Rain-hit regions cleared as warnings lift

Weather-hit regions are set to get a reprieve as warnings lift and the rain moves to other parts of the country.

The red heavy warning which had been in place for parts of Northland expired 4am on Friday, but the Far North and Whangārei remain under a state of emergency until Thursday.

MetService meteorologist Juliane Bergdolp said the deep sub-tropical low had moved to the east and many parts of the country were now in the clear.

“There is still some rain coming into the West Coast of [the] South Island and we still have some showers making their way into eastern parts of Bay of Plenty.”

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Flooding in Oakura, Northland (Source: 1News)

Bergdolp said rain was expected to develop in the west of the South Island on Sunday, spreading to the west of the North Island on Saturday night or Sunday.

There were no rain or wind warnings in place for any regions.

Far North community member Mita Harris had been using a Unimog to help evacuate people and lift supplies as heavy rain hit the region. Harris said the storm did not last for long, but had impacted the region.

“This has been the biggest one this year so far, came in hard and fast – it was kind of a day or two and that was it, it was all over.

“The ground is saturated now and any more water coming in would certainly raise the levels quite quickly.”

A flooded road in Kaitāia. (Source: Te Karere)

Northland Civil Defence teams were assessing the damage after the latest storm.

Far North Mayor Moko Tepania said it would be a costly recovery with heavy rain and winds continuing as the low made its way across the country.

“This one is going to cost a lot of money to recover fully from both for us as a council with the infrastructure that we own and look after on behalf of the people but also for whanau themselves.”

Tepania said he was expecting the level of need to far exceed that of the January storms.

The Far North District Council said up to 410 cubic metres of floodwaters were flowing down the Awanui River every second – a level not seen since 1958.

Hundreds of people were evacuated in Kaitaia on Thursday night and more than 400 households and businesses were still without power on Friday morning after the heavy rain.

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People are getting more interested and even concerned about the weather extremes. This is especially true for those who have experienced the full brunt of nature across New Zealand – the flooding, wind damage and so on.

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Many years ago, when I was in university, we learned about our warming planet and the increasing risk of climate extremes to come.

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In my early days of weather forecasting – in the US and UK – we learned how weather systems behaved and how to interpret the forecast using the current observation data and computer forecast models.

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I can remember back then learning about the seasons around the globe and how they changed based on position of the direct rays of sun over the year. Quite often back then many places experienced typical weather.

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Cold in winter and warm in summer.

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Back then too, few asked about weather extremes or global warming.

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Nowadays the weather has that extra supercharged element of global warming in the atmosphere.

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We also seem to get different types of weather at any time of the year. Snow in summer or 20C in winter!

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Global warming has increased the overall temperatures in our oceans and atmosphere because of the increasing levels of CO2 which in turn creates a greenhouse effect (warming).

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The big change we can see in the daily weather is how the warming has affected the jet stream, which steers our weather systems and the warm/cold air.

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The jet stream has become more erratic due to the change differential warming across the globe.

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As we know, not everyone has a similar view on the changes happening across the planet. In some parts of the world these changes are considered part of the natural cycles.

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As a result, for weather people the reception from viewers is not always favourable.

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I even know of weather forecasters in other parts of the world who have left the industry because of negative online backlash.

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Thankfully here in New Zealand our location – surrounded by water and midway between the tropics and the Antarctic – has made perhaps made us more used to volatile weather in a maritime location.

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As the latest belt of wild weather shows, it doesn't look like that will be changing any time soon.

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Dan Corbett explains why he's 'still stunned' by NZ's changing weather – watch on TVNZ+

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Both the Far North and Whangārei districts have issued a State of Emergency in response to severe weather affecting the region today.

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The declarations, which last seven days, provide additional powers that enable emergency services and council staff to respond quickly and effectively as the situation evolves.

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Watch: Flooding hits Northland as subtropical low dumps heavy rain – see more on TVNZ+

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The Far North emergency declaration was announced jointly by EOC Controller, Alastair Wells and Mayor Moko Tepania, while the Whangārei declaration was made by EOC controller Victoria Harwood and Mayor Ken Couper.

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Communities already isolated by road closures included Kaitāia, Kāeo Oakura, Whananaki and the Tutukaka Coast.

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A red level heavy rain warning was put in place for parts of the region until 4am on Friday.

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A red heavy rain warning has been issued for parts of Northland from this afternoon, with up to 320mm of rain forecast to lash the region.

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The escalation to a red warning comes as a deep area of low pressure from the sub-tropics approaches the country. In addition to the heavy rain, MetService said this was likely to be a multi-hazard event spanning several days with heavy rain, strong winds and large waves expected. 

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Shortly after 10am, the forecaster issued a red heavy rain warning – the highest level alert – for Northland east of Kaikohe from Doubtless Bay to Whangārei from 4pm today into Friday.

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"Expect 270 to 320 mm of rain. Peaks rates initially 15 to 25 mm/h, but increasing to 25 to 40 mm/h and possibly greater from Thursday afternoon through to early Friday morning.

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Thunderstorms were also possible from Thursday afternoon.

