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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People embrace near a police officer outside the Dennis M Lynch Arena, an indoor ice skating rink, after a shooting in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Photo: ReutersAt least two people were killed in a mass shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink yesterday, authorities said. The suspect killed one person and critically injured three others before dying of an apparent a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said. The shooting took place at Dennis M Lynch Arena during a high school ice hockey game.

It was used on a postcard and sent to children in the Cookie Bear Club all around the country. In April last year, the company removed images of Cookie Bear from all its Chockie Chippies, Hundreds & Thousands, Stripes and Shrewsbury packaging. But after "a year-long hibernation", Cookie Bear would return to New Zealand shop shelves this week, a Griffin’s spokesman said. Among the thousands of comments shared online, many New Zealanders spoke about Cookie Bear as more than just packaging. Photo: supplied"Griffin’s is proud to say that thanks to New Zealand, Cookie Bear is back, and he’s here to stay."

File photoYou weren't imagining it - Valentine's Day chocolate probably was more expensive this year. Infometrics chief executive Brad Olsen said there was usually a price increase for chocolate in either January or February in the lead-up to Valentine's Day. "But chocolate prices have now increased 20 percent, that's three months in a row of double digit annual price increases." Cocoa prices had eased a little from highs earlier in 2025 but New Zealand chocolate prices never lifted as much as cocoa did. "Long story short, where international chocolate prices were at the end of last year up a good 37 percent from where international cocoa prices were two years ago.

The former Exponents singer has lived in Little River for more than a decade. Banks Peninsula is one of the worst-hit areas and today, more rain is forecast to fall. Jordan Luck's Little River property has been overwhelmed by floodwaters. Jordan Luck's Little River property as it normally is – before the flooding. Fire and Emergency New Zealand earlier said “around four people” were rescued from a car stuck in floodwater at the Wairewa Marae in Little River, at around 8.40am.

AdvertisementExclusive BusinessCompaniesPrivate banking ‘Unconscionable’: Westpac lashed by judge after dispute over $44.11 Kishor Napier-Raman February 17, 2026 — 10:33am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Westpac-owned St George was ordered to remove any adverse credit information about the customer. Slattery then ordered the removal of the black mark on Vinall’s credit. Westpac argued that it was powerless to change Vinall’s adverse credit information provided to third parties. The bank’s solicitors told Hammerschlag that they had successfully taken steps to remove Vinall’s adverse payment history from credit registers.

The 44-year-old Auckland woman appeared in Auckland District Court. Photo: Finn Blackwell / RNZA woman accused of defrauding a Dunedin man out of more than half a million dollars in an alleged 18-year romance scam has appeared in court for the first time today. The 44-year-old Auckland woman was arrested last week after a search warrant was carried out by the Dunedin Police and assisted by the Auckland City Financial Crime Unit. Police said romance scams were usually carried out by offshore offenders, making prosecutions difficult for law enforcement. Speaking broadly about romance scams, head of Auckland's Financial Crimes Unit Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Bolton told RNZ he had never seen a local perpetrator before.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein in one of the images released by the US Department of State. Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein in one of the images released by the US Department of State. Photo / US Justice DepartmentThe executive chairman of the Hyatt hotel chain stepped down today after emails revealing his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came to light. United States businessman Thomas Pritzker maintained contact with Epstein well after the latter was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008. “Good stewardship... means protecting Hyatt, particularly in the context of my association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell which I deeply regret,” Pritzker said in a statement picked up by US media.

Multiple Netball NZ board members - including chairperson Matt Whineray - are stepping down from their roles. In a statement released this evening, Netball NZ said Whineray and board members Pavan Vyas, Stephen Cottrell and Aliesha Staples were moving on after a "a challenging period for the sport and broader netball community". The statement said the board members recognised there was "a need for new leadership to enable renewed focus and momentum for Netball NZ". Whineray had served on the Netball NZ Board for more than eight years, and had been chair for the past two and a-half years. A recruitment process will begin in the next week to find replacements for the board chair and board members, who will remain in their roles until those replacements are appointed.

Photo / Tracy NealMedical child abuse was described by Crown prosecutor Mark O’Donoghue as a recognised form of child abuse where a child received “unnecessary, potentially harmful medical care” at the instigation of a caregiver. The first charge alleged that between February 28 and September 10, 2019, the woman intentionally engaged in conduct likely to cause adverse effects to the health of the child. The sixth charge alleged ill-treatment between October 7 and November 30, 2020. The seventh charge alleged that between November 11-27, 2020, the woman wilfully caused a disease in the child, namely polymicrobial sepsis by deliberately contaminating the central line. She was previously RNZ’s regional reporter in Nelson-Marlborough and has covered general news, including court and local government for the Nelson Mail.

The person was walking their dog when they were attacked by a group of three males. The person was walking their dog when they were attacked by a group of three males. Photo / AblestockA person walking their dog has been taken to hospital after being jumped by three males at a park in East Auckland. The incident took place between 8.30pm and 9.15pm near Ti Rakau Park playground, when a person was assaulted during an encounter with three males. The victim was walking their dog at the time.

Numerous trees have been cleared along SH1, with roadblocks remaining in place as more debris is cleared. Video / Mike ScottNew Zealand roads at risk of more slips without new strategy, expert warnsSlips are likely to wreak havoc across New Zealand’s road network unless the response to disasters changes, a travel network expert claims. Motorists were forced to sleep in their cars after trees blocked State Highway 1, while Kāwhia was isolated because of multiple slips as a result of wet weather. Dr Douglas Wilson, director of the Transportation Research Centre at the University of Auckland, said the age and design of New Zealand’s roads can make them susceptible to slips. “The road networks in New Zealand obviously have largely been built sort of 50 to 100 years ago and a lot of them were not actually designed to current standards or even to standards at that point because they followed the secondary road network,” Wilson said.

“We would like to hear from anyone who may have seen any suspicious people or vehicles around the Swanson Rd and Christian Rd areas between January 14-27. Police are investigating a high-value burglary in Swanson involving silver bullion and gold coins. He said police are also keen to hear from people who may have been offered a large amount of silver or gold for sale in unusual circumstances. “If you have any information regarding the burglary or the whereabouts of the bullion please contact police,” he said. Police are investigating a high-value burglary in Swanson involving silver bullion and gold coins.