MP has remained tight-lipped about a shoplifting allegation, but has stepped aside from her parliamentary portfolios. Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman has returned to New Zealand, having been accused of shoplifting. The party confirmed last week she had stood down from all of her portfolio responsibilities until the matter had been resolved. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Golriz Ghahraman was out of the country last week when the allegations against here were made public. A Green Party spokesperson has confirmed to RNZ Ghahraman was back in New Zealand on Monday.

This is literally what it was like in 1998. Now EVERYTHING is on fire, all the time. You might recall 1998 was once the hottest year on record. It held this distinction for several years. Climate change deniers would point to it (starting in 1999) and say that, yeah, ...

Hastings has Lamb flavoured ice creamDo you like the sound of Lamb and mint, honey, figs and fish and chips? Try it as a flavour in ice cream. Reporter Michaela Gower went along to taste test. Video Warren Buckland

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That's the latest thought from Raelyn Castle, New Zealand's most powerful female sports administrator between two beers This Week's Podcast. We used to do all the same things with women that we did with men, and now female athletes have different strength, conditioning regimes, health regimes and support regimes than male athletes. And yes, it was a perfect storm in many ways: female CEOs versus the greatest players of all time. “It's the same with social media, don't read social media. I have no hair, no eyebrows, and I've faced some pretty horrific social media commentary.

The winning tickets were sold at Clendon Postshop Lotto in Auckland and on MyLotto to players from Waitomo and Tauranga. Meanwhile, 17 lucky players will be enjoying a boost to their bank account after each winning $15,531 with Lotto Second Division. One lucky player also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $33,158. The winning Powerball Second Division ticket was sold at West City Lotto in Auckland. The winning Second Division tickets were sold at stores in Wellsford, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Ōtaki, Wellington and Dunedin City.

By Annemarie Quill ofPhoto: Supplied / StuffLoving father Reon Wikeepa drowned while saving the life of his 16-year-old daughter. A man who leapt in the water to save his daughter and got caught in a rip might have survived if a flotation device was near. Bay of Plenty father Reon Wikeepa, 43, drowned at Moturiki Island, Mount Maunganui, in November 2022 when he lost his battle with the waves after saving his then 16-year-old daughter, Abigail. A coroner's report said he would have had a greater chance of survival if those attempting to rescue him had ready access to a flotation device. This provides great comfort to Wikeepa's whānau, says his sister.

NZ is helping bomb a nation for the rules based order but won’t demand an Israeli ceasefire for the rules based order??? We are helping America target the poorest people on earth to bomb them for the ‘rules based order’, but won’t demand Israel does the same? The Houthi will stop if there is a ceasefire, our efforts should be on the ceasefire and supporting South Africa’s case, instead we are helping target and kill people??? Why is it that allegations from a right wing attack media vehicle of Golriz shoplifting is a more important story than NZ helping America bomb someone??? If you can’t contribute but want to help, please always feel free to share our blogs on social media.

With sweltering temperatures set to continue for most New Zealanders on Saturday, it’s high time to take advantage of the heat, sun and beach visits. It will continue across the North Island on Monday, with a few places set to experience heavy rain. On Saturday, a heavy rain watch is in place for Fiordland from 5pm until 11am on Sunday with periods of heavy rain expected. Westland also has a heavy rain watch in place on Sunday, from 5am through until 11pm, which could approach warning levels around the ranges. And the sudden shift from very high temperatures will make the drop “really noticeable”, with Hastings expecting a Tuesday high of just 20C, down from a weekend high of 30C.

This is literally what it was like in 1998. Now EVERYTHING is on fire, all the time. You might recall 1998 was once the hottest year on record. It held this distinction for several years. Climate change deniers would point to it (starting in 1999) and say that, yeah, ...

MetService is warning of another front making its way up the South Island’s West Coast which could bring further watersprouts. We started filming it, then it started heading straight to our place and it got pretty scary,” Meaclem said. “Then I yelled for everyone to get inside because we didn’t want to be there when it touched landfall.”A waterspout hit Awatuna. The property, the Awatuna Sunset Lodge, an adults-only retreat, is located 10 minutes north of Hokitika and 20 minutes south of Greymouth. “There is another front making its way up the West Coast, and a risk of thunderstorms associated with it,” O’Connor said.

In Europe, a rapidly withdrawing United States military presence would likely force a settlement in Ukraine favouring Russia. These are not implausible events, but simply assume a more disciplined implementation of actions and statements in the first Trump Administration.” – Dr David Skilling, January 12 2024, SubstackA Trump administration withdrawing from NATO would not be easy to achieve. In international trade, Trump has floated the idea of encircling the whole of U.S. industry with a 10% tariff, which would bring a fresh wave of disruptions to supply chains. If we can recall the impact to New Zealand of massive supply chain disruption across most of our manufacturing and construction base, under Trump prepare for it again. Trump and Biden have been in lock step when it comes to a hawkish position on trade with China.

…the underfunded news rooms of NZ are desperately attempting to generate clickbait for their failing business models. ZB Plus is NZME’s attempt to cash in on hate algorithms and promote far right content under. There is a case of Genocide being heard against Israel right now and all NZ Media prefer to cover is shoplifting allegations and in Newshub’s case, ‘misgendering’ someone. America has claimed we were involved in this attack……let me get this straight, we are involved in attacking another nation yet the news media focus on shoplifting allegations and someone misgendered in a Briscoe’s store? Increasingly having independent opinion in a mainstream media environment which mostly echo one another has become more important than ever, so if you value having an independent voice – please donate here.

Maree's house was a 100-year-old villa with a distinctive bright green roof, on a large property overlooking a busy roundabout near Waiuku's township. In December, a notice was posted by council inspectors saying that a 1.5m retaining wall associated with the development had been insufficient to support Maree's home. A bigger, more substantial retaining wall had been proposed, but subsequent earthworks which were left exposed for months had destabilised the wall, leaving the property at risk of collapse. Mehami said the situation had happened because his builder had "disappeared" and failed to do an "inspection" of the retaining wall. Maynard also encouraged anyone who found themselves living in a tent to apply to Work and Income for emergency accomodation.

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