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🌧️ Rain has started to fall, with much more to come 🌧️
⚠️ Northland has a high risk of being upgraded to a Red Rain Warning. We will post any updates to watches and warnings here or you can visit https://t.co/HZ2TSD5rV7 pic.twitter.com/uCmbGySfCU

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Red warnings were reserved for the most extreme weather events, where significant impacts and disruption were expected.

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This alert level signified that people "need to act now as immediate action is required to protect people, animals and property from the impact of the weather," said MetService meteorologist John Law.

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"People should also be prepared to follow the advice of official authorities and emergency services."

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Shortly after 7pm on Wednesday, electricity provider Top Energy was reporting power was out for hundreds of households in the upper Far North. The outages affected large swathes of areas from Ngataki to Cape Reinga.

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This is the third red warning that MetService had issued this year, and it marks the 22nd red weather event since the highest alert level was introduced back in May 2019.

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Severe weather was also expected across the country, with various watches and warnings in place for the remainder of Northland, Coromandel, Waikato, western Bay of Plenty, the top of the South Island and through to parts of North Otago and South Canterbury.

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In addition, MetService said the combination of heavy rain, powerful onshore winds, and moderate to heavy swell means that coastal areas in eastern Northland will be one to keep a close eye on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Residents in Oakura and Whangaruru were told to leave today if they felt unsafe as an access road would be closing.

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The Whangārei District Council said in a statement: "People whose homes were impacted by flooding and land slips in the January weather event, who don’t feel safe, are advised to leave today to a safe location either with family and friends or to a local marae.

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"We are advising people to leave today, ideally during daylight hours."

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Pilot convoy services had been operating on Kaiikanui Rd since the weather event in January, but the council said this may not be available when the worst of the new weather event was expected.

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"There is a possibility that there will be no pilot service on Kaiikanui Rd on Friday 27 March, depending on warning levels and weather impacts. We will update your community as the weather system moves through our district.

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"If you must travel on Kaiikanui Rd during this weather event, take extreme care, travel during daylight hours if possible and keep your speed below 30km. If you can, take the alternative route out via Opua."

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On Wednesday evening, Northland Civil Defence group controller Damien Rio notified residents that marae were being opened up to take residents who were feeling unsafe in their homes.

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"If you live in a flood-prone area, or in an area recently affected by landslides, make sure you have a plan for where you’ll go if you needed to evacuate – friends or whānau are the best first option," he said.

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"We’ll continue to monitor the situation closely and keep you updated. Stay safe, look out for each other."

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Strong to gale-force winds would also be generated as the weather system moves closer to New Zealand, with gusts of 120km/h possible in the most exposed regions.

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In Auckland, New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said road users should expect the weather to impact travel across the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

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The strongest gusts were expected to hit from Thursday into Friday, which "may force lane closures and additional short periods of full closure to ensure safety". NZTA said the strongest wind was expected to hit from 8am tomorrow, Thursday, March 26, through to 1am on Friday, March 27, with some gusts reaching up to 120km/h.

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Drivers of high-sided vehicles and motorcyclists were advised to avoid the bridge and use the western ring route on State Highways 16 and 18.

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"All drivers are reminded to drive to the conditions and pay attention to electronic message boards on the motorway, which will advise of any lane closures and speed limit reductions."

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Heavy Rain Warning – Red

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Northland east of Kaikohe from Doubtless Bay to Whangārei– 36 hours from 4pm today to 4am Friday.

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Heavy Rain Warning – Orange

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Remainder of Northland not under a red warning – 36 hours from 4pm today to 4am Friday.

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Great Barrier Island – 30 hours from 3am Thursday to 9am Friday.

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Auckland from Whangaparāoa northwards – 30 hours from 3am Thursday to 9am Friday.

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Coromandel Peninsula – 36 hours from 6am Thursday to 6pm Friday.

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Bay of Plenty west of Whakatāne –42 hours from 9am Thursday to 3am Saturday.

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Tasman west of Motueka – 26 hours from 10am Thursday to noon Friday.

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Richmond and Bryant Ranges – 18 hours from 6pm Thursday to noon Friday.

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Strong Wind Warning – Orange

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Northland – 26 hours from 9pm today to 11pm Thursday.

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Auckland and Great Barrier Island – 17 hours from 8am Thursday to 1am Friday.

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Heavy Rain Watch

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Auckland south of Whangaparaoa – 33 hours from 3am Thursday to noon Friday.

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Taranaki Maunga – 27 hours from 9am Thursday to noon Friday.

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Areas of the Tasman District south of Nelson City and north of Saint Arnaud not under a warning – 24 hours from noon Thursday to noon Friday.

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The inland ranges of Marlborough west of the Seaward Kaikoura Range and south of Picton – 21 hours from 6pm Thursday to 3pm Friday.

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Ranges of the Westland District – 36 hours from 3pm Thursday to 3am Saturday.

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North Otago, also Canterbury south of Timaru and east of Twizel – 12 hours from 6pm Thursday to 6am Friday.

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Strong Wind Watch

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Banks Peninsula – 24 hours from 7pm Thursday to 7pm Friday.

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Coromandel Peninsula and Waikato – 23 hours from 9am Thursday to 8am Friday.

