British boxer Anthony Joshua was injured in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two people, police say. A Nigeria traffic compliance agency has said that preliminary investigations showed the car involved in an accident in which former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua survived had a burst tyre before hitting a stationary truck. The British boxer was in a “stable condition” in hospital after the car accident that killed two close associates, his promoter said. Joshua, 36, was admitted at Lagos’ Duchess International Hospital, according to the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) in Ogun state, where the accident occurred. TRACE spokesman Babatunde Akinbiyi told AFP that “from the preliminary investigation that was conducted, definitely there was overspeeding on the part of the SUV Anthony Joshua was travelling in”.

Photo: Supplied/ Department of the Prime Minister and CabinetDame Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM):Here is the full list of everyone receiving a 2026 New Year Honour:DANESH-MEYER, Professor Helen Victoria, CNZM - for services to ophthalmologySHAW, Coral May - for services to public service, the judiciary and the communitySPOTSWOOD, Dorothy Myrtle - for services to philanthropyKnight Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM):DIXON, Scott Ronald Glyndwr, CNZM - for services to motorsportDRURY, Rodney Kenneth (Rod) - for services to business, the technology industry and philanthropyLE GROS, Professor Graham Stephen, CNZM - for services to medical sciencePARKIN, Christopher Wilton (Chris), CNZM - for services to philanthropy and the artsCompanions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM):BARCLAY, Gregor John (Greg) - for services to sports governanceBATEUP, Neil Frank, ONZM - for services to the rural sectorCOMER, Leith Pirika, QSO - for services to Māori, governance and educationDE VILLIERS, Professor Charl Johannes - for services to accountancyHAYWARD, Dr Bruce William, MNZM - for services to geology, particularly micropaleontologyLAWTON, Professor Beverley-Anne (Bev), ONZM - for services to women's healthMARTIN, Distinguished Professor Gaven John - for services to mathematics and educationMOUGHAN, Distinguished Professor Paul James - for services to scienceQUINN, Anthony Zan (Tony) - for services to motorsport and the communityROA, Professor Thomas Charles (Tom), JP - for services to Māori language and educationTAULELEI, Rachel Emere, MNZM - for services to business, Māori and governanceTROTT, Donald Stanley Mackintosh, ONZM, JP - for services to operaOfficers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM):ALLAN, Reverend Dr Patricia Ann - for services to survivors of abuseCARR, Graham - for services to the deer industry and the communityCORNER, Matthew David (David) - for services to people with intellectual and learning disabilitiesCOWAN, Christina (Chrissie) - for services to Māori, particularly blind and low vision peopleDAVIES, Brian Rex - for services to motorsportDIXON, Rodney Phillip Mathew (Rod) - for services to athleticsDOWNING, Lloyd Walker - for services to agriculture and governanceEGAN, Anthony Richard (Tony) - for services to the agricultural industry and the communityESPINER, Deborah Ann - for services to people with disabilities and educationGARDINER, Ian Donald - for services to the communications industry and mountain safetyGERMANN, Stewart Lloyd - for services to franchise lawGREENWOOD, Neville Charles - for services to the sheep industryHAMILTON, Judith Helen - for services to rowingHARMAN, Richard Michael Arthur - for services to journalism and broadcastingHART, Julie Anne - for services to women and victims of family violenceHARTNETT, Frances Margaret (Fran) - for services to people with disabilitiesHAZLEHURST, Sandra Glenis - for services to local governmentHETARAKA, Te Warihi Kokowai - for services to Māori and artHODDER, Jack Edward, KC - for services to the lawHOOPER, Shirley Gail - for services to netball and artistic swimmingHOTERENE, Waihoroi Paraone (Waihoroi Shortland) - for services to Māori and Māori language educationLLOYD, Lynley Elizabeth (Lyn) - for services to renal nutritionMACFARLANE, Andrew Webster (Andy) - for services to the deer industryMACLEOD, Professor Roderick Duncan (Rod), MNZM - for services to palliative careMILLER, James Bruce - for services to corporate governanceMOLLER, Lorraine Mary, MBE - for services to athleticsMUELLER, Professor Dr Jens Helmut Friedrich, MNZM - for services to educationPORTER, Suzanne Jane - for services to the arts and event managementPOTTER, Iain George - for services to sport and healthPOWELL, Tenby George Bolland, ED - for services to business, governance and humanitarian aidRITCHIE, Karen (Karen née Campbell) - for services to people with HIV/AIDS and Rainbow communitiesROBINSON, Cecilia Charlotte Louise - for services to business and womenSAEID, Dr Mohammad Arif (Arif) - for services to refugees and youthSMITH, Valerie Christine (Val) - for services to outdoor bowlsWRIGHT, Paul Bertram - for services to the real estate industry and philanthropyMembers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM:BURGESS, Kevin John - for services to governance, the community and sportCHISHOLM, Donna Elise - for services to journalismCLARKE, Eroni - for services to the Pacific community and rugbyCULLEN, Peter John - for services to law, governance and youthDIXON, Rosemary Helen - for services to schools debatingDRUMMOND, Roger Bruce Douglas - for services to rugby and MāoriDYNES, Dr Robyn Ann - for services to agricultural scienceEADE, Dr Lorraine Shirley (Lorr) - for services to Māori, governance and the communityEDGAR, Judene Louise, JP - for services to governance, local government and the communityEYNON-RICHARDS, Jane Frances, JP - for services to the communityFARRAR, Jade Carlo - for services to people with disabilities

