After a four-week trial, 33-year-old Leigh Matthew Frederick Beer has been found guilty of murdering 21-year-old supermarket worker Emma Field. "We've got Leigh Beer's family obviously they're going to have a son brother, friend go away into jail for a while. The following year, while waiting to be sentenced, Beer, who had been drinking, backhanded his son when he would not go to bed - splitting his lip. When sentenced in 2013, the judge noted alcohol was a common denominator in Beer's offending, jailed him for two years and issued a strike warning against him. Beer will be sentenced for Field's murder in September.

Manufacturing and hospitality jobs were the second and third hardest hit, dropping 35.6% and 35.4% respectively. Interest.co.nz asked recruiter Robert Half what is going on, and the company's director Ronil Singh provided some answers for us. "The main reason why IT job ads have dropped the most is because we are coming off an IT jobs boom," Singh said. There is also the spectre of the much hyped artificial intelligence (AI) technology which is said to be able to replace some IT jobs, but hasn't had much of an impact on the IT jobs market, Robert Half noted. On average, salaries have increased a mere 0.6%, with only infrastructure and engineering workers getting an inflation-busting 9.5% pay rise.

Wing 374 – go chase your dreams.”Alan and wing members celebrated the end of initial training on 23 May with a graduation ceremony at Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua, which was packed with whānau, friends and other well-wishers. Director of Training Superintendent Warwick Morehu – a recruit when Alan was an initial training sergeant at the RNZPC – addressed the change. “You are the first wing to graduate under the refreshed 20-week Initial Training Programme, also known as a foundation training,” he said. “I’m proud of our wing members for making it to graduation…” he says. Demographics:30.8 percent of wing members are female, and 69.2 percent are male.

A woman took her boyfriend to New Zealand’s Disputes Tribunal after he failed to take her to the airport, causing her to miss a flight to a concert she had planned to attend. The woman involved had arranged to be picked up by the man, who she was in a relationship with, but he never arrived to collect her. The woman lodged a claim with the tribunal, which said that, in her view, the agreement for a ride to the airport constituted a legally binding agreement. Credit: APAs a result, she missed her flight and had to travel the following day. It was also arranged that he was to stay at her house while she was away and look after her dogs, which he did not do.

But first, initial US jobless claims slipped slightly last week after the prior week's rise. We noted the extreme heat in northern India and the Middle East in yesterday's report. The Kiwi dollar starts today a little softer at just under 61.2 USc. That all means our TWI-5 starts today unchanged at 70.7. The bitcoin price starts today at US$64,672 and down -0.6% from this time yesterday.

Discovery have teamed up with Emirates Team New Zealand to bring the America’s Cup live to Kiwis – no matter where they are or what devices they own. The Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup kicks off on August 22 and will see Team New Zealand defend the Auld Mug in Barcelona. The coverage includes all events within the America’s Cup, starting with the Barcelona Preliminary Regatta and the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger series, followed by the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, UniCredit Youth America’s Cup and October’s Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match. So, when considering the coverage of the America’s Cup in New Zealand it was no different. “The America’s Cup is one of the biggest events on the 2024 sporting calendar for New Zealand, and in an Olympic year that’s saying something.

The imminent sale of a legendary Moeraki restaurant marks the end of a culinary institution that set the bar for fresh local food and home-grown hospitality. Video / Frank FilmOn a paddock on the bank of the Waitaki River, renowned chef and restaurateur Fleur Sullivan spies a clump of watercress. Photo / Frank FilmNow, she tells Frank Film, she is selling up. “I’ve grieved but I’m prepared to let this go.”In doing so, she leaves a legacy of conviviality, local enterprise and fresh regional food. Olivers became renowned for fresh local food (and, later, wine), live music and ambience by the truck-load.

The 2024 America’s Cup will be held off the coast of Barcelona between October 12 and 27. (Team New Zealand imagery)The 2024 edition of sailing’s prestigious America’s Cup, to take place in Barcelona, Spain, will be shown in New Zealand by a combination of media and entertainment giant Warner Bros. A three-way partnership between those companies and Team New Zealand was unveiled earlier today, covering all America’s Cup action this year – the preliminary regatta, the challenger Louis Vuitton Cup competition, the Youth America’s Cup, the Women’s America’s Cup, and finally the America’s Cup itself, featuring Team New Zealand. Coverage begins with the Barcelona Regatta event on August 22 and finishes with the conclusion of the main America’s Cup. The 2021 America’s Cup took place in New Zealand, off the coast of Auckland, and was covered domestically by public-service broadcaster TVNZ.

