One of the French Navy cocaine seizures this year in the South Pacific. The Navy says another load of cocaine has been seized this week. Photo / Handout, Marine Nationale via AFPOver the past month, French authorities have seized nearly 12 tonnes of cocaine around PolynesiaOne of the French Navy cocaine seizures this year in the South Pacific. The Navy says another load of cocaine has been seized this week. Photo / Handout, Marine Nationale via AFPFrench authorities said they had seized 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from a vessel in the Pacific during a joint operation with the United States, as officials step up interceptions in Polynesian waters.

AdvertisementWorldNorth AmericaUS politics Obama breaks silence after racist video shared by Trump account February 15, 2026 — 3:02pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Cohen noted White House officials’ description of two people shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis as “domestic terrorists”, as well as the post on Trump’s account. Related Article AnalysisTrump's White House Trump’s Obama video was horrifically racist. Republican senator from South Carolina Tim Scott – the only black Republican senator – called the post “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House”. An Obama spokeswoman at the time said the former president had no response when asked about the video.

To contain him – and later others deemed too dangerous for mainstream units – the Department of Corrections created the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (Peru). Images from inside the Prisoners of Extreme Risk Unit (Peru) in Auckland Prison during a 2023 Inspectorate inspection. Each cell is nine square metres and has a 10-square-metre yard accessible by a sliding door that is controlled remotely by Corrections staff. Soon after the terrorist was moved into the Peru, Corrections revealed he had “18 guards rostered to monitor him”. Corrections: Peru ever-evolvingThe unit remains operating, and Corrections has made assurances about how inmates are being treated.

The league has long planned to move to a split-fleet format once they get 14 boats in the fleet, which will happen in 2027. SailGP trialled the format in Auckland last year for practice but chose not to race in it. “It really doesn’t really affect that situation that happened yesterday because they were sailing in a straight line and that could happen with two boats. He also said a sailor was trapped in a compartment of the boat in the immediate aftermath of the crash. The reigning SailGP champions said they compete in a high-performance league and were aware of the risks that came with it.

A member of the public made the discovery on the beach at about 1pm on February 14. Sign in hereAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Body washes up on Māhanga Beach, Hawke’s Bay; investigations underwayA member of the public made the discovery on the beach at about 1pm on February 14. Photo / Google MapsInquiries are underway after a body washed up on Māhanga Beach, near Wairoa. Tuai Senior Constable Tony Mault said a member of the public called police after discovering the body yesterday at about 1pm.

Sixtus identified herself as an interested party and applied to the Māori Land Court in September 2025 for an interim injunction preventing any removal, conservation, or handling of the artefacts. The Māori Land Court dismissed her application, finding they lacked jurisdiction because her claim did not fall within the statutory definition of taonga tūturu. Sixtus appealed that decision to the Māori Appellate Court in December 2025, but her paperwork was rejected from the outset. “In our view, none of these sections is relevant to the Māori Land Court decision or the appeal before this Court,” the decision said. She also went into her interpretation of the word “Māori”, claiming the word was an invention.

You would have thought that after the exposure of the ease of manipulation Cameron Slater exerted over the mainstream media, that they would steer clear of him like a radioactive ebola victim exhibiting the first symptoms of the bubonic plague. Nicky Hager’s smashed evidence from an illegal search has barely been swept from the steps of the High Court, and here are the media once again using Slater as a source for an attack on a Labour MP. The manner in which ‘news’ in NZ has descended into click bait using social media as the source is lazy, vacuous and under funded journalism at best, but allowing a crypto-facist who’s been on his best behaviour while under numerous legal defamation cases to once again lead the mainstream media is dangerous. For those in the media who seem to have forgotten……which makes using whaleoil for story ideas to ping Sue Moroney on twitter is so 2013. It’s like Jason Ede never existed.

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Healthcare wages grew by 1.3% in 2025, after adjusting for inflation, more than double the overall rate of 0.5% for all jobs, according to analysis by Mahoney and Caleb Brobst at Stanford. Many jobs in healthcare require specialised training and certifications, leaving employers with a limited pool of candidates. Still, economists say it’s likely that healthcare workers will remain highly coveted, even if other parts of the economy begin slowing. “We’re likely to see some acute labour shortages in healthcare, especially as immigration falls to zero,” said Sam Kuhn, an economist at the recruitment software company Appcast. “But is demand for healthcare workers going to continue?

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The ban will take effect from March 12 and will be enforced by fishery officers. Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has announced the Government is imposing a two-year ban on taking shellfish from rockpools north of Auckland. Fisheries worked with the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust, Jones said, to enact a traditional rāhui. “My decision excludes some of the species and areas requested by Ngāti Manuhiri where existing closures and restrictions apply.”All seaweed, invertebrate and shellfish were covered, he said, as well as sponges, starfish, anemone and sea cucumbers. “I decided to allow kina to continue to be taken as managing kina barrens is a priority for me.

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Wellington Water board chairman steps down, one dead in crash, more serious weather on way for eastern North Island. Sign in hereAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Police investigating after woman assaulted at Hamilton home after confronting intrudersPolice are investigating an “appalling” incident in Hamilton, where a woman was assaulted in her home. Two men tried to enter the woman’s property on Clarkin Rd, Fairfield at around 9pm yesterday and assaulted her after she confronted them, Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson said. The duo fled the address towards River Rd, leaving the victim with injuries requiring hospitalisation.

It was June 2023, and the man had been texting her all day, asking to see her at her home in Tauranga. The man was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court in late January, following a trial heard last year. The woman acknowledged that while the man had some good qualities, his bad qualities had been more “prominent”. When it came to the jury trial, she was relieved the man was found guilty on the strangulation charge. The Crown had submitted any good character discount was “utterly off the table”, as the man had 29 previous convictions.

Passionate angler Brent Knowles died in Friday night's floods in Ōtorohanga. Ōtorohanga District Mayor Rodney Dow today activated the Mayoral Disaster Relief Fund, aimed at helping individuals, families, small businesses, community organisations and marae facing hardship after the flooding event. As the district grapples with the loss, local leaders say the tragedy has shaken the tight-knit community. The fund can receive contributions from the council, businesses, community groups and members of the public, with donations able to be made to the Ōtorohanga District Council – Mayoral Disaster Relief Fund (account number: 02-0392-0018241-003). He previously worked as a journalist in Canada for Black Press Media and won a fellowship with the Vancouver Sun.

There is nothing that anyone on board the Kiwi boat in that split second can do, and it’s horrible, and you’re waiting for the regrip,” Carr explained. “We all saw what happened when the boat regripped. It was a super-scary situation.”In response to Saturday’s crash, SailGP made the call to race in a split-fleet format for Sunday’s racing. The Black Foils and France were drafted into group A, but neither will be sailing on Sunday. And it’s probably an appropriate reaction to what we saw out on the racecourse yesterday,” Carr said of the decision.