Foveaux Strait. Photo: Getty ImagesThe Royal New Zealand Navy has completed a successful fishery patrol around Stewart Island and Foveaux Strait, working in partnership with Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ). Inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Taupo conducted the patrol this month with FNZ officers aboard, providing a visible presence to commercial fishing vessels operating out of ports including Half Moon Bay, Bluff and Riverton. FNZ compliance manager south Garreth Jay said in a statement FNZ and the Navy jointly conducted patrols throughout New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). ‘‘Working with our Navy partners gives us greater capacity to inspect commercial fishing vessel operations further out to sea and helps provide a greater picture of fishing operations throughout the EEZ.’’During the patrol, fishery officers inspected vessels’ electronic reporting, paperwork and fishing practices.

PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYTwo new low-cost fuel outlets under construction will only increase competition in what is already an intense market in Dunedin, an industry commentator says. NPD is building fuel stations in Mosgiel and Kaikorai Valley. AA fuel spokesman Terry Collins said the introduction of two new low-cost stations was likely to cause more fluctuation in fuel rates. The price of fuel in New Zealand was largely dictated by external geopolitical factors, he said. Fuel prices in general had gone up in recent years not because of margins from retailers, but rather transportation and other costs associated with the industry.

Aussie entrepreneur Karl Jameson’s traded part of his Chantecler property, including this house, for a Christchurch shopping mallA Christchurch shopping mall has been swapped for a lavish Queenstown homestead and garden. Australian entrepreneur Karl Jameson traded a 3.7ha part of his Chantecler property, off Queenstown’s Lower Shotover Rd, with Christchurch developer Lilly Cooper’s shopping mall, The Colombo. In 2023, Mr Jameson bought the entire 12ha Chantecler property off Maureen and Mike Henry for a reported New Zealand record $45.5million, in an off-market deal negotiated by Queenstown real estate agent Hamish Walker. It is this part of the property Mr Jameson has swapped with Ms Cooper. Mr Henry said Mr Jameson on this visit also paid over the final settlement, having part-settled in 2024.

“It has been a nightmare.”Despite contacting Wellington Electricity most days to get updates, she said she could not get any estimated time of repair from the company. The most recent message Wellington Electricity sent Tarsh stated crews would be working to restore her power by Saturday. Photograph / RNZTwo days into the Korokoro power outage, Roughton said, his community technically had its power turned back on, but it bounced between 90 and 130 volts. But he said he received the opposite advice from Wellington Electricity, which encouraged him and his neighbours to turn their mains on. Photo / Mark MitchellWellington Electricity told the Herald in a statement that there were two main reasons for the delays in restoring power.

Wellington resident horrified after raw sewage ‘exploded’ from his toilet, hit the ceilingThe resident lives near Moa Point in Wellington. Photo / RNZ, Samuel RillstoneBy Kaya Selby of RNZA Wellington resident says sewage “exploded” out of his toilet while Wellington Water staff were working on his street. Ed, a Miramar resident who doesn’t want his surname used, told RNZ it happened on on Thursday morning. “I’d heard some gurgling in the pipe system, and as I opened the door to the bathroom, a little fountain of raw sewage was exploding out of our toilet, so much so it was reaching the ceiling,” he said. “It’s covered every surface in our bathroom, just particles of raw sewage everywhere.”

On the Governor-General of New Zealand website, it lists the current line of succession, using the former prince’s old title of the Duke of York. A spokesman for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said no advice or communication had been received regarding any change to succession. He did not provide a response when asked if Luxon would support actions to remove Mountbatten-Windsor as an heir to the throne. The Governor General’s website points to the Royal Succession Act 2013, which lays out the law of succession and is replicated in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. This rule will apply to any children in the line of succession born after 28 October 2011.

The latest social media trend asks AI to make a caricature based on what it knows about us, but what it reveals is so much more. For the last couple of weeks, social media has been chocka with assorted lifestyle influencers, bored boomers and governing parties of Aotearoa jumping on the AI caricature trend. “We’re only at this stage with AI because we’ve been so well-trained by the social media age that our personal information and privacy doesn’t really matter to us any more,” he says. And for those who use AI as a form of therapy and a place to spill personal secrets? Darren Blomfield, caricature artist.

Dax Holland was a long-time member of Tauranga’s homeless community and a regular at community meals. Dax Holland was a long-time member of Tauranga’s homeless community and a regular at community meals. Police have arrested a man and charged him with murder after Tauranga man Dax Holland was found dead last weekend. Holland’s body was found at Wharepai Domain on Saturday, February 14. In a statement today, they said a 24-year-old had been charged with murder and was due to appear in Tauranga District Court tomorrow.

The boy’s parents spoke to the Herald about the case and their fury at her name being kept secret for so long. May became involved, and the boy’s parents believed she was helping them. “We thought, great, she’s helping him with his mental health – but all the while she was destroying his mental health,” his father said. While awaiting sentencing, she was on bail, at one stage even travelling overseas, which angered the boy’s parents. The boy's parents were furious May kept her name secret for so long.

It went for the jumbo cut in October because of the clear signs the sought-after economic recovery was faltering and, well, people needed cheering up. So, it went ahead in November with the non-needed cut, but was reasonably clear that this one would be the finish. What the RBNZ has done in its projections (page 40) in the latest MPS, is give a just over 50% chance that the OCR will move up in the December 2026 OCR review, and an over 100% chance it will have risen in the February 2027 review. Take what many regard as the 'prudent' approach, and signal hikes to counter inflation, and this could squash the recovery. We do need to give the economy a chance.

An abandoned property in central Christchurch, plagued by squatters, rubbish and rats, has sparked 43 complaints. And Christchurch City Council admits there is not much it can do about the Worcester St property. A makeshift dwelling at the Worcester St site. Worcester St residents are calling for this abandoned property littered with rubbish to be cleaned up. Photo: Geoff SloanWeston said the city council attempted to contact the owner but had no response.

Firefighters battle the blaze at Northcote College on Auckland's North Shore. Photo: Finn Blackwell/RNZFirefighters are tackling a blaze at Auckland's Northcote College on the city's North Shore. The fire started during today's one hour strike by the Professional Firefighters Union. On social media, a school spokesperson said: "There is an active fire at Northcote College in the sports pavilion. New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union secretary Wattie Watson said contingencies were meant to be put in place during the strike.

‘‘Campus Constable’’ John Woodhouse drew on reserves of strength to remain undefeated champion of push-ups at University College yesterday. However, 65-year-old Senior Constable John Woodhouse managed to retain his undefeated status — albeit narrowly. He won his annual competition against a group of University College students by knocking out 80 push-ups. However, Snr Const Woodhouse dug down deep. First-year University of Otago student Joe Lepionka set a student record during his attempt at beating Snr Const Woodhouse in the annual push-up competition at University College yesterday.

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Photo: RNZPolice have arrested three men after a serious incident in Christchurch that left four people injured, one critically. Emergency services were called to a property in Hoani St, in the suburb of Northcote, about 9.30pm on Wednesday. Two were due to appear in the Christchurch District Court today, and the 40-year-old was due to appear in Dunedin. Police were called to Hoani St, in the suburb of Northcote, on Wednesday nignt. Residents could expect to see police at the Hoani St property again today as a scene examination continued.