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A permanent holiday-time booze ban for popular Wairarapa hotspots could be in place from next year.The issue is raised in a report to be put before Masterton’s District Council on Wednesday as they consider renewing their annual alcohol bylaw.The report recommends renewing the current alcohol restrictions, with the possibility of extending restrictions in a new bylaw to be proposed next year – to include places such as Riversdale Beach in a permanent holiday-time ban.The report cited “alcohol-related antisocial behaviour” at Riversdale Beach over Labour Weekend.”These reports revealed that inebriated teenagers had damaged property and smashed glass,” it said.”Residents have queried…
By euronews Published on 01/12/2025 – 7:51 GMT+1 One week after the high stakes talks in Geneva to end the war in Ukraine, top American officials met with a Ukrainian delegation yesterday in Mar-a-Lago. This as a corruption scandal hit Kyiv leading to the resignation of President Zelensky’s right hand man, Andri Yermak. To break it all down, we are joined in the studio by Euronews’ Ukraine correspondent, Sasha Vakulina. We will also be joined by General Ben Hodges, a former Commanding General of US Army Europe and an infantry officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since retirement in 2018,…
The owner of an embattled South Dunedin pub says he feels “immense relief” about being granted a liquor licence after others failed. Dunedin’s district licensing committee granted JV Bars Ltd an on-licence and off-licence for the St Kilda Tavern, which for the past five months had been selling alcohol using temporary licences. Its application was opposed by police, the medical officer of heath delegate and the city’s chief licensing inspector. JV Bars director Vishav Singh said he felt “immense relief, gratitude and genuine joy” upon learning of the decision. “This outcome acknowledges the hard work and responsibility we uphold at…
Nearly six months after its launch with much fanfare, the Government’s road cone hotline is receiving an average of just three reports a day. Only a tiny proportion of tips investigated find too many cones, with some follow up visits discovering more cones are needed.Launched in June, the $400,000 pilot 12-month road cone hotline aimed to monitor instances of road cone overuse in temporary traffic management.In its first week, the hotline received 374 reports, but by early November that number had plunged to just 15 — a drop of over 95%. During November, the average number of daily reports has…
There could be further flight cancellations as A320 jets are grounded globally for an urgent software upgrade. About 6000 Airbus A320 aircraft around the world are affected by a recall for a software upgrade. Airline passengers around New Zealand have been caught up in cancellations.Jetstar expected to have all its affected aircraft ready overnight, and Air New Zealand anticipated its aircraft would be back in service by Sunday evening.Disruptions will likely continue, though, as airlines deal with a backlog of flights.Air New Zealand’s chief safety and risk officer Nathan McGraw said about 20 flight cancellations were expected, with the flight…
1News weather expert Daniel Corbett sets out what we can expect from the first month of summer.Here comes summer! Are you ready for what it might throw at us?Summer is officially here tomorrow and this one could keep you on your toes.Temperatures have been continuing to warm not just in the air but also the seas around New Zealand. That coupled with a shift in weather patterns could have some of us reaching for the raincoats more often this month in the run up to Christmas.This summer could have a different look to last year in some parts of the…
New Zealanders generally like to lock in for the cheapest home loan rates on offer.But some commentators say it could pay off to try something different now.When the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate this week, to 2.25%, it made it clear that it thinks it is likely that may be as low as the OCR goes this cycle.Wholesale interest rates lifted a little in response, and some market commentators have already turned their attention to when rates might start to rise again.Economists at the country’s biggest bank, ANZ, said it was worth borrowers considering whether a longer-term fix…
Powerball has rolled over to $10 million for Wednesday’s draw after the Lotto jackpot wasn’t struck last night.The winning numbers last night were 08 11 19 29 33 37 Bonus 03 Powerball 03Seventeen tickets were successful in Second Division last night, with $15,522 won each.Winning locations included through MyLotto, Auckland’s Meadowlands Lotto, Hilltop Superette and Royal Oak Mall Lotto, Hamilton’s Shop Rite Dairy, Four Square Ōhope Beach, Taranaki’s Ōpunake Supermarket, Kāpiti Knitting and Lotto, Fresh Choice Prebbleton and Paper Plus Alexandra.The Powerball jackpot was $8 million yesterday night.”Powerball was not struck yesterday evening and has rolled over to Wednesday night,…
More than a hundred people gathered to catch a rare glimpse of a pod of orcas that entered Napier’s inner estuary this morning.Project Jonah NZ, a marine mammal protection organisation, said they were alerted to the situation just before 10am.”We’re currently working with the Department of Conservation and local iwi to monitor a pod of orca that have entered the inner estuary in Napier,” a spokesperson said.Moment orca pod delights onlookers in rare visit to Napier estuary – watch on TVNZ+”This area is made up of very shallow channels and sand flats and while orca are known to explore New…
An ACT MP says it’s time to remove licensing trusts’ monopoly rights over certain alcohol licences in parts of Auckland and Southland — but to do so through changing the law, rather than a community referendum. Simon Court, a list MP based in West Auckland, said he was shocked he couldn’t buy alcohol at the supermarket when he moved to the area 25 years ago.”There’s almost nowhere to go [locally] to watch a band or hang out with our names and have a beer on a Friday or Saturday night.”New Zealand established its first licensing trusts in the 1940s, with…