPENT WELL COST $50 000??? How about not spending the $50 000 in the first place for political virtue signalling purposes Minister? Can no one else see the irony of demanding a report into if taxpayer money is spent well costing $50 000? race war has breached $1million…Govt spends nearly $1m defending policies affecting MāoriLegal battles challenging the Government’s so-called “anti-Māori” policies have cost taxpayers nearly $1 million in fees so far – and more cases are on the way.
Today the coalition government has announced that a select committee inquiry into banking competition will be led by the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee. New Zealand First campaigned to take on foreign owned banks, and we committed to that in our coalition agreement by ensuring the inquiry has a broad
There are “hidden costs” in moving to Australia, is the warning to the record number of New Zealanders making the leap across the ditch in search of better pay and opportunities. “Stop romanticising Australia”, Sydney based Kiwi comedian Jake Howie says to those who believe the promised land solves all financial woes. Even though his initial salary was 40% higher than he’d earned in New Zealand, he wished he’d come with a better plan. Everyone is budgeting more and there is less splashing out.”Despite this, he says New Zealand prices are still higher. Brisbane’s Murray Cambie said health costs are “definitely higher” in Australia.
Parents who paid to send their children to a Nasa space camp in Houston have been left stranded after Actura went bankrupt. Parents who paid to send their children to a Nasa space camp in Houston have been left stranded after Actura went bankrupt. About 20 parents have come forward saying they have lost thousands of dollars after Actura New Zealand’s collapse, while a former employee said they haven’t been paid for more than a month. One Auckland father who wished to remain anonymous said the Case Space School Programme sold his teenage son a dream their family couldn’t provide. “For our peace of mind and integrity, it is important to answer these calls.”However, they said employees have also been left stranded by the sudden closure.
Photo: Supplied/NZ PoliceThe 26-year-old woman reported missing from West Auckland last week has been found dead. Te Atatū resident Monica Reid disappeared on Friday. Police said her death would be referred to the coroner, and extended their sympathies to her family. "All of us, we love Monica so much," her sister Cecilia told Stuff. "Monica, if you are out there, know that I love you, we love you, and we just want to know you are safe."
That's the big question ahead of the release on Thursday, June 20 of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the March quarter. After hitting 7.3% in mid 2022 the annual inflation rate was down to 4.0% as of the March quarter. And we are definitely now getting to the point where quarterly GDP figures with minus signs in front of them are starting to drag the morale of the country down. And the worst thing about all this is our recent 'headline' GDP figures don't even really tell the 'real' story. However, monthly data has continued to look weak and the March 2024 quarter figures were 2.4% down on those for the same quarter in 2023.
Here's our summary of key economic events overnight with news we need to keep an eye on a large drought developing in north-east China. A week ago it was 4.70% so relatively little change here. The price of gold will start today up +US$32 from yesterday at US$2333/oz and up +US$30 from a week ago. That all means our TWI-5 starts today down -20 bps at just on 71 which in turn is up +40 bps from a week ago. And that is down -5.2% from the US$69,031 a week ago.
By Caroline Williams ofPhoto: Supplied/NZ PoliceThe family of a woman missing in Auckland say they are not coping and "just want to see her again". Police are "urgently seeking" sightings of 26-year-old Monica Reid, who was last seen at her home on Matipo Road in Te Atatū about midday on Friday. Anyone who has seen Reid is urged to phone 111 and quote event number P059054868. "All of us, we love Monica so much." "Monica, if you are out there, know that I love you, we love you, and we just want to know you are safe."
Written By: darien fenton - Date published: 11:19 am, June 15th, 2024 - 19 commentsCategories: act, health and safety, workers' rights - Tags:ACT MP and Minister for Employment and Safety, Brooke van Velden has announced a “consultation” on our Health & Safety laws, saying this :Our health and safety culture can be summed up by the sea of orange road cones that have taken over the country. From Santa parades to property development, you can’t get a lot done without having to set up a barricade of cones.”And. Betcha she won’t meet with unions, or workers, or visit a meat works, or forestry, or a mine, or a construction site. She certainly never went near Pike River Mine where the memories, tragedies and unresolved issues still remain – and which gave rise to our current Health & Safety law. We all know the government is a disgrace, but putting this privileged woman in charge of health & safety, when she has never been out of a well-paid office makes me sick.
Among Queenstown’s unsung sports heroes is a world record-holding powerlifter who flew off this week to his fifth world champs. At last year’s champs he set a squat world record and also the deadlift one, but that latter record was broken by another competitor about five minutes later. He then broke his own squat record at a competition in London in February, lifting 288.5kg, and reclaimed the deadlift record which this time he held for about a month. He’s been nominated or seeded third — ‘‘one of the people I’m up against is the top-ranked powerlifter of all time’’. Since taking up the sport he’s trained six days a week — currently in his garage — and between one and two and a-half hours each session.
Activity picked up a bit at the latest auctions after being on the quiet side the previous week. Interest.co.nz monitored the auctions of 301 residential properties over the week of 8-14 June, up from 255 the previous week. However while more properties were on offer, the sales rate barely moved. With 99 of the auctioned properties selling under the hammer, that gives an overall sales rate of 34% for the week. Details of the individual properties offered at all of the auctions monitored by interest.co.nz, including the prices of those that sold, are available on our Residential Auction Results page.
