The black 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 was impounded. Photo: NZ PoliceA 63-year-old Southland man has been busted for allegedly doing burnouts and driving at "ridiculously dangerous speed" in his $160k American muscle car. The man is also alleged to have taken passengers for a spin in his black 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 during the high-speed spree in Edendale. Police have now seized the $160,000 Corvette and banned the driver for 28 days after executing a search warrant. The incident unfolded on Christmas Eve when police received multiple reports from the public about a black sports car speeding.

It isn’t clear what type of surgery the Foreign Minister had, but this isn’t the first time he’s had surgery while in office. In 2020 he had keyhole surgery after being hit by symptoms of food poisoning, while a “serious” 2019 surgery kept him away from Parliament for four weeks. Winston Peters told Newstalk ZB he is still recovering from a pre-Christmas surgery. New Zealand First Party leader Winston Peters said he doesn't want to be falling off horses after a surgery in December. “And then I see Warren Buffett still bouncing around, running one of the finest funds in the world.

“I’m going to confront these lies, they’re horrible,” Busfield says in the video. And I’m going to fight it. I’m going to fight it with a great team, and I’m going to be exonerated. The star, 68, allegedly told the kids to call him “Uncle Tim” and tickled them on their stomach and legs, per the warrant filed by Albuquerque police on January 4. Hospital staff reportedly told the responding officers that it appeared the children had been groomed.

Photo: SuppliedA young driver has died in a fiery crash after being seen dangerously driving in Hamurana, north of Rotorua. The silver Lexus, with the driver and two young passengers inside, was reportedly seen cutting people off and being driven at 80kmh over the speed limit on Tuesday. "Their actions were courageous and saved lives of the trapped passengers." The passengers were taken to hospital in a serious condition, while the young driver was found dead at the scene. He asked for anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage of the silver Lexus sedan, carrying the registration DZS7, to contact police.

Photo: RNZWorkers are arriving in Queenstown and leaving within weeks because the cost of living is too high, recruiters and unions say. And we did not necessarily find Queenstown to have higher wages, just higher prices," she said. Data from Infometrics showed across the board, the average Queenstown worker earned $69,788 - 12 percent below the New Zealand average. Workers in, workers outEdmunds said he was not holding out hope for employers to pay their workers more. Edmunds said Queenstown had always been expensive place to live - but it should not just be a playground for the ultra-rich, he said.

Asked about this by the Otago Daily Times yesterday, Cr Ong said his Facebook statement was "self-explanatory". In that statement, Cr Ong said Cr Chambers had made "discriminatory remarks against our South Asian community" at a meeting on December 12. Cr Ong said he had "a chance private conversation" with Cr Chambers afterwards "where I sought to assist him to understand why his discriminatory remarks were wrong". Cr Russell Lund said last month Cr Ong spoke to him "immediately after his confrontation with Cr Chambers in the carpark" and Cr Ong was distressed by Cr Chambers’ alleged conduct. Cr Ong wanted Cr Chambers to apologise.

Ryenna Wapiti owners Jesse and Tracey Saunders are holding their inaugural open day on-farm near Winton today. Up to 20 wapiti bulls would be offered by private treaty at their Ryenna Wapiti on-farm open day in Dunearn, northwest of Winton. He was targeting selling his bulls to red deer farmers, who could use their bulls as a terminal sire. Mrs Saunders said a reason for launching the open day now was because Tikana Wapiti owners Dave Lawrence and Donna Day were no longer holding a sale. Ryenna Wapiti won three prizes at the 2025 National Velvet and Trophy Antler Competition in Invercargill last month.

The 18-year old Elliott, who was being coached by the legendary Percy Cerutty, had run 4:06.0 for the mile on this day at Olympic Park to break fellow Australian Ron Clarke’s unofficial World Junior record by .8s. Elliott went on to set World Records in the 1500 and mile and win the gold medal in the 1500-meters at the 1960 Olympics, and is considered one of the greatest milers in history. Cerutty had predicted 2-years earlier that Elliott would become a world record holder, but the youngster’s career suffered a temporary setback in a freak accident in late 1955 when a piano crushed his foot! Among the athletes who have participated in the meet are Cheryl Toussaint, Diane Dixon, Sandra Farmer-Patrick, and Dalilah Muhammad. 1979–Maryland sophomore Renaldo Nehemiah ran 7.02 to break his own World Record in the 60-yard hurdles at the CYO meet in College Park,Md.

