New Zealand confectionery company RJ’s has confirmed it will no longer manufacture Jaffas, the iconic orange-coated chocolate sweets, citing declining sales.
The Levin-based sweetmaker confirmed to 1News today that the treat had been pulled.
“We are unfortunately unable to keep making Jaffas due to declining sales,” a company representative said.
“We know this will be disappointing news for many Kiwis and loyal Jaffas fans around New Zealand. Many of us have grown up enjoying the classic flavour combo of the crispy orange shell and smooth chocolate centre.
“However, there have sadly not been enough people buying Jaffas in recent times to support its continued ranging on shelves.”
Jaffas, known for their distinctive orange shell, have been an iconic treat for years.
The orange chocolate balls do not appear on the product page of the RJ’s website.
RJ’s said it was “extremely tough” to say goodbye to Jaffas but emphasised the company continued to innovate.
“We are committed to continuing to innovate across our extensive RJ’s range with delicious new products to excite and delight consumers.”
RJ’s took over manufacturing and production of Jaffas in 2018 after Mondelez International, then making Cadbury products, confirmed the closure of its Dunedin factory.
The spherical treat had already been quietly removed from supermarket shelves across the ditch in 2023, also citing declining sales.
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According to the farmers, the pipe network was originally scheduled to be upgraded in 2021, but never was."},{"_id":"Z53F2IRTVJA5DEOMP4E6JXQTKI","type":"text","content":"
Watercare says it had expedited repairs to the wastewater overflow."},{"_id":"3UENO7WXSFDHZNDJGETPFF6LNY","type":"text","content":"
Chief executive Jamie Sinclair told Morning Report it had to build a new wastewater treatment plant and pump station, but will make a short-term fix by September."},{"_id":"DOP63FO3KRHGHOXI65N2T4G66Y","type":"text","content":"
"The first part is expediting what I'd call an interim solution, which is an over-pumping solution, which will be in place by the end of August, which will reduce those overflows by about 50%."},{"_id":"2CMBXU6F4FADPMYS6UO4APYWIQ","type":"text","content":"
"That's not the end solution, there will still be overflows. For the final outcome, we have reorganised our programme - the previous timeline was 2028 - we are now looking to have the outcome, an almost full reduction in overflows by the end of 2026."},{"_id":"NNCHWXFT4BGK5LOLMT2WFT5AOY","type":"text","content":"
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"We've been investing for the last six years in this community. We'll be spending about $450 million. And it's really this final piece of the puzzle which will alleviate the overflows at that particular location.""},{"_id":"3EBFRWS5N5CFPGWFY7ZIEISSSE","type":"text","content":"
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"Yeah, we're cleaning up their mess and we're not receiving any support for literally working in human waste," he said."},{"_id":"Z4PCUB43NNDCTNIT6TFEWZ5NEM","type":"text","content":"
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Lynette Dunn of Orata Marine Oysters said she had not been able to sell any locally grown produce since Christmas and had to approach Work and Income for financial support."},{"_id":"NABYYTAFCZCGHJUKDP3E3C3YTM","type":"text","content":"
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Dunn's family business has run for 30 years and has overcome many adversities, but she said this has been the toughest period."},{"_id":"36VYSIUHNNDXLEWLXQ2A5EHWFM","type":"text","content":"
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Woolworths has issued a recall of 18% fat beef mince products sold in the North Island due to the possible plastic contamination in certain batches."},{"_id":"C5AIRV5ALVD3HFT7ECQNHKINXQ","type":"text","content":"
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New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle said the affected mince "may contain blue plastic" and warned consumers against eating it."},{"subtype":"video","_id":"KAGERNVXHJEQBARATUWBR6Y4VI","additional_properties":{"duration":96427},"embed":{"id":"2770241","config":{"brightcoveVideoId":"6375112303112","videoType":"vod","id":"2770241","brightcoveAccount":"963482464001"},"url":"https://apis-public-prod.tech.tvnz.co.nz/hummingbird-arc/v1/assets/vod/1e4ba970-56c0-11f0-8053-914cce1e941b"},"type":"custom_embed"},{"_id":"RFL4NPSYXFEINGCZPWGAXSCRKA","type":"text","content":"
"If you have any of this mince ... don’t eat it. You can return it to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not possible, throw it out," he said."},{"_id":"OGOXRF3IVRBELDVWXZ54RTBDDY","type":"text","content":"
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Foodstuffs North Island has been issued a warning for treatment of a supplier that likely breached the Grocery Industry Competition Act 2023. "},{"_id":"KKWMQZQ4WJBSVOSK5MRAAAW6JY","type":"text","content":"
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New Zealand's mandatory Grocery Supply Code was introduced under the Grocery Industry Competition Act, created to increase transparency and certainty for suppliers through a set of rules supermarkets need to follow when dealing with suppliers."},{"_id":"WBWPONVOIVH2NB7YI6VOIQV5L4","type":"text","content":"
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He was "concerned" this followed a pattern of behaviour that has been present in the industry for decades. "},{"_id":"DO5LYWBIGZDQLLKPEFOSLCGPGM","type":"text","content":"
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Van Heerden said the Commerce Commission had surveyed suppliers and was concerned with the responses."},{"_id":"YCABKNVMQVD3FO6CHL637LL4NE","type":"text","content":"