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Taupō, Taumarunui, Taihape, Whanganui, South Taranaki – 24 hours from noon Thursday to noon Friday.

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A subtropical low moving south towards New Zealand is expected to bring widespread heavy rain, strong winds and unusually large seas from midweek, with impacts likely to be felt across much of the country by Friday.

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Forecast heavy rain and severe easterly gales have triggered weather watches for Northland, lasting from Wednesday through until Friday.

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MetService meteorologist Alanna Burrows told 1News the weather watches issued for Northland were "just the beginning".

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"As they get closer to the event, more watches and warnings are likely to be issued."

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The heavy rain watch was in place for Northland for 53 hours from 10am Wednesday. A strong wind watch had also been issued.

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Overnight Wednesday into Thursday, the system was expected to push further south, with rain spreading into Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula, and northern and central parts of the North Island.

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By Friday, heavy rain was expected to extend into the upper South Island, including Nelson/Tasman, with further rain possible for Westland, Bay of Plenty and northern Gisborne/Tairāwhiti, while strong winds may also affect parts of Taranaki, inland central North Island and Banks Peninsula.

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The system had a moderate chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the eastern Coral Sea on Monday and Tuesday morning before conditions become "unfavourable" as it approaches New Zealand, Burrows said.

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"Even if it doesn't get named, it's still got a lot of moisture that's collected in the tropics, quite a lot of warm air wrapped around in that, so we've got quite a prolonged weather event. This system is picking up a lot of moisture, so we're expecting a lot of rain."

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Windy and wet weather from Wednesday 🌧️💨
Heavy Rain, strong winds and large waves will begin to impact the country from Wednesday as a low from the tropics moves into the Tasman Sea.
🟡 Yellow Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Watches have been issued for Northland from Wednesday… pic.twitter.com/H5vJsKxKe1

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The system was also expected to generate dangerous marine conditions, with unusually large northerly swells forecast.

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New Zealand typically has a prevailing southwesterly swell, but Burrows said the low coming from the tropics was bringing "large northerly waves" along with it.

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"For areas like Northland, you could see some heavy swell. On Thursday, you might see some waves and swell waves over 4m,
so that's quite unusual from the north."

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The West Coast of the South Island could experience waves exceeding 6m while the swell could get up to 3m along the west of the Coromandel Peninsula, she added.

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Heavy Rain Watch

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Northland – 53 hours from 10am Wednesday to 3pm Friday

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Strong Wind Watch

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Northland – 48 hours from 6pm Wednesday to 6pm Friday

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A sightseeing company's helicopter crashed near a remote beach off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, killing three people and injuring two others, authorities said. It was the latest in a series of fatal crashes that has plagued the industry for decades.

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The helicopter was carrying one pilot and four passengers when it crashed Friday afternoon just off Kalalau Beach, the Kauai Fire Department said. The beach is on the Na Pali Coast on Kauai's North Shore, an area that is otherwise reachable only by hiking or boat. The area's geography of tall seaside cliffs and sharp mountain ridges can contribute to turbulent air and quick weather changes that pose hazards for aviation.

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An email was sent to Wilcox Medical Center seeking the patients' conditions.

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At least 16 people have died in helicopter crashes in Hawaii in the past seven years, including two crashes in 2019. A skydiving plane crash in Hawaii that year killed 11 people; investigators blamed the pilot's aggressive takeoff.

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In 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration set up a new process for air tour operators in Hawaii wanting to fly at lower altitudes, including recommendations for pilot training and qualifications, as well as aircraft equipment. The agency said it would thoroughly review each operator's safety plan before issuing an authorisation.

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Crashes have also plagued helicopter tour operations in other parts of the US, including a crash last year on the Hudson River in New York that killed the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists. Years earlier, five died in 2018 when a charter helicopter offering "open door" flights went down into the East River. And in 2009, collision between a plane and a tourist helicopter over the Hudson killed nine people.

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The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday that it was investigating the crash of the Hughes/MD 500 helicopter.

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"They will begin gathering information surrounding the flight and plan to examine the helicopter once it is recovered from the water," the NTSB said in a statement.

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Officials identified the helicopter as being operated by Airborne Aviation, a helicopter company that does sightseeing tours of Kauai's canyons, shoreline and waterfalls. Airborne advertises a "doors-off thrill seekers adventure tour" that seats up to four people.

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The company's website says it also flies search-and-rescue missions as well as flights for fire response and utility and construction services.

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In a written statement, Airborne Aviation said it was cooperating with federal investigators.

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"Our hearts are with the families and loved ones affected by this devastating event, and we extend our deepest condolences during this incredibly difficult time," Airborne Aviation said in a written statement. "Safety has always been the foundation of our operations, and we are committed to understanding exactly what occurred".

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Helicopter tours are a popular way to explore the cliffs, beaches and waterfalls lining the Na Pali Coast.

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Derek Kawakami, mayor of Kauai, thanked the coordinated efforts of the US Coast Guard and local police, fire and safety agencies.

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"Here on Kauai, whenever somebody puts their feet on our soil, they're one of ours, we treat them like one of ours, they're a part of our family, and our first responders respond with that spirit in mind," he said in an interview with Hawaii News Now.

