Many sport clubs risk being dissolved as deadline looms
Photo: RNZFewer than half of New Zealand's incorporated community sport organisations (ICSOs) have registered under new legislation, with the deadline just 13 weeks away. The New Zealand Amateur Sport Association said Companies Office data showed just under half of the around 7000 ICSOs were registered under the 2022 Incorporated Societies Act. Before re-registering, clubs have to rewrite their constitutions and include additional procedures like dispute resolution processes and submit it with the Registrar of Incorporated Societies. The registrar will reject it if it is non-compliant and clubs would have to start over again. Lawn and indoor bowls had achieved the greatest compliance, with around three-quarters of all clubs registered.
Source:Otago Daily Times
January 06, 2026 10:22 UTC
'Do not approach': Wanted man thought to be in Dunedin
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Caleb Lynn. Photo: NZ PolicePolice say a man wanted for aggravated robbery is thought to be in Dunedin, and they are urging people not to approach him. Police this evening said they were appealing for information on the whereabouts of Caleb Lynn, who is wanted over aggravated robbery and other offences. "Lynn is avoiding arrest and anyone who sees him is urged not to approach and call 111 immediately." They said he was thought to be in Dunedin and was easily recognisable owing to a distinctive ‘$’ tattoo on one side of his face and lettering tattooed on the other side.
Source:Otago Daily Times
January 06, 2026 10:12 UTC
Teen Death Triggers Warning Over Violent Online Content
Coroner Michael Robb ruled the death was self-inflicted, though the legal threshold for suicide was not met. “This avoidable death represents an example of the dangers of open internet access,” Robb said, using the case to highlight concerns around unrestricted online exposure for young people, Nadine Roberts of Stuff has reported. When he did not return that evening, a search was launched, as reported by Nadine Roberts of Stuff. Instead, the coroner identified a direct correlation between the teenager’s actions and a pattern of disturbing internet searches. “In reviewing (the teenager’s) internet searches, the officer identified multiple searches for pornography in connection with various acts of bondage or violence, extending to torture, and death,” as quoted by Stuff.
Source:Stuff
January 06, 2026 10:02 UTC
Charge to enter historic goldmining town
Kevin Marlow with the group of stakeholders who signed an MOU late last year. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMSIt will cost $40 for a car, truck or motorcycle to head in to a historic South Island goldmining ghost town from the end of this month - although Queenstown-Lakes residents can get an annual pass for $100. After a stakeholders’ meeting more than a year and a-half ago, Queenstown 4WD enthusiast Kevin Marlow was appointed by the Mahu Whenua Tracks Advisory Group to find a solution. The solution is a gateway, about 3km from Arrowtown, which vehicle users can pass through with a permit bought online. The Mahu Whenua Tracks Advisory Group is made of of representatives from the Shotover 4WD Club, Queenstown Trails Trust, Arrowtown Village Association, Queenstown’s council and pastoral lessee Soho Property Ltd.
Source:Otago Daily Times
January 06, 2026 09:59 UTC
EB Games proposes closing all NZ stores
EB Games is proposing to close its New Zealand stores. "This proposal includes the closure of all remaining EB Games New Zealand stores and the New Zealand Distribution Centre. EB Games is an Australian-based video game and pop culture merchandise retailer, owned by GameStop since 2005. It's uncertain how many jobs would be lost if the proposal went through and EB Games closed all its New Zealand stores. The company said there may be opportunities for New Zealand employees to relocate and take up work in the Australian EB Games operations.
Source:Otago Daily Times
January 06, 2026 09:44 UTC
'Not interested': Super City idea fails to stick
That is deputy mayor Brendan Shefford’s reaction to Selwyn being folded into a super city with Christchurch and the Waimakariri District. The idea was refloated by Christchurch City Council staff in a recent briefing to city councillors. We are also open to exploring a greater Christchurch unitary model (super city), but have not considered the boundaries of a super city." The idea of a super city is not new, with it last gaining traction from in 2023. She said a lot of community voice was lost in the transition to a super city.
Source:Otago Daily Times
January 06, 2026 09:24 UTC
Crooked Vultures Show Available To Stream
Crooked Vultures Show Available To StreamFull hour show for you to watchA one hour show by Them Crooked Vultures is currently available to watch online. The show was recorded for the Austin City Limits TV show in the US and is available to watch for free at the link below:CLICK HERE TO WATCHThem Crooked Vultures return to the UK in June when they play the Download Festival. The band have recently been speaking about their new album, with John Paul Jones revealing that the record could be with us by the end of the summer. Once we committed to it we worked as hard as a young band would, put the hours in. It's got to be good – we've got reputations to uphold more than anything else."