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Whether it is a block of butter or cheese, a kilogram of mince, a dozen eggs or a cooked chook, food prices have gone up rapidly."},{"_id":"S3Z2LSQCLZEQVNHSTXV7WJYLZA","type":"text","content":"
The latest Stats NZ figures show in the past 12 months food prices have gone up 4.4% — the highest increase since December 2023."},{"_id":"3EJUGWLG3VEV3KNJX4I7IWLQIM","type":"text","content":"
Over the last three years, RNZ's Checkpoint has been tracking a weekly shop from the same suburb at a Woolworths and Pak'nSave supermarket to see just how much groceries have gone up at the checkout."},{"_id":"HCP7WUPTUJCBZISOIRLMWZGETY","type":"text","content":"
Some of the results are more eye-watering than mouth-watering. For over three years, Checkpoint has tracked the cost of 36 items likely to be in a household's trolley."},{"_id":"IFE3PD252VD3RJG6ONCDX2VPDQ","type":"text","content":"
In May 2022, our first shop at Woolworths Greenlane cost us $238 and $217 at Pak'nSave Royal Oak."},{"_id":"26UZBYOKK5GRPGISN2YTM4CVLA","type":"text","content":"
Today, those same items at Woolworths have shot up to $305 — an extra $67 at the checkout. Pak'nSave our shop, now set us back $270 — an extra $53."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"tvnz"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"e8d2184a632a09c9780eb6048aa3507acff5cc57564ea602443217f7d6ccc8a2"},"caption":"Pak'n Save and Countdown (file image)","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"rnz.co.nz","edit_url":"","source_type":"other","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"e1b95f2d-4b70-4554-abb5-e24c115cc2bd"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/RH3IAZROLVFDVCSVQWUURNLVQY.jpg","licensable":false,"alt_text":"Pak'n Save and Countdown (file image)","credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Source: rnz.co.nz","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"subtitle":"Pak'n Save and Countdown (file image)","width":793,"_id":"RH3IAZROLVFDVCSVQWUURNLVQY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/RH3IAZROLVFDVCSVQWUURNLVQY.jpg?auth=e8d2184a632a09c9780eb6048aa3507acff5cc57564ea602443217f7d6ccc8a2","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/RH3IAZROLVFDVCSVQWUURNLVQY.jpg?auth=e8d2184a632a09c9780eb6048aa3507acff5cc57564ea602443217f7d6ccc8a2","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/RH3IAZROLVFDVCSVQWUURNLVQY.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/RH3IAZROLVFDVCSVQWUURNLVQY.jpg?auth=e8d2184a632a09c9780eb6048aa3507acff5cc57564ea602443217f7d6ccc8a2","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/RH3IAZROLVFDVCSVQWUURNLVQY.jpg?auth=e8d2184a632a09c9780eb6048aa3507acff5cc57564ea602443217f7d6ccc8a2&width=300","version":3,"countryId":0,"originalName":"Pak'n Save and Countdown (file image)","mime_type":"application/octet-stream","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"galleryOrder":0,"has_published_copy":false,"ptgVersion":0},"created_date":"2025-06-30T21:12:59Z","last_updated_date":"2025-06-30T22:28:03Z","height":416},{"_id":"WDFH524BHNE57PCPFUAHFAX5HU","type":"text","content":"
Compared to our 2022 shop, seasonal vegetables like carrots and cabbage were cheaper. Other items that had come down slightly or stayed the same were Watties baked beans, plain flour, Mightyfresh wheatmeal toast bread and diced tomatoes."},{"_id":"MV7GSBKMU5CEJFFRHLO53DY4QI","type":"text","content":"
But they were mostly exceptions, most of the items on the shopping list cost more."},{"_id":"4GZMQ4DQRZDR5KODONO6I6RBHU","type":"text","content":"
Some shoppers told Checkpoint they have noticed an increase on some items in particular."},{"_id":"7JNF2EUEZNDOXHS3AJFWF6J2FY","type":"text","content":"
"Olive oil is really expensive, and eggs," said one shopper. "Dairy items I've noticed but even just general fresh fruit and vege.""},{"_id":"OUIUYT6M3ZFL7J2FIRVNFLQYTY","type":"text","content":"
Others said meat was on the list."},{"_id":"KPKNLFHLMJBG7HTJDIUDVFJPME","type":"text","content":"
Unsurprisingly, dairy had one of the biggest jumps."},{"subtype":"video","_id":"MB7IF2GZA5BQVCT7ZCZ4KFUCDQ","additional_properties":{"duration":122859},"embed":{"id":"2765454","config":{"brightcoveVideoId":"6370260926112","videoType":"vod","id":"2765454","brightcoveAccount":"963482464001"},"url":"https://apis-public-prod.tech.tvnz.co.nz/hummingbird-arc/v1/assets/vod/a8c4f970-0527-11f0-8470-71e9de8337e8"},"type":"custom_embed"},{"_id":"XEGMPDJK6JHAHGO7FOKNN2J3DM","type":"text","content":"
At both supermarkets you still could not get a 1kg block of cheese for $10 or less. Although 1kg is now $1 dollar cheaper at Woolworths for $12.49. "},{"_id":"RTRCW4YFOVAQJKXTGLJZHWLQK4","type":"text","content":"
At Pak'nSave, a 1kg block stayed much the same at $11.89."},{"_id":"EPCIFDD77BFVFO5GZ64SETUME4","type":"text","content":"
Two litres of standard blue top milk were sitting at just under $5 at both supermarkets."},{"_id":"CSYGP6434VHQ7F3JZ3QCLXQ7EI","type":"text","content":"
In 2022, a 500g block of Woolworths branded butter cost $5.80, now a whopping $8.50. "},{"_id":"HUFRTXHXH5HORB7X5MWWUVF6VI","type":"text","content":"
At Pak'nSave it was a similar story, in 2022 it was $5.70 for a Pams 500g block, now $8.30."},{"_id":"XDY47KCZPBEGVKP3ZP6O44AZMA","type":"text","content":"
One shopper said their family uses a lot of butter and they were feeling the pinch, "It's been absolutely ridiculous it's almost $10"."},{"_id":"UDNU4BYSAZCI3KPP2THJUQOGUM","type":"text","content":"
Others said they bought butter in bulk from Costco to save money "to buy cheaper New Zealand butter in bulk and freeze it rather than buying at the supermarkets"."},{"_id":"ZH4VAGTXNBG4XMF6GT3N4QA7DE","type":"text","content":"
