Rachel Hunter says mother’s death pushed her to do I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Rachel Hunter says caring for her dying mother in 2017 pushed her to live on her own terms. Rachel Hunter says mother’s death pushed her to do I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Rachel Hunter says caring for her dying mother in 2017 pushed her to live on her own terms. Rachel Hunter has opened up about her decision to star in the latest season of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, detailing how the death of her mother inspired her to take more chances. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Hunter said a conversation with her mother shortly before her death had a lasting impression on her.
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 06, 2026 11:22 UTC
Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection ‘embarrassing’
“If we want to be part of a global supply chain and we have critical minerals, we should be mining them.”Vidal said the Government understood it had a role to play and that the mining plan would be good for the economy. Despite the draft decision, Vidal remained optimistic about the future of mining in New Zealand. People marching through Patea in a hīkoi to oppose seabed mining. Photo / Te Korimako o Taranaki“They have no support.”Davidson said, if the Government relied on seabed mining as a way to grow the economy, it was “at a dead end”. Led by Ngāti Ruanui iwi, the seabed mining proposal faced opposition across Taranaki and Te Tai Hauāuru, she said.
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 06, 2026 11:16 UTC
New Zealand reporting season: Will company earnings show a recovery? – Stock Takes
Margins and expected margin recovery will be of particular interest. “This reluctance to re-expand costs creates strong operating leverage. Photo / FreightwaysOn Freightways, Forsyth Barr said a strengthening volume environment and strategic merger and acquisition benefits suggested earnings risks remained to the upside. On the downside, the broker said a difficult loss-making period should mark the low point in Air New Zealand’s earnings cycle. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare ralliesLooking beyond the upcoming season, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (FPH) – the market’s biggest stock – is expected to report its March 31 year result in May.
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 06, 2026 11:10 UTC
Waitangi 2026: Ngāpuhi chair says Te Pāti Māori pōwhiri haka is ‘last straw’; offer to meet no longer on the table
Ngāpuhi chairman Mane Tahere said the haka display was “the nail in the coffin” and the “last straw” for many Ngāpuhi Te Pāti Māori voters. Conflicting messages [are] coming out of Te Pāti Māori and the people of Te Tai Tokerau have really had enough,” he said. Photo / Alyse WrightStretching from the Far North to upper Auckland, the Te Tai Tokerau Māori seat encompasses all of Ngāpuhi’s Northland territory. Mariameno won the seat for Te Pāti Māori in the 2023 general election before being exiled following months of internal fighting. In November last year, Tahere invited the national executive of Te Pāti Māori to a hui in Kaikohe.
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 06, 2026 11:05 UTC
Foal that swam for life in Cyclone Gabrielle floodwaters wins $178,000 horse race
It is also the family of the Group 1 winners Molly Bloom and Addictive Habit and Group 1 performer Citi Habit. “Although she’d only won two, she’s such an honest little mare,” Hercock said. Manzor Blue carried New Zealand syndicator Go Racing’s silks to victory and Latta was pleased to get the result for her loyal clients. The last big winner I had for them was Sentimental Miss when she won the 2019 New Zealand Oaks.”Latta believes Manzor Blue has a bright future among New Zealand’s staying ranks. Manzor Blue was offered at the 2022 Karaka yearling sales where she was purchased by Go Racing for $130,000 and has now earned just shy of $280,000 in prizemoney.
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 06, 2026 11:04 UTC
25 Fashion & Beauty Gifts To Sweeten Valentine’s Day
Lush Melts can be used to scent your home in an oil burner, or added to a hot bath. Treat limbs to three of Nécessaire‘s best-selling minis in Olibanum: a fine fragrance with notes of vanilla, fig leaf and cassis buds. Now available from Superette, this soft ribbed cotton set from Kat The Label makes a lovely Valentine’s Day treat. This limited-edition Valentine’s 9Twenty cap might just be the sweetest way to spoil the sporty person in your life. Feminine but with a razor-sharp edge, Rebel Rose is the perfect scent for the person in your life whom people should not underestimate.
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 06, 2026 11:04 UTC
Motueka Aerodrome: Light plane suffers hard landing after skidding on grass, emergency services respond
Police were called to Motueka Airport at around 11:15am after a hard landing by a small aircraft. A vintage plane that sparked a large emergency response after a hard landing skidded on grass before it was stopped by a tyre barrier at the southern end of Motueka Airport, the co-pilot says. Neither of the two male occupants - the Nelson area-based pilot and owner, and his North Island-based co-pilot - was injured. The co-pilot, who was sitting in the canary yellow plane’s front seat, told the Herald the pair were doing landing training when the aircraft failed to stop on landing. “The aircraft skidded ... it came to a stop when we hit the tyre barrier.”
