File photo: RNZThere has been an increase in total petrol and diesel stocks, while jet fuel levels remain normal, according to the latest fuel stocks update. Data released on Monday afternoon by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment showed that as of 11:59pm on Wednesday evening, there were 59.3 days' cover of petrol, 54.5 days' cover of diesel, and 50.4 days' cover of jet fuel. There were 29.9 days of petrol, 21.7-day supply of diesel, and 25.3 days' jet fuel in-country. There were five ships on the water within New Zealand's EEZ, containing 12.5 days' petrol, 6.1 days' diesel, and 2.0 days' jet fuel. A further 10 trips were on the water outside the EEZ, carrying 18.9 days' petrol, 26.7 days' diesel, and 23.1 days' jet fuel.

The UST 10yr yield is now just on 4.44%, unchanged from Saturday, up +5 bps from a week ago. The Australian 10 year bond yield starts today at 5.11%, down -2 bps from Saturday. The price of gold will start today down -US$18 from Saturday, now at US$4493/oz, and down -US$80/oz from a week ago. That all means our TWI-5 starts today holding at just on 61.4, but down -70 bps for the week. The bitcoin price starts today at US$66,456 and up +0.4% from this time Saturday, down -4.5% for the week.

File photo: Getty ImagesA Dunedin Uber driver allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted two of his passengers, a court has heard. When the defendant claimed to be living in Dunedin, the woman told him not to contact her again. The defendant allegedly suggested a game of paper-scissors-rock – the winner would get what they wanted, he said. The driver allegedly rolled his vehicle 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 sent her a friend request on Facebook.

This morning BlueBridge extended cancellations until at least Tuesday evening. Photo: SuppliedIt's been nine days since sailings were halted aboard the embattled BlueBridge ferry, Connemara due to a technical fault. This morning, BlueBridge extended cancellations with the ferry no longer expected to resume services until at least Tuesday evening. "Customers and business will end up waiting longer but freight companies will also have to manage considerations like managing their drivers rest and work break requirements," he said. What road freight companies are good at doing is managing these kinds of challenges," Clemems said.

In findings released on Monday, 83 percent of participants said they supported the move for free dental care. File photo: NZMEThere is escalating support for dental care to be absorbed by New Zealand's public health system and to be made free for adults, new research shows. The survey also asked participants whether dental care should be free for adults, with 80 percent supportive and 15 percent opposed. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists' policy research director Harriet Wild said a 2023 poll showed that 74 percent of people supported free dental care. "This poll shows public support continues to build to bring dental into our public healthcare system," she said.

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File photo: Getty ImagesThe government should start prioritising diesel allocation now as the fuel situation is only getting worse, Westpac's chief economist says. The government's utmost priority was ensuring that the country had fuel - even if that meant fuel suppliers paying additional Iranian tolls, he said. "There needs to be a reworking of the allocations which is what the importers and the distributors need to work out this week, and it's up to them to do so." 'This problem is not going away'Westpac chief economist Kelly Eckhold told RNZ's Morning Report the government would be wise to start prioritising diesel allocation now, and that the situation is only getting worse. "Diesel that we burn now could be diesel that we need in three or four weeks.

John Wilson Ocean Drive at St Kilda. File photo: Google MapsA Dunedin veterinarian is calling on anyone who has taken their dog for a walk off-lead along John Wilson Ocean Drive over the past seven days, to contact their vet immediately, after it was discovered someone had placed rat poison along the popular walking route. Several dog owners have reported having to take their dogs to vets in the city after seeing them eat blocks of the poison near a rubbish bin. Unfortunately, it could take several days for a dog to show symptoms after eating the poison. She said poisoning could be lethal and dog owners who had been in the area recently should contact their vet immediately to see if treatment and an antidote were needed.

Emergency services respond to sabotaged fuel pipe at Auckland petrol station. Photo: RNZFire and Emergency have discovered that it is a power cable - not a fuel pipe - which has caused a diesel leak in South Auckland on Monday. Three crews have been at the scene on Great South Road in the suburb of Manurewa since 6.30am this morning. Northpower helped Fire and Emergency to establish that it was a power cable with fuel insulation around it in order to cool it down. A lane on busy Great South Road was closed with traffic being moved around it.

Sign in hereAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. One dead after crash in Belfast, ChristchurchOne person has died after a crash in Belfast, Christchurch last week. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash on Main North Rd just after 1.30pm last Thursday. Five people were taken to hospital by ambulance with injuries ranging from moderate to serious. “Sadly, one person died in hospital last night,” police said this morning.

File photo: Getty ImagesApril 1 is approaching - a day on which a host of rule changes take effect. JobSeeker for a single person over 25 will increase from $361.32 to $372.55 a week, after tax. Residential solarA new exemption takes effect from April 1 that means power generated by rooftop solar systems and sold back into the grid is exempt from tax. There have ben concerns that the scheme is not well targeted and sometimes helps higher-income earners, while large low-income families pay comparatively more. A new rule will also allow employers to pay tax on employee benefits through the fringe benefit tax regime, rather than PAYE.

(Video: D.C.’s Department of Buildings)The door opens and Shadow, whose leash handle was looped on Fisher’s arm, steps into the hallway. When firefighters arrived, Beristain said, they were initially unable to open the elevator door and were forced to use an electric saw and other tools to pry it apart. Days after Fisher’s arm was severed in the door, Borger placed posters in the two operable elevators instructing residents on how to control pets in the elevator. “There’s just a laxness of enforcement in this city.”Fisher’s injury is by far the worst elevator incident to have occurred in the building, but not the only one. Fox frantically pushed the “open door” button but the elevator went up immediately, pulling Ruthie with it.

One person has died following a crash in Belfast, Christchurch last week that left five people hospitalised. Police said they were called to the two-vehicle crash on Main North Rd just after 1.30pm on Thursday, March 26. Five people were transported to hospital by ambulance with injuries ranging from moderate to serious. "Sadly, one person died in hospital last night," police said in a statement this morning. Another person remains in hospital in a stable condition, while the other three people were discharged at an earlier date.

Red Bull's Isack Hadjar and RB's Liam Lawson during the Japanese Grand Prix. Photo: ReutersSmiles again for Liam Lawson as some luck went his way in the Japanese Grand Prix. Lawson finished in the points for the third straight race after grabbing ninth position at Suzuka. "We were also a bit fortunate with the Safety Car, which helped us move into the points. His team-mate Arvid Linblad suffered because of the safety car after pitting just before and finished 14th.

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