A 50 box of Twinning's Earl Grey tea more than doubled in price at Pak'nSave to $7.89."},{"_id":"CG3K5FVA3BBMRB3VXVT5MLGYIM","type":"text","content":"
As for a dozen barn eggs, those more than doubled at Pak'nSave to $9.59 and $9.50 at Woolworths."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"tvnz"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"9f6930505204e267dd44a4d04a96a6f14b2013b845b6989d29a843f3a0330c6b"},"caption":"","source":{"system":"photo center","edit_url":"","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{},"type":"image","version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/MK3JGVGMSVHANNAROATVPFIGB4.jpg","licensable":false,"alt_text":"","credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Getty Images","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Pawel Kacperek","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"A dozen chicken eggs in a paper package lie on the table","width":1295,"_id":"MK3JGVGMSVHANNAROATVPFIGB4","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/MK3JGVGMSVHANNAROATVPFIGB4.jpg?auth=9f6930505204e267dd44a4d04a96a6f14b2013b845b6989d29a843f3a0330c6b","iptc_source":"iStockphoto","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/MK3JGVGMSVHANNAROATVPFIGB4.jpg?auth=9f6930505204e267dd44a4d04a96a6f14b2013b845b6989d29a843f3a0330c6b","takenOn":"2023-12-21T00:00:00Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/MK3JGVGMSVHANNAROATVPFIGB4.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/MK3JGVGMSVHANNAROATVPFIGB4.jpg?auth=9f6930505204e267dd44a4d04a96a6f14b2013b845b6989d29a843f3a0330c6b","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/MK3JGVGMSVHANNAROATVPFIGB4.jpg?auth=9f6930505204e267dd44a4d04a96a6f14b2013b845b6989d29a843f3a0330c6b&width=300","version":3,"countryId":0,"originalName":"iStock-1939501587.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"galleryOrder":0,"has_published_copy":false,"iptc_title":"Contributor","ptgVersion":0},"created_date":"2024-06-09T23:39:15Z","last_updated_date":"2025-06-30T22:28:03Z","slug":"1939501587","height":809},{"_id":"J2BFSD6655CXRNLO2FLKFN7PXM","type":"text","content":"
The humble beef mince, now not so humble, at 1kg used to cost $11.99 at PAK'n SAVE, now $18.99. At Countdown, it was up from $14.90 in 2022 to $23.80 now."},{"_id":"GYRWFWQ5QFFG5A7QOTD2APH6GE","type":"text","content":"
For some, it is now a luxury among other items they are going without."},{"_id":"7SNEDIKUBBGV3COJRKRP4HKOEU","type":"text","content":"
"Probably meat products and dairy," said one shopper."},{"_id":"4I5QQ364PVDFPJPXLPQG64KLCE","type":"text","content":"
Others were also leaving those products on the shelves and opting for a butter "blend" and no brand versions."},{"_id":"BRAPRNB4ZZA4XOFL4AY6QRPNHY","type":"text","content":"
One man said snacks were off the shopping list. "Snack bars and extra things you'd put into kids lunches.""},{"_id":"L54YJOARZBFOZA3ZQMFLHAYBGQ","type":"text","content":"
One woman said she had left her broccoli and cauliflower out of the shop."},{"_id":"O254EXSSAVAKNCGEYBC3TWWWSE","type":"text","content":"
Washing and toiletry products also came out far more expensive."},{"_id":"FRVM4QPJCFD6BNKROQUVHZNAPA","type":"text","content":"
Four kilograms of Persil sensitive washing powder was $22 at both supermarkets in 2022, now an extra $13 at Woolworths and $6.50 more at Pak'nSave."},{"_id":"JWGOLK3XYBAZPKLPDT5TFTQKAY","type":"text","content":"
Huggies size 3 nappies were an extra $10 at Pak'nSave and a litre of Palmolive body wash was an extra $5 at Woolworths."},{"_id":"MFFF25EZIBDXVEFFSJ5NNGK3QY","type":"text","content":"
For those advising to stock up on staples or frozen to cut costs, rice, noodles, sugar and frozen vegetables — all more expensive."},{"_id":"OGKDPXT4CZDEXMZR2D7FO6ZF3M","type":"text","content":"
Meat plants across Aotearoa are struggling to match low volumes of livestock coming through with staffing levels."},{"_id":"XIE5SSCBWZDAFKB3MLEUKFB7CU","type":"text","content":"
New Zealand's national sheep flock and dairy herd have continued to decline in recent years, impacting the flow of livestock into meat works."},{"_id":"527BRQVP5RFIPJ52MFG3EA4VLY","type":"text","content":"
However, this has also created a competitive environment for farmers, some of whom were earning record prices for their stock, exacerbating the challenge of profitability for meat companies."},{"_id":"S6HQLXBSANGX5FNZYCIXSCU4BE","type":"text","content":"
Consistently declining livestock numbers saw red meat farmer-owned cooperative Alliance Group close its Smithfield processing plant in Timaru last year."},{"_id":"ODQDORKWP5ETLNTMYAQHZ7ETFA","type":"text","content":"
Major red meat processor Silver Fern Farms' chief executive Dan Boulton told the Primary Industries New Zealand Summit in Ōtautahi this week, that the organisation was pulling thousands of seasonal workers off the chain to match capacity with the supply of livestock."},{"_id":"TJJUST5SQNH57JCK4NWSGEVYKY","type":"text","content":"
"We're holding on tight. We're having to reduce capacity," Boulton said."},{"_id":"XJBOT2HUQJD2RKRVU6RZSY6MYA","type":"text","content":"
"We have about 3000 of our workers on seasonal layoff right now, which normally would be running full steam as we work through the back end of the cow season.""},{"_id":"UTMD63AAVBBGRDHXU4KGFQM3EU","type":"text","content":"
Taking capacity off, particularly for night shift workers, helped to reduce and control operating costs, but created issues of uncertainty."},{"_id":"6RZLZAOICJAUXN4HJBFEYOQWRQ","type":"text","content":"
"We're trying to attract workers into our sector and that uncertainty around [the] workforce is a real challenge.""},{"_id":"POIGDUNMMZFAVMGHWIHU4T2GUI","type":"text","content":"
