Cleave HayThe board of Queenstown-Lakes’ oldest school, Glenorchy School, has called in a limited statutory manager (LSM). Education consultant Cleave Hay, of Dunedin, was subsequently appointed. In a newsletter to parents last month, Mr Hay said he had been assigned all functions, powers and duties of the board as an employer, to establish policies and procedures and to manage communication. As to how serious the situation was at Glenorchy School, Mr Hay said ‘‘I wouldn’t deem it high-risk’’. Glenorchy School, which dates back to 1911, is the only school at the head of the lake.

US authorities have released new details of a sexual assault allegation against Donald Trump in the middle of their war on Iran. The trio of interviews were previously flagged as missing from the Epstein files and were released on Thursday night after pressure on the White House. The documents mark the most explosive allegations to be published as part of the Epstein files to date. Her central allegation is that Mr Trump hit her after she bit his penis when he attempted to force her to perform oral sex on him, according to FBI summaries of her interviews with investigators. The woman’s allegations have not been verified and the FBI never brought charges related to her claims, some details of which appear outlandish.

The Royal NZ Navy's new ship, Aotearoa, was brought into service in 2020. But over time that led to degraded knowledge and patchy understanding among personnel of the ship’s fuel systems, the report said. It led to water getting into the Aotearoa’s cargo fuel, leading to contamination and then biological growth inside the tanks. It was while en route to Singapore, when cleaning its cargo fuel tanks ahead of docking, that the Navy effectively scuppered its own ship. The inquiry report later described the crew’s understanding as “deficient”.

“New Zealand water polo in general is a f***ing joke,” she once wrote on Instagram. Matters came to a head when four younger players were called to a meeting with four senior players. Senior players would allegedly move away from dining tables if the younger players tried to sit with them. We each have a passion for water polo, and it has been a significant part of our lives for years. “Upon arriving in NZ, Angie secured a role in sports management at Diocesan, where she led the school’s water polo.

Photo: RNZSenior government minister Louise Upston was duped by Gloriavale leaders on a visit to the West Coast Christian community and should resign, a leavers' lawyer says. Lawyer Dennis Gates, who has previously represented Gloriavale leavers, said Upston had been misled. "Minister Upston is completely naive about what's happening or is very poorly serviced by her department to the point I think she should resign," he said. "You've got one minister saying they're safe and another ministry saying they're not," he said. Government agencies were at Gloriavale working with the community on a regular basis, Upston said.

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Earlier this week, I moderated a session on “The US political landscape in the build-up to the midterms”. Historically, the party in the White House almost always loses seats in the midterms as campaign promises meet governing realities. The Supreme Court’s decision striking down the President’s preferred tariff mechanism has not, in practice, ended the tariff story. The political incentive is to keep tariffs as a flexible, populist tool, not to tie a president’s hands. Frankly, whether Christopher Luxon misspoke or not over Iran, and the latest abysmal poll results, hardly matters.

Photo: RNZ / Marika KhabaziBy Jo Moir of RNZPressure is mounting on the Prime Minister with a poll result putting National in the 20s. A new Taxpayers' Union Curia poll has National on 28.4 - down nearly 3 points from its poll last month. Luxon trips up on IranThe poll comes at the end of a week where Christopher Luxon struggled to communicate clearly on the Iran conflict. But those of us who are not in the National Party, on this matter, on the outside, it is not good, no," he told Ryan Bridge TODAY. "If that was the number National got on the actual election, that would not be an acceptable result.

Bruce Patton, left, Chenin Madden and Mike Ramsay with their gold medal hauls from the recent NZ Masters GamesThree Queenstowners each hauled in four golds at the recent New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin — Mike Ramsay, 75, Chenin Madden, 47, and Bruce Patton, 83. It was his first Masters Games for about 10 years ago when he also won gold medals. Competing in athletics in her 45-to-49 age category, Madden won golds in the 100m, 400m, 800m and long jump before tearing a hamstring in the 200m sprint. While winning gold was good, especially in front of her 12-year-old daughter, Madden says the biggest buzz was just the atmosphere — ‘‘you come away buzzing’’. Patton, meanwhile, won gold in his 80-to-84 age category in swimming, indoor rowing and cycling — he hadn’t competed in the latter for 26 years.