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In July 2024, a tour helicopter crashed on Kauai, killing the pilot and two passengers. It broke up in-flight after it hit turbulence, causing the main rotor blades to strike its airframe, NTSB investigators found.

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Three people were killed when a tour helicopter broke apart near Honolulu in April 2019, and that December seven people died — including three children — when one crashed in turbulent weather near the famed Na Pali Coast. Witnesses and other pilots reported fog, rain and low visibility around the time of the crash, and some pilots had turned around.

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Two dozen people died in helicopter tour crashes in Hawaii from 2000 to 2010, according to Robb & Robb, a Kansas City law firm that represents victims.

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"I've seen too much, being in my industry, to ever recommend to someone that I care about that they would get on a flight like this," attorney Andrew Robb said Saturday. "But everyone's appetite for risk is different".

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Weather-hit regions are set to get a reprieve as warnings lift and the rain moves to other parts of the country.

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The red heavy warning which had been in place for parts of Northland expired 4am on Friday, but the Far North and Whangārei remain under a state of emergency until Thursday.

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MetService meteorologist Juliane Bergdolp said the deep sub-tropical low had moved to the east and many parts of the country were now in the clear.

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"There is still some rain coming into the West Coast of [the] South Island and we still have some showers making their way into eastern parts of Bay of Plenty."

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The regions in for a bout of ‘heavy rainfall’ over the weekend – Watch on TVNZ+

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Bergdolp said rain was expected to develop in the west of the South Island on Sunday, spreading to the west of the North Island on Saturday night or Sunday.

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There were no rain or wind warnings in place for any regions.

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Far North community member Mita Harris had been using a Unimog to help evacuate people and lift supplies as heavy rain hit the region. Harris said the storm did not last for long, but had impacted the region.

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"This has been the biggest one this year so far, came in hard and fast – it was kind of a day or two and that was it, it was all over.

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"The ground is saturated now and any more water coming in would certainly raise the levels quite quickly."

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Northland Civil Defence teams were assessing the damage after the latest storm.

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Far North Mayor Moko Tepania said it would be a costly recovery with heavy rain and winds continuing as the low made its way across the country.

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"This one is going to cost a lot of money to recover fully from both for us as a council with the infrastructure that we own and look after on behalf of the people but also for whanau themselves."

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Tepania said he was expecting the level of need to far exceed that of the January storms.

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The Far North District Council said up to 410 cubic metres of floodwaters were flowing down the Awanui River every second – a level not seen since 1958.

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Hundreds of people were evacuated in Kaitaia on Thursday night and more than 400 households and businesses were still without power on Friday morning after the heavy rain.

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New Zealand could be facing into a period of stagflation, economists are warning.

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By Susan Edmunds for rnz.co.nz

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Stagflation describes a situation in which an economy experiences the unpleasant combination of high inflation, high unemployment and stagnant economic growth.

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This could happen as a result of the Iran war because higher fuel prices are expected to create higher inflation, while the impact of those cost increases and the wider confidence blow could slow economic growth.

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Mike Jones, chief economist at BNZ, said it was a "stagflationary-type shock" because it had hurt growth prospects and put pressure on people's disposable incomes and business margins at the same time as it pushed up inflation.

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"We're also vulnerable given the economy going into this was only starting to find its feet," he said.

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"There are some buffers out there – most notably elevated commodity export prices and a falling NZ dollar – but it's unlikely they will be enough to prevent a decent hit to the economy. I think, at this stage, it's more a case of the recovery being disrupted or paused for a quarter or two, rather than being curtailed. So weaker growth but still growth.

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"But there are still many scenarios in play. Much hangs on how long the conflict goes on for."

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Gareth Kiernan, chief forecaster at Infometrics, said stagflation was discussed as a prospect three or four years ago but did not happen.

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"It was inflation followed by 'we need a recession to rein that back in'.

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"I feel like this time is a little bit different because it's a supply shock that is, one, pushing up prices and, two, going to negatively impact growth."

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He said businesses had told him they had to pass on cost increases.

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"I'm not talking about transport businesses putting up their prices. I'm talking about everybody who is using the transport services then being forced to put up their prices, because we've had an economy where for the last three years, it's gone sideways. And people have been trimming and trimming, and there's nothing left to trim."

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He said while the Reserve Bank expected fewer price increases to be passed on because there was less demand, that was not the full picture.

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"Sure, there's no demand, but you're going to put your prices up rather than simply just go to the wall because you don't have any money left."

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He said even if the situation were resolved immediately, there would be another up to four months of flow-on effects.

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"Who knows where oil prices would settle… you wouldn't expect them to probably go back to US$70 a barrel… there's got to be more risk associated with that. But the longer it stretches on, the bigger the impact is in terms of just delaying or preventing the economic recovery.

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"It's almost a bit of a repeat of 2025 where we had the tariff situation hit us and knock confidence and therefore knock growth. And this is looking like the same again, except probably worse, to be fair."

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But Westpac's chief economist Kelly Eckhold said he still expected some growth in the economy this year – although there was the potential for that to change.

