Te Reo Wickliffe-Heta. Photo: Supplied/ NZ HeraldA 24-year-old woman has been charged with assault after a man was found dead in a Hamilton driveway. Police have named the homicide victim as Te Reo Wickliffe-Heta. In a statement, Detective Senior Sergeant Terri Wilson today said the arrested woman would appear in the Waikato town's district court. “Initial inquiries indicate that he had earlier been involved in an incident at another property on Sundown Cres,” an earlier police statement said.

But basic psychology teaches us that we generally prioritise risk aversion over risk taking. Certainly not most of those making predictions at the start of the year. How do you think our economy (housing, agriculture, tourism, education, to name the key sectors in decreasing size) will fare in 2024? And of course there is the small matter of bragging rights on your 2023 predictions. This article is to encourage you to record your 2024 predictions.

Only days into the start of the government and we have seen nationwide protests from Maoridom and senior Maori leaders speaking of the people rising up. Speaking of rising up, it is going to be interesting to read the final police investigation into the abysmal Allan Hall investigation. Police knew something was seriously wrong with Alan Hall’s murder conviction and police knew evidence had been deliberately altered and hidden. So, everyone click on this link and support the petition to create change. So yes 2024 is shaping up to be a busy one for SJA and an interesting one in politics.

Just about every beach in Auckland is deemed unsafe for swimming today after Friday’s heavy rain washed sewage - including human faeces - into the ocean. Just four beaches on the Waitematā Harbour in mainland Auckland are safe for swimming today after Friday's downpours, the Safeswim website shows. Safeswim says a wastewater overflow means swimming at these beaches poses a “very high risk of illness”. Photo / Dean PurcellThose who are desperate for a dip at the beach today have a small list of safe spots where they shouldn’t get sick. On Waiheke Island, Palm Beach and Onetangi are safe for swimming but Oneroa and Sandy Bay are both red-flagged.

Which country has eight of the world's 10 highest peaks? Photo / APWhich country has eight of the world's 10 highest peaks? Photo / APAre you smarter than a robot? Test your brains with the Herald’s morning quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for today’s afternoon quiz.

On the bright side, if you thought 2023 was bad, it ain’t nothing on what will go down in 2024. Advertisers want online stats, not radio diary, newspaper poll or TV box stats which were always more art than science. Globally, September 2023 was the warmest September — and the largest monthly anomaly of any month — since records began in 1850. The Ministry for the Environment has advised New Zealand is on track to meet the first (2022-2025) carbon budget. Include their tax loopholes and we have a class war without any of the class language oxygen to describe it.

Gael Monfils recently shared a heartwarming picture of him and his daughter celebrating the holiday season, along with a touching message of gratitude and hope. Monfils’ 2023 season was a mixed bag of highs and lows, as he battled with injuries and form. Monfils married fellow tennis star Elina Svitolina in July 2021. In his Instagram post on 29 December, Monfils shared a heartwarming picture with his 14-month-old daughter Skai standing side-by-side in front of a twinkling Christmas tree. This will be Gael Monfils' third appearance in Auckland.

Photo: SuppliedA New Zealand drug testing agency says its services saves people's lives. Drug Foundation executive director Sarah Helm said the availability of drug testing and early warning systems have been vital in preventing harm and fatalities. Spearin and Helm echoed the same sentiment that during the drug testing service, most people will say it is the first time they have had an honest conversation with anyone about drug use. But the demand for drug testing services remains more than their capacity, especially over the New Year's period. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-FarrellySaving lives, changing conversations"We absolutely know that we've saved lives with the work that we've done," said Helm.

Summer reissue: In the first instalment of a new column about gardening while renting, a planter box is vetoed, the rent is raised, and the value of dirt is brought into question. First published on September 23, 2023. L ast summer, we barely got one tomato and three beans out of ...

ODT reporters talked to every Southern recipient of a 2024 New Year honour. Mr Fleming has become a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community and sport. Ms Laufiso was a trustee on the board of the Otago Community Trust from 2013 to 2021, supporting the trust to fund charitable purposes, providing grants to not-for-profit groups. BRIAN CAMPBELL MCCANDLESSTe AnauServices to the communityBrian McCandlessPersonal loss became the catalyst for a life of community service for Irish-born Brian McCandless. As the recipient of previous civic honours, he was still "thrilled" to receive the unexpected 2024 Queen’s Service Medal.

Now Christmas is over for another year and those post-Christmas money blues might be starting to make themselves felt. Here are 7 tips that will help you get your post-Christmas money blues under control. If you ‘borrowed’ the money from savings ...... then increase your regular savings for the next few months and pay it back. Better still, open a Christmas account and by next Christmas you will have enough tucked away so you won’t find yourself with these post-Christmas money blues again. To ensure that those post-Christmas money blues don't show up next year, start planning.

Good Morning America published this video item, entitled “Child who battled bone cancer goes on to become pediatrician at same hospital” – below is their description. After a bone cancer diagnosis at age 11, Jen Pratt got to visit Walt Disney World through Make-A-Wish. Those experiences ultimately led to her life’s work. Good Morning America YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Please note comments are moderated before publication.

In New Zealand, a small country in the heart of the Pacific, questions of economic and ecological survival loom large. Voters are also confused and conflicted, looking for clear-cut choices (left vs right; Māori vs Pākehā) or someone to blame (biased media or business lobbyists, ‘woke’ intellectuals or neo-liberal think tanks, take your pick). Most New Zealanders find themselves in a sceptical middle ground, mistrusting the fanatics and looking for leadership that avoids the extremes. Again, however, it is questionable whether MMP is working to deliver a balance of forces that empowers the middle ground. The more the new Government reaches across social, economic, and philosophical divides in search of good ways forward, the better.