Former Clutha district mayor Juno Hayes at his Milton home, shortly before receiving his ONZM aged 70, in 2014. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSONFamily, friends and fellow political figures have paid tribute to former Clutha district mayor Cyril Edwin "Juno" Hayes following his death on Monday. Mr Hayes died at the Otago Hospice following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, he turned 82 last month. Younger brother Sir Richard "Hannibal" Hayes, told the Otago Daily Times yesterday his brother was a man "not easily replaced". After the Clutha District Council was formed, he was deputy mayor for nine years, before becoming mayor for 12 years.

A man was also found dead at the Waitārere Beach Rd address, and the police were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident. Horowhenua Mayor Bernie Wanden told the Herald police were responding to a “tragic family incident”. Police say the Waitārere Beach shooting is an isolated 'family incident'. Photo / Mark MitchellA local shopkeeper said he was familiar with the couple that lived at the Waitārere Beach Rd address, but he did not know them personally. Wellington man Wal is visiting Waitārere Beach and said the shooting was “bizarre - it’s supposedly a quiet little town”.

One of the world’s most impressive fighter jets has been confirmed for its first visit to New Zealand for Warbirds Over Wanaka this Easter. Event general manager Ed Taylor said having the USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team performing on all three days of the airshow was a real coup. Warbirds over Wanaka general manager Ed Taylor is over the moon about the USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team taking part in this year’s show over Easter weekend. Two Raptors would make the trip to New Zealand and would operate out of Christchurch International Airport, he said. At a cost of more than $NZ200 million each, the Raptor is the only US-built fighter not sold to other countries.

A section of Union Rd near Pegler Dr in Howick has been cordoned off by police after a person was found critically injured on the roadside and rushed to hospital. A section of Union Rd near Pegler Dr in Howick has been cordoned off by police after a person was found critically injured on the roadside and rushed to hospital. A person has been found badly hurt on the side of the road in the Auckland suburb of Howick overnight, the Herald understands. Police cordoned off a section of Union Rd, near Pegler Drive, overnight. A St John spokesman said the service was called to a reported medical incident on Union Rd at 10.40pm, sending an ambulance and a rapid response vehicle.

Photo: RNZHorowhenua's mayor says a shooting overnight that left a person dead and three critically hurt was a family harm incident. Police were called to a Waitārere Beach address near Levin at about 12.40am today. "Another young person who was at the address is physically unharmed and they are being given wrap-around support," Grantham said. Horowhenua Mayor Bernie Wanden told RNZ it was a family harm incident and described the shooting as tragic. "As far as I am aware, it is only family members that have been involved in this incident," he said.

I get nervous seeing the headlines about the rise in colorectal cancer cases. Those traditional risk factors are still important, but they are not what’s driving the conversation today. All five of the habits listed below are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer among younger people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. On the flip side, the nutrient in our diet that protects against colorectal cancer that’s notoriously low in ultra-processed foods? For every 10 grams of fiber you eat per day — about the amount in a cup of beans — there’s a 10 percent lower risk of colorectal cancer.

Youths harass a sea lion at Smaills Beach on Monday evening. Smoking cigarettes and clutching bottles, the group were "getting up in the sea lion’s space" and "disturbing it and then trying to run away". This is the second time within a week a member of the Dunedin public has recorded a close encounter with a sea lion. Over the weekend, female sea lion Mika entered St Kilda shop Takeaways on Marlow and stayed for about half an hour. Doc ranger Moss Thompson managed to de-escalate the situation and lead the sea lion out of the premises by banging a pot and using wooden shields to guide her outside and away from the shop.