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Two teenagers who died when the car they were in crashed into roadworks at speed on Thursday have been remembered as “beautiful” students by their Northland high school. And their family and friends have spoken about the tragic loss of Trinity Vemoa and Corey-Leigh Tobin in a raft of social media tributes. Serious crash investigator Jeff Cramp told the Northern Advocate that at the time of the crash the car was speeding southbound on SH1. “It is with broken hearts we are devastated to announce the tragic passing of our beautiful girl Corey-Leigh Kahutia Tobin,” said the post. “It is with broken hearts we are devastated to announce the tragic passing of our beautiful girl Corey-Leigh Kahutia Tobin,” she wrote online.

Photo: NZ Herald/fileOne person has died and another taken to hospital following a water-related incident at Rothesay Bay on Auckland’s North Shore. St John said it responded to the incident after 5pm this afternoon. "Three ambulances, one rapid response unit, and one operations manager are in attendance. "One person was taken to North Shore Hospital in a moderate condition, while three others suffered minor injuries on site." Police said their thoughts were with the family of the person who died.

Photo: NZ Herald/fileOne person has died and another taken to hospital following a water-related incident at Rothesay Bay on Auckland’s North Shore. St John said it responded to the incident after 5pm this afternoon. "Three ambulances, one rapid response unit, and one operations manager are in attendance. "One person was taken to North Shore Hospital in a moderate condition, while three others suffered minor injuries on site." Police said their thoughts were with the family of the person who died.

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news there were a flurry of factory PMIs released overnight confirming a global manufacturing downturn remains but it is minor. A week ago it was at exactly the same level. A week ago it was at US$2000/oz, so a +3.0% gain since then. A week ago it was at 60.7 so a +1¼c gain from then. A week ago it was at US$37,928 so a lesser +2.2% rise from then.

Bangladesh celebrate a wicket against the Black Caps. Photo: Bangladesh Cricket BoardAfter going unbeaten in their first 15 test encounters, the Black Caps have been beaten by Bangladesh for the second time in as many years. It was Bangladesh’s first test victory over the Black Caps at home, having enjoyed a historic eight-wicket triumph over the hosts in Mount Maunganui in January 2022. The New Zealand batters had few answers for the hosts’ spin-heavy attack on a track that turned but maintained its consistency in a manner that belied the Black Caps’ fourth-innings collapse. But after reaching his ninth test 50, Mitchell swept Nayeem Hasan to backward square in the 10th over of the day, where Taijul took the catch to quash the Black Caps’ faint hopes.

“And there’ll be no shortage of ‘events’ to test Luxon’s political skills. David Seymour wants a referendum on the Treaty. Winston wants a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Labour’s handling of the Covid crisis. Talk about cans of worms!”were very fond of their local. It was nothing ...

Non-performing housing loans rose again quite sharply in the last month after seemingly stabilising for several months. In addition, there was another reasonably substantial rise in overall non-performing loans across the whole banking system. Latest Reserve Bank loans by asset quality figures for October show that non-performing housing loans rose by $71 million (5.3%) to $1.414 billion. But nevertheless, year-on-year the non-performing housing loans are up by $606 million - or 75.1%. By some means of comparison, in the post GFC period, the non-performing housing loans ratio hit 1.2%, while the total system non-performing loan ratio hit 2.2%.

However, the thing that caught everyone’s eye was Rublev’s actions during his group stage matches against Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. Rublev hit himself with the racquet during his match against the Spaniard, who had lost a couple of points, leading to blood oozing out of his knee. ADVERTISEMENTIn a recent interview with media outlet Championat, Rublev gave his reasons behind his acts of self-mutilation. Rublev sounded funny when they talked about how he didn’t want to break his racquet by striking it on the ground, thereby choosing to hit it on his knee. Andrey Rublev throws his racquet in disgust during the match against Alexander Zverev.

That sense of disbelief only intensified when, to everyone’s surprise, the stolen truck reappeared at the same spot days later. Despite arriving with an apology letter from the thief and toys for the owner’s son, police are still trying to find the responsible party. Varun Chada owns the Kati Street cafe and after work one day he realized he’d left something in the shop. He left his truck running as he popped back in to retrieve that item. Four days later, Chada rocked up to his business only to be shocked once again but this time because the truck had returned.

Air New Zealand and New Zealand Herald staff love Gisborne-grown macadamias. As part of the announcement of Air NZ’s new snack menu, NZ Herald reporter

Ministers Ciga-Reti and Nicotine Willis defending tax cuts partly funded by tobacco use sustained at a higher population rate, has revealed their cold calculus. With Labour establishing Te Pukenga, and National disestablishing it, Labour will remind us of the foolishness of antidisestablishmentarianism (not a term that’s been in vogue since to court of George IV). Labour and Greens need to concentrate their efforts so that this lot are only in power for one term and no more. Those simple ‘are we heading in the right direction’ survey questions will take a year and enjoy the tax cuts. Kick this lot out in just one term.

The ODT has highlighted how Otago University’s reputation was damaged by a story broken in early October about students biting the legs off live ducks. Their most recent update, published November 30 behind a paywall, included internal communications, aghast testimony from staff and members of the public, and speculation about the University’s long-term reputation. There has been “complete radio silence” on campus, said the Proctor, in a quote the ODT chose not to include. The University of Otago, OUSA, Police, and the Department of Conservation have been unable to corroborate the claims of duck-biting, according to a University spokesperson. As evidenced by the 67 pages of communications, the story has clearly impacted public perception of the University and the students who call it home.

Thanks to inflation, fresh fruit and vegetables have been one of the costlier items for New Zealand consumers this year, though prices fell 3.9 per cent in September. Fresh berries might become a luxury some will not be able to afford. Throughout the week strawberry prices have been ranging from reasonable — the average supermarket price seems to sit at around $5 for a 250g punnet — to as much as $12 for 250g. Kaihoke Berries general manager Todd Jackson told the Northern Advocate in September that because of the shortage, fewer strawberries would be available this summer, so prices would go up. “There’s no doubt that the price of strawberries is going to increase this year.

Some schools around New Zealand have moved to ban Crocs and their Jibbitz charms due to a number of issues, including "confusion and occasional disputes over ownership" – and "big kids 'negotiating' with little kids" for a trade. Some New Zealand schools have moved to ban Crocs and their Jibbitz charms due to a number of issues. Picture: Abigail Dougherty/Stuff (Stuff)"As you may be aware, Jibbitz are small charms that attach to Crocs shoes. This has led to instances where students are losing their Jibbitz during school hours, causing unnecessary worry and distraction." The email said while students would still be able to wear crocs, Jibbitz would be banned.