Sinclair, 34, had surgery overnight on Saturday, with the Black Foils confirming on Sunday morning that the operation had gone well. At the time of the crash, Audinet was in the driver’s cockpit at the back of the left hull, which is the side that crashed into the Black Foils’ boat. While confirming Audinet remained under observation in Auckland Hospital, the French team also confirmed they would not be competing in the next SailGP event in Sydney in two weeks. Both their F50 and the Black Foils’ suffered major damage in the collision and were being shipped to SailGP Technologies in Southampton to be repaired. Because the Black Foils were deemed to be at fault for the incident, the French boat will be fixed first and could even take working parts from the Black Foils’ vessel if possible.

Flooding on State Highway 75 on Banks Peninsula. Photo: NZTAThe town of Akaroa on Banks Peninsula will remain cut off overnight, with State Highway 75 closed because of flooding and slips. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi says floodwaters haven't receded enough for the road to open, while MetService has extended an orange heavy rain warning for the peninsula until 8pm. Meanwhile, across Banks Peninsula about 260 homes are still without power, and cell phone coverage is out for many people. Telecommunications Forum chief executive Paul Brislen said Two Degrees was now fully operational in the Banks Peninsula area, but One New Zealand and Spark were still off line.

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File photoA local says there have been multiple complaints about dogs roaming in the area and chasing people before the death of a woman in Kaihu, Northland today. A local told RNZ there were complaints about dogs in the area made by multiple people but nothing had been done about it. Meanwhile, a Northlander whose relative was killed by dogs said today's incident showed people needed to take dog ownership more seriously. She had a petition before Select Committee to strengthen dog ownership laws. The petition seeks substantial changes to the dog ownership legislation and council bylaws, in order to end the problem of roaming dogs in New Zealand.

Sir Ian Taylor. Photo: Gerard O'Brien (file)Dunedin's Sir Ian Taylor has scrapped a visit to Santana Minerals’ planned goldmine after being "totally blindsided" by the company spreading "misinformation" about him. Sir Ian believed the opinion piece characterised him as "elitist", "loud-mouthed" and "ill-informed". He had tried to engage with and listen to Santana with respect, but this had been "pushed to the limits" by yesterday’s opinion piece, Sir Ian said. Photo: suppliedMr Spring said Sir Ian accepted the company’s invitation "in principle" and, following his return from overseas, they worked through scheduling with his office.

The $3 lunch lady Jane Beecroft is back, bringing cheap meals to Dunedin with her food truck Krishna Kai. Photo: Peter McIntoshThe force behind the university’s famed $3 lunches is heading back to the campus with another cut-price meal deal. But after a few years in hibernation, the 67-year-old Hare Krishna devotee is back with a food truck called Krishna Kai that aims to provide cheap meals across Dunedin. There was a real need for cheap meals across Dunedin, but the food truck would also offer a community for people, including international students far from home. The food truck would start serving food today at Yogiji’s Food Mart in Leith St — close to the University of Otago for students to access its cheap food.

Photo: Peter McIntoshEmergency services attend a crash at the intersection of Cargill and Stuart Sts yesterday at 9.05am. A police spokesman said while three vehicles were involved in the crash, the road remained open while crews cleaned up the area. One person suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

Tim Richards and his cows which are unwittingly becoming celebrities in the gaming world. A herd of North Otago dairy cows feature in Fantasy Herd, believed to be the world’s first fantasy sports-style game powered by real cows, real farm data and live wearable technology. Launched by Meadow Fresh, the game involved players selecting dairy cows from Tim Richards’ working dairy farm between Georgetown and Ngapara. He was keen for urban-dwellers to see the technology used on today’s farms. Mr Richards, who has about 700 cows, has used Halter technology for about three and a-half years and described it as a game changer.

Council chief executive Sandy Graham said the council was trying to learn lessons from the Aurora consultation experience. A council proposal to sell Aurora Energy was ultimately unsuccessful last year after strong public feedback against the idea. Consultation material, as well as the process, came in for some criticism, including for a perceived lack of balance. Ms Graham said it was clear from feedback about the Aurora proposal the material and consultation "didn’t land well with the community". Forming a council-controlled organisation to run Enterprise Dunedin is the council’s preferred option to be put to the public for consultation.

Organic milk products are in high demand overseas and the dairy giant has set a goal of processing at Stirling, near Balclutha, from the 2028-29 season. Organics general manager Andrew Henderson said they appeared to have passed a target for a minimum volume of milk to expand organic milk production in the South Island. "With an organic milk price at $13.10/kg at the moment commercially it could be quite attractive so there are a number of drivers there. Fonterra’s organic business has been running since 2002, with Hautapu, Morrinsville and Waitoa UHT producing most of the co-op’s organic dairy products. Demand is also up for organic milk protein concentrate, whey protein concentrate and UHT into China.

Photo: Stephen JaquieryA controversial large-scale forestry conversion in the heart of West Otago hill country, which caused ripples in the community, is to be sold. On Tuesday last week, Ernslaw One South Island regional manager Cameron Alderton confirmed Pomahaka Forest — previously a sheep, beef and deer farm known as Warthill — was expected to be offered for sale later this month as a fully planted forest. The Otago Regional Council later requested additional information from Ernslaw One and got an independent assessment of the wilding risk calculator score. "While ownership arrangements may change over time, the foundations that have been put in place to support responsible forest management will continue to guide how the forest is managed into the future." It valued the relationships it had with neighbouring landowners and appreciated the engagement that had occurred over the life of the forest.

Three people were taken to Dunedin Hospital yesterday after accidentally inhaling chemical vapour from a lithium ion battery at a South Dunedin store. Lithium ion batteries are lightweight, high-density rechargeable energy stores used in electric devices from e-bikes, e-scooters and electric cars to vapes and power tools. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said appliances from St Kilda and Dunedin were called to Cash Converters in King Edward St about 12.30pm, where they found the battery "gassing". "I’m not sure if it was damaged, but sometimes if lithium ion batteries get hot, they start gassing off chemical vapour of some sort from the battery. The Fenz spokesman said the batteries were becoming more prevalent and Fenz occasionally attended incidents of gassing.

Regent Theatre Book Sale volunteer Oliver Harman lends a hand getting thousands of books sorted and priced ahead of the 24-hour book sale on Friday and Saturday. Photo: Stephen JaquieryIf you missed your chance to pick up one of over 30 copies of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code at the Regent Theatre Book Sale last year, rest-assured you will have your chance this weekend. The Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale opens on Friday for another year at the Edgar Centre, and there will be thousands of books to browse. Sale convener Kath Wallace said the Dan Brown tower had remained largely unsold last year, and quite a few more of the author’s works had been received this year — enough to make an even bigger "Da Vinci tower". "The people of Dunedin are very, very generous with their books — if it weren’t for ... Dunedin donating all these books, there would never be a book sale," Ms Wallace said.

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra plays a shot during his team’s T20 World Cup group stage match against Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India, last night. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESNew Zealand blasted their way past Canada last night and into the Super Eight round at the T20 World Cup. But Canada gave them a poke in the eye before eventually crumbling with the ball and slumping to an eight-wicket loss. Phillips scorched 76 from 36 balls, while Ravindra quietly — hah — added 59 from 39. Bowling: J Singh 2.1-0-31-0, D Heyliger 4-0-42-1, S Bin Zafar 3-1-29-1, D Bajwa 2-0-26-0, A Patel 2-0-24-0, S Sharma 2-0-23-0.

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