Source:Stuff
January 06, 2026 09:15 UTC
Central North Island shearer Simon Goss claims solo world record
Smith had shorn runs of 164, 142, 142, 141 and 142 when he set the record on July 26, 2016 at Trefranck, which he farms with wife Pippa in Cornwall, and where he watched the livestream. Heading Downunder later this month to represent England at the Golden Shears World Championships in Masterton on March 4-7, Smith said: “It was an amazing effort with the support of a very experienced team. The crew included contractor Rod Sutton, of Dannevirke-based Sutton Shearing, and who had similar drama when he broke the record with a last-seconds catch for a tally of 721 in a King Country woolshed in 2007. Alongside them were fellow multiple records-breaker Justin Bell, of Weber, and other world record breakers were present in numbers. Goss grew up near Kimbolton, in Manawatu, son of former Golden Shears Intermediate shearing champion Alan Goss and 2008 Golden Shears open woolhandling champion Ronny Goss.
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 06, 2026 09:14 UTC
'Found my wonderful': Childhood dream realised in ownership role
PHOTO: SUPPLIEDFor Tanya Dobson, stepping into the ownership role at New World Kaiapoi realised a dream she has had since she was five. You've done it!’’Tanya’s ownership story began in the aisles of PAKnSAVE Invercargill, the store her parents owned for over three decades. Growing up in their family's Invercargill store, Tanya and her brothers discovered their shared passion for grocery. When the opportunity at New World Kaiapoi came up, Tanya couldn’t believe it. The highlight of the move for Tanya has been her store team and the community.
Source:Otago Daily Times
January 06, 2026 09:08 UTC
Choppers join search for missing tramper
Graham Garnett failed to return from a tramp in the Baton/Ellis River area of Kahurangi National Park. Photo: NZ PolicePolice have expanded the search for a tramper missing in a South Island national park since the end of last year. Graham Garnett, 66, went tramping in the Baton/Ellis River area of Kahurangi National Park but failed to return by the expected date of December 30. Police Search and Rescue Sergeant Johnny Evans this afternoon said five helicopters joined the search today, including an Airforce NH90. Two specialist canyon teams searched the “steep” terrain with special equipment, while a field team looked across the search area.
Source:Otago Daily Times
January 06, 2026 08:46 UTC
The eight greatest holidays to book in 2026 – according to our travel writers
Photo / UnsplashThere aren’t many places where you can find a world-class travel experience that costs mere dollars. The Ella Odyssey train journey is a dedicated tourist train whose 155km takes roughly seven hours through the central city of Kandy to the small town of Ella. “It becomes meditative looking out at what seems endless, rolling tea fields and the maze-like patterns they create,” writes Caterina Hrysomallis. Photo / UnsplashIf you want to experience Taiwan beyond the tourist trail, consider attending some of its supernatural celebrations. Island hopping in Fiji is a perfect combination of adventurous travel within the serene and relaxing landscape of the Pacific.
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 06, 2026 08:19 UTC
Terminal lies: Inside ‘dying’ mum Nicola Flint’s elaborate, years-long alleged cancer con
Nicola Flint told friends she was dying, even showing them the spot where her ashes would be scattered. But former friends and some of Andrew Flint’s family were prepared to speak about the situation. There was nothing odd at all at the beginning.”Laura will never forget the moment she first heard about Flint’s “cancer”. “Some time later we sort of thought, ‘gosh, you know, for someone with stage four terminal cancer, she’s certainly looking very well’, “ she said. “When it hit the headlines, I emailed my brother … and he was just like ‘she’s really sick’ and ’she’s getting better care here’.
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 06, 2026 07:42 UTC
Christmas holiday road toll rises to eight after woman dies three days after State Highway 3 crash
“This is likely to have played a part in the success over these years.”The Christmas holiday period officially began at 4pm on December 24 and ran until 6am yesterday. The last death recorded over the period occurred during a single-vehicle crash on Puhinui Rd, Papatoetoe late Monday. On December 31, a person died in a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Orini Rd and McConnell Rd, in Orini, about 12.30am. Meanwhile, another road death was recorded on December 30 after a car plunged off SH2 into a bank in Tangoio, Hawke’s Bay. The first death over the holiday period was a man who was struck by a car on a Napier street on Boxing Day.
Source:New Zealand Herald
January 06, 2026 07:27 UTC
Fake admiral told police: ‘I’ve been expecting you’
A man fined £500 for illegally posing as a Royal Navy admiral at a Remembrance Sunday event told police: “I’ve been expecting you.”Jonathan Carley, 65, caused a backlash after wearing the uniform and medals of a high-ranking officer during a wreath-laying service in Llandudno, North Wales, on Nov 9. Gwyn Jones, the district judge, fined him £500 and ordered him to pay £85 towards the prosecution costs as well as a £200 surcharge. “It’s a sad reflection upon you that you chose to do such a thing on a very difficult day for so many,” he told Llandudno magistrates’ court on Monday. James Neary, prosecuting, said Carley wore medals for service in Iraq and Syria at the “well attended” Remembrance service and approached organisers to introduce himself. A photograph of Carley at the event went viral on social media, and when he was arrested on Nov 14, he told police: “I’ve been expecting you.”
Source:Stuff
January 06, 2026 05:36 UTC