He said the beef kill was down 4% in 2024 and the lamb culls down 9%, creating procurement tension among the different companies."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"tvnz"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"579b31625ec12fc776e3b203d26c1c360c635c5866edd859a36d6c18c1f8838e"},"caption":"","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"rnz.co.nz","edit_url":"","source_type":"other","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"e1b95f2d-4b70-4554-abb5-e24c115cc2bd"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/3RDIALOIH5CAJFG4H65KT5W6DA.jpg","licensable":false,"alt_text":"","credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Source: rnz.co.nz","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"width":1050,"_id":"3RDIALOIH5CAJFG4H65KT5W6DA","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/3RDIALOIH5CAJFG4H65KT5W6DA.jpg?auth=579b31625ec12fc776e3b203d26c1c360c635c5866edd859a36d6c18c1f8838e","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/3RDIALOIH5CAJFG4H65KT5W6DA.jpg?auth=579b31625ec12fc776e3b203d26c1c360c635c5866edd859a36d6c18c1f8838e","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/3RDIALOIH5CAJFG4H65KT5W6DA.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/3RDIALOIH5CAJFG4H65KT5W6DA.jpg?auth=579b31625ec12fc776e3b203d26c1c360c635c5866edd859a36d6c18c1f8838e","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/3RDIALOIH5CAJFG4H65KT5W6DA.jpg?auth=579b31625ec12fc776e3b203d26c1c360c635c5866edd859a36d6c18c1f8838e&width=300","version":2,"countryId":0,"originalName":"4LVLY5F_image_crop_139150.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"galleryOrder":0,"has_published_copy":false,"ptgVersion":0},"created_date":"2025-06-27T23:34:27Z","last_updated_date":"2025-06-28T00:51:56Z","height":591},{"_id":"UL66RERWSBBDDCNWSCCUBIRJNM","type":"text","content":"
"Clearly a big challenge, and so on one hand we've got fantastic market returns and that's bringing profitability back into the sector, but we can't underestimate some of the livestock volumes and where they've landed, particularly in the last 18 months."},{"_id":"IBUL6C25RNBXRKEB5GHCRWJFNQ","type":"text","content":"
"Those are some big adjustments that the New Zealand processing sector has to make. So clearly, we have a capacity imbalance, that's through the media and that's creating a little bit of uncertainty.""},{"_id":"XRJCOIAHGBDIZJNUU5W67PBBL4","type":"text","content":"
Through 2024 Silver Fern Farms recorded a $21.8 million after-tax loss, following a $24.4m loss in 2023."},{"_id":"6TCSX7NQRZGABDGPL5JMAOXZNU","type":"text","content":"
Competitor, co-op Alliance Group reported an after-tax loss of $95.8m for the year ended September, just over half of which accounted for the redundancies associated with Smithfield's closure."},{"_id":"QWMJO7MTZJBNZLVINNLFEYG7TA","type":"text","content":"
Meat Workers Union national secretary Daryl Carran said company profits were being affected by the record prices farmers were getting for livestock because the environment was very competitive."},{"_id":"6I6VZXZP6NAANOWVC4LGL2RIQQ","type":"text","content":"
He said the low livestock numbers in farming, which the union had warned meat companies about for years, were particularly acute for larger companies."},{"_id":"AG2MC2UQZJF6VOZW25P5F6LNNQ","type":"text","content":"
"Every year we're losing sheep farmers.""},{"_id":"XGIOIPHYHFBCZKC73RRVKPT2A4","type":"text","content":"
Curran said realigning capacity with the reducing livestock numbers was vital to the sector's sustainability."},{"_id":"IWXVNFTTFBAFTGTX2EANOLFWQQ","type":"text","content":"
"We've recently told one company to rationalise capacity because the numbers just aren't there anymore."},{"_id":"NE5JK3QTOJD3DHSCDQLP5D7BPU","type":"text","content":"
"We have too many sites considering the stock we have available.""},{"_id":"TVM4YWMUKBARBCEYVH57XAQUQU","type":"text","content":"
Curran said further plant closures were likely in future, and meat companies should work together to address the processing network."},{"_id":"Q4FXDDUBX5G7REQJ4W43GCSULE","type":"text","content":"
StatsNZ figures showed the national sheep flock had fallen 21% in the past decade to 23.6m sheep."},{"_id":"PHPRUFY7NNHDLDRZVPEFXPN55U","type":"text","content":"
The ratio of 22 sheep per New Zealander in the 1980s was now down to 4.5."},{"_id":"DXQAZW3OCJHMTJHEV4F3MQUJ6Q","type":"text","content":"
Dairy cattle also fell by about 13% or 860,000 over the decade with the national herd now 5.8m."},{"_id":"Z2E2G42BP5GDXDGQFQOYCGNY6M","type":"text","content":"
However, beef cattle numbers were holding steady at 3.7m."},{"_id":"ZBCVDFZCF5FAVCBE63HRSTUPEI","type":"text","content":"
A US judge has declined to grant bail to Sean "Diddy" Combs, preventing the hip-hop mogul from being freed ahead of sentencing in his sex crimes case."},{"_id":"HYX5OEDL5JFQJD7XDDVFNXTZWQ","type":"text","content":"
The bond decision came after a jury convicted Combs of federal prostitution-related offences but acquitted him of sex trafficking and racketeering charges."},{"_id":"NHYJK3CYDJFXHC2NWEQG2HGTM4","type":"text","content":"
Combs, 55, has been behind bars since his arrest in September."},{"_id":"RXKUKBWNMVBJFLRDL6644HNM7M","type":"text","content":"
The Grammy-winning impresario stands convicted of two counts of a crime — transportation to engage in prostitution — that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. But jurors cleared him of charges that could have put him behind bars for life."},{"_id":"S3HHI2PADRBEHA3QQEV7SDNOCQ","type":"text","content":"
His lawyers argued that the acquittal on those counts changed the legal landscape enough that he should be freed on US$1 million bond. "},{"_id":"QO2AA7NCGJDUDB4EIBOC2CABOA","type":"text","content":"
