Bondi beach hero Ahmed al Ahmed was acknowledged as part of a tribute in Sydney before the final Ashes test began. Among them were intensive care paramedics, doctors from Royal Prince Alfred and St Vincent's hospitals, lifesavers and local police, several of whom assisted while off duty. Star Australian players Alex Carey and Cameron Green applauded Ahmed and Dadon as they walked by, clearly aware Sunday's biggest heroes weren't those in cricket whites. "Thank you everybody, thank you for sharing our gratitude for the incredible service that these individuals and many others provided," the ground announcer said as applause rang out around the stadium. After both anthems, Ahmed, Dadon and the first responders were greeted by New South Wales' Sports minister Steve Kamper and Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg.

Steph Roughan of Patchwork Architecture designed this house, which won a regional 2025 award from the NZ Institute of Architects. Additions and alterations at this house in Berhampore, Wellington, won a 2025 regional NZ Institute of Architects' award. Popadich House won a 2025 NZ Institute of Architects Award. Interior of the Popadich House, which won a Te Kāhu Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects' 2025 regional award. Additions and alterations at this house in Berhampore, Wellington, won a 2025 regional NZ Institute of Architects' award.

On New Year’s Eve, a resident contacted Auckland Council Noise Control. According to Lily, they were told not to continue calling emergency services because the situation was not considered an emergency. Lily told the Herald numerous calls and emails to Boutique Body Corporates Limited have gone unanswered. Another neighbour called police, who suggested contacting Auckland Council Noise Control. A video supplied to the Herald shows the complex with a loud alarm noise going off.

All up, 120mm fell in the 24 hours from 7am Saturday. “Rain starts to feel heavy when it’s more than 5mm an hour so to have 66mm in two hours is absolutely torrential,” Lyons said. “This sort of flooding has happened before, but if we keep getting weather events like this we need to look at what we can do to prevent it. Lyons said the weather would get considerably more settled heading into Monday, with sunny skies likely and some passing cloud. Lyons said the chance of thunderstorms reoccurring this week was looking very unlikely with the prevailing weather pattern.

“One worker was safely recovered yesterday, while specialist teams worked through the night to stabilise the site and access the second individual. “Tragically, that worker could not be saved.”He said the miner’s death was a tragedy and an investigation would be launched into the incident. “Mammoth Underground Coal Management Pty Ltd, as the coal mine operator, is providing its full co-operation and mining operations have been suspended until further notice,” a spokesman said. Police confirmed emergency services were called at about 3pm following reports of an industrial accident at a mine off Cooroorah Road in Blackwater. “RSHQ, along with emergency services and mines rescue, is responding to the incident,” an RSHQ spokesman said.

Alice Robinson competing in the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Saturday. Photo: Getty ImagesQueenstown skier Alice Robinson has failed to finish the first run of a giant slalom, on a course set by co-coach Nils Coberger, for the second race in a row. Meanwhile, Wānaka's Finley Melville Ives came second in his Freeski World Cup event in Calgary on Saturday. The 26-year-old reigning slalom world champion took her third World Cup win - after two slaloms last season - by setting the pace in the first run down Kranjska Gora's Podkoren piste. Scheib, with three wins and two second places in giant slalom so far this season, leads Rast in the standings by 119 points.

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Photo: Action Images via ReutersEngland's Luke Littler has thrashed Dutchman Gian van Veen to win the PDC World Darts title for the second successive year in front of a raucous Alexandra Palace crowd. The 18-year-old dropped the first set in the best-of-13-set showdown in London but hit back to stamp his authority on Van Veen, who had no answer to Littler's relentless scoring on Saturday. The 23-year-old Van Veen beat Anderson to reach his first world championship final and initially looked dangerous. Having come from behind in the first set to take it after Littler missed a double, Van Veen then went 2-0 ahead in the second set with checkouts of 145 and 127. Van Veen narrowly missed a 127 checkout that would have given him a two-set lead and that proved the turning point as his dream of emulating former Dutch champions Michael van Gerwen and Raymond van Barneveld evaporated.

PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONA man is to appear in a Dunedin court after an assault on three people at a Central Otago campsite, police say. Sergeant Regan Price, of Cromwell, said in a statement a fight took place at the Champagne Gully camping area about 10pm on Friday. Police want to speak to anyone at the campsite in the Cromwell Gorge, to people who saw the incident and who have information or footage, he said. Contact police through 105 either online or over the phone using reference number 260103/2900. A 33-year-old would appear in the Dunedin District Court tomorrow charged with assault, Sgt Price said.

In Peru's capital Lima, dozens of Venezuelans gathered, many wrapped in their country's flag, to mark Maduro's deposition. President Donald Trump did not provide specific answers to repeated questions from reporters about how the US would run Venezuela. US President Donald Trump on Saturday promised to put Venezuela under American control for now, including by deploying American forces if necessary. Trump did not provide specific answers to repeated questions from reporters about how the US would run Venezuela. Trump said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had been in touch with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez - Maduro’s presumptive successor.

Littler becomes just the fourth back-to-back Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) champion alongside Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson. Photo / PDCBoth players missed multiple darts to claim the opening set, before van Veen pinged double four to hold throw. His new ranking means he’s now the top-ranked Dutch player in the world, surpassing van Gerwen who had held the title since 2012. “He played phenomenal,” van Veen told Sky Sport. “He’s a fantastic player which is why he’s world number one by a margin now.

NZ Herald Morning News Update | US forces capture Venezuela's leader and managers of Swiss Bar placed under criminal investigation. Video / NZ HeraldAn Otago man whose ute was stolen with his dogs still inside says he hopes the burglar has given the dogs water. Jacob Nolan said he had stopped in at a friend’s house in Ōmakau around 1pm yesterday to wish him a happy new year when the incident occurred. “I pulled up there and I turned the truck off, took the keys out and put them in the cupholder as I always do,” he said. “I went inside and before I even sat down, old mate was in the truck and gone.”Nolan said he was confused as he watched the burglar enter the vehicle and start the car.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters. Photo: ODT filesForeign Minister Winston Peters has made the government's first statement following the US military action against Venezuela, saying New Zealand is "concerned". "New Zealand is concerned by and actively monitoring developments in Venezuela and expects all parties to act in accordance with international law," Peters said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), using the official Minister of Foreign Affairs account. The military action comes after months of accusations from the Trump administration that Venezuela has been shipping narcotics into the US, but Trump has made no secret of his desire to access Venezuela's natural reserves. In theory, Gillespie said it appeared the US military action was unlawful.

One aspect that became clearer was the White House’s motivation, with Trump indicating regime change and Venezuela’s oil riches were the major goals. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro onboard the USS Iwo Jima after the US military captured him, according to US President Donald Trump. Smoke billowing over Caracas after a series of explosions as part of a US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Madruo. Maduro – in power since 2013 after taking over from leftist mentor Hugo Chavez – long accused Trump of seeking regime change in order to control Venezuela’s oil reserves. Trump has offered several justifications for the aggressive policy towards Venezuela, at times stressing illegal migration, narcotics-trafficking and the country’s oil industry.

If you are in Auckland or Wellington, the current property market slump is one of the worst in New Zealand’s history. The REINZ house price index, which came out on Thursday, fell by 0.5% in seasonally adjusted terms in July. A decade ago, when house price rises were in overdrive, the RBNZ ran stress tests that looked at the impact of house price falls of both 20% and 30% on the banking system. We are clearly, as the RBNZ and many others (including myself) warned, overly reliant on the property market to bolster our economic growth. The idea of an extended property sector downturn that helps revitalise the productive is nice in theory.