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"In the forecast update that we put out a couple of days ago, that assumed that things were going to get better within a month. If that doesn't happen then things get darker quite quickly. Confidence levels about forecasts are quite low right now because there's a lot of things we don't know.

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"You can't discount the possibility [of less economic growth]. The only thing is that we are coming from a starting point where we were expecting a pretty solid year. So, we've got further to fall before you get into that genuinely negative growth environment that we experienced back in 2024."

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The big concern was how long the conflict lasted, he said.

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"We have to keep in mind that significant damage has already been done, and it won't be fixed quickly. There may also be risk premia built into concerns about fuel availability, prices… I'm very worried. I think this is a very, very serious situation."

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He said the lower exchange rate would make the price of imported goods higher and make travel overseas more expensive for New Zealanders. But it was a positive for exporters.

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"Nobody in New Zealand can protect us from the loss of standard of living that has come from this shock. The government can't buy our way out of this. They can smooth the edges off for the most vulnerable. But in the end, it's just a cost that is going to sheet home to us.

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"The way out of this is by having the external sector ultimately be able to export our way out of this. And a lower exchange rate is part of the adjustment that facilitates that to occur."

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Top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries showed divisions with the United States over the Iran war but agreed Friday (local time) during a meeting in France to call for an immediate halt to attacks against civilians and urge the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined his G7 counterparts a day after President Donald Trump lobbed his latest round of insults at other NATO countries, making it even more difficult for America's top diplomat to try to sell the US strategy for the Iran conflict to close allies. Trump has repeatedly complained that allies have ignored or rejected requests for help confronting Tehran’s retaliation, including its chokehold on the waterway that has disrupted oil shipments and pushed up energy prices.

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Rubio struck a softer tone, saying the US would seek international cooperation on a plan to keep the strait open after hostilities end. Trump, as part of an evolving rhetorical approach, warned as recently as last week that the US would “obliterate” Iran's power plants if the waterway were not reopened within 48 hours, though he has extended that deadline until April 6.

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Rubio emerged from discussions with fellow diplomats with a longer-term message about the conclusion of the war, when he said the US and allies will face a challenge in keeping the strait open. He cautioned that Iran may seek to set up a toll on the waterway — where 20% of the world’s oil typically passes — an act that he said could cause significant economic damage to many nations around the globe.

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“Not only is this illegal, it’s unacceptable. It’s dangerous to the world,” Rubio told reporters of the possibility that Iran would seek to restrict traffic through the strait. “And it’s important that the world have a plan.”

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Most of America’s closest allies have greeted the Iran war with deep scepticism, which was on display as the G7 foreign ministers gathered at a historic 12th-century abbey in Vaux-de-Cernay, outside Paris, even as they urged a diplomatic solution. Four weeks into the war that the US and Israel launched, the allies face concerns about instability in the oil markets and uncertainty over potential negotiations to end the crisis.

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Several EU countries, now grappling with economic consequences of the war, have said they were not consulted by the US before it launched its military actions in Iran. French Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin said Friday that the war “is not ours”, adding that France's position is strictly defensive.

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“The aim is truly this diplomatic approach, which is the only one that can guarantee a return to peace,” she said on Europe 1 and CNews.

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British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Britain also favoured a diplomatic path, acknowledging differences with the United States.

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“We have taken the approach of supporting defensive action, but also we’ve taken a different approach on the offensive action that has taken place as part of this conflict,” she said

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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said he made “our position clear, namely that there is certainly a readiness on Germany’s part to play a role after the end of hostilities when it comes to ensuring the security of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz”.

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He said his interest is “to broaden what we have as a common basis” regarding the conflict in the Middle East.

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Rubio seemed to play down the potential for a widening conflict, saying the US was capable of achieving its objectives without ground troops.

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said after the meeting that the group adopted a declaration calling for the “immediate cessation” of attacks against civilian populations and infrastructure during the Iran war.

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“Nothing justifies deliberately targeting civilians during armed conflicts, nor carrying out attacks against diplomatic facilities,” Barrot told reporters, saying the declaration "also reaffirms the absolute necessity of permanently restoring free and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz”.

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Echoing Wadephul's comments, Barrot said that once US military objectives have been achieved, escort missions could “provide the necessary security so that ship traffic can resume as quickly as possible”.

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“You can clearly see that with each passing day, the situation is worsening due to the lack of ship traffic from the Persian Gulf to the rest of the world,” he said.

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Barrot added that Rubio, like others in the discussions, “wants that once the United States’ military objectives have been achieved, maritime security and freedom of navigation can be ensured in the Strait of Hormuz, as in all international waters around the world”.

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Trump has complained that other NATO countries were not stepping up to help against Iran.

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“We are very disappointed with NATO because NATO has done absolutely nothing,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Thursday.

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Of the G7 nations — besides the US — Britain, Canada, France, Germany and Italy are members of the trans-Atlantic military alliance. Japan is the only one that is not.

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“We’re there to protect NATO, to protect them from Russia. But they’re not there to protect us,” Trump added.

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Rubio, however, said the US is “not asking for anybody to join the war” against Iran but that the countries most affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz “should be willing to do something about it, and we’ll help them” after the conflict ends.

