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It’s no understatement to say that Liam Lawson has had a roller coaster of a 2025 Formula 1 season. The 23-year-old was promoted to top team Red Bull Racing at the end of 2024, after a six-race stint last season at junior team Racing Bulls in replacement of Daniel Ricciardo. But after just two underwhelming races to start the season, Lawson was dropped – swiftly demoted back to junior outfit Racing Bulls and replaced by Yuki Tsunoda, a switch many labelled as ‘harsh’. Since then, Lawson has been steadily rebuilding his confidence and gaining back his previously impressive form. And…
Dozens of supermarket workers could be facing redundancy after a fire destroyed the New World Victoria Park store in central Auckland.The massive blaze two weeks ago took more than 10 hours to put out and left the building badly damaged with a collapsed ceiling.The New World employs more than 180 people.The supermarket has so far continued to pay the staff, but First Union, which represents about 40 of the workers, told RNZ’s Checkpoint there’s now a proposal to make all the workers redundant.Some will have the opportunity to work at other stores.Foodstuffs North Island confirmed in a statement that the…
The biggest nurses’ union is accusing Health NZ of putting money ahead of safety by dropping a safe staffing agreement from its latest contract offer.Negotiations, which began last October, have stalled over what the Nurses Organisation called “big ticket items” centred on public safety, leading to a nationwide strike in December.NZNO chief executive Paul Goulter said in an earlier offer, Te Whatu Ora committed to acting on safe staffing research they had agreed to do together.”Te Whatu Ora has removed that from their latest offer without explanation. This demonstrates their focus is on cost cutting, not patient safety.”A survey of…
Published on 05/07/2025 – 14:10 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTChina’s imposition of anti-dumping duties on European Cognac is “unfair” and “unjustified”, a European Commission spokesperson said on Friday, underscoring a downtick in relations ahead of an EU-China summit scheduled for the end of July.“China’s measures are unfair, we believe they are unjustified, we believe they are inconsistent with the applicable international rule and are thus unfounded,” Commission spokesperson Olof Gill said on Friday.The Asian giant has announced anti-dumping duties of up to 34,9% over EU brandy for a period of five years starting from 5 July 2025, sparing some of the largest EU Cognac producers…
Health New Zealand lifted its algal bloom health warning at Lake Hood.The popular man-made lake near Ashburton was issued the health warning on March 20.Recent water testing at Lake Hood has shown the quantity of potentially toxic blue-green algae (planktonic cyanobacteria) in the lake has reduced and concentrations are now below levels that are of concern to public health.National Public Health Service’s medical officer of health, Dr Ramon Pink said Environment Canterbury’s sampling of the lake will continue on a monthly basis.”The public will be informed if testing shows that concentrations have increased and there is a risk to public…
ADVERTISEMENTUkraine claimed it struck a Russian airbase on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further shattered hopes for a breakthrough in negotiations to end the more than three-year-old war.According to Ukraine’s military General Staff, Ukrainian forces struck the Borisoglebsk airbase in Russia’s Voronezh region, a base it described as the “home base” of Russia’s Su-34, Su-35S, and Su-30SM fighter jets. Writing on Facebook, the General Staff said it hit a depot containing glide bombs, a training aircraft, and “possibly other aircraft.” Russian officials did not…
Police have now passed responsibility for speed cameras over to the New Zealand Transport Agency, which is placing them in a fleet of SUVs.NZTA started rolling out its speed camera-equipped vehicles in Auckland in May and – as of the start of this month – has been the sole operator of the equipment. Police are no longer operating their vans.A response to an Official Information Act request shows the range of the NZTA cameras’ radar is a maximum of 300m.NZTA said: “The typical detection range of the equipment is 150 metres. The radar is capable of detection up to a…
New Zealand Transport Agency says a slip has closed a section of State Highway 3 in north Taranaki this morning. In a statement, and NZTA spokesperson said State Highway 3 between Mokau and Piopio in north Taranaki was closed following the slip in the early hours of this morning.”Please delay your journey,” they said.In an update shortly after 7am, NZTA said the northbound lane on SH4 Taumarunui was also blocked, and urged drivers to “take extra care”. Further south, on SH3 at Mount Messenger, the southbound lane also remained closed following a slip under the road yesterday.Stop/go traffic management was…
A pedestrian has died and another was seriously injured following a crash in Canterbury’s Leeston last night.Emergency services were called to the intersection of Leeston and Lakes Rd and Harts Rd after a report of a vehicle colliding with two pedestrians just before 8pm. “Sadly, one pedestrian was located deceased at the scene,” a police spokesperson said. The other pedestrian received serious injuries and was transported to hospital.The road was closed while the Serious Crash Unit conducted a scene examination.”Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.”
A Gisborne resident is fighting to overturn the Council’s decision to red-sticker her family’s beachside property and deem it uninhabitable.High fences and danger signs line the outskirts of many properties along the eastern end of Makorori Beach Rd, including Amy-Kelly Clark’s family bach, which she owns with her parents.Gisborne District Council says it will remove red-stickered placards when a property owner can prove that the damage has been fixed and the home is safe again.Clark said the family lived near the bach, which they used as a day house or to stay in during the summer.”Maybe if it’s a cyclone,…