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The rollout of paid parking to more Tauranga city centre streets will cause “huge problems”, say critics, and one business owner is “gutted”.From August 4, on-street parking in the city centre fringe between the eastern end of Fourth Ave and Park St, north of the CBD, will cost $1 an hour for the first two hours and $2 for every hour after, to a maximum of $10.Two-hour parking limits would also apply to some sections of Cliff Rd, Brown St, Arundel St, Fourth Ave, Fifth Ave, Sixth Ave, Seventh Ave, Eighth Ave, Sheath St and Edgecumbe Rd.Parks on those streets…
By Serge Duchêne Published on 22/07/2025 – 11:25 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine’s SBU state security service launched a series of raids on the country’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of an investigation into allegations that officials within the agency have been cooperating with Russia. The SBU said on Monday that it had arrested two officials working for NABU, one a suspected Russian spy and the other over alleged business ties to Russia. The security service said one of the officials, who was unnamed, allegedly collected and sent the details of Ukrainian law enforcement officers and other citizens to the Kremlin. “At…
Police believe Abdulhassan Nabizadah was “set up” to be robbed – but the incident took a violent and ultimately tragic turn.Nabizadah, 63, was found critically injured on a street corner of Camperdown Road in the early hours of 17 March, shortly after police were called to a home invasion a block away on Darlington Road.He died in hospital the next day.Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard – the head of the investigation into Nabizadah’s death – told RNZ that police had identified and spoken to a woman linked to messages which drew Nabizadah to the suburb of Miramar and the assault which…
Regional aviation will become increasingly unsustainable and ticket prices will continue to rise until the government takes action on aviation system costs, airlines say. Sounds Air announced this week that it will be cutting its Blenheim to Christchurch and Christchurch to Wanaka routes due to spiralling costs. Sounds Air chief executive Andrew Crawfords has cited rising levies as a contributing factor to the cuts, even though there is still demand on those routes. “Where are we supposed to get that from? We’ve just got to pull that on the travelling public.” More services will be lost if there is not a reset of…
Who doesn’t love a bargain?But marketing experts are warning shoppers to be wary about discounts and promotional activity, and say they’re not always everything they appear to be.Price matchesMany shops offer to beat a competitor’s price. But it can be harder to claim on this offer than it might seem.Often, it has to be an identical item, in terms of packaging and brand, with the product in stock and available for same day delivery or collection. Usually, shops offering this option will also require that the competing retailer is in New Zealand with physical stores.Marketing expert Bodo Lang, from Massey…
A $200,000 Lotto prize is soon set to expire – with the ticket holder still not having claimed their winnings.The ticket was purchased at Coastlands Lotto in Paraparaumu on the Kāpiti Coast. It is set to expire on August 31 – one year from its draw date.It was one of five tickets to share a $1 million jackpot. Read more: What happens to Lotto’s unclaimed prizes?Lotto NZ head of corporate communications Will Hine said extensive efforts have been made to locate the player, and will continue until they are found or the ticket expires.“We started our search late last year,…
The family of a young girl who was killed by a drunk speeding driver high on meth have launched a petition appealing for a higher prison sentence.Mother of five Terina Pineaha, 34, fatally hit 11-year-old Emma-Jane Kupa with her car in January.Emma-Jane was biking to a dairy in Flaxmere, Hawke’s Bay with her sister to spend her pocket money when she was killed.On Friday, Pineaha was sentenced to four years and five months in prison in the High Court at Napier.Pineaha previously admitted to a raft of charges including manslaughter, consuming methamphetamine, wilful damage, driving with excess breath alcohol, dangerous…
Ed Sheeran will return to New Zealand for three shows early next year. The English pop star will be playing in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in January 2026, kicking off the Australasia leg of his Loop Tour. Sheeran will play at Go Media Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on January 16, at Sky Stadium in Wellington on January 21, and Apollo Projects Stadium in Christchurch on January 24. The Christchurch show will be his first in the city in 11 years. He last visited New Zealand in 2023.Tickets go on sale next week. More information is available on the Frontier…
A man had been charged with arson after a church fire in Auckland’s Avondale last week. The fire, at St Mary’s Church on Great North Road, was being investigated by police since it broke out at around 4.20am on July 14. There were no injuries, but the building sustained “serious damage”, according to police.The blaze took place at a church on the grounds of St Mary’s School. (Source: 1News)This morning, Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk said police had arrested a 42-year-old man at a property in New Lynn last night. He was charged with arson and would appear in the…
ADVERTISEMENT French social media users have been reacting to claims made recently on live TV by economist Jean-Claude Delgènes, who said that France has “completely fallen behind in terms of working conditions”. “In a study carried out at the end of 2021 and published in 2022 (…) France is in 36th position, right at the bottom with Albania, in terms of working conditions,” Delgènes told Public Sénat, the official TV channel of the upper house of the French Parliament. His statements have prompted a flood of reactions on social media. It comes as the issue of precarious working conditions comes to…