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Russia's war in Ukraine was also a major topic at the G7 meeting, with US-brokered talks persisting but making no breakthroughs, and allies concerned that the new conflict in the Middle East will divert US attention from a commitment to Ukraine.

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Wadephul, the German foreign minister, said he made clear at the meeting that “there must be no cuts when it comes to maintaining Ukraine’s defence capability”.

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Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Rubio said that while no US weapons have been pulled from sales bound for Ukraine to go to the Middle East instead, it could happen if deemed necessary.

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A worker was assaulted and had their arm broken after four masked offenders robbed a store in Christchurch last night.

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Police were called to Main South Road in Hornby at 7.30pm last night when four people entered the store, stole items, and assaulted a worker.

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They then fled the scene in a stolen vehicle.

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The injured worker was taken to Christchurch Hospital in an ambulance, suffering a broken arm.

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The stolen vehicle was later located on Ellesmere Road in Lincoln.

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"However, the alleged offenders were not with the vehicle and have yet to be found," Sargeant Rebecca Podmore said.

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Police urged anyone with information about the incident or the alleged offenders to come forward.

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"If you were in the Main South Road, or surrounding areas, in Hornby between 7pm and 8pm last night, and saw a grey Toyota Rav 4 or have dashcam/CCTV footage of the vehicle, please get in touch," Podmore said.

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Information could be provided through 105.

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The Government has released updated fuel security planning in response to growing global uncertainty linked to the conflict in the Middle East, stressing there is no immediate need for fuel restrictions but that contingency planning is being strengthened.

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“While there is currently no need for fuel restrictions, the public can be assured that the Government is planning carefully, acting early and making sure New Zealand is well positioned to respond, whatever the global environment brings,” Finance Minister Nicola Willis said.

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She said ensuring New Zealand had reliable access to fuel was critical to protecting jobs, livelihoods and the wider economy amid global disruption.

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1News explains what the National Fuel Security Plan is, why it’s been updated now, and what it could mean if global conditions worsen.

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Watch: Nicola Willis, Shane Jones give national fuel plan update.

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This is the current baseline setting. Fuel is available nationwide and the market is operating normally, but prices may be rising due to global market shifts or international supply pressures.

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At this stage, the focus is on transparency and preparation. The Government will closely monitor fuel stock levels, incoming shipments, and international supply conditions, while working with fuel companies, airlines and other key players to ensure the market continues to function smoothly.

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Twice‑weekly public stock updates will be published, and officials will stay engaged with international partners. The Government will also prepare to reduce its own fuel use if needed and provide information to the public on how to lower fuel costs.

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Consumers are being told to buy fuel as normal, avoid panic buying, and stay informed through MBIE updates and EECA fuel‑saving advice.

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Under Phase 2, fuel is still available nationwide and the market remains functional, but there are signs of significant disruption, such as delivery delays or slower restocking in some regions.

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This phase involves closer coordination between the Government and industry to shore up supply and manage demand responsibly. Stock levels and shipments continue to be monitored, with twice‑weekly public updates remaining in place.

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Officials may review and remove non‑essential regulations to allow reduced fuel use and will activate a public‑sector fuel response plan to manage government demand. Public messaging will place greater emphasis on conserving fuel in the national interest.

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The public is again advised to access fuel as usual but to consider combining trips, using alternative transport where possible, and following EECA guidance to reduce fuel consumption.

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Under consultation

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Phase 3 would be triggered if supply tightens further and fuel needs to be directed to where it is most needed. The Government would use formal powers, implemented by industry, to protect critical services.

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Fuel supply would be allocated based on clearly defined priority tiers. At the highest level, life-supporting services would receive unrestricted access, including emergency services, courts, corrections, hospitals, utilities, and defence.

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Next in priority would be economically critical sectors, such as food supply chains, freight, and international air transport. This would be followed by services essential to daily functioning, including public transport, infrastructure maintenance, rural general practitioners, and district nursing.

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Lower in the hierarchy would be other commercial and business fuel uses, while general retail fuel sales would receive the lowest priority.

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Purchase limits could be introduced, and regular public updates would outline stock levels, incoming shipments and how long measures are likely to remain in place. Officials would aim to step back to Phase 2 as soon as conditions allow.

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The public would be asked to follow any limits, buy only what is needed, and trust that essential services are being protected.

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Under consultation

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Phase 4 would apply if there is a major or prolonged fuel disruption. Formal rules would be put in place to ensure fuel is distributed fairly and that critical services remain fully protected.

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The Government could more strictly control how fuel is allocated, including where and how customers are allowed to purchase it. Life‑preserving services would be prioritised, with regular public updates provided and advance notice given before any rule changes.

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Officials say measures would be adjusted quickly if they are not working as intended, and the goal would remain to return to Phase 2 or 3 as soon as supply conditions improved.

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Decisions to move between phases would be made by the Fuel Security Ministerial Oversight Group consisting of senior ministers, including Willis and Jones.

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These would consider a move when there was a change in any of the following criteria:

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– Export restrictions – if any of New Zealand’s source refineries introduce or relax export restrictions

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– Changes to New Zealand’s fuel stock levels of plus or minus three days since the most recent published update

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– A fuel company informs the government that they are unlikely or unable to fill future orders

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– A breach, or a notification of an imminent breach, of the minimum storage obligations

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– Any significant policy changes in Australia or from the International Energy Agency

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– A significant disruption to regional distribution.