Kiwi rugby writer Richard Knowler has questioned NZ Rugby’s decision to allow new All Blacks coach Dave Rennie to remain in Japan until June. Rennie has been granted permission to continue coaching the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan Rugby League One until their season concludes. Should Kobe reach the final on 7 June, Rennie will remain in Japan until after the Super Rugby Pacific league stage is complete. “Rubbing shoulders with an All Blacks coach at Super Rugby fixtures has been a rite of passage for punters when entering the gates of New Zealand stadiums over the last three decades,” Knowler wrote on Stuff.co.nz. “They could look across the rows of fans and almost hear the cogs inside the minds of Scott Robertson, Ian Foster, Steve Hansen or Graham Henry whirring as they stared intently at the current, or potential, All Blacks.

Admittedly, Racing Bulls have not indicated what Lawson practised on Friday, with different tyres, fuel loads and aerodynamic setups available to its two drivers. “We had a decent day,” said Lawson. However, with Racing Bulls still learning about the capabilities and limitations of their new car, Lawson said Lindblad’s efforts on the first day in Melbourne would help both drivers before qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix. “It’s been a good day for the team, Arvid had a pretty strong day as well,” he said. “It’s great for us going into tomorrow, with what looks like a pretty strong package that’s had both of us working on it together.

Photo / Mark MitchellIt’s because this week Luxon has demonstrated how much he will struggle to campaign later this year. The conflict is likely to mean higher inflation, potentially higher interest rates, lower house prices and lower economic growth – a toxic cocktail of bad economic news. The Budget forecasts, which will be finalised next month for release in May, are likely to show, yet again, a worsening economic outlook. With that in mind, the fear isn’t just that things are bad or that they could get worse. In fact, it’s worse than that; in an economic sense, things will, very likely, get worse, and this week caucus clearly saw that Luxon will struggle to argue his way out of that corner.

The blaze caused extensive damage to Raviz Indian Eatery's kitchen, but fire crews stopped it before it could spread to the front of house and neighbouring businesses. “That’s our livelihood, and the livelihood for a few other staff as well.”Despite the damage, Singh said he hoped to be able to reopen the store in a couple of weeks. “[The Hobson St restaurant] was very successful pre-Covid, but after Covid, hospitality struggled a lot here,” he said. The fire broke out in Raviz Indian Eatery, situated in a block of shops on the corner of Hobson St and Victoria St West. Over time, Singh’s uncle expanded the business to the Cook Islands, Australia and India, with his nephew taking over the Hobson St store about two years ago.

“It didn’t feel real to me, and even now it feels surreal, I’ve been in shock all day,” she added. Douglas said the skeleton was clothed and had work boots on. “At least there’ll be some closure hopefully for a family, finding their loved one, hopefully,” she said. She said the trees are now about 30 metres tall, and that prompted her to start doing some weed control in the area. Police said they are in the very early stages of the investigation, and are unable to share any further information.

The camera on-board FV Emma Jane recorded images of a net being cut and a dead Hector's dolphin sinking to the sea floor. Photo: RNZ / Alison BallanceA small fine meted out to an Otago fisher who killed a Hector's dolphin then lied to officials, underscores the failure to protect endangered species a conservation group says. Māui and Hector's Dolphin Defenders uncovered the death of the dolphin - one of only about 40 left in the area - and fought through the courts to obtain the details. DOC said its only involvement in the case was to confirm the mammal in the camera footage was an endangered Hector's dolphin. The court did not impose any suppression orders and ordered the release of the information to Māui and Hector's Dolphin Defenders last month.