Resthaven Village in Main St is set to transfer ownership in consultation with residents, families and staff members. A workers’ union has become involved as a Gore rest-home prepares to change ownership. There are concerns the proposed sale of Resthaven Village in Main St could change staff contracts. Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) is in the process of selling Resthaven, and a conditional sale and purchase agreement has already signed with an anonymous buyer. Residents, staff and families were being consulted on the change in ownership, he said.

Photo: RNZFinance Minister Nicola Willis has ruled out reducing the cost of road user charges to give some reprieve to diesel users. While the government excise tax is part of the price of petrol, diesel users pay their tax through road user charges (RUCs). Wills told RNZ on Tuesday she had sympathy for diesel users but there were no plans to reduce the price of road user charges. "I have deep sympathy for diesel users because diesel is the fuel globally that has been most disrupted by the Middle East conflict." We have a different mechanism for achieving that for petrol users from diesel users, but if we were to do something for diesel users, petrol users would fairly ask why they're not getting it."

It is normal for ministers to meet ahead of a full Cabinet meeting to discuss issues. On her way into caucus, senior Auckland Minister Erica Stanford said she attended a meeting, but was not aware of any controversy around it. That opened up a contest in the safe Auckland seat - a rare opportunity in what is likely to be a difficult year for National. After her selection, Chatterton walked with Stanford and Collins on to Parliament’s black and white tiles. However, Stanford was present at the selection meeting, interpreted as a clear show of support for her staffer.

It took TikTok 21 minutes and 15 seconds, on a brand new account, before it served up the first suicide-related content. Why is their algorithm pushing this content to teenage accounts? These companies know we are biologically wired to pay attention to distressing content and they are weaponising it back at us. Just one day before, Meta was also found guilty of concealing the risks of harm, including child sexual exploitation. The collateral damage of that approach is all too human and finally there is a legal avenue to challenge this.

In New Zealand it has caused panic buying, huge queues and possibly even inspired sabotage of an Auckland fuel line. Marsden Point. Or in the case of Marsden Point, fuel is sent through a special pipeline from Ruakaka to Auckland - ending up at the Wiri Terminal and Auckland Airport for further distribution. On top of the main and regional fuel terminals there are also smaller tankers that go rurally to farms and mining sites. Since the closure of the Marsden Point refinery in 2022, New Zealand has imported all its refined fuel.

Bruce McIlroy is shutting the doors to his niche restoration business after 31 years. PHOTO: TONI WILLIAMSBruce McIlroy is winding up his niche Canterbury car service business after more than 30 years. His Ashburton-based business, Bruce McIlroy Ltd, was an independent Rolls-Royce and Bentley specialist. ‘‘They are the best car in the world, the engineering, history, all the development of the models. And we’ve built parts ourselves when we’ve had to.’’In retirement McIlroy and wife Philomena plan to spend more time together and travel.

Dunedin dog owners are being urged to keep an eye out for ‘‘greeny-blue’’ matchbox-sized rat bait cubes in John Wilson Ocean Dr after the poisoning of several dogs at the weekend. The incidents have ‘‘absolutely horrified’’ the dog owners, who believe someone may have done it intentionally. Bailey is one of several dogs treated by vets in Dunedin at the weekend after accidentally eating rat poison left in John Wilson Ocean Dr. Seen here with his owner Jenny Douglas. It turned out to be rat poison, and when she saw him eating it, she was horrified. ‘‘It’s so malicious.’’Several other dog owners responded to Mrs Douglas’ Facebook message, saying their dogs had also been poisoned in the area.

The winner would get what they wanted, the defendant allegedly said. The woman told the court she repeatedly told the man she was married and her husband was waiting at home. The driver allegedly continued slowly towards her home as the compliments continued. A month later, the driver allegedly obtained her personal details from the Dunedin City Council rates database and repeatedly contacted her through social media. When they reached the destination, the man allegedly asked for payment.

Armed police swarmed a Dunedin street last night when a teenager began allegedly chasing members of the public with a knife. Photo: Craig BaxterPolice arrived and found a 19-year-old man who ran back inside a house in the street, closing the door behind him, Acting Snr Sgt Notman said. Additional officers arrived, including the police negotiating team, who successfully spoke to the man. Neither the 19-year-old nor any other members of the public were injured, Acting Snr Sgt Notman said. Photo: Gregor RichardsonUp to eight police units were visible at the scene yesterday and there were several armed officers present.

Kaiārahi ferry. File photo: SuppliedA search is underway for a person that went overboard from an Interislander ferry on the Cook Strait overnight. A KiwiRail spokesperson said the incident happened from its Kaiārahi ferry. Police said they were alerted to the incident about 2.20am on Tuesday. They said while they are trying to locate the person, they're are not seeking anyone else in relation to this matter.

The review, led by the University of NSW and released on Tuesday, has found these kinds of vapes are likely to cause lung or oral cancer. "Objectively and from the totality of available literature ... e-cigarettes are likely to cause lung cancer and oral cancer," lead researcher Bernard Stewart told reporters. "Not only are we concerned about cancer development, but we cannot definitively say these things are safer than smoking." As vapes have only been available for sale in Australian since about 2008, it will take decades for scientists to gather enough long-term information from people who have only vaped to definitively prove e-cigarettes cause cancer. But this study has enough data for its authors to urge regulators to act, comparing the situation to early studies on cigarettes.

He referenced current fuel stocks as being robust, and said: "If, and only if, there is a risk of running out, would we go to demand-side restrictions". To date during the current global situation, he said the financial support announced by the government in response to the current crisis was targeted, timely, temporary and funded. Remember we're all human, all New ZealandersWhen it came to democracy, the Covid response was a lesson in "what not to do", Seymour said. Learn from the world - and don't reinvent the wheelNew Zealand's isolation was a big factor in the current fuel situation, similar to Covid, he believed. The government could see what was coming, it could take time to prepare, and watch what others did to plan New Zealand's response.

New Zealand's Ben Waine shoots and scores his side's fourth goal against Chile at Eden Park last night. Photo: Getty ImagesIf the All Whites did not have bigger challenges on the horizon a history making win over Chile might have been more than a footnote in the broader plan. While Chile failed to qualify for the World Cup, a win over the world number 55 side is a scalp that Darren Bazeley's side can take confidence from as they look ahead to a group at the World Cup that includes Iran, Egypt and Belgium. We know these games are what they are and we still know we've got a lot of work to do before the World Cup." Bazeley said all players were getting the same message when it came to World Cup selections.

Waitomo fuel chief executive Simon Parham. Photo: SuppliedFuel industry leaders are welcoming the government's moves to increase fuel capacity - but say while it will help with long-term concerns, price spikes are a bigger worry. "While fuel importers do continue to indicate confidence in near-future orders and while they are already exploring alternatives to Asia as a source of fuel supply, we believe that some residual risk remains," Finance Minister Nicola Willis said. Waitomo fuel chief executive Simon Parham told RNZ more storage would help in the long-term, but would not bring prices down. Waitomo's Simon Parham said suppliers were doing their best.

A man is in custody after armed police were called out to a Dunedin hill suburb this evening. Police said they were alerted to a man behaving erratically on Helensburgh Rd, near the intersection with Taieri Rd, about 6pm. Part of the street was cordoned off while officers spoke with the man. Photo: Craig BaxterAn Otago Daily Times photographer at the scene earlier said up to eight police units were visible and there were several armed officers present. Police said they thanked the community for their understanding while the incident was resolved.