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Ministers could place different fuels under different phases – for example, diesel at Phase 2 while petrol remains at Phase 1. Any decision to change phases would be publicly explained, with officials emphasising moves would only be made when clearly necessary.

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For now, the Government said it did not expect to need Phases 3 or 4, but that having the plan in place ensured New Zealand was prepared if circumstances change.

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New Zealand could be facing into a period of stagflation, economists are warning.

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By Susan Edmunds for rnz.co.nz

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Stagflation describes a situation in which an economy experiences the unpleasant combination of high inflation, high unemployment and stagnant economic growth.

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This could happen as a result of the Iran war because higher fuel prices are expected to create higher inflation, while the impact of those cost increases and the wider confidence blow could slow economic growth.

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Mike Jones, chief economist at BNZ, said it was a "stagflationary-type shock" because it had hurt growth prospects and put pressure on people's disposable incomes and business margins at the same time as it pushed up inflation.

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"We're also vulnerable given the economy going into this was only starting to find its feet," he said.

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"There are some buffers out there – most notably elevated commodity export prices and a falling NZ dollar – but it's unlikely they will be enough to prevent a decent hit to the economy. I think, at this stage, it's more a case of the recovery being disrupted or paused for a quarter or two, rather than being curtailed. So weaker growth but still growth.

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"But there are still many scenarios in play. Much hangs on how long the conflict goes on for."

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Gareth Kiernan, chief forecaster at Infometrics, said stagflation was discussed as a prospect three or four years ago but did not happen.

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"It was inflation followed by 'we need a recession to rein that back in'.

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"I feel like this time is a little bit different because it's a supply shock that is, one, pushing up prices and, two, going to negatively impact growth."

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He said businesses had told him they had to pass on cost increases.

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"I'm not talking about transport businesses putting up their prices. I'm talking about everybody who is using the transport services then being forced to put up their prices, because we've had an economy where for the last three years, it's gone sideways. And people have been trimming and trimming, and there's nothing left to trim."

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He said while the Reserve Bank expected fewer price increases to be passed on because there was less demand, that was not the full picture.

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"Sure, there's no demand, but you're going to put your prices up rather than simply just go to the wall because you don't have any money left."

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He said even if the situation were resolved immediately, there would be another up to four months of flow-on effects.

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"Who knows where oil prices would settle… you wouldn't expect them to probably go back to US$70 a barrel… there's got to be more risk associated with that. But the longer it stretches on, the bigger the impact is in terms of just delaying or preventing the economic recovery.

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"It's almost a bit of a repeat of 2025 where we had the tariff situation hit us and knock confidence and therefore knock growth. And this is looking like the same again, except probably worse, to be fair."

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But Westpac's chief economist Kelly Eckhold said he still expected some growth in the economy this year – although there was the potential for that to change.

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"In the forecast update that we put out a couple of days ago, that assumed that things were going to get better within a month. If that doesn't happen then things get darker quite quickly. Confidence levels about forecasts are quite low right now because there's a lot of things we don't know.

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"You can't discount the possibility [of less economic growth]. The only thing is that we are coming from a starting point where we were expecting a pretty solid year. So, we've got further to fall before you get into that genuinely negative growth environment that we experienced back in 2024."

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The big concern was how long the conflict lasted, he said.

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"We have to keep in mind that significant damage has already been done, and it won't be fixed quickly. There may also be risk premia built into concerns about fuel availability, prices… I'm very worried. I think this is a very, very serious situation."

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He said the lower exchange rate would make the price of imported goods higher and make travel overseas more expensive for New Zealanders. But it was a positive for exporters.

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"Nobody in New Zealand can protect us from the loss of standard of living that has come from this shock. The government can't buy our way out of this. They can smooth the edges off for the most vulnerable. But in the end, it's just a cost that is going to sheet home to us.

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"The way out of this is by having the external sector ultimately be able to export our way out of this. And a lower exchange rate is part of the adjustment that facilitates that to occur."

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Tiger Woods has been arrested on suspicion of DUI and was involved in a rollover car crash on Friday, the Martin County Sheriff's Office has told media outlets.

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Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said Woods and the person in the other vehicle were not injured. Woods was able to crawl out of the passenger side of his Land Rover.

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Authorities say the rollover crash occurred just after 2pm not far from where Woods lives in Jupiter Island. Budensiek said Woods attempted to pass a pressure cleaner truck while driving on a two-lane road.

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He swerved to avoid a collision as he was passing the truck, but clipped the back end of the truck’s trailer. Woods’ vehicle then rolled onto its driver’s side.

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Tiger Woods charged with driving under influence after rollover crash – Watch on TVNZ+

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Budensiek said investigators at the scene found Woods to be showing signs of impairment. He did a breathalyser test, which came out negative, but he refused to take a urine test.

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Authorities charged him with driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, Budensiek said. Both charges are misdemeanours.

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Woods' manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text seeking information.

