Otago Community Rugby manager Warren Kearney confirmed the teenager’s high school rugby team had chosen to cancel its game today. Gray said anti-social behaviour, such as bullying and teasing, was common at the bus hub. Police were on the scene within one minute of the incident at the central city bus hub. Photo / Ben TomsettConflict at the Dunedin bus hubThe incident is the latest in a string of assaults at the Dunedin bus hub since it opened in 2019. In November last year, a man was punched and kicked by a drunk in a racially motivated attack at the bus hub.

If tonight’s jackpot is won by a single ticket, it will be the seventh-largest prize ever won. For the Powerball jackpot to be claimed, a ticket-holder must get all six Lotto numbers correct as well as the added Powerball number. If the jackpot is not claimed tonight, the jackpot rolls over each draw until it is won. The longest Powerball jackpot run in Lotto NZ history before it was struck was 24 consecutive draws. If more than one person wins Powerball, the jackpot is shared equally between the winning tickets.

The latest residential property auctions monitored by interest.co.nz saw a pick up in activity, but the sales rate has remained at 30% for the last three weeks. Of the 375 properties auctioned, 113 were sold under the hammer, giving an overall sales rate of 30%, which was unchanged from the previous three weeks. That suggests a sales rate of just under a third is the current norm. Sales were particularly weak in Auckland, where just 27% of the properties that were auctioned sold under the hammer, down from 31% the previous week. Auctions sales remain particularly strong in Gisborne, Canterbury and Queenstown, although even they have dropped back from the highs being achieved a couple of months ago.

The comments come after Dunedin student Enere McLaren-Taana, 16, died after an attack at the city's bus hub on Thursday afternoon. Police found a knife at the scene and were investigating the circumstances leading up to the stabbing. In Auckland, there have been a spate of incidents involving knives, and there was one student fight where a machete was used. Historically, teenagers had fought with their fists and while this was not to be condoned, the use of a weapon was "really, really troubling", he said. "In respect of Trinity Catholic College, the Intermediate Otago Combined Sassenachs team will not be playing tomorrow's game against Dunstan High School.

How many times can one travel planner AI send you to the Sky Tower? OPINIONA few weeks ago, I received an email about the launch of Booking.com’s AI Trip Planner, which was described as “a new conversational experience to help improve the holiday planning experience for Kiwi travellers”. It suggested I visit the following, in order: Sky Tower, art gallery, domain, museum, Waiheke, viaduct, harbour bridge and Devonport. Instead, I got exactly the same insipid three-day itinerary, followed by 15 days in Rotorua, Coromandel, Tongariro and other places that weren’t Auckland. “I hope this itinerary meets your expectations and helps you plan your ideal 21-day trip to Auckland,” it wrote, apparently unironically.

An underlying, but often unspoken, theme in political debate is the issue of the rights and wants of the individual versus the need to have a cohesive society. At one end is the tyranny of the autocratic State in which individuals who seek to assert their individual rights are imprisoned, tortured or killed. Do you want a WE society in which we all pay our fair share to look after one another? Or ME society in which the individual gets maximum freedom of choice and pays as little as possible to the upkeep of the State . Cartoonists, at their best, often point up the absurdity of some of the things we believe .

Overconsumption is trendy, with the evolution of technology and online shopping making it easier and easier to buy things you don’t need. Kate “Ethically Kate” Hall joined Jack Tame to discuss our relationship with stuff and dig into clever consumption and strategic decluttering. She has a few recommendations for things people can try to avoid simply buying more things. LISTEN ABOVE

Labour MP Willie Jackson at Oxford Union debate: ‘I can smell the colonialism on your breath’Labour MP Willie Jackson has channelled the famous words of former Prime Minister David Lange in his historic – and victorious – appearance at the Oxford Union debate in Britain this morning (Friday NZT). Jackson is the first Māori to speak at an Oxford Union debate, following in the footsteps of Lange. Therefore, Isupport what Former NZ National PM Jenny Shipley said inher 2021 Oxford debate speech where she asserted TheBritish Empire Is A National Disgrace. To paraphrase our great former Prime Minister David Lange’sfamous quip during the Nuclear weapons Oxford debate 39years ago, “I can smell the Colonialism on your breath fromhere”. Vote against this motion and accept British Museums AREVERY British and we hope your British tradition of justicebrings my ancestors home.