Prosecutors said he remained a flight risk. Judge Arun Subramanian said the applicable law didn’t allow for Combs’ release at this point."},{"_id":"UBZYVBRJCZBETLUHFILTT4LSJA","type":"text","content":"
Among other reasons, the judge noted Combs’ violent history: "At trial, the defence conceded the defendant's violence in his personal relationships, saying it happened with Cassie and Jane.""},{"_id":"VBXQCPCLTVHG7EZPC3LK3WEW5Y","type":"text","content":"
As the judge spoke, Combs remained stoic with his hands at his lap."},{"_id":"AYIF3A7AAVHQ5P222KT2MKXAWE","type":"text","content":"
Earlier today, he dropped to his knees and prayed in the courtroom after he was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s celebrated figures behind bars for life. "},{"_id":"QJFHROEKFVFNLH3U6LVRTNF7HY","type":"text","content":"
The rapper was convicted of lesser prostitution-related offences and still faces prison time, but is seeking to be freed from jail to await sentencing."},{"_id":"UV3LYVOZXFFYDMFMAKDFFOICZI","type":"text","content":"
The mixed result capped a sordid legal odyssey that shattered Combs' affable "Puff Daddy" image and derailed his career as a Grammy-winning artist and music executive, fashion entrepreneur, brand ambassador and reality TV star."},{"_id":"FOCI6SPGGNEN7FG2FTY47FALLI","type":"text","content":"
Combs was convicted of flying people around the country, including his girlfriends and male sex workers, to engage in sexual encounters, a felony violation of the federal Mann Act. "},{"_id":"NYIMF6ETUJCNDFFNW7VUSE5ZQI","type":"text","content":"
As the jury foreman spoke and the "not guilty" verdicts piled up, Combs pumped his fist. "},{"_id":"E7WDHJZJDJEVVCUZH5ZSDHJMEI","type":"text","content":"
As each juror affirmed agreement with the verdict, Combs looked toward the jury and held his hands up in a prayer motion, and he hugged defence lawyer Teny Geragos. "},{"_id":"NHQH4GNVEVGEZPQF2OCEBYN6D4","type":"text","content":"
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Combs, 55, later continued to pump his right fist subtly, seemingly satisfied that he was acquitted on the most serious charges."},{"_id":"JEB36UDBTFGVZE6ZHPOV65L3ZQ","type":"text","content":"
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The charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, but Combs' lawyers said that under federal sentencing guidelines he'd likely face 21 to 27 months. Prosecutors, citing Combs' violence and other factors, said he'd likely face 51 to 63 months. Jailed since his arrest last September, he's already served nine months behind bars."},{"_id":"YE4CDFMRABC3DAX7QQ6PIXQDRI","type":"text","content":"
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Combs' defence team argued that the women were willing participants and that none of his violence justified the severity of the charges."},{"_id":"YTURKCTBWJG33CKE5TE5Q25OG4","type":"text","content":"
Marc Agnifilo, a lawyer for Combs, asked that his client be immediately released because the federal Mann Act crimes were of a "vastly different nature" than sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Combs has been behind bars since his September arrest."},{"_id":"5WDFE7EWTFGOTIFD2QGOL2P4PI","type":"text","content":"
Assistant US Attorney Maurene Comey said he should remain incarcerated as a danger to the community and a threat to flee. She cited evidence of physical abuse and "prolific use and distribution of drugs" that emerged during the trial."},{"_id":"M3TQODWSCBDVXETX26KQIMUCC4","type":"text","content":"
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He wiped his face, turning and kneeling at his chair, his head bowed in prayer. In the audience, his relatives stood and applauded as he faced them."},{"_id":"YYGET7IBOZGSVDCEG2ZIA2K42M","type":"text","content":"
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His relatives applauded him and his lawyers, some of whom had tears in their eyes, as he was led out of court."},{"_id":"IWIRLQXX5NDBNNDO33LGOUF3FU","type":"text","content":"
There's no date yet for sentencing, when the judge will decide on Combs' punishment for the prostitution conviction."},{"_id":"X3VL73AJIZH5JIAQ2D2TS4SQ7I","type":"text","content":"
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Federal officials involved in the case responded to the outcome by noting that sex crimes “are all too present in many aspects of our society.”"},{"_id":"UYJLTZLYHZFMBCXAQ7EXNZ37ZI","type":"text","content":"
“New Yorkers and all Americans want this scourge stopped and perpetrators brought to justice,” Manhattan-based U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton and Ricky J. Patel, who heads federal Homeland Security Investigations’ New York office, said in a statement."},{"_id":"VEUIDESFD5DBTOYQHWEJXV7UP4","type":"text","content":"
Jurors deliberated for about 13 hours over three days before announcing their verdict. It came after they said late Tuesday that they had decided on four counts but were stuck on the racketeering one. At that point, the judge told them to keep deliberating and keep the partial verdict under wraps."},{"_id":"GRFFHUWHPJHWHG3WVSUDB4LF74","type":"text","content":"
Combs did not testify at his trial, which featured 34 witnesses as well as video of the rapper attacking his former girlfriend Cassie, the R&B singer born Casandra Ventura."},{"_id":"7NTFQNRJYBFW3MOU7WAGDHCEAQ","type":"text","content":"
Her lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, said in a statement after the verdict that “by coming forward with her experience, Cassie has left an indelible mark on both the entertainment industry and the fight for justice.”"},{"_id":"GMMQDURB75COPPXQBBWK6RDFFI","type":"text","content":"
