A gondola cabin lies in snow after crashing at a ski resort in Engelberg. Photo: Polizei Nidwalden via ReutersOne person has died after a cable car cabin at a Swiss ski resort crashed down a snowy mountainside during strong winds. The individual, whose identity was not disclosed, was the only person in the gondola, police said. A helicopter had been dispatched to the scene in the ski resort of Engelberg in central Switzerland, air-rescue service Rega said. The gondola service is normally suspended when winds climb above 60km/h.

Lake Manapouri. File photo: STEPHEN JAQUIERYPolice searching for a man who fell overboard in Lake Manapouri have recovered a body this morning. While formal identification is yet to take place, police believe it is likely to be the man who went missing on Saturday about 1km offshore in Lake Manapouri. The victim is believed to be a 43-year-old Gore man. Police Search and Rescue and the Police Dive Squad, with assistance from the Royal New Zealand Navy have conducted extensive searches of the lake and surrounding areas over the past few days.

PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYA pay cut could be coming for embattled Dunedin councillor Benedict Ong, while he also faces code of conduct proceedings. She also said Cr Ong had been extremely disrespectful to herself, such as talking over her and walking out when she was speaking to him. Last year, Cr Ong lodged a complaint against Cr Chambers for "discriminatory remarks", but this was found to be without substance. As the ODT reported last week, independent investigator Steph Dyhrberg found Cr Ong to be in serious breach of the council's code of conduct. She regarded his attempt to discredit the staff member as a witness in a code of conduct process as particularly egregious.

Photos from the Botany office in East Auckland show multiple US flags propped up along the entrance, with a large poster of Trump alongside an image of Luxon, while a sign on the front lawn reads: “Trump war minerals HQ”. A sign outside Christopher Luxon's electorate office reads "Trump war minerals HQ" alongside an image depicting an American bald eagle with a Kiwi in its claws. Greenpeace Aotearoa campaigner Juressa Lee said any minerals deal would not only lead to environmental destruction, but also make New Zealand complicit in Trump’s war-mongering. “We know a minerals deal would be bad for the land and sea of Aotearoa. “We’re calling on Luxon to say no to a minerals deal with Trump.

A gondola cabin detached from its cable at the Engelberg-Titlis ski resort in central Switzerland, killing its passenger, according to the cantonal police. One killed as cable car plunges down Swiss mountainsideA gondola cabin detached from its cable at the Engelberg-Titlis ski resort in central Switzerland, killing its passenger, according to the cantonal police. Photo / Kantonspolizei Nidwalden, AFPOne person has been killed after a cable car suddenly detached amid strong winds and plunged down a snowy slope at a Swiss Alpine ski resort, police said. The incident happened at the Engelberg-Titlis ski resort, high up in the Alps in central Switzerland. This person sustained fatal injuries,” Senad Sakic, with the regional police in Nidwalden canton, told reporters.

During Covid, we purchased health, stability and comfort and sent the invoice to children who had no vote, no voice and no choice. It is a mathematical reality that New Zealand cannot afford the current superannuation structure. Under current settings, it is projected to rise to around 8% by 2065. Universal superannuation will always mean that some individuals contribute more than they receive, while others receive more than they contribute. Preserving current superannuation settings without serious reform elsewhere places the burden on those still working and those not yet born.

“Every time we go to that restaurant that’s the one thing I have to have,” McIlroy said. “Then my favourite part of the menu is you get access to the wonderful wine cellar at Augusta National,” McIlroy said. “It would be pretty presumptuous to have a menu in your head before you actually win the tournament,” McIlroy said. “I know I get to go back to the Masters for the rest of my life,” McIlroy said. “I’m really excited to get to the week of the Masters and defend,” McIlroy said.

Stalked is a three-part documentary series that will screen in New Zealand soon. It focusses on three women who were targeted and abused by stalker men. Video / Neon NZ and Sky NZ

Members of the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed to hold emergency reserves equal to at least 90 days of oil imports. Ministers say total supply is higher by including in the reserves fuel on ships bound for New Zealand. New Zealand may discover our emergency oil reserves exist mostly on paper. Japan and South Korea both maintain very large domestic oil reserves, far beyond New Zealand’s. Among developed countries, only Canada – an oil exporter – and New Zealand lack significant domestic strategic oil reserves.

A plane slid off the runway in Christchurch. Photo: Supplied / JJ GreenA Jetstar plane swerved off the runway after landing at Christchurch because the pilot accidentally put the thrust lever on to full power causing the plane to accelerate, investigators say. Passengers aboard the Airbus A320 plane travelling from Auckland reported a bumpy and "frightening" landing on 31 May 2024, although no one was injured. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC)'s report out on Thursday put the accident down to pilot error but also a lack of proper training from Jetstar. "The crew did a great job of landing the plane, had they stopped and then been towed off there would've been no issues," she said.

Photo: ODT filesA would-be penguin rescuer needed rescuing as the incoming tide caught them unawares in the Catlins yesterday. Mr Shute said the man, who was visiting the area, appeared to be attempting to rescue a yellow-eyed penguin from incoming waters when he became trapped himself. "He had been trying to rescue a penguin when the tide came in and caught him unawares. "Some of the sand has been washed away round that part of the beach, so it can catch people out. "We were doing a fundraiser for SAR just round the corner, so it was probably the quickest callout we’ve done.

Gore’s Resthaven retirement village is set to change owners. PHOTO: GEMMA SINCLAIRAfter more than 70 years’ ownership, Presbyterian Support Southland (PSS) is poised to sell its Gore retirement village Resthaven. PSS has confirmed a conditional sale and purchase agreement has been signed for the transfer of ownership of its Resthaven facility, which includes Hokonui House and the retirement village. Resthaven has been housing the elderly since 1954, when it opened in a two-storey house on the corner of Crombie St and Gore’s main street. The 60-bed care home facility provides rest-home and hospital-level care, and the retirement village consists of 23 dwellings.

Photo: suppliedStewart Island-Rakiura residents are bracing themselves for a surge in power prices, or losing power altogether, as rising fuel costs threaten to hit the island’s diesel-generated electricity system. Residents were being charged about 84c a unit for their power, but he did not want to speculate on how prices would change, he said. "While [the electricity supply authority] does have reserves, this is not specifically held as a buffer for fuel prices. However, Cr Spraggon said rising fuel prices were not just hitting residents via the power meter. If the island’s fuel supply ran dry, it would also affect the wastewater system.

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Luna Bakehouse: "End of an era"Boutique bakery Luna Bakehouse, recently rebranded as Luna All Day, owes at least $815,961 to creditors, a first liquidators' report shows. It comes six weeks after Inland Revenue applied for the bakery to be put into liquidation on February 3 – and eight months after a previous application made back in May 2025.Owned by Thi Linh Dan Nguyen and Mohammed Farhan Waniya, Luna Bakehouse was founded in late 2019 and by early 2025 had branches in Newmarket and Takapuna. It also briefly operated branches on Elliot St...