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Photo: RNZPolice have identified the woman killed by dogs north of Dargaville in Northland yesterday. Mihiata Te Rore, 62, was killed while on a Kaihu property just before midday. Pilmer said police wanted to hear from anyone in the Kaihu community who has had issues with dogs roaming in the area. Earlier today, Northland local and cabinet minister Shane Jones said hefty jail terms should be considered for owners of dangerous, roaming dogs. Jones said the current laws were "not fit for purpose" and "homicidal dogs" were scattered around Northland - with the problem worsening over years.
Photo: RNZ / SuppliedThe Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has held its benchmark official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.25 percent, saying it needs to get inflation under control, but does not want to upset the economic rebound. The decision was expected and the central bank emphasised it was balancing the need to support economic recovery with stimulatory rate settings, while reducing inflation pressures. It said economic growth was uneven and recovery would be gradual with a muted housing market, cautious domestic consumption, low migration, slow wage growth and a weak labour market weighing on inflation. "If the economy evolves as expected, monetary policy is likely to remain accommodative for some time." As the recovery strengthens and inflation falls sustainably towards the target midpoint, monetary policy settings will gradually normalise."
The crash occurred around 10.50am on the Te Atatū-Waterview causeway section of Auckland's Northwestern Motorway. The crash occurred around 10.50am on the Te Atatū-Waterview causeway section of Auckland's Northwestern Motorway. Photo / NZTAOne person is injured after a truck blew a tyre along Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway, causing massive delays in both directions. The blown tyre caused the truck to swerve and come to a standstill, blocking two westbound lanes. Police said a truck had blown a tyre along the causeway, triggering “massive delays” on the arterial route.
Since September, the United States has focused its military strategy and arsenal on the Western Hemisphere and seaborne cartel drug trade. As of Tuesday, the Ford and the three destroyers accompanying it had crossed from U.S. Southern Command and into the Atlantic Ocean waters that are overseen by U.S. European Command. Since the U.S. began striking the fast boats in September, it has hit 43 vessels, killing at least 133 people. Another 11 men who survived initial strikes are presumed dead. Monday’s strike, and one other on Feb. 13, were the first announced strikes in the Caribbean since November.
As victims of sexual offending, Ash and Jamie’s legal names were automatically and permanently suppressed. Photo / FileAlongside the long-running abuse of his daughters, Jones admitted performing indecent acts on two other little girls. Offending against more than one victim also increases the scale of offending.”Jones admitted more than 50 charges - mostly for child sex offending. In mid-2025, the board heard that while he had completed a child sex offender programme, he had been “exited” from the maintenance programme for “behavioural issues”. He was also told to “practice the skills he had acquired through the child sex offender programme”.
“We brought our call centre, that used to be in Malaysia, back to New Zealand. “Also experience, what we’re looking for, we can usually narrow the options down quite quickly.”He said only 44% of applicants for this role were from New Zealand. Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen said there were still high numbers of applicants being recorded across all job listings. “There is a substantial increase coming through, and it’s going to take a lot for that number to come back to anywhere near normal. “Looking through the monthly figures, there’s no indication that it’s necessarily getting any worse, but, equally, nothing to show it’s getting any better immediately, either.”-RNZ
A Dunedin resident can't return to their red-stickered home in the wake of this morning's landslip below properties perched on a Musselburgh cliff. Seven properties were evacuated following the slip on a steep bank below Belmont Lane on a section of Portobello Rd near Portsmouth Drive. The Dunedin City Council said this afternoon all properties bar one were now accessible. "We can confirm one property at Belmont Lane will have a Dangerous Building Notice issued later this afternoon, based upon advice from geotechnical engineer. The slip below Belmont Lane.
Photo / Jazlyn WhalesAsked if sandbags had been made available to residents near the Heathcote River in Christchurch yesterday after it breached its banks in places, Mauger replied he “wasn’t sure”. Banks Peninsula, particularly Little River and Akaroa, bore the brunt of the wild storm over the past few days, which caused flooding, slips, power outages, road closures and isolation. Some 300mm of rain fell on Banks Peninsula in 36 hours. Although Christchurch city experienced some flooding, especially around the Heathcote River again, the mayor said Banks Peninsula, especially Little River, got “absolutely hammered” and the worst of the rainfall. “We can’t control the weather, and it appears the rain does come in big dollops these days,” he said.
Photo: RNZHefty jail terms should be considered for owners of dangerous, roaming dogs, Northland resident and Cabinet minister Shane Jones says. Jones said the current laws were "not fit for purpose" and "homicidal dogs" were scattered around Northland - with the problem worsening over years. Very few owners of such dogs were held accountable - meaning there was no deterrent in place, he said, adding a "severe level of punishment" was needed - including hefty jail terms. Northland government minister Shane Jones says a "severe level of punishment" is needed - including hefty jail terms for owners of dangerous dogs. "My sort of position is is very clear and it's around dog owner responsibility and what that responsibility means and how we need to ensure that dog owners act in a more responsible manner.
PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYA successful Southern Field Days at Waimumu wrapped up with a not-so-successful sheep shearing attempt from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Ardie Field, 2, from Hillend, near Balclutha, was keen to check out the mud at Southern Field Days. Crowds flocked to the Southern Field Days last week. Southern Field Days chairman Steve Henderson said the past three days had been brilliant and had met all expectations. Jamie Jaeger, 9, and Lucie Jaeger, 10, of Crookston, had an udderly good time at the Southern Field Days.
University of Otago contractors use chainsaws and a crane to remove a large willow tree, which fell across the Leith Walk pedestrian bridge yesterday. A university spokeswoman said no-one was injured in the incident, and operations staff moved quickly...
All the red-coded warnings over that time have been for rain or wind, or rain and wind combined, and none have been for heavy snow. The question is, in the face of so much destructive weather, do we need to be rethinking our use of the word "extreme"? At what point does extreme become something more like a new normal? Extreme can apply to the magnitude and frequency of an event. Photo: suppliedKeeping New Zealand viableBut in terms of its damaging effects, and how much it has been supercharged by warmer surroundings, its magnitude can still be extreme indeed.
The Auckland Harbour Bridge. File photoThe government is seeking advice on whether to bring in a toll on the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge, to help pay for a second Waitematā Harbour crossing. The Infrastructure Commission has suggested a toll as high as $9, a figure the Transport Minister says would be a "big decision" to make. In the newly released National Infrastructure Plan, the Infrastructure Commission said new revenue would be needed to fund the crossing. "We're working our way through quite a complicated series of funding questions and financing questions around the second harbour crossing.