Cassie testified for four days about her turbulent 11-year relationship with Combs, which began after she signed with his Bad Boy record label."},{"_id":"HV5A7O5PBBGM3GT4HH5LZAXNTM","type":"text","content":"
Cassie said Combs became obsessed with voyeuristic encounters, arranged with the help of his staff, that involved sex workers and copious amounts of baby oil. During the sex events, called “freak-offs” or “hotel nights,” Combs would order Cassie to do things with other men that she found humiliating, she testified."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"tvnz"},"copyright":"2018 Invision","address":{"locality":"Los Angeles","region":"CA"},"auth":{"1":"b1aebd966fcf6300e0a455f16089b30841edf299aaac7616b0a7d4ffa6e0cee3"},"caption":"","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"Associated Press","edit_url":"","source_type":"other","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"a3631aab-a389-4d43-9f1d-3163eac4fb27"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/LVM67I2P6FHSJDF6K4Q5IZWDHI.jpg","licensable":false,"alt_text":"","credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Source: Associated Press","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"subtitle":"Sexual Misconduct Diddy","width":4905,"_id":"LVM67I2P6FHSJDF6K4Q5IZWDHI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/LVM67I2P6FHSJDF6K4Q5IZWDHI.jpg?auth=b1aebd966fcf6300e0a455f16089b30841edf299aaac7616b0a7d4ffa6e0cee3","iptc_source":"Invision","iptc_job_identifier":"XSC101","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/LVM67I2P6FHSJDF6K4Q5IZWDHI.jpg?auth=b1aebd966fcf6300e0a455f16089b30841edf299aaac7616b0a7d4ffa6e0cee3","takenOn":"2018-05-30T21:16:39Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/LVM67I2P6FHSJDF6K4Q5IZWDHI.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/LVM67I2P6FHSJDF6K4Q5IZWDHI.jpg?auth=b1aebd966fcf6300e0a455f16089b30841edf299aaac7616b0a7d4ffa6e0cee3","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/LVM67I2P6FHSJDF6K4Q5IZWDHI.jpg?auth=b1aebd966fcf6300e0a455f16089b30841edf299aaac7616b0a7d4ffa6e0cee3&width=300","version":5,"countryId":0,"originalName":"AP25180442090286.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"galleryOrder":0,"has_published_copy":false,"iptc_title":"INVL","ptgVersion":0},"created_date":"2025-07-02T18:22:33Z","last_updated_date":"2025-07-02T22:26:04Z","slug":"Sexual Misconduct Diddy","height":3270},{"_id":"S4JULUOVG5EJJI7C2QQETER3KU","type":"text","content":"
When things didn’t go Combs' way, he would beat her, she said."},{"_id":"VYOUTQBPXNCBRD4BMFDNJ3Q4NY","type":"text","content":"
"I'm not a rag doll. I'm somebody's child," Cassie told Combs after he dragged her down a hotel hallway in 2016."},{"_id":"EHBZP7ZZKFCCZLUDHC4IVRPGMU","type":"text","content":"
Another ex-girlfriend, testifying under the pseudonym "Jane," told the jury she repeatedly told Combs she didn’t want to have sex with the men hired for their trysts."},{"_id":"3ZRSLQYBFZA3JDIJBPXIWES7D4","type":"text","content":"
“I’m not an animal. I need a break,” she told him. Nevertheless, she said she felt "obligated" to comply with his demands, in part because he paid her rent."},{"_id":"B2XCUU5IIZGYLMSE46A7LJZVFQ","type":"text","content":"
The AP does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly, as Cassie has."},{"_id":"L3UDL5EK5ND4FNX4RSZQEMY2WQ","type":"text","content":"
Defence calls case an invasion of privacy"},{"_id":"L7RCGAZEYVDINPW5NAGAGLYT3Q","type":"text","content":"
The trial’s most famous witness, rapper Kid Cudi, said Combs broke into his home in late 2011 after learning he and Cassie were dating. After his car was firebombed a few weeks later, Cudi — whose real name is Scott Mescudi — said he knew Combs "had something to do" with it. Combs denied it."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"tvnz"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"33a51fff8a08636a9b4a60928f6f8de907414d4f798f39bd9b01a13d384784ac"},"caption":"A supporter of Sean "Diddy" Combs, reacts outside Manhattan federal court.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"Associated Press","edit_url":"","source_type":"other","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"a3631aab-a389-4d43-9f1d-3163eac4fb27"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/T3CKF7QIC5ASDDC4WWC56CFQNY.jpg","licensable":false,"alt_text":"A supporter of Sean "Diddy" Combs, reacts outside Manhattan federal court.","credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Source: Associated Press","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"subtitle":"A supporter of Sean "Diddy" Combs, reacts outside Manhattan federal court.","width":4800,"_id":"T3CKF7QIC5ASDDC4WWC56CFQNY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/T3CKF7QIC5ASDDC4WWC56CFQNY.jpg?auth=33a51fff8a08636a9b4a60928f6f8de907414d4f798f39bd9b01a13d384784ac","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/T3CKF7QIC5ASDDC4WWC56CFQNY.jpg?auth=33a51fff8a08636a9b4a60928f6f8de907414d4f798f39bd9b01a13d384784ac","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/T3CKF7QIC5ASDDC4WWC56CFQNY.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/T3CKF7QIC5ASDDC4WWC56CFQNY.jpg?auth=33a51fff8a08636a9b4a60928f6f8de907414d4f798f39bd9b01a13d384784ac","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/T3CKF7QIC5ASDDC4WWC56CFQNY.jpg?auth=33a51fff8a08636a9b4a60928f6f8de907414d4f798f39bd9b01a13d384784ac&width=300","version":5,"countryId":0,"originalName":"AP25183530864808.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"galleryOrder":0,"has_published_copy":false,"ptgVersion":0},"created_date":"2025-07-02T18:22:33Z","last_updated_date":"2025-07-02T22:26:04Z","height":2700},{"_id":"BP6K3OI3FBG5HLYJTEZ5RVCIKA","type":"text","content":"
