Potae-Peneha called the elevator incident a “mudslide of hell”, comparing what he saw to Vincent Van Gogh’s famous Café Terrace at Night painting. Today, the elevator appeared to be clean and no human faeces were in sight, smelling of cleaning products and sanitiser. John Gibbons, who owns the Hope Gibbons carpark and part-owns the Les Mills Gym, confirmed the incident which occurred about lunchtime yesterday and was cleaned up in about half-an-hour. Property owner John Gibbons previously said the nearby bathrooms were "a bit of an overkill". A similar incident had happened once before in the elevator, and used to happen in the carpark building often before the public bathrooms were opened in June last year.

The largest category within beer to decline was beer with alcohol levels above 5%, falling 27% year on year. The equivalent total volume of pure alcohol in all alcoholic beverages for consumption also fell, down 7.6%. Wine, however, has lost its second-place position, falling from 21% of total volume to 19% over the past 15 years. Consumers are clearly favouring moderation and sessionability.”Firth highlighted the cost impact of producing higher alcohol volume beer, noting it is materially greater because of New Zealand’s excise regime, which taxes beer on a volumetric alcohol basis. Yet over the same period, total beer excise revenue has remained broadly flat as volumes decline.

The quarterly plans released near the start of each quarter typically had about 30 to 40 actions the Government intended to complete in the three-month periods. A Herald analysis of the first quarterly plan from April 2024 found more than half of the 36 items on it were easy ticks or mere formalities. The Government's Chris Bishop commented on X after news of the quarterly plans coming to an end. Photo / Mark MitchellHe later said he was referring to dashboards from the previous Labour Government, but wouldn’t give his opinion on the quarterly actions produced by his Government. Labour leader Chris Hipkins on Monday said the quarterly plans had become “an exercise in managerialism rather than actually setting the direction for the country”.

She was not sure of the problem, only that [Child X] was in hospital a lot and had several tests done. Relative ‘confused’ by seeing child eatThe defendant had arrived with Child X and a sibling for a pizza dinner. “I was confused because she said [Child X] was unable to eat. “I asked her if [Child X] could eat or not. Scott also said Child X had an increased rate of infections compared with other children.

The fact the woman deliberately accessed the agency’s computer system to look at the couple’s health records without their permission wasn’t in dispute. She said she’d accessed the records in a moment of impulsivity, against the background of a hostile and difficult relationship breakdown. The woman accessed the girlfriend’s medical records for 12 seconds to look at her lab results. But Judge Rowe found that in the context of an acrimonious separation and the concerns she had about her children’s care, accessing her ex-partner’s details did give the woman an advantage. Without knowing what information the woman accessed, the judge said he wasn’t prepared to extend the definition of “benefit” to the absence of information.

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Advice to officers on dealing with sovereign citizens is found in a police manual chapter. “They often assert that they are ‘sovereign’ from the government and, therefore, immune to legal obligations such as holding a driver licence, paying taxes, or registering vehicles. This is “where a SovCit or group of SovCits bombard a target with fake legal or similar documentation”. The guidance said, “not all SovCits are a threat to national security themselves, or others”, but some may “hold attitudes or beliefs that align with violent extremism or terrorism”. “This will require relevant information about the individual to be referred to the National Security Group.

Wellington Water said it can “now confidently revise the public health advice”. Tarakena Bay remains a no-go area due to its proximity to the short outfall pipe. Raw sewage could be seen in the water from the Moa Point Wastewater Treatment Plant at Tarakena Bay, Wellington on February 4. The Moa Point plant remains inoperable, with the city’s wastewater being discharged from the 1.8km long outfall pipe near the mouth of Lyall Bay without treatment. The Moa Point Plant failure is now at the centre of a Government inquiry, which is soon to kick off to investigate what caused the facility to fail.

The fire is in the Springvale area, near Clyde. Fire and Emergency NZ crews were called to the blaze about 3.30pm today in the Springvale area near Clyde. Helicopters are helping to control the blaze tonight. Photo: Evie Sinclair /ODTFirefighters were supported by four helicopters and managed to "contain and largely suppress" the blaze by tonight. About 20ha had been burned on both sides of Springvale Rd, which remained closed tonight.

The Reserve Bank wants all those who need it to be able to access cash. And it's proposing as part of its 'Keeping Cash Local' initiative, a 'cash services standard' that it has opened for public consultation. Essentially the RBNZ's looking at a number of 'cash sites' evenly distributed around the country that would allow the withdrawal, deposit and exchange of cash. RBNZ's director of money and cash Ian Woolford says the public expect banks to provide cash services to them, "but banks have been steadily reducing points of access for their customers to get cash, bank cash or get change, especially in rural areas". “We believe banks must provide cash services to customers, free-of-charge, because cash is an essential part of a customer’s relationship with their bank," Woolford says.

Emergency services attend an incident in Strathallan St, South Dunedin, in which a ute towing a trailer with a digger rolled on to its side about 3pm yesterday. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHA police spokeswoman said the trailer had collided with a parked car, which caused the digger to fall. The road was blocked as the vehicles were removed and no injuries were reported, she said.

Photo: ODT filesThe look on a supermarket worker's face will stay with a West Coast man forever after a Lotto ticket he checked in store turned out to be worth more than $5 million. In a statement, Lotto said the ticket was the last of three $5.08 million Powerball prizes which were won on the Saturday, February 14 live Lotto draw. The lucky West Coast couple, who wish to remain anonymous, had no idea a major prize was still unclaimed in their area – until the man’s sister mentioned it in passing. "She calmly closed the Lotto counter and took me to the office where she said ‘you’ve just won Lotto,’ and showed me the receipt with the amount on it. We just keep saying to each other ‘can you believe it?’""Our wishlist isn’t that long," said the man.

Photo: Google MapsAn elderly driver careened through a hedge and into the side of a house after his foot slipped off the brake and onto the accelerator, police say. Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen said police responded to the crash in Helensburgh Rd in Halfway Bush, Dunedin, at 8.24pm on Tuesday. However, the man’s foot slipped from the brake and onto the accelerator, sending the vehicle hurtling through a hedge and into a house on the street. The man was taken to Dunedin Hospital for precautionary checks as he possibly hit his head during the crash, Snr Sgt Dinnissen said. One patient was transported to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition, the spokesperson said.

Photo: Google MapsAn elderly driver careened through a hedge and into the side of a Dunedin house after his foot slipped off the brake and onto the accelerator, police say. Senior Sergeant Craig Dinnissen, of Dunedin, said police responded to the crash in Helensburgh Rd, Halfway Bush, at 8.24pm last night. However, the man’s foot had slipped from the brake and onto the accelerator, sending the vehicle hurtling through a hedge and into a house on the street. The man was taken to Dunedin Hospital for precautionary checks as he possibly hit his head during the crash, Snr Sgt Dinnissen said. One patient was transported to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition, the spokesperson said.

Founding Beach Boys Member Al Jardine. Photo: SuppliedAn original member of iconic United States surf rock band The Beach Boys will perform in Dunedin later this year. Wilson and Jardine formed The Beach Boys in 1961. Al Jardine, co-founder of The Beach Boys, on stage at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. The tour then moves to Dunedin (Town Hall) on July 5 and New Plymouth (TSB Stadium) on July 8.