(Eric Alonso/Getty Images)Subscribe to unlock this article Explore our subscription options to continue reading our industry-leading content! View SubscriptionsWarner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and New Zealand's news media website Stuff have teamed up to acquire rights to Emirates Team New Zealand's defence of the upcoming America's Cup.

-The only survivor of the Bain family massacre is “very sick” as 30th anniversary dawns. -David Bain living in Waikato with his new family under a new name. Today marks 30 years since five members of the Bain family were gunned down in their Dunedin home. The Bain family. Within hours the Bain family were at the centre of what would become New Zealand’s most high-profile family mass murder.

ETNZ, Stuff and WBD partner to bring America's Cup to AotearoaSportEmirates Team New Zealand, Stuff Group and Warner Bros. Together, Stuff and WBD reach more than 90% of New Zealanders aged 15+, making this the most accessible America’s Cup for New Zealand audiences ever. The Barcelona Preliminary Regatta begins on August 22 and is followed by the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger series, Puig Women’s America’s Cup, UniCredit Youth America’s Cup and October’s Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match. Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Daltons says, “Typically with Emirates Team New Zealand, we look to do things differently, to innovate and do things better. We are very excited to once again be part of bringing the extensive America’s Cup coverage to all New Zealanders,” she adds.

So why do Seymour and Brown want to raise speed limitsTransport Minister Simeon Brown and Regulation Minister David Seymourwant to raise some speed limits. For example, they want to reverse the previous Government’s moves to lower speed limits outside schools and in regional areas, and increase the limit to 120 km/hr from 110 km/hr on some new motorways. Where is the joy in the death of a mother,father, son or daughter from a speed related fatality? There are plenty of studies which show that higher speeds result in higher numbers of deaths an injuries. You can make a submission on the Brown/Seymour proposal to change the speed limits here:Bryan Bruce is one of New Zealand’s most important and respected documentary makers.

Steven Garae has been sentenced to prison for raping an 11-year-old in the toilet block of the Blenheim Railway Station. The judge declined applications by the media to photograph Garae, for his safety in prison. Photo / Top South MediaSteven Garae has been sentenced to prison for raping an 11-year-old in the toilet block of the Blenheim Railway Station. The judge declined applications by the media to photograph Garae, for his safety in prison. Webber said he struggled to see the connection between any lack of support and the defendant’s decision to rape an 11-year-old girl.

Southern Heritage Trust chairperson Jo Galer said it was shocking to discover the Edmund Anscombe-designed house on Stuart Street will be torn down to make way for apartments. Galer said the Southern Heritage Trust, along with close to 100 others including Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, made submissions against the application. "The tree was the only thing that was marked on the district plan as having any protection and yet this architectural masterpiece by Edmund Anscombe had not been protected." A Dunedin City Council spokesperson said the home at 284 Stuart Street was not a protected heritage building under the city's district plan heritage schedule. The Dunedin City Council on Tuesday voted to endorse a LGNZ remit, proposed by Gisborne District Council, to mitigate the deterioration of unoccupied buildings and address the issue of "demolition by neglect".

Stuff And WBD To Bring America's Cup To Aotearoa With Most Accessible And Innovative Coverage EverTeam New Zealand boat Taihoro (Photo-Emirates Team New Zealand)Stuff Group and Warner Bros. The Barcelona Preliminary Regatta begins August 22 followed by the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger series, Puig Women’s America’s Cup, UniCredit Youth America’s Cup and October’s Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match. Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton says: “Typically with Emirates Team New Zealand, we look to do things differently, to innovate and do things better. About The America’s CupThe America’s Cup is the oldest international sporting trophy dating back to 1851– and stands as one of the hardest sporting endeavours. The most successful team in recent America’s Cup history, they have won the America’s Cup 4 times: 1995, 2000, 2017 & 2021.