Combs' defence team acknowledged that he could be violent but argued that prosecutors were intruding in his personal life. In his closing remarks to the jury, Agnifilo said it wasn’t illegal for Combs to make "homemade porn" with his girlfriends."},{"_id":"NZN6JO75FNBGJC4ZA7HB3P7FGY","type":"text","content":"
"They go into the man's bedroom. They go into the man's most private life. Where is the crime scene?" Agnifilo said."},{"_id":"OBYPWK2M7JHX7D7GKEBOSIEHBU","type":"text","content":"
Rapper, entrepreneur and criminal defendant"},{"_id":"AVKX3UP4RFA2PDNFWITQ23ZVEY","type":"text","content":"
Combs was at the centre of the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop battles of the 1990s and became one of the most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the past three decades, diversifying his interests with the Sean John fashion label, Ciroc vodka, a cable TV channel and a film and TV studio."},{"_id":"UAWCGOQLSJEWZBSW7AGDMFQ2NM","type":"text","content":"
In 2001, Combs was at the centre of one of the biggest hip-hop trials of its era, stemming from a Manhattan nightclub shooting that injured three people in 1999. Combs was acquitted of charges that he took an illegal gun into the club and tried to bribe his driver to take the fall."},{"_id":"BB6OHVITKZDO7LQAFIJV2ADDJU","type":"text","content":"
His career recovered quickly that time."},{"_id":"6OKUNXR6IRCYPF4SQ5GFZ522HQ","type":"text","content":"
Combs' reputation may have suffered irreparable damage, though, after Cassie sued him in November 2023, alleging years of sexual and physical abuse. He settled the next day for US$20 million, but more lawsuits by other women and men followed."},{"_id":"3NUQIRX2KNEXJDZLSL7LGWGDNY","type":"text","content":"
Most are still pending."},{"_id":"EF5JOJGYBJHD5GYHSOBTQJRY5E","type":"text","content":"
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Wimbledon's renown for the tennis — and also for it's world-famous grass courts and prestine grounds."},{"_id":"4DMDWOQAHNGB5F6J75Y3UFOULA","type":"text","content":"
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Mike said his tenant and her child were narrowly missed by a car in one recent crash, and he was worried someone will be killed."},{"_id":"Q4IHV3IO5FFVBOUGRK3XN6UWBM","type":"text","content":"
It was "pretty scary stuff", and Mike said his tenants lived in fear of being hit."},{"_id":"YFUJZCNNDBF5BOYGW3LSGNY43I","type":"text","content":"
In an accident years ago, a car hit the wall with so much force that blocks were sent flying and broke house windows, he said."},{"_id":"UW7E5CV2QJEVLOSDHFPVVJOSLY","type":"text","content":"
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His insurance had gone up and he had to cover the cost of repairs if the driver or their insurance company didn’t pay, he said."},{"_id":"PYJLVTM5JBFP7HQSFLU4BIKQNY","type":"text","content":"
Mike wanted the Tauranga City Council to extend a metal safety barrier from the corner toward his property to improve safety but was told that was too expensive."},{"_id":"J3SDQJIBNZD4PN3QGGOVAKYEAI","type":"text","content":"
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Mike's property manager, Toni Cranston, wrote to the council after the tenants threatened to leave because of the crashes."},{"_id":"K3TBZ2GODRANTDWQB6HOJD4R5Q","type":"text","content":"
Cranston contacted the council several times, asking it to extend the safety barrier or put speed bumps on the street, but she too was told there wasn’t a budget for the safety measures."},{"_id":"EYRPYZTM4NBADJHC4TL6PRTBGQ","type":"text","content":"
The last three major crashes happened between 3pm and 4pm when children were walking home from school, she said. There were five schools in the area."},{"_id":"R4HONNJUIJE3JHVETOD26DPGFQ","type":"text","content":"
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“The concern for the tenants, the owners, the people in that community, and obviously the schools around, is that if one of these cars does hit a child, you’re calling death."},{"_id":"BHGK4D5KP5HUXNVPECUIC4ZFJ4","type":"text","content":"
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Cranston also contacted the police, asking them to have more of a presence on the street to discourage speeding and dangerous driving."},{"_id":"UMPB7M2L3JBLRI5JNDSLKK3QOY","type":"text","content":"
Mike's neighbour Steve Kelly said he was lucky his house had never been hit."},{"_id":"Y5N46MWQZFBP5B53OMU5CN7FKI","type":"text","content":"
"It's just been pure luck that nobody's actually been taken out or seriously injured.""},{"_id":"F5YSX3IC4ZHNXCHZF2II7V3JDE","type":"text","content":"
He agreed extending the barrier would protect pedestrians and the homes."},{"_id":"WE57ZLX5RJCEFJUYTXHWRBNZWU","type":"text","content":"
"For the small cost that it would cost the council to stick in 10m of fence and posts – a bit of a barrier – it could be lifesaving.""},{"_id":"TBDMUA75DJCWJBPAMXKGOCBQN4","type":"text","content":"
Kelly said traffic had increased on Courtney Rd since 2020 as people used it as a shortcut between Cameron Rd and Fraser St, with the problem expected to worsen with a new housing development nearby."},{"_id":"IPRRTR4NSVGFRAY6HGSSQMHQ6E","type":"text","content":"
The council's acting safety and sustainability manager, Karen Hay, said that because of the high cost of physical safety measures, the council evaluated requests based on vehicle speeds, traffic volumes, accessibility, and crash data."},{"_id":"EXKQS363UVGCZIC6GZOYL4MPJQ","type":"text","content":"
