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By Susan Edmunds of RNZ A landlord who says he’s currently living in a garage has had his attempt to reduce a fixed-term tenancy on his home rejected by the Tenancy Tribunal. Graham Mark Shieff went to the tribunal seeking to reduce the term of the tenancy. In August last year, he advised his tenant that he needed to sell the property because he was moving to Australia. The tenant, who has two children with her full-time and others who stay on weekends, found this a stressful experience because she helped with open homes and presenting the property for sale.…
A 33-year-old Kiwi man has grabbed a top spot at one of Britain’s zaniest sports contests.Byron Smith won one of the races at the annual Cooper’s Hill cheese rolling competition, where runners plunged down a 180-metre perilously steep pitch in pursuit of a speeding wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. It came after the first race of the day, where German YouTuber Tom Kopke, of Munich, tripped, stumbled and tumbled his way to victory for a second year. Kopke was the first to reach the bottom of the hill behind the cheese.Competitor Tom Kopke of Munich, Germany, holds the cheese after…
ADVERTISEMENTA bill rapidly making its way through the United States Senate and gathering impressive bipartisan support threatens to wreak untold havoc on Russia’s economy in a bid to force Vladimir Putin into “good faith negotiations for a lasting peace in Ukraine”.But the concerted push, jointly promoted by Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, and Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, also risks devastation for roughly half the European Union.”Our legislation will isolate Russia – putting it on a trade island by imposing stiff tariffs on other countries that support these atrocities,” Graham and Blumenthal said last week as they announced the…
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says a recent directive sent to staff about not investigating retail crime below certain thresholds was “confusing and unhelpful”. A recent memo seen by RNZ directed police staff not to investigate general theft under $200, petrol drive off under $150, shoplifting under $500, online fraud under $1000, and all other fraud under $500.”When assessing files with these offences, you will apply the relevant value threshold and file any file under that threshold regardless of any lines of enquiry or IFA score,” it read.An IFA score is a numeric value that gives an indication of the solvability…
Published on 28/05/2025 – 6:37 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday his country is ready to host a future round of talks between Ukraine and Russia, expressing hope that negotiations will “swiftly lead to a ceasefire, followed by lasting peace.””We emphasized that we are always ready to host negotiations. We see this as a duty, not just for our region, but for global peace,” Fidan told reporters at a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.”We have conveyed our request for the upcoming negotiations to take place in Turkey and assured them that we are ready to…
By Susan Edmunds of RNZ Power prices are now rising faster than the rate of inflation, and Powerswitch is worried that the current model is thriving on customer “confusion and inertia”. Stats NZ data shows electricity prices were up 2.3 percent month-on-month in April. Gas prices were up 1.1 percent. Powerswitch data showed, year on year, the fixed daily charge for gas was up 25 percent year on year on average, and 33 percent on average on a per-kilowatt-hour basis. For electricity, the fixed charge was up 21 percent year-on-year, while a 24-hour price per kilowatt hour was up 12…
Kiwi popstar Lorde appears to have a surprise in store for Auckland after she teased a pop-up event in the city this afternoon.The singer, whose fourth album Virgin releases next month, posted an Instagram story this afternoon that appeared to be taken at a New Zealand beach.The cryptic post featured the word “Auckland”, an image of a pair of jeans, and a link directing fans to a WhatsApp account. Once connected, fans received a message from Lorde, reading:”Auckland I wanna play you something… Meet me in the city tonight? Message me if you’re keen.”Lorde’s message to fans. (Source: Supplied)The potential…
A 19-year-old man has died after being critically injured playing a tackle game with friends in Palmerston North on Sunday.Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham said the man suffered a “serious head injury” when tackled and was taken to hospital by his friends.”Tragically, he passed away in hospital on Monday night.”This young man’s death is an absolute tragedy and my thoughts are with his family and friends.”Grantham said the tackle game was based on a social media-driven trend where participants compete in full-contact collisions without protective gear.”While this was an impromptu game among friends, not a planned event, this tragic…
State Highway 6 through the Lower Buller Gorge remains closed between Inangahua Junction and Westport due to slips.Yesterday, Nelson and Westport experienced a large number of flooding incidents as heavy rain hit the region.Today, New Zealand Transport Agency said it would continue work on assessing and clearing the slips between where State Highway 6 and State Highway 67 meet.”Multiple slips occurred on the stretch of highway after heavy rain earlier in the week. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes via Reefton, Greymouth and the Great Coast Road.”A map showing where SH6 is closed on the Lower Buller Gorge (Source:…
The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 percent, as widely expected, but had a division of opinion whether to hold or cut. The central bank delivered a second consecutive small rate cut, which it had signalled in April after a succession of large cuts last year, but did not mention the prospect of future rate cuts as it had done in previous statements. “The case for lowering the OCR to 3.25 percent highlighted that CPI inflation is in the target range and there is significant spare capacity in the economy,” the Monetary…