AIANZ said 436 domestic learners had enrolled in and completed affiliated aviation training programmes in the past five years. But New Zealand’s weather brought many rainy or windy days inappropriate for flight training, Wallace said. AIANZ said New Zealand’s pilot training system had capacity to meet demand, but financial and funding arrangements were locking aspiring New Zealand pilots out. The Aviation Action Plan, announced last September, aimed to develop options to address challenges in workforce training and retention. On training durations, he said Ringa Hora (Workforce Development Council), the Aviation Council and providers worked together on getting pilot training programmes to 14 months.

The site of Chicking’s Dunedin restaurant in Andersons Bay Rd. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHA chicken restaurant chain with a menu inspired by taste cultures from around the world is set to open two stores in Dunedin this year. Chicking New Zealand aims to open a restaurant in Andersons Bay Rd in March, and another in George St later this year. The restaurant chain was established in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in 2000, by AK Mansoor, and is the first fully halal international quick-service restaurant chain from the UAE. The company believed Dunedin was the best choice for expansion because the Andersons Bay area was experiencing a new business boom, particularly with Kmart opening in the area.

The collision happened on a stretch of State Highway 6 in Winton just after 3pm yesterday. Winton crash: One person dead, three injured in two-vehicle crash on SH6The collision happened on a stretch of State Highway 6 in Winton just after 3pm yesterday. Photo / Google mapsA person is dead and three others injured following a two-vehicle crash on a major Southland highway. The crash occurred on State Highway 6, along the stretch of road known as Great North Rd in Winton, yesterday afternoon. Police said one person died at the scene, while three others involved in the crash were injured.

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Germany’s defence ministry said the aim was to “explore the framework conditions for possible military contributions to support Denmark in ensuring security in the region”. Part of the territory “has been included in Washington’s arbitrarily defined sphere of US interests”, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday that “a working group” was being set up to discuss how Arctic security could be improved. “However, this does not change the fact that there is a fundamental disagreement, because the American ambition to take over Greenland remains intact. The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland will meet a visiting US congressional delegation later today and tomorrow in Copenhagen, their offices said.

The crash has closed SH8 near Lawrence. Image: NZTAState Highway 8 near Lawrence has reopened this morning after a truck and trailer rollover last night blocked the key southern route. Special fire appliances from Dunedin were dispatched to the scene where a truck and trailer carrying an excavator rolled and was leaking diesel. Crews from Lawrence, Waitahuna and Milton responded initially, and "a support vehicle" was sent from Dunedin with "some extra absorbent material" to help clean up the spills. A police spokeswoman said the excavator was down a bank, and the truck and trailer were partially blocking SH8, and the road is now closed between Clarks Flat Rd and Waitahuna West Rd.

Photo: RNZ/Calvin SamuelBy Susan Edmunds of RNZWe are only half-way through the first month of the year and already the business closures are mounting. "Businesses were saying 'oh, next quarter things are going to be much better'. "I think there's still a spate of business closures to come." "Two national businesses, 61 stores across the two businesses, have announced liquidations or closures in the first 10 days of the year... that shows how difficult it is for small and bigger businesses. She said the government could do more to ensure its settings were business-friendly and encourage people to buy from New Zealand businesses rather than offshore.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, addressing reporters outside the White House, declined to say if she thinks Trump should invoke the law. It’s his constitutional right, and it’s up to him if he wants to utilise it to do it,” Noem said. Asked if Trump is likely to take this major step, she said: “I don’t know.”Tensions rose further as an immigration agent shot and injured a man in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening (local time), triggering further protests. The shooting marked the second time in a week an ICE agent had shot someone in Minneapolis. “During the struggle, the federal agent discharged his weapon, striking one adult male,” O’Hara told reporters at a press conference.

Photo: 123RFHealth New Zealand has confirmed another major technology outage, this time for hospitals in the lower North Island. Health NZ said the outage was not related to hacking or to the Southern district outage, and services continued to operate safely throughout the day. But the healthcare worker, who RNZ agreed not to name, said the inability to access patients' vital health information was a clinical risk. Health NZ would only confirm "part of the Central Region" had been affected. "Health NZ admitted it had major problems late last year, and said it would take months not weeks to fix."

Photo Credit: NZ PoliceA 2016 black Corvette Z06 — now strapped to the bed of a rollback — won’t be tearing up any roads for a while. Its driver is facing charges in New Zealand after allegedly blasting through a Southland neighborhood on Christmas Eve at speeds up to four times the legal limit. “Thanks to information provided by the public, and through our initial enquiries, we identified the vehicle and its driver,” Russell said. Authorities also allege the man performed burnouts in the Z06, adding to the list of charges he now faces. Source:odt.co.nzRelated:C7 Corvette Driver Ticketed for 127 MPH on Interstate 69 in TexasC8 Corvette Driver Earns a Trip to Jail After Being Clocked 99 MPH in a 45 MPH ZoneThis C7 Corvette Driver was Arrested for Going 147 MPH in BakersfieldSubscribe Now:

The attack involved a large group of teenagers who were either watching, filming, or taking part in the assault. One of the victims, Harry, told the Herald he and his friends boarded the late-night train and noticed there was a large group of intoxicated teenagers causing a “nuisance”. Harriet, a victim of a recent train attack. Olivia was dragged off the train and suffered a deep cut on her hand from a wine bottle. Olivia was dragged off the train and suffered a deep cut on her hand from a wine bottle.

Today Otago Regional Council chairwoman Hilary Calvert answers our questions. I began this triennium by wanting to work towards the ORC being the best council it could be. In 2026 the ORC will face major challenges with uncertainty around the future of not only regional councils but indeed all councils. It is even more important to be the very best council we can be. This support will require us to avoid asking staff to do unnecessary work and work which the ratepayers don’t want.

Central Otago wines are among the attractions in a new government campaign targetting the lower South Island. That is the message from Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston who has announced a campaign targeting the lower South Island to run from April until June. The Southern Way campaign would receive $459,250 from the second stage of the Regional Tourism Boost Fund to build on the momentum of the first campaign. "With direct flights from the Gold Coast into both Dunedin and Queenstown, it’s never been easier for Australians to explore everything the lower South Island has to offer. The campaign brought together Great South, Tourism Waitaki, Enterprise Dunedin, Clutha Development, Tourism Central Otago, Destination Queenstown, and Lake Wanaka Tourism.

Cromwell police officer Senior Constable Paddy Henderson at work in a Central Otago shearing shed in 2023. Snr Const Henderson used to have a shearing run and was a contractor for more than 15 years, before giving the run to Mr Kirk and enlisting in the police. Mr Kirk had the shearing run until 15 months ago when he handed it over to Scotty Armstrong. Mr Armstrong reached out to Snr Const Henderson asking for a hand and to help raise money for Mr Kirk and his family. Snr Const Henderson and the shearing fraternity came up with the 24 hour shear-a-thon idea, with volunteer shearers and donated shearing contractor workers helping to reach the goal.

PHOTO: ODT FILESA violent sex offender who spent six years locked up only lasted a month in the community before being sent back behind bars. Daniel Waka Minogue, 44, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday after earlier pleading guilty to wilful damage and two charges of breaching release conditions. At the time, Stuff reported most of the allegations related to Minogue taking a woman to a remote part of the Waimakariri riverbed. The woman believed he sexually violated her in the course of a search for drugs, Stuff reported. Yesterday, Judge David Robinson sentenced Minogue to three months’ imprisonment.