A 13-year-old has been charged with murder after a 16-year-old boy suffered fatal injuries in a suspected stabbing at a Dunedin bus stop yesterday afternoon. Another teen, now charged with murder, was taken into custody and appeared in the Dunedin Youth Court this morning. Flowers were laid at the scene of the suspected Dunedin stabbing, which left one teenager dead. "We are working, along with Victim Support, to support the victim's family at this extremely difficult time." "The incident yesterday was a tragedy, and our hearts go out to the victim and his family."

Astronomy Professor Rangi Mātāmua was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit on Friday in Wellington alongside several other Māori for achievements in their fields. Professor Mātāmua chaired the Matariki Advisory Group and was appointed chief advisor to the Labour government which led to the milestone. On Friday, he was honoured with the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori astronomy. Been massive growth, massive real interest and I hope that that's reflected in any support across any sector that we see in Matariki," Professor Mātāmua said. Professor Mātāmua was also Kiwibank's New Zealander of the Year in 2023 for his work in communicating the importance of mātauranga Māori.

PHOTO: ODT FILESA Dunedin rest home is in lockdown because of a Covid-19 outbreak. Residents at North East Valley care facility Ross Home will not have any general visitors after a recent outbreak of the virus. Ross Home offers hospital level care with a secure psychogeriatric unit and is home to 124 residents. Yesterday, RNZ reported a virus modeller showed New Zealand would see a "significant" wave of Covid-19 as winter approaches. The number of people in hospital with the virus had doubled to 240 from 120 in the past couple of weeks.

Police stopped a speeding gang convoy near Andersons Bay Cemetery yesterday afternoon. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHSeveral arrests took place after a gang convoy sped through the suburbs of Dunedin yesterday. Police had an increased presence in the wider Dunedin area as a contingent of gang members travelled across the area in procession from Balclutha to Corstorphine. The three people arrested have been charged with failing to stop for red and blue lights, dangerous driving, and obstruction. "There is a zero tolerance for dangerous driving behaviours, and those that decide to act poorly should expect action to be taken and follow-up enforcement", a police spokesman said.

Former Prime Minister John Key paid a massively-discounted price for a section at Queenstown’s Gibbston Valley Resort — in return for promoting the 400-hectare development. According to property records, his trust paid $400,000 in June 2021 for a section at The Reserve, by a planned nine-golf course. Just two months earlier, someone paid $2 million — five times as much — for an adjacent section on Toms Creek Rd. Ironically, Key earlier told Stuff he’d bought his section because it was good value for money. ‘‘Having somebody like Sir John Key show confidence and have his name affiliated with it was absolutely good for the development, no question.

Wellington, Dec. 6 (ANI): Sweden has been reportedly collaborating with the US in spying on Russia, documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed. The documents obtained by Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, leveled the latest allegations against Sweden as part of the trove of data exposing the alleged mass surveillance programmes. Greenwald tweeted that the close relationship between the US and Sweden could not be 'overstated' and that this was the first of many revelations to come, stuff.co.nz reports. Meanwhile, Sweden's Defence Minister, Karin Enstrom said that the country cooperates with some other countries but did not specify its alley. Another document asked high-level NSA employees to thank Sweden for its continued work on the Russian target, the report added.

It is also a story of a federal organised crime probe into the source of the son’s vast suspected wealth. John Dib, founder of the Metro Petroleum chain. His son, George Dib, 40, has also grown vast wealth selling what the business world calls fast-moving consumer goods. The revelations of the designation and the probe are news to his family, which is not accused of any wrongdoing or in any way assisting George Dib’s suspected activity. “George Dib jnr is a much-loved son of my brother, John, and nephew of myself,” said George Dib snr, who co-owns The Dib Group and Metro Petroleum chain with John.