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It was the third time Woods had been involved in a car crash, most recently in February 2021, when his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles at a high rate of speed, which led to multiple leg and ankle injuries. Woods said later doctors considered amputation.

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Woods has played 11 tournaments since that 2021 crash, not finishing closer than within 16 shots of the winner the four times he finished 72 holes.

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He was also arrested on a DUI charge in 2017 when South Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car that was parked awkwardly with damage to the driver's side. Woods said he had taken a bad mix of painkillers. He later pleaded guilty to reckless driving.

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Woods won his fifth Masters and 15th major in 2019. He has 82 wins on the PGA Tour, tied for the all-time record with Sam Snead.

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Woods, 50, had been working his way back to golf from a seventh back surgery in September. He had not decided whether he could play in the Masters on April 9-12.

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His last official tournament was the British Open in 2024. Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon in March 2025, and that kept him off the course all season, even before the back surgery. He managed to play in his indoor TGL golf league on Tuesday night.

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He has kept deeply involved in PGA Tour affairs as chairman of the Future Competition Committee that is restructuring the model of the tour.

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Woods also faced a soft deadline at the end of the month to decide whether to become the US Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland. Woods was offered the job for the last Ryder Cup and did not turn it down until June. The PGA of America wants a decision much sooner this time.

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Singer-songwriter Darrell “Dash” Crofts, who teamed with childhood friend Jim Seals for such 1970s soft-rock hits as Summer Breeze, Diamond Girl and Get Closer, has died. He was 87.

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Crofts died Wednesday of heart failure at the Heart Hospital of Austin in Austin, Texas, said his daughter, Lua Crofts Faragher. She said her father had been suffering heart issues for several years and had been in hospital for about a month.

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Seals and Crofts were native Texans who had known each other since high school and played together in various groups before becoming a duo, Seals & Crofts, in the late 1960s. Blending pop, country, folk and jazz, they were part of a wave of million-selling soft-rock (or “easy listening”) bands that included America, Bread and Loggins and Messina.

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Summer Breeze, Diamond Girl and Get Closer all reached the Top 10, while their other popular singles included I’ll Play for You, Hummingbird and We May Never Pass This Way (Again). The wide-eyed sentiments of the latter made it a favorite for high school yearbooks:

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“Life / So they say / Is but a game and they’d let it slip away / Love / Like the autumn sun / Should be dyin’ / But it’s only just begun.”

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Like many bands of the era, Seals & Crofts sang of love, peace, music and the natural world. But the inspirations were rooted less in the counterculture than in the Baha’i faith, a monotheistic religion advocating global unity that they both embraced in the 1960s.

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“It became a driving force in their careers and the way they lived their lives,” Faragher said.

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They worked Baha'i themes into their music — Hummingbird is a metaphor for the Baha’i prophet Bahaullah — distributed literature after their shows, and sometimes preached from the stage, including during a performance on Tonight with Johnny Carson.

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“You start out writing songs like ‘the leaves are green and the sky is blue and I love you and you love me’ — very simple lyrics — but you grow into a much, much broader awareness of life, of love, and of unity,” Crofts told Stereo Review in 1971. “It’s really great to be able to say something real in your music.”

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One Baha’i tenet, that the soul begins with the formation of the embryo, led to controversy. In 1974, the year after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision established the right to abortion, Seals & Crofts released the ballad Unborn Child, the title song of their new album.

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It was inspired by the wife of their recording engineer, who had seen a television documentary about abortion and wrote a poem with such lines as “Oh tiny bud, that grows in the womb, only to be crushed before you can bloom.” Numerous radio stations refused to play Unborn Child and protesters picketed Seals & Crofts, although the album was certified gold for selling 500,000 copies.

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“I think we got more good results out of it than bad,” Crofts later told the St Petersburg Press, “because a lot of people called us and said, ‘We’re naming our children after you, because you helped us decide to save their lives with that song.’ That was very fulfilling to us.”

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By the early 1980s, soft-rock bands were out of fashion and Seals & Crofts had been dropped by its label, Warner Bros. They broke up for a time but continued to appear together at Baha’i gatherings, while also recording on their own. Crofts released a solo album, Today, in 1998, and six years later reunited with Seals for Traces. More recently, their music was revived by Faragher and Seals’ cousin Brady, who toured together as Seals & Crofts 2. (Jim Seals died in 2022).

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“There's not a time that we performed that we didn't have hundreds of people coming up and expressing their love and often saying the music changed their life,” Faragher said.

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“There were so many people who loved them,” she added. “They were a constant service to mankind.” She said that her father's death, a few years after that of Seals, marked the end of an era.

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“That's what makes it so painful — that it's the end,” she said. “But the music will always, always live on.”

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Darrell George “Dash” Crofts was born in Cisco, Texas, in 1938 and was singing and playing music from an early age, eventually learning piano, guitar, drums and mandolin.

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He met and befriended Seals when both were teenagers and in a local rockabilly band, the Crew Cats. By the end of the 1950s, they had moved to Los Angeles and joined The Champs, best known for the early rock hit Tequila. Seals and Crofts would later briefly play in a band led by Glen Campbell, and join another California group, the Dawnbreakers, whose members included Crofts’ future wife, Billie Lee Day.