This was to ensure all safety concerns were addressed fairly and equitably, she said."},{"owner":{"id":"tvnz"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"e0fd8fe186934955235d6b975f696108e0da5e3dae131376d8f216b505b7dfa8"},"caption":"Courtney Rd residents are worried a pedestrian will be hit in one of the crashes that often occur on the road. ","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"Local Democracy Reporting","edit_url":"","source_type":"other","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"da8af882-3a9e-44f1-87f2-76191edb37e0"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/R7NK2UZWNJDJRILXRCA556E7KQ.jpg","licensable":false,"alt_text":"Courtney Rd residents are worried a pedestrian will be hit in one of the crashes that often occur on the road. ","credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Source: Local Democracy Reporting","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"subtitle":"Courtney Rd residents are worried a pedestrian will be hit in one of the crashes that often occur on the road. ","width":2560,"_id":"R7NK2UZWNJDJRILXRCA556E7KQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/R7NK2UZWNJDJRILXRCA556E7KQ.jpg?auth=e0fd8fe186934955235d6b975f696108e0da5e3dae131376d8f216b505b7dfa8","originalName":"300625SLBTCourtney02-scaled.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/R7NK2UZWNJDJRILXRCA556E7KQ.jpg?auth=e0fd8fe186934955235d6b975f696108e0da5e3dae131376d8f216b505b7dfa8","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/R7NK2UZWNJDJRILXRCA556E7KQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/R7NK2UZWNJDJRILXRCA556E7KQ.jpg?auth=e0fd8fe186934955235d6b975f696108e0da5e3dae131376d8f216b505b7dfa8","firstPublishedDate":"2025-07-02T19:39:06.011Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/R7NK2UZWNJDJRILXRCA556E7KQ.jpg?auth=e0fd8fe186934955235d6b975f696108e0da5e3dae131376d8f216b505b7dfa8&width=300","version":1},"created_date":"2025-07-02T21:00:32Z","last_updated_date":"2025-07-02T21:00:32Z","height":1440},{"_id":"DPN2V5ANRND63NDN4EX455DEKQ","type":"text","content":"
"Areas where deaths or serious injuries have occurred are given higher priority.""},{"_id":"SFKNQKIOUVE6JAL3W6KU5SOEQI","type":"text","content":"
Two non-injury crashes and one minor-injury crash had been reported on the Courtney Rd bend in the past five years, said Hay."},{"_id":"U33VBWXGK5G5VB67ZKCGZW5JGA","type":"text","content":"
But the council relied on crash data from police, and they did not attend all incidents, she said."},{"_id":"3EBGZ72FUNHJJNFH2QXFYKQW54","type":"text","content":"
After an investigation, lower-cost safety improvements were planned for installation in August or September, Hay said."},{"_id":"V3NTB44GIFCMXJVDUJ3ALRX7XM","type":"text","content":"
These were a centre line, "slow down" road markings, reflective chevron boards and a speed advisory sign of 25km/h on the downhill approach to the corner, where the issues were most prevalent."},{"_id":"X4IFRV4FEZFZPN3BIBEAOK3ZSM","type":"text","content":"
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The median barrier could be extended, but it would need to be prioritised for future consideration, she said."},{"_id":"ZJDXJGQ2NBAKHL52H3CTU3LEBU","type":"text","content":"
Traffic volumes on Courtney Rd had steadily increased over time, Hay said."},{"_id":"3URSDFBVENFVLHDPPPIDTAVYAI","type":"text","content":"
The average daily traffic count increased from 6080 vehicles in 2008 to 7870 in 2023, with an average speed of 43.9km/h in 2023."},{"_id":"HFCDYC4YRREEREMGE2AQTP4X3I","type":"text","content":"
In 2024, it was 7272 vehicles with an average speed of 43.5km/h."},{"owner":{"id":"tvnz"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"817ec4c1f5e6635ef26e76981339403cf85b89426c201bb38371d432b3189633"},"caption":"Damage to the trees and retaining wall of Mike's home in Courtney Rd in Gate Pā.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"Local Democracy Reporting","edit_url":"","source_type":"other","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"da8af882-3a9e-44f1-87f2-76191edb37e0"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/MLTWU7V35RBXXA46OQVPO7N534.jpg","licensable":false,"alt_text":"Damage to the trees and retaining wall of Mike's home in Courtney Rd in Gate Pā.","credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Source: Local Democracy Reporting","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"subtitle":"Damage to the trees and retaining wall of Mike's home in Courtney Rd in Gate Pā.","width":2000,"_id":"MLTWU7V35RBXXA46OQVPO7N534","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/MLTWU7V35RBXXA46OQVPO7N534.jpg?auth=817ec4c1f5e6635ef26e76981339403cf85b89426c201bb38371d432b3189633","originalName":"300625SLBTCourtney07.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/MLTWU7V35RBXXA46OQVPO7N534.jpg?auth=817ec4c1f5e6635ef26e76981339403cf85b89426c201bb38371d432b3189633","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-ap-southeast-2.images.arcpublishing.com/tvnz/MLTWU7V35RBXXA46OQVPO7N534.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/MLTWU7V35RBXXA46OQVPO7N534.jpg?auth=817ec4c1f5e6635ef26e76981339403cf85b89426c201bb38371d432b3189633","firstPublishedDate":"2025-07-02T19:39:05.894Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/MLTWU7V35RBXXA46OQVPO7N534.jpg?auth=817ec4c1f5e6635ef26e76981339403cf85b89426c201bb38371d432b3189633&width=300","version":1},"created_date":"2025-07-02T21:00:33Z","last_updated_date":"2025-07-02T21:00:33Z","height":1125},{"_id":"SH7MLROV35ARVJXPQRRHS2I3E4","type":"text","content":"
These speeds were well within a "reasonable range" of the 50km/h limit, Hay said."},{"_id":"HUFYEVEC6NEALFVJI46GY6UCME","type":"text","content":"
Police said the local road policing team were not aware of any requests for more regular patrolling in the area."},{"_id":"LMWQE57BEFBP7B4RQ7UBYEWSOI","type":"text","content":"
With two of the recent crashes, police said, the drivers were not over the speed limit, but they were going too fast around a sharp corner."},{"_id":"NUUADQQAG5FNVNTWPNPD4EOSQ4","type":"text","content":"
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