German businesses were closed for Christmas on Thursday and Friday last week, and investigators suspect the gang may have spent the holidays and weekend inside, breaking open the deposit boxes. Police officers stand in front of the savings bank branch in the Buer district of Gelsenkirchen. A police spokesman told AFP that the break-in was “indeed very professionally executed”, likening it to the heist movie Ocean’s Eleven. Policemen and concerned customers stand outside the bank in Gelsenkirchen after a Christmas holiday break-in. The police spokesman said that “disgruntled customers” were outside the bank branch which did not open for security reasons, after threats had been made against the employees.

Drury credits Napier Boys’ High School teacher Bob McCaw for sparking his interest in technology in the early 1980s. “I got to take it home on the weekend and play with it, which was pretty cool,” Drury remembers. Drury - then a member of the Government's Flag Consideration Panel - during a public meeting at Baycourt in Tauranga in 2015. Now based in Queenstown, Drury stepped down as Xero CEO in 2018 and left the company’s board in 2023. He joined the Herald in 2018 and is the technology editor and a senior business writer.

Scott Dixon, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, has been knighted in the 2026 New Year Honours. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESScott Dixon has raced his way to a knighthood in the latest distinction of an illustrious motorsport career. Arguably New Zealand’s most successful modern motorsport champion, the IndyCar driver has been awarded a KNZM in this year’s New Year Honours. Outside of motorsport he is a regular supporter of various charities in New Zealand and internationally, particularly fundraising for children’s charities. He was awarded the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2009 New Year Honours, as well as being appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2019.

He has just raised the bar for the family again, becoming a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Sir Rod, 59 (Ngāi Tahu), has been recognised for services to business, the technology industry and philanthropy, but said the honour was yet to sink in. After graduating high school, Sir Rod moved to Wellington where he studied accounting and information systems at Victoria University. He also helped drive digitization initiatives such as online GST and the New Zealand Business Number. Sir Rod was also proud the culture he created within Xero had enabled the business to keep growing "and do what’s right for people in the business", citing its mental health advocacy as a prime example.

That left Dad’s father, Fred Clark, as the only surviving child in the family, as two other siblings had died very young. When my father reached school age, the public education system had not reached the then remote, back-country community where his family farmed. My grandparents valued education, and sent Dad and his older brother, Tom, to Auckland together to board at Mount Albert Grammar School. In 1987, Dad and Mum sold the family farm and moved to Waihī Beach. The gathering at the Waihī Beach RSA highlighted George Clark's experiences through significant historical events and his evolving political views, Helen Clark writes.

These days, everyone knows a vegetarian or a vegan in their family,” UVA president Manuel Alfredo Marti told AFP. In Argentina this year, monthly inflation has fluctuated between 1.5 and 3.7% while the annual rate stands at about 30%. Then the advent of curing and refrigerated shipping transformed the destiny of Argentine beef, turning it into a commodity in high demand globally. “Meat has always been, and remains, a lead character in Argentina’s story, an essential part of ‘being Argentine’,” said Pigna. The Argentine beef sector is also heartened by growth in international demand, said Breitschmitt, particularly in Asia.

However, Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay would be the place to be, the forecaster proclaimed. “There is a chance something may get over in southern Hawke’s Bay, but for the rest of the area, it should be quite nice.”Holden said showers were forecast for Coromandel for most of today. There is nothing particularly exciting for them, just a showery day.”In the South Island, Nelson and Tasman are forecast to see rain for most of the day. A heavy rain warning is in place for the Tasman District ranges, west of Motueka until 6am tomorrow. Peak rates of 10 to 20 mm/h expected Wednesday morning and again from Wednesday night.”New Year’s Eve cancellationsPalmerston North City Council has cancelled its New Year’s Eve event in The Square due to forecasted severe winds.

Joining Dixon and Drury are medical pioneer Sir Graham Le Gros, arts patron Sir Chris Parkin, world-leading eye specialist Dame Helen Danesh-Meyer, philanthropist Dame Dorothy Spotswood and Dame Coral Shaw. Dame Coral Shaw: A national reckoningThe abuse of an estimated 200,000 New Zealanders in state and faith-based care was a “national disgrace”. That was the central finding of the landmark, five-year Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in Care led by Shaw. Survivor advocate Kath Coster was among those who shared their stories with the inquiry led by Coral Shaw. Sir Scott Dixon: The speedsterNew Zealand's Scott Dixon is not only a hit with young fans but he supports them through charities like CanTeen and St Jude.

“My daughter [Anais] wears some of my gear and my eldest son Donovan will wear it, so I’ll kind of pass it on to them. “There’s some Stone Island jackets I wish I’d kept. I had one of the first ever reflector jackets, mine was blue, and the lads in the shop were like, ‘Have you still got that jacket? When they say it’s worth a fortune I get a little bit p***** off, I’m like, ‘F*** off, no way’. Gallagher said: “That’s just how we dressed, so we never spoke about it, never once.

The molecule developed by her and Kode Biotech coats cancer cells, making them targets for antibodies that all humans already have. "There will be no need for chemotherapy, no surgery, it is hugely disruptive technology and it could change a lot of lives." Dr Oliver is proud of the work she has done as a scientist, it was never her intention for her work to sit idle in a library. Dr Oliver kept her thesis certificate framed above the washing machine in the laundry, as a reminder of the path she chose. "We were a generation of women who weren’t expected to have careers and weren’t necessarily expected to keep working.

"It is humbling and really lovely to be recognised but it is the connection with people that really makes the community work. She is a life member of Hospice South Canterbury. She was a co-organiser of the South Canterbury Wine and Food Festival, a major hospice fundraiser. She wrote Loving Care, the history of the first 25 years of Hospice South Canterbury. Ms Angland is the author of the published histories of Presbyterian Support South Canterbury, Tennis South Canterbury and the Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury.

Salvation Army Greymouth major Gavin Baxter starts his walk from Bluff to Cape Reinga tomorrow to raise money for the Marching for Meals charity. Salvation Army major Gavin Baxter hopes his march across New Zealand, starting tomorrow, will not only raise awareness and funds for the Salvation Army foodbanks but also give people the tools to live with honour. Supporting Marching for Meals will see the 65-year-old Greymouth man, travel more than 2000km over six months, visiting Salvation Army centres and encouraging the communities with message along the way. All donations raised will go directly to replenishing the Salvation Army’s foodbanks nationwide, providing meals to whānau facing hardship post-holiday season. Mr Baxter had partnered with food company Real Meals, who were providing him with dehydrated meals.

Tony Quinn smiles after receiving an unexpected CNZM. PHOTO: SUPPLIEDTalk with Tony Quinn and family, contributing to society and quality public toilets dominate the chat. In New Zealand he developed and opened Highlands Motorsport Park, in Cromwell, in 2013. Two years later he acquired and upgraded Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and Taupō International Motorsport Park in 2021, revolutionising motorsport in the country. In 2021, he established the Tony Quinn Foundation and Hampton Downs New Zealand Racing Academy, nurturing young talent to succeed on the world stage.