Police were called to a property in Hoani St, Northcote, earlier this month. Photo: RNZOne person has died following a serious incident involving gang members at a Christchurch property, police have confirmed. Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves, of Christchurch, said in a statement tonight that one person had died in hospital. Det Insp Reeves confirmed that people involved were associated with two gangs. Further charges would now be considered against them, Det Insp Reeves said.
The national carrier posted a bottom-line loss of $40 million in the six months ended December, compared to last year's profit of $106m. The pre-tax loss came in worse than market expectations and the airline's own forecast of between $30m and $55m. Air New Zealand was also undergoing a major review of the business as it looked to cut costs and return to profitability. But it said domestic demand recovery was slower-than-expected, while international performance was supported by strong offshore bookings, particularly for premium cabins. The Qantas and Jetstar domestic businesses continued to record growth in travel demand and delivered underlying earnings before interest and tax of $A1.1 billion.
Armed police were called to the Z service station on Wednesday night. Photo: Gregor RichardsonA man charged after recent offences in the Otago coastal area is due in court on Friday, police say. The 46-year-old was arrested in the Dunedin suburb of Brockville on Wednesday night, following a short-lived manhunt during which an officer fired a shot from a pistol at a Z service station in Kaikorai Valley Rd. Superintendent Jason Guthrie, Southern District Commander, said in a statement tonight the man was arrested in Fraser’s Gully after earlier attempts to avoid police, during which an officer fired the shot. The man faces charges of assaulting police, failing to stop for police, driving a motor vehicle in a dangerous manner, and driving while disqualified and was due in the Dunedin District Court tomorrow, Supt Guthrie said.
Dame Jacinda Ardern and her family are looking to settle in Sydney, a spokesman says. Photo: ReutersDame Jacinda Ardern is moving to Australia. The website puts the median price for homes in Curl Curl at $A4.1 million ($NZ4.8m) with a growth of 6% in the last 12 months. In a statement, a spokesman for Ardern said her family had been travelling "for a few years now". Ardern, Gayford and 7-year-old daughter, Neve Gayford, had been living in the United States where Ardern was working for Harvard University.
Raumati Hanning was jailed for three years for conning children into sending him videos to satisfy his foot fetish. Photo: Rob KiddA Dunedin sex criminal who tricked young girls into sending videos of their feet will remain behind bars to complete rehabilitation. He asked to be released to complete a sex offender treatment programme and be with support people, but the board said he remained an undue risk to the community. The defendant encouraged children between 7 and 16 to send videos of their feet, claiming they were required for ballet, gymnastics and school assignments. Hanning initially said if he was not released to do the community-based rehabilitation, he would not undertake the programme behind bars.
Ardern would not be the first former New Zealand leader to jump the ditch. Dame Jacinda Ardern with the singing group Sing Australia Kiama. “Someone said, ‘The ex-Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, is over there’. Dame Jacinda Ardern poses for a photo with a local in Gerringong. Ardern resigned as Prime Minister on January 25, 2023, saying she “didn’t have enough in the tank”.
If you’re travelling with kids, the indoor Doha Quest theme park and Meryal Waterpark should tire them out for the next leg of your flight. Making the most of its coastal location on the Persian Gulf, Doha has several beach clubs with bean bags and casual dining options, ranging from the family-friendly Doha Beach Club and the luxurious La Mar Beach Club with cabanas and an exclusive pool. As you’re on a stopover and probably haven’t booked your trip to Europe around Doha’s weather, there are plenty of indoor and air-conditioned attractions between May and September, where the heat and sun are extreme. Doha boasts a couple of new urban precincts worth checking out at Msheireb Downtown and the Mina District, in what used to be the Old Doha Port. Even if admiring Doha’s futuristic skyline was all you did, it would be a tantalising teaser for your next stopover.
Sophia Crestani died after being caught up in a crush of people at an overcrowded Dunedin party in October 2019. Chambers said the party resulted in tragedy but the situation could have been much worse if it was not for Aruwa’s selflessness. A seat in Dunedin was dedicated to Sophia Crestani after her death in 2019. McMillan said Aruwa took control of the situation and stopped more people from coming into the party. Crestani’s father Bede Crestani said Aruwa showed dignity and courage despite chaos from all sides as more people tried to enter the party while others were being crushed.
All the charges related to a single event in September 2024, at a Hastings house where both Taiaroa and the girl were visitors. He found the 14-year-old and another girl drinking alcohol in a shed. He deliberately blew cannabis smoke in her face and later gave her some cannabis and told her to smoke it. “She began shaking with fear and froze,” a Crown summary of facts said. When she woke up, she told an adult woman in the house what had happened, and the woman confronted Taiaroa.
She was allegedly angered by the group’s loud recitation of the Quran, which was being broadcast through a microphone for Ramadan about 11.30pm. The unnamed woman is receiving assistance from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Photo / IndoscopoMuhammad Husni, the head of Gili Trawangan village, told reporters the woman allegedly scratched one person and threatened others with two machetes during the altercation. “While residents were reciting the Quran inside the prayer room, the foreigner suddenly entered, angrily unplugging the residents’ microphones. “The foreigner in question was unfamiliar with our customs and traditions, leading to her outburst.
Photo: RNZ / Peter de GraafNorthland Regional Council chairperson Pita Tipene has called on Cabinet Ministers to stop making "derogatory" comments about councils. Representatives from local and regional councils were gathered in the Beehive's banquet hall for the All of Local Government conference on Thursday. "Too often I hear politicians who sit around the Cabinet table, and you are the highest ranking politician who will address this forum, making very derogatory comments, particularly about regional councils but councils in general," he said. "There are comments that come from Cabinet ministers, in fact from the prime minister himself, who say things like councils have got no social licence. "It's really playing councils off against each other because the focus is squarely on regional councils.
The massive increase in violent crime under Labour has not just reversed, but has dropped to another low according to the latest crime data. In the year July 23 to Jun 24 there were 215,000 NZers who were victims of violent crime. This is what happens when the Government has a policy of reducing the prison population by 30% regardless of crime levels. But since that peak of 215,000, the number of victims of violent crime has dropped by 79,000 to 136,000. This is a 37% drop in violent crime victims in under two years.
Bill Gates admitted having two affairs with Russian women which Jeffrey Epstein knew about. In a town hall meeting on Tuesday, the Microsoft co-founder told his team at the Gates Foundation that he had made mistakes, but insisted he “did nothing illicit. “I did have affairs, one with a Russian bridge player who met me at bridge events, and one with a Russian nuclear physicist who I met through business activities,” he had told staff, according to The Wall Street Journal. In an email Epstein sent to himself that was made public in January, the paedophile claimed that Mr Gates caught a sexually transmitted infection after sleeping with “Russian girls”. The email also claimed the Microsoft founder asked Epstein for antibiotics he could “surreptitiously give” to his then-wife, Melinda.
It found that more than a third of Kiwi hospitality and tourism workers experienced bullying and harassment by customers in 2025. Neurodivergent and ethnically diverse workers reported higher levels of bullying and harassment compared with neurotypical and New Zealand European workers. AUT School of Hospitality and Tourism associate professor David Williamson said understanding the reality of New Zealand’s tourism and hospitality workforce is essential to the long-term success of the industry. AUT Business School professor Candice Harris, who co-authored the study, said the tourism and hospitality workforce has long faced on‑the‑job challenges. However, less than one-third of all respondents reported that their organisation actively raised neurodiversity awareness (27%) or improved employment practices regarding neurodiversity (28%).
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is retiring from international rugby, leaving an incomparable legacy. Portia Woodman-Wickliffe is retiring from international rugby, leaving an incomparable legacy. Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, who came out of retirement for last year’s Rugby World Cup, has announced she is bowing out of the international stage. She leaves an incomparable legacy behind. Woodman-Wickliffe was a Rugby World Cup winner in 2017 and 2022, a Sevens World Cup champion in 2013 and 2018, an Olympic gold and silver medallist and a Commonwealth Games gold and bronze medallist.
