The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including weather warnings in force, charges dropped for Luigi Mangione, and the new way you could get a speeding ticket. A host of wind and rain warnings are in force across the country today. Hamish Kerr has won high jump gold at the World…

A plan by the government to grow the country’s aviation sector contains “nothing to crow about” and is unlikely to quell rising costs, a Dunedin airline boss says. Associate Transport Minister James Meager this week launched the “Aviation Action Plan” — a 25-point strategic programme by the Interim Aviation Council…

A new report has raised the question of whether the entitlement to half a former partner’s KiwiSaver should be made automatic.New analysis by MartinJenkins for the Retirement Commission’s 2025 Review of Retirement Income Policies looks at how key events and moments in a person’s life contribute to poorer retirement outcomes…

Dunedin has proven a popular travel destination with Aussies flying in direct from the Gold Coast, the city’s airport says. Dunedin Airport announced recently that bookings for Jetstar’s thrice-weekly Dunedin to Gold Coast service had hit over 20,000 since launching in June. Dunedin Airport chief executive Daniel De Bono said…

A group of priests ended their Gaza war protest last night, after spending 32 hours chained to the door of Nicola Willis’ Wellington electorate office.The protesters chained themselves to the door on Monday in a call for the Government to impose sanctions on Israel over the war in Gaza and…

A man has been charged after a gun was fired towards a vehicle in a carpark outside an Auckland supermarket last night.Police said it was called to a Hobsonville supermarket at around 4.40pm on Wednesday.Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Renfree said the incident appeared to be an altercation between two…

A Waikato intermediate student has been unable to attend school since the beginning of August, and his mother says there seems to be no urgency from the Ministry of Education to help him return to learning.Shannon Rees said her son, Ricky, was a lovely kid. She described him as a…

A woman has been sentenced and her “emaciated” puppy euthanised after the SPCA said the five-month-old was found struggling to walk — having suffered from a hip fracture, bullet in the leg, and a stomach full of fishbones.The woman was sentenced to nine months’ supervision and 100 hours of community…

Severe weather is sweeping across parts of the South Island and lower North Island, with multiple watches upgraded to warnings as heavy rain and powerful northwesterly gales intensify today and into Thursday.MetService said a front preceded by a “humid” northwest flow would move across the country until Thursday.Watches have been…

A man has been arrested after an attempt to smuggle drugs into New Zealand disguised as packs of macadamia nuts was busted by Customs.Customs identified the attempted import of 25 packages to addresses in Waihī, Whangārei, Lower Hutt and Auckland, containing approximately 28.3kg of methamphetamine and 2.2kg of pseudoephedrine between…