Who will make it on to the New Year Honours List this year? Video / NZHeraldNew Zealand Order of MeritDames companion (DNZM)Sarai-Paea Bareman, Zurich, Switzerland, for services to football governancePania Tyson-Nathan, MNZM, JP, Titahi Bay, Porirua, for services to Māori and businessKnights companion (KNZM)Dr Scott Duncan Macfarlane, Greenlane, Auckland, for services to healthRight Hon Trevor Colin Mallard, Dublin, for services as a member of Parliament and as Speaker of the House of RepresentativesIan Barry Mune, OBE, Kumeu, for services to film, television and theatreCompanions (CNZM)Professor Brian Joseph Anderson, Mt Eden, Auckland, for services to paediatrics and anaesthesiaDr Vanessa Shona Beavis, St Heliers, Auckland, for services to anaesthesiaDavid Kenrick Beeche, Remuera, Auckland, for services to sports administrationProfessor Timothy Clinton Bell, Shirley, Christchurch, for services to computer science educationJohn Donald Brakenridge, Ohoka, for services to the New Zealand food and fibre sectors and the merino industryProfessor Graeme Mervyn Bydder, Altrincham, UK, for services to medical imagingPhilip Maxwell Cheshire, Freemans Bay, Auckland, for services to architectureClive Ernest Fugill, Pukehangi, Rotorua, for services to Māori artDale Mary Adeline Garratt, Albany Heights, Auckland, for services to Christian music productionDavid Reginald Garratt, Albany Heights, Auckland, for services to Christian music productionClive David Hill, MNZM, Welbourn, New Plymouth, for services to literature, particularly children’s literatureYolanda Lou-Anne Wisewitch Soryl, St Albans, Christchurch, for services to literacy educationDr Kevin Edward Trenberth, Rothesay Bay, Auckland, for services to geophysicsJo-anne Edna Mary Wilkinson (Lady Dingle), MNZM, Rosedale, Auckland, for services to youthJames Ross Wilson, Mt Victoria, Wellington, for services to the trade union movement and workplace safetyDr Johanna Julene Wood, Palmerston North, for services to football governanceOfficers (ONZM)Associate Professor James Gregory Anson, Westmere, Auckland, for services to exercise sciences and neuroscienceSusan Battye, Pt Chevalier, Auckland, for services to performing arts educationProfessor Francis Harry Bloomfield, Mt Eden, Auckland, for services to neonatologyEreti Taetuha Brown, QSM, Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland, for services to Māori and early childhood educationRichard Waldron Bunton, Roslyn, Dunedin, for services as a cardiac surgeonSteven George Campbell, Torbay, Auckland, for services to Search and RescueDr Rosemary Beatrice Cathcart, QSM, Lynmore, Rotorua, for services to gifted childrenDr Cherie Maria Chu-Fuluifaga, Waikanae, for services to educationValerie Ann Deakin, Oakura, for services to danceBarbara Helen Dreaver, Te Atatu Peninsula, Auckland, for services to investigative journalism and Pacific communitiesDr Graeme Peter Elliott, Moana, Nelson, for services to wildlife conservationPhilip Douglas Gifford, Three Kings, Auckland, for services to broadcasting and sports journalismTheodora Mary Gotz, Māngere, Auckland, for services to gymnasticsAnthony Trevor Gray, Havelock North, Hastings, for services to accounting and Māori businessDetective Inspector Craig James Hamilton, for services to the New Zealand Police and the communityRosemary Alice Henderson, Avonhead, Christchurch, for services to social work and healthRobert George Holding, Auckland Central, for services to Pacific literature and businessAssociate Professor Tristram Richard Ingham, Karori, Wellington, for services to the disability communityEmeritus Professor Edith Marion Jones, Northpark, Auckland, for services to educationMarie Carmel Celebrado Lindaya, Nelson South, for services to multicultural communitiesFrank Lindsay, Johnsonville, Wellington, for services to the apiculture industryNorah Elizabeth Matthews, Beach Haven, Auckland, for services to curlingHamish John McCrostie, Havelock North, for services to outdoor recreation and Search and RescueJames Robert Morris, Hikurangi, for services to table tennisDr Hana Merenea O’Regan, Mairehau, Christchurch, for services to educationDr Anneliese Ruth Parkin, Kelburn, Wellington, for services to the Public ServiceJane Frances Patterson, MNZM, Ponsonby, Auckland, for services to sports administrationKevin Frank Pivac, Te Atatu South, Auckland, for services to the deaf rugby communityMary Jane Rivers, Ōtaki, for services to community-led development, governance and educationDr Caroline Seelig, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, for services to educationTania Joy Te Rangingangana Simpson, Matangi, Hamilton, for services to governance and MāoriDr Simon Snook, Carterton, for services to reproductive healthLarnce Joseph Wichman, Redwoodtown, Blenheim, for services to the seafood industry and marine conservationRosemary Dawn Wilkinson, Lyall Bay, Wellington, for services to the blind and vision-impaired communityMajor General Evan George Williams, for services to the New Zealand Defence ForceEmeritus

Fox News published this video item, entitled “We are in ‘uncharted territory,’ legal expert warns” – below is their description. Fox News legal editor Kerri Kupec Urbahn joined ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the fallout surrounding Maine’s decision to remove Trump from the ballot and why she believes the Supreme Court must intervene. Fox News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.