The 48-year-old Wānaka local died trying to rescue his son in Lake Wakatipu on Friday afternoon. Leroy Kaaho, also known as Linkin Kisling, died while trying to rescue his son in Lake Wakatipu. Emergency services were first called to Lake Wakatipu at Glenorchy at about 2.55pm on Friday. For the family, while it is tough to accept that Kaaho died in such a tragic way, the focus is on how he died: trying to save his son’s life. A rāhui is in place on an area that covers Glenorchy and the Dart River end of Lake Wakatipu until 3pm on Tuesday.

Back when I actually made New Year’s resolutions, one goal always topped the list: Give pottery a try. Before I’d even handled a lump of clay, I’d talk myself down – I couldn’t do pottery, because I’d be bad at it. It’s the side hustle: Where every passion project, and passing fad can add extra zeros to the bank account. “I have realised deep, soulful satisfaction can be found in being s*** at something and doing it anyway. Companies want to be ‘world class’, schools have become ‘academies of excellence’, and humble GP surgeries strive to be ‘outstanding’”.

ASB senior economist Mark Smith said shipping and freight costs had come down, as had global oil prices and therefore fuel prices. Here is a guide to where we could expect to see the most price movement this year. He said there was no chance of price reductions this year as a result, and there was a risk of further price hikes if any geopolitical global events were to occur. Fresh fruit and vegetable prices are tipped to climb even higher this year, despite seasonal produce such as courgettes and lemons already being at new high prices. Clothing and apparel: Prices likely to decreaseHigh oil prices had increased the cost of clothing, footwear and apparel but with the pressures now off, that was a good signal for retail prices, said Smith.

The RBNZ released a bunch of crunchy info for November just prior to the holiday break. On January 25 Stats NZ's releasing the December quarter consumers price index inflation figures. Just a week later, on February 1, we've then got the labour market figures. Another 75 basis point rise was looking like a slam dunk to me as we went into the holiday break, but I see the markets are hedging a bit now, with wholesale interest rates currently pricing a roughly 50-50 chance of either a 50 point rise (to 4.75%) or a 75 point rise (to 5%). As I say, it's looking like a fast start to the year.

Wellington’s Emma Rolston and Perth’s Ella Mastrantonio received red cards as Glory defeated Phoenix 2-0 in a fiery A-League Women clash. Video / Liberty A-LeagueFootball Fern Emma Rolston saw red as the Wellington Phoenix fell to a 2-0 defeat to the Perth Glory in their A-League clash in Western Australia. Both teams had to play the majority of the match with 10 players after Phoenix forward Rolston and Glory midfielder Ella Mastrantonio were both sent off for a heated clash in the 34th minute. Phoenix forward Emma Rolston pushes Glory midfielder Ella Mastrantonio in the face as both players are sent off. 🤯A coming together between Emma Ralston and Ella Mastrantonio sees BOTH players sent off!

Lastly, your soft plastics may be melted down into garden edging and cable covers. While all of these options sound like great solutions at a surface level, I personally don’t recycle my soft plastics and I hope there will never come a time when we can recycle our soft plastics with our household recycling. A few years ago, we had a bin labelled “soft plastics” that sat beside our rubbish and recycling bins. Embracing this realisation while keeping track of global concerns towards items like plastic fence posts shedding microplastics and harming our soils, I removed my soft plastics bin. If you do recycle your soft plastics, make sure they are clean and dry before dropping them off.

By Chris Trotter*It requires a considerable imaginative effort to understand the behaviour of the Christchurch Mongrel Mob. Commandeering Christchurch hospital carparks. These were certainly the questions uppermost in the minds of those who heard the reports of the Christchurch Mongrel Mob’s behaviour on RNZ, and/or read about it in the press. Are those in command of the New Zealand state even willing to ask these questions? Auden, contained in his eve-of-war poem “September 1 1939” is, once again, confirmed:I and the public knowWhat all schoolchildren learn,Those to whom evil is doneDo evil in return.

New Zealand Herald morning quiz: January 16 NZ Herald 15 Jan, 2023 04:00 PM Quick Read Save share FINA specifications for an Olympic-size swimming pool dictate that there must be how many lanes? Photo / fileFINA specifications for an Olympic-size swimming pool dictate that there must be how many lanes? Photo / file

Photo / TikTokBewildered shoppers watched on as four men robbed a bottle shop in broad daylight, making off with hundreds of dollars worth of vodka cruisers. Police confirmed they were investigating the brazen theft from the store in Burton’s Springbank Plaza shopping centre. The thieves were mocked for stealing vodka cruisers. The men made off with trolley loads full of vodka cruisers from BWS. Viewers speculated as to whether the BWS staff could have intervened to stop the theft, but many people praised staff and bystanders for not putting themselves in harm’s way.

Video from 2021 shows a violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops. Video / CNNA video has emerged of a previously unreported violent clash between Chinese and Indian troops at their disputed Himalayan border. Indian troops appear to be beating Chinese soldiers with makeshift weapons, including wooden sticks and metal pipes. The barbed wire collapses mid-video, and the Indian soldiers cross through – prompting the Chinese troops to flee over a stone wall, amid cheers from the Indian side. The Chinese military’s Western Theatre Command, on the other hand, accused Indian troops of “illegally” crossing the border.

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Commuters are told to expect delays as congestion is backed from Pōkeno to Drury. Photo / NZTACommuters are told to expect delays as congestion is backed from Pōkeno to Drury. Photo / NZTAA crash on Auckland’s southern motorway has caused congestion and delays for commuters entering Auckland. The road has now re-opened but commuters are asked to expect delays as congestion is backed from Pōkeno to Drury. Please expect DELAYS as congestion is backed from Pōkeno to Drury.

PHOTO: NZ HERALDIt is election year and I am really not looking forward to it as it has a few of the hallmarks of that nasty election of 2005. The Labour government then was in its second term, and the National Party was growing more desperate not to spend nine years in opposition. National had a disastrous political campaign in the 2002 election, only winning 27 seats. For many, that run-up to the 2005 election and its aftermath was horrible. There was constant negative press on Maori issues leading to a considerable number of non-Maori individuals feeling free to express bigoted opinions almost with impunity.

Locals watch the wreckage of a passenger plane in Pokhara, Nepal. Photo / APLocals watch the wreckage of a passenger plane in Pokhara, Nepal. Video image reportedly of plane crash at Pokhara Airport in Nepal. In 2014, a Nepal Airlines plane flying from Pokhara to Jumla crashed, killing all 18 on board. BREAKING: Yeti Airlines plane carrying more than 70 people crashes in Pokhara, Nepal.

Over the weekend, Brisbane house prices hit a new double-digit milestone, with values falling 10.1% from their mid-June peak, according to the CoreLogic daily dwelling values index:As shown in the next chart, this downturn is easily the steepest in Brisbane’s recorded history. The record 10.8% decline recorded over 20 months between 2010 and 2012 is also likely to be matched at the end of this month. After that, this current housing downturn will be both the fastest and largest in Brisbane’s history:Brisbane’s home value decline remains rapid at -4.8% over the most recent quarter. The primary reason why Brisbane home values are falling so rapidly is because they grew so strongly over the pandemic. We are currently witnessing a form of ‘mean reversion’ across Brisbane’s housing market, whereby values are pulling back sharply after rising too fast too quickly.