Graham Garnett, 66, intended to return on December 30. Photo: Supplied / NZ PoliceSections of Kahurangi National Park in the upper South Island will be closed while rescue teams use radar technology to search for a tramper who has gone missing in the area. Graham Garnett, 66, was expected to return from a tramp in the Baton/Ellis River area on December 30, but has not. Sergeant Jonny Evans said police would be using a radar tomorrow, and has asked the public to steer clear of the search areas. Further south, police are also still looking for 20-year-old Connor Purvis, who has not been seen since he went to climb Mt Huxley on Tuesday last week.

Millie Elder-Holmes has confirmed her relationship with the Māori Queen's brother Korotangi Paki on social media. Paki was recently spotted at the opening of Koroneihana 2025, where he appeared with a new, full-face tā moko with the Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā wai hono I te pō. In 2014, Paki was convicted of drink-driving after initially being discharged at Auckland District Court on charges of burglary, theft and drink-driving. Korotangi Paki was convicted at the Auckland District Court in 2014 of drink-driving. He was sentenced at Hamilton District Court and received 100 hours community work and 18 months of intensive supervision after pleading guilty to one charge of assault with intent to injure.

A Christchurch street was cordoned off on Monday morning after the bomb squad was called to an "item of concern". A police spokesperson said officers were sent to St Barnabas Lane in Fendalton about 8.45am. It is understood the item found was a hand grenade. "There is not believed to be any immediate threat or danger," the spokesperson said. The NZ Defence Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad (EOD) attended the incident.

Photo: Supplied / LDRAn environmental group calling for control of parchment worm in the Marlborough Sounds has criticised the Marlborough District Council for years of inaction. Chairman Tim Healy said the parchment worm had been devastating for sounds marine life. The council's principal coastal scientist, Oliver Wade, said the parchment worm was overtaking the habitats and food supply of the Galeolaria tubeworm. A sampling of scallops from the sound could not definitively link the dying scallops to the spread of parchment worm. When the presence of the Hauraki worm variant was confirmed in the Marlborough Sounds, the council was advised not to conduct pest control measures.

Evacuated workers congregate outside Quality Foods Southland in Invercargill. Photo: Toni McDonaldWorkers have been evacuated following a fire at a commercial building in Invercargill. Firefighters are still at the scene at Quality Foods Southland in Baker St, Rockdale. Firefighters are also currently responding to a ‘‘well-involved hedge and shed’’ fire in Invercargill. The spokeswoman said initially 8 metres of shelterbelt was ablaze, but it had since spread to a 10m x 10m shed.

Emergency services are in attendance at a truck crash in Stillwater, Auckland. Sign in hereAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. One person in serious condition after truck hits wall in Stillwater, AucklandEmergency services are in attendance at a truck crash in Stillwater, Auckland. One person is in a serious condition after a truck collided with a wall in the north Auckland suburb of Stillwater. Emergency services were called to a crash on Jackson Way just after 3pm, police said.

Two men were out on a fishing and diving trip south of Milford Sound when they got into trouble. File photo: ODTPolice are praising a boatie and his crew who rescued two men stranded in a remote area of Fiordland after hearing their call for help over radio. Police say the rescue at the weekend serves as a reminder to be prepared when heading out on the water. Search and Rescue coordinator Sergeant Dougall Henderson, of Invercargill, said the two men were out on a fishing and diving trip south of Milford Sound when their 6.4m recreational boat "failed" on Saturday night, leaving them stranded. The pair were able to use their iPhone satellite emergency text system to message for help.

Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, in an Instagram post from exile in Spain, said Maduro’s capture was “an important step, but not enough” to return the crisis-hit nation to normal. Donald Trump (left) says the US will “run” Venezuela after its President Nicolas Maduro was flown to New York to face narcotrafficking charges. Photo / AFPVenezuelans braced for the political aftermath of the raid, in which US commandos swooped in on helicopters, backed by fighter jets and naval forces, to capture Maduro. Who will run Venezuela? As news of Maduro’s capture rippled out, exiled Venezuelans waved flags and celebrated in plazas from Madrid to Santiago.

Police are conducting a scene examination on Karangahape Road after a large fight took place in the early hours of the morning. Police seek public’s help to identify men involved in mass brawl on Karangahape RdPolice have released images of two men wanted in connection with a 50-person brawl last weekend. The series of assaults took place in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 28, around Karangahape Rd in central Auckland. Newly-published photos show two young men who police would like to speak to about the incidents, Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Greaves said. “One male is wearing black pants, a blue and black Hunting and Fishing jacket and a black cap with white writing.

“Many have tried to extract rubisco protein in the past, but nobody has got this far,” she says. A discovery to emerge from that work is Leaft Blade – a performance fuel shot combining the rubisco protein with other macronutrients in a liquid form that’s rapidly digested. So the environmental footprint of producing the rubisco protein is far lower than from meat or dairy,” Leyland-Penno says. About six months ago, the company tried Leaft Blade with a woman who wasn’t an elite athlete, who struggled with low iron levels. Olympic kayaker Lucy Matehaere started taking Leaft Blade after the Paris Olympic Games, struggling to get enough protein to fuel her intense training.

Photo: Evie SinclairOne person has died following a crash in Wānaka on Monday morning. Police confirmed this afternoon that the crash on Roche St was fatal and the person died at the scene. A police spokesperson earlier said the single-vehicle crash in Roche St was reported about 10.45am. "We have extricated the person out from underneath the vehicle." A Hato Hone St John spokeswoman said two ambulances, one operations manager and one helicopter responded to the scene.

NZ Herald Morning News Update | Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela, search for missing tramper | Monday, January 05. Video / NZ HeraldMetService forecast: Heat returns as NZ set for one of summer’s warmest, driest weeksA spell of golden weather is finally on the way for Kiwis as one of this summer’s warmest and driest weeks arrives and pushes temperatures past 30C. After heavy rain, wind and thunderstorms upended many people’s plans of beach-filled New Year’s breaks, the first full week of January is looking calmer as a high-pressure system stretches over both islands. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane told the Herald the wild weather that battered New Zealand over the past week has since moved eastwards away from the country. “Eastern parts of the country in particular are in for a warm week.

While Brown didn’t know who the attackers were, he said they were “criminals” exploiting people’s personal information for their financial gain. Earlier on Monday, Brown announced he had asked the Ministry of Health to start a review of the incident before the end of the month. He said the review should assess the cause of the breach, review the adequacy of the data protections that were in place and consider the response to the incident. Brown said that under the Privacy Act, ManageMyHealth was responsible for keeping the data it held secure. This ransom post screenshot in relation to the ManageMyHealth data breach is from a popular hacking forum.

She said a person was “trapped under a vehicle” and firefighters “extricated” them and assisted St John paramedics at the scene. It is unclear whether the incident happened on the road or on a private property. A Hato Hone St John spokesperson confirmed two ambulances, one operations manager and one helicopter responded to the scene. An hour before the fatal incident, a person was killed in a crash near Te Poi. The two-vehicle crash happened on State Highway 24/Tauranga Rd and was reported to emergency services at 9.45am.

Kane Watson’s grieving partner has welcomed their second baby into the world, Zire-Kane (inset) – a day after what would have been his 29th birthday. Kane Watson was killed when a sand dune collapsed on him at Muriwai Beach. She also took a photo of Watson as he dug in a sand dune. Jasmine Cooke has been left heartbroken after the death of her partner Kane Watson after a sand dune collapsed on him at Muriwai Beach. “So, I walked back down to the bottom of the sand dune and just as I got back down to the bottom of it, my 10-year-old sister yells out, ‘Kane’s buried’.