Craig McKelvie was found with mortal injuries at a house on Mason St in Lower Hutt on October 14. (file photo from 2006)Police have revealed more detail about the circumstances surrounding the homicide of Lower Hutt man Craig McKelvie last month. “The investigation team now have reason to believe two vehicles were involved in the death of Mr McKelvie,” Todd said. “But unfortunately he passed away an hour later.”Police/Supplied Police are appealing for sightings of a black 2004 Honda Odyssey, registration JCT923, in relation to the earlier death of Craig McKelvie in Lower Hutt. Ten 7 presenter Rob Lemoto said a key question was why McKelvie went to Mason St on that night.

Elected members of the Auckland Council had a lengthy debate over appointments to the Tūpuna Maunga Authority. (File photo)The issue of council appointments to the Tūpuna Maunga Authority led to a drawn-out and sometimes prickly debate at an Auckland Council governing body meeting on Thursday. But debate over appointments to the Tūpuna Maunga Authority gave insight into how contentious issues could roll out for councillors in their three-year term. The authority is a co-governance board, made up of mana whenua representatives and Auckland Council representatives, to manage 14 tūpuna maunga (ancestral mountains) around Tāmaki Makaurau. Ricky Wilson/Stuff North Shore councillor Chris Darby says shoulder-tapping unelected representatives for the Tūpuna Maunga Authority would amount to “cherry-picking”.

Woods made the announcement in Hamilton, the city set to benefit the most from the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund announcement. Of the $539.8 million budgeted for road and water infrastructure improvements, Hamilton would receive $150.6 million of the spend. For Hamilton, its funding would allow for the construction of water infrastructure including a new reservoir and pump station. Across the city, Auckland would also benefit from $7.3 million invested in road-safety improvements near the Ōrākei pā. Before this, Woods said $916.3 million of the $1 billion infrastructure package had been spent.

Statistics New Zealand today released its year-on-year update on births and deaths between September 2021 and September 2022. It showed a “sharp” 10 per cent increase in the mortality rate, with 38,052 registered deaths up from 34,578 in the previous 12 months. Of these, 5 per cent - or 2025 deaths - were attributed to Covid, according to the Ministry of Health data. While this year’s Covid death rate was around ten times greater than the road toll, he said had the infection not arrived to a highly-vaccinated population the mortality rate would have been easily ten-fold higher. Cases in recent days have topped 4000 and deputy director general of health Dr Andrew Old warned of an uncertain outlook for summer as a cocktail of new variants circulated across the country.

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Blenheim woman Karen Maxted “panicked and ... locked all the doors” after a man carrying out the NZ Health Survey unexpectedly called at her door. Anthony Phelps/Stuff Wiki Curtis received a letter saying an interviewer called Charlotte would call at her address in the next few weeks. Stuff The Ministry of Health confirmed the “very experienced interviewer” was working on the NZ Health Survey. “I don't know why a Ministry of Health person would have a supermarket bag to carry their stuff around in,” she said. On the New Zealand Health Survey itself, Rutherford said it was the official source for measuring the prevalence of obesity in adults and children in New Zealand.

It seems New Zealand is about to slow down, with proposals to reduce urban speed limits right across the country, as well as on state highways. But survivors’ stories, such as those recorded by transportation consultant Jeanette Ward, also powerfully demonstrate how lower speeds can save lives. The first is that evidence shows lower speed limits in urban areas add virtually no time to journeys. A range of other benefits from reducing speed limits are identified by Paul Tranter and Rod Tolley in their book Slow Cities. Overall, reduced speed limits in urban areas would not only reduce injuries and deaths, they would also make our towns and cities better places to live.

Customs officers intercepted two shipments of illicit tobacco from Tonga over the past year. An Auckland businessman has been arrested for allegedly being involved in the smuggling of illegal tobacco from Tonga, believed to total $1.8 million in avoided taxes. Inspections of shipping containers at Customs’ Sea Cargo Inspections Facility in Auckland discovered the loose-leaf tobacco, Customs said. Customs Investigations manager Cam Moore warned people buying cheap tobacco needed to be sceptical of sellers’ claims that the tobacco was legal. “Over recent years, Customs has ramped up its tobacco seizures and arrests, and is also seeing an increased overlap of illegal tobacco with other illicit commodities and financial crimes.”“Illicit tobacco is not a victimless crime.

Israel Adesanya has been stopped at JFK Airport in New York just days after his UFC bout against Brazil's Alex Pereira. Kiwi UFC star Israel Adesanya was stopped by airport security in New York for possessing metal knuckles but was released soon after and is now on his way home. Adesanya allegedly went through JFK Airport security with the knuckles, TMZ Sports reported. When flagged at the airport, Israel quickly disposed of the item and co-operated with authorities. The incident occurred just four days after Adesanya lost his UFC middleweight title to Brazil’s Alex Pereira on Sunday.

Gore mayor Ben Bell has hired his own executive assistant, Shanna Crosbie, who travelled with him to Wellington for a two-day conference. The expense claim, and her role with the council, will be debated at the first meeting of the council next week. Kavinda Herath/Stuff Gore mayor Ben Bell and his executive assistant Shanna Crosbie and Gore District Council chief executive Stephen Parry meet in Bell's new office. Supplied Gore District Council chief executive Stephen ParryIn some instances, the private personal assistant is committing the council to costs despite not being a council employee, the report says. However, to date press releases have been emanating from the Mayor’s private personal assistant and refer all media enquiries to her.

Meltingly tender and warmly spiced aubergine and tomatoes harmonise beautifully with crispy, salty halloumi. Add the aubergine and saute for 5 minutes to lightly brown. Heat remaining oil in a clean frying pan and fry the halloumi for about a minute on each side until golden brown. To serve, spread the aubergine into a serving dish and top with halloumi. Squeeze the lemon juice over the halloumi and drizzle a little more olive oil over the whole dish.

National Party leader Christopher Luxon announces the party's policy to combat youth crime with boot camps for youth offenders. Crime-hit business owners in Hamilton have welcomed the National Party’s policy targetting young offenders. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff Sunny Kaushal says he and the members of the Dairy and Business Owners Group he chairs are supportive of the National Party’s policy proposal. “The current government have not listened to us ... Labour policies have left small business owners in fear for their businesses’ survival,” he told Stuff on Thursday. The general manager of the Hamilton Central Business Association, Vanessa Williams took a more nuanced perspective on the issue of youth crime affecting her members’ businesses.

Trade Me has released its October housing report, which reported that the number of homes listed for sale across New Zealand jumped by 43% year-on-year, marking the highest annual number of listings for an October on record. Commenting on the result, Trade Me Property Sales Director Gavin Lloyd noted “nationwide supply has now seen an annual increase for 13 months in a row”. “This is the first time we have seen a year-on-year increase of less than 5% since April 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic”, according to Gavin Lloyd. Values also rebounded 1% month-on-month in October, “which mirrors what we have seen in previous years where the market picks up during the warmer months”, according to Lloyd. So long as the RBNZ continues to lift interest rates, New Zealand house prices will necessarily continue to fall.

Live shows are designed to be a place of shared excitement, but adding heat, intoxicants, and selfishness can create a dangerous mix. Look after each other“Understand that everyone has paid to be here, so respect other people’s experience,” Gollings says. Caldwell worked as planning manager of the prestigious SxSW festival in Austin before returning to NZ when Covid-19 struck. His extensive international event expertise has been utilised at the Rhythm & Alps festival and multiple Team Events festivals events in Christchurch. “Act as if your mum’s there with you – behave and respect others.”Have any festival horror stories you’d like to share?

Photo: 123rfSouth Auckland doctors say plans by Pharmac to provide wider access for the meningococcal B vaccine for young people and infants are important to prevent another major outbreak of the potentially deadly disease. Pharmac is seeking feedback on a proposal to fund the meningococcal B vaccine from March 1, 2023, for children up to 12 months of age, and a catch-up programme for children from 13 to 59 months of age until August 31, 2025. He said he did not want to see a repeat of the meningococcal B outbreak from the early 2000s which hit south Auckland's Pasifika and Māori communities hard. "Over the past few years the number of meningococcal B cases being notified has been increasing and we want to acknowledge the concern from the public and advocacy groups including the Meningitis Foundation," he said. According to the Ministry of Health an increasing number of meningococcal B cases were detected in New Zealand in the late 1990s, which led to the development of the MeNZB vaccine.