Relationship with Student AAccording to an agreed summary of facts released by the tribunal, Nordstrom engaged in an “inappropriate relationship” with Student A while she was teaching her. “They called Student A’s parents as they felt uncomfortable after they became aware that Student A was still a student,” the summary said. Nordstrom began sending a male student, Student B, inappropriate messages and met him outside school hours. During these times, Nordstrom would discuss personal issues, including her relationship with her partner and show Student D her Tinder profile. “The tribunal has now formally censured April Nordstrom and cancelled her teacher registration so that she can no longer practise as a teacher,” the school said.

The Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill, introduced to Parliament in December, follow the blueprint in their broad architecture. Consider property rights. The 2024 Cabinet paper said respect for property rights should be the default position under the new system. Without safeguards in the legislation, property rights are little more than a pious aspiration. The Government deserves real credit for getting RMA reform to this point in under three years.

A screenshot from the clip, captioned “Hanging out with the homie” shows the hawk perched atop a railing next to a green drinking container. Another screenshot shows a person dispensing the drink into the bird’s mouth with the caption “Hawk loves him some buz [sic] ball”. In addition to the 45-day prison sentence and 12 months probation, Diaz was ordered to serve 20 days of community labour and a 24-session animal cruelty counselling programme. Cesar Gustavo Diaz was convicted after he was caught giving this hawk an alcoholic drink and posting the video to YouTube. Diaz had already completed 44 of his 45-day prison sentence before sentencing, in part due to credit for good behaviour, according to court records cited by NBC News.

Lake Tekapo. Xiaoyang Lu, a tourist from Shanghai, used the holiday to travel around the South Island, stopping at Lake Tekapo along the way. "There were very few rooms available in Lake Tekapo," Lu said. "The risk is that people will start to see Lake Tekapo as poor value, and they'll stop coming. Frewen said Lake Tekapo was accustomed to handling a large number of visitors.

He has PTSD, but like all emergency volunteers, he is not eligible for ACC cover for mental injury. Under current legislation ACC could provide broad physical injury cover to volunteers - the same available to all New Zealanders. If a physical injury resulted in a mental injury that was also covered by ACC. The Minister for ACC, Scott Simpson, said his focus was on ensuring the scheme was sustainable for future generations, not expanding. Around 25 Fire and Emergency volunteer firefighters responded to the Mount Maunganui landslide.

This is the shortest tenure for any Victoria vice-chancellor in 25 years. He said while he and Smith “did not always agree” with each other, Smith made “a really good impression” in their short time together. Outgoing Victoria vice-chancellor Nic Smith. Victoria University of Wellington chancellor Alan Judge said Smith worked closely with the university to achieve financial stability and made the most of the opportunities that come with being located in the capital city. Victoria University says a recruitment process to find Nic Smith’s replacement will begin immediately.

The Tranz Alpine train was delayed over two hours on Tuesday after a passenger suffered a medical emergency. A KiwiRail spokesman said the train stopped at Arthur’s Pass at 10.30am after someone on board required medical attention. Arthur’s Pass Volunteer Rural Fire Force deputy Peter Neale said they responded to the call, whileHato Hone St John said it sent an ambulance to the town. "One patient, in moderate condition, was assessed and treated at the scene," a St John spokesman said. KiwiRail said the train was able to resume its journey about 12.45pm through to Otira, arriving in Greymouth about two hours late, at about 3pm.

Photo: Peter McIntoshThe cruise ship Crown Princess visits Port Chalmers yesterday. The 290m-long ship, which was first commissioned 20 years ago, was one of several visiting Dunedin this week. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to pound the pavement.

Not a day goes by where Samson Aruwa doesn't think about the night he desperately pulled trapped partygoers from a fatal pile-up at a Dunedin student flat. Mr Aruwa carried Ms Crestani from the pile and his actions that night likely saved many others from the same fate, a ceremony recognising his bravery heard today. On the night of the party Mr Aruwa, a student at the time managed to free himself, and then took charge leading the effort of pulling trapped partygoers free. Mr Aruwa, who was wearing a moon-boot at the time, repeatedly returned to assist others who were stuck and unable to escape, Comm Chambers said. Photo: SuppliedComm Chambers said had it not been for Mr Aruwa, the tragedy would have been ‘‘so much worse’’.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced travel bans on members of the Iranian regime involved in the violent suppression of protests. Photo: RNZ / Mark PapaliiThe Foreign Minister is warning New Zealanders to get out of Iran, adding the advice to not travel there has been long-standing. On Wednesday, Peters announced travel bans on members of the Iranian regime involved in the violent suppression of protests. "It has been horrifying to witness the brutal killing of thousands of protesters in Iran," Peters said. The government's long-standing advice over a number of years has been not to travel to Iran and in January, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) urged any New Zealanders still in the country to leave now.

Christchurch Hospital's bed occupancy reached 99% at one point on Wednesday. Photo: Geoff SloanThe Nurses' Organisation says Christchurch Hospital is reaching capacity, with some elective surgeries cancelled on Wednesday. Allister Dietschin, a healthcare assistant and Nurses' Organisation delegate, said the hospital was "heaving" and it had been "madness" for some days. On Wednesday, resourced bed occupancy in the hospital reached 99%. Christchurch Hospital "often" had high volumes of patients and not enough staff.

Photo: RNZ / Mark PapaliiDeputy Prime Minister David Seymour has renewed his call for the government to sell its 51 percent stake in Air New Zealand after it reported a significant half-year loss. Seymour, also the leader of the ACT Party, criticised the airline, saying it should go back to the basics. Seymour said Air NZ had been doing "politically motivated stuff" when it couldn't take off and land on time for a decent price. Air NZ said the half-year loss was largely driven by global engine maintenance delays, slower-than-expected recovery in domestic demand, increasing costs, and a weaker New Zealand dollar. Asked whether he started the culture Seymour was referencing, Luxon said: "You can go look at my track record running Air NZ.

But to get them here required aircraft, and several of Air New Zealand’s have been grounded due to issues with Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engines. The airline today said capacity across the international long-haul network was down 3.6%, mainly because of aircraft availability issues. Ravishankar said union delegates and Air New Zealand leaders were making progress and mediation was happening this week. On whether he was disappointed by the Samoa fee hike and if authorities there signalled it to Air NZ, he said the International Air Transport Association (Iata) was working on the issue. Air NZ first-half 2026 resultsRevenue: $3.4 billion, up 1.2%.

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour. Photo: RNZDeputy Prime Minister David Seymour has renewed his call for the government to sell its 51 percent stake in Air New Zealand after it reported a significant half-year loss. Seymour, also the leader of the Act Party, criticised the airline, saying it should go back to the basics. My question is, what is that purpose if they're not providing a service that is affordable and timely? Seymour said Air NZ had been doing "politically motivated stuff" when it couldn't take off and land on time for a decent price.

I was confused as I didn’t know what had happened and I was getting some oxygen, and my blood pressure was through the roof. “The only thing we can put it down to is just the altitude and some dehydration on the aircraft. Townsend retired at the end of the 2025 season, and has turned his attention to podcasting among other things. This is the third year the NRL season has begun the season in Sin City as part of a push to grow the game globally. Last year, the Warriors played in Las Vegas, but it was a moment to forget, as they were hammered 30-8 by the Canberra Raiders.