The stolen macrocarpa bench.

Environment

'Pretty low act': Macrocarpa bench seat stolen from DOC site

"This appears to be a premeditated removal requiring a ute or trailer and a couple of strong people and some tools. It’s a pretty lowly act."

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Stomach pain (file image)

Health

The internal journey of a $33,500 swallowed stolen Fabergé pendant

University of Auckland senior lecturer and gastroenterologist Dr Cameron Shower said the trip could be broken down into three sections.

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Nelson Tasman has already taken some steps to formalise feral cat control a year before the Government changed its policy (Photo supplied by DOC).

Environment

Govt’s feral cat changes 'validate' Nelson Tasman rules

The region changed several local cat rules last year – including the need to microchip, desex, and register new cats on the New Zealand Companion Animal Register.

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The headquarters of Britian's MI5 intelligence agency in London.

Crime and Justice

MI5 suppressed murder accusations about IRA spy 'Stakeknife'

The spy was Britain’s most centrally placed mole within the Irish Republican Army – but was also wanted by police for murder.

11:16am

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Australian Communications and Sport Minister Anika Wells.

Politics

Australian MP's public purse spending bonanza under audit

Anika Wells' office facilities costs spiked by tens of thousands of dollars in the quarter between July and September 2024, when they increased to AUD$125,000.

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Off-duty Kiwi cop arrests protestors who attacked UK's Crown Jewels

The Senior Constable was visiting the tourist attraction with his wife and family when four people defaced the display case holding the Imperial State Crown.

Crime and Justice

1:32

10:54am

Protestors from Take Back Power smeared apple crumble and poured yellow custard on the Crown Jewels display case.

10:35am

'Just a disaster': Dream fishing trip for friends ends in nightmare

Two women were injured when they were thrown in the air and crashed back down on the deck during a bar crossing.

New Zealand

A bloodied Selah Weingott at Whanganui Hospital following the fishing charter on which she broke her nose and fractured her shoulder.

Up to 26,000 NZers' devices infected with malware Lumma Stealer

"A very significant amount of New Zealanders" impacted by the malicious software, says the National Cyber Security Centre.

Crime and Justice

10:16am

Malware Lumma Stealer has been devised to steal information such as email addresses.

9:52am

Man jailed for 'disturbing' child sexual abuse material

The 55-year-old man was sentenced to five years and two months' imprisonment after being found in possession of 514 files depicting child sexual exploitation.

Crime and Justice

1:32

A hooded man holding a phone.

Auckland Transport says bus stabbing attacks 'deeply concerning’

A 36-year-old man will appear in court today over Monday's shocking attacks.

Crime and Justice

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9:14am

AT’s Stacey Van der Putten said the rising risk of violence and aggression over the past few years was “startling”.

8:43am

Cambodia vows fierce fight against Thailand in border conflict

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that Cambodia had not yet contacted Thailand about possible negotiations and the fighting would continue.

World

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In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Cambodian villagers sit on tractors as they flee from the home in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia.

News in 90 Seconds December 10

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a man arrested after a murder on an Auckland bus, new material about Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein to be released, and malware warning for thousands of New Zealanders

New Zealand

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8:40am

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a man arrested after a murder on an Auckland bus, new material about Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein be released, and malware warning for thousands of New Zealanders.

8:06am

Mt Eden prisoner dies 11 days after attack, homicide probe launched

The man was attacked on November 29 and died in hospital yesterday.

Crime and Justice

1:32

Officers were notified by Corrections about a serious assault at the facility on November 29.

Speed, alcohol and inexperience factors in Nelson teen's fatal crash

Tieylr Saige Ayrton, 17, died from a head injury sustained in the crash on Rutherford Street in March 2022.

Crime and Justice

1:32

7:56am

A Nelson teenager was fleeing police about 183km/h, but the officer was on his way to another job.

7:46am

'Gutless coward': ex-nurse sentenced for Queensland beach murder

Former nurse Rajwinder Singh was found guilty of murder seven years after Toyah's body was discovered on an isolated beach.

Crime and Justice

1:32

Toyah Cordingley. (Source: Facebook)

The OCR is down, so why are home loan rates rising?

Wholesale rates are getting the blame for the fact that two weeks after the official cash rate was cut, one major bank has increased some of its fixed-term home loan rates.

Business

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7:31am

When the Reserve Bank indicated it thought another cut might not be needed, wholesale rates ticked up.

7:21am

US judge orders release of Maxwell sex trafficking case records

A federal judge granted the Justice Department's request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking case.

Crime and Justice

1:32

The late Jeffrey Epstein with Ghislaine Maxwell.

Red Bull racing adviser Helmut Marko retires at the age of 82

Marko's departure leaves Red Bull without the two main guiding personalities from its 2005 entry into F1 after longtime team principal Christian Horner was ousted in July.

Motorsport

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7:19am

Former driver Helmut Marko talks with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen during the first qualifying session at the Lusail International Circuit ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix.

6:59am

At least 22 killed in office building fire in Indonesia's capital

Flames engulfed the seven-storey building, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky and causing panic among nearby residents and workers.

World

Firefighters work in an office building that caught fire in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Analysis: High ball a focus as NZ Rugby mulls new All Blacks assistant

Given the team's flaws over the past two years the All Blacks will almost certainly replace the departing Jason Holland, writes Patrick McKendry.

Rugby

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6:00am

Filipo Daugunu of Australia climbs highest to claim the ball during the Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth this year.

6:00am

Putting away winter clothes? Here's how to do it right

There's science behind whether our clothes stay as cosy as ever or emerge next winter yellowed, brittle and ridden with holes, writes Nisa Salim.

Life

1:32

Putting away winter clothes? Here's how to do it right

Australian social media ban: What you need to know

From today, social media giants will be required to keep under-16s in Australia off their platforms, but some teens are already finding loopholes.

New Zealand

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The law change comes into effect today.
Tue, Dec 9

Ruth Richardson agrees to debate country's fiscal position with Nicola Willis

On Tuesday morning, Willis challenged Richardson, who was finance minister from 1990 to 1993, to a debate.

Politics

6:27am

Ruth Richardson

6:11am

Legal threat as social media given final doomscrolling in Australia

Hundreds of thousands of Australians under 16 will be kicked off their accounts and blocked from making new ones on Wednesday.

World

3:31

Albanese government cracks down on harms linked to social media use by young people.

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake in northern Japan injures 33 people

The Japanese government said it was still assessing damages from the tsunami and quake, which struck around 80km off the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main Honshu island.

World

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A vehicle sitting on a damaged road in Tohoku town, Aomori prefecture, northern Japan. (Source: Kyodo News via AP)