Source:New Zealand Herald
February 06, 2026 11:00 UTC
Wait for council action over flooded road frustrates resident
But a flooded road, caused by a blocked culvert and a lack of council action, has him cheesed off. Mr Grant contacted the Otago Regional Council, but it said it was working with the city council, which was working with the landowner to progress a consent. In October, the city council said a consent had been lodged with the regional council and physical works could start in mid November. Mr Grant received a message from the city council on Wednesday which said the resource consent was still being worked through. The city council did not reply to questions from the Otago Daily Times.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 06, 2026 08:22 UTC
Kidnapped mother of TV host presumed still alive
A notice requests information on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Photo: Pima County Sheriff’s Office via ReutersInvestigators presume the kidnapped elderly mother of popular US TV news host Savannah Guthrie is "still out there" and alive four days after she was abducted from her Arizona home, though no suspect has been identified, authorities say. US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie (centre) accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, appeals for the return of their mother Nancy. RANSOM NOTE SET TWO DEADLINESThe FBI on Thursday offered a $US50,000 ($NZ84,000) reward for information leading to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance. Please, reach out to us," Savannah Guthrie, 54, said in her video message.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 06, 2026 06:42 UTC
Mixed response to Queenstown variation approval
Photo: ODT filesA government-mandated district plan variation aimed at enabling denser, more affordable housing in the Queenstown Lakes district’s urban areas has been approved. They were considering a report and recommendations on the variation by an independent panel, which held public hearings over three weeks in Arrowtown, Queenstown and Wanaka last July and August. The council had to approve the panel’s recommendations in full, without amendments, or start the variation process from scratch. He supported the panel’s recommendations, which gave the council some control over how the district’s urban areas developed — ‘‘growing up and not so much growing out’’. She expected the Friends of Arrowtown Village group would appeal that part of the variation in the Environment Court.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 06, 2026 06:42 UTC
Former Tall Black hopes court will inspire
Former Otago Nugget Hayden Allen — flanked by ex Tall Blacks Ethan Rusbatch (left) and Tom Abercrombie — stand behind Fairfield School pupils Masey Stafford and Kobe Arthur on their new basketball court. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONAn Otago Nugget has returned to his primary school to inspire the next generation of basketballers to take up the game by helping install a brand-new multi-use court. Former Tall Blacks guard Hayden Allen and team-mates Tom Abercrombie and Ethan Rusbatch helped to open Fairfield School’s new multisport facility yesterday. Playing at the school as a young boy had inspired him to continue playing basketball and he was hoping to do the same for the next generation. Mr Hurley said the school had 150 pupils in 21 teams playing basketball this year.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 06, 2026 06:15 UTC
Wastewater discharged into Cook Strait again
Photo: Kate TaptiklisWellington Water says screened wastewater is now being discharged straight into the Cook Strait again after days of it being near the shoreline on the city's south coast. On Wednesday, the Moa Point wastewater plant's lower floors completely flooded when sewage backed up in the 1.8km outfall pipe, which normally sends treated wastewater into Cook Strait between the North and South islands. In a notice this morning, Wellington Water said screened wastewater was now discharging to the long outfall pipe again. Wellington Water board chair Nick Leggett said at present, they were only able to pump 900 litres per second of wastewater through the long outfall pipe. Wellington Water said discharging screened wastewater out to sea via the 1.8km long outfall pipe allowed for greater dilution of the wastewater in the Cook Strait, reducing the amount of untreated wastewater flowing around the coastline.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 06, 2026 06:02 UTC
Queenstown hospitality portfolio bought
Photo: Getty ImagesA major Australian hospitality group has just snapped up one of Queenstown’s biggest portfolios. Republic Hospitality Group sold all of its interests to Redcape Hospitality, owned by ASX-listed MA Financial, which operates 40 large-format pubs and taverns across Australia’s eastern seaboard. Day-to-day operations will remain unchanged, and the long-term senior membership team — Justin and Eilis Fenton, Lauren Ludlow Viera and Maddie Dennis — will also remain in place. Mr Unger said the Burgesses and the team led by Mr Impey had built an ‘‘incredible portfolio of venues in one of the world’s most amazing locations’’. ‘‘As the hospitality-loving people that we are, we can’t wait to work with Blair and the team as we continue the Republic journey together.’’tracey.roxburgh@odt.co.nz
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 06, 2026 00:23 UTC
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February 05, 2026 22:51 UTC
Miller keen to make No10 jersey his
Cameron Millar kicks for goal during the Highlanders’ preseason game against the Crusaders in Timaru last Friday. ‘‘I think playing No10 is a lot easier when you’re getting those consistent minutes, which I found was a lot easier at Otago. ‘‘I’d just like to nail that No10 jersey. ‘‘Similar to every other year, there’s always going to be competition for the jersey. ‘‘He’s still very young and I’m sure he’s got a big future ahead of him in Highlanders and Otago jerseys.
Source:Otago Daily Times
February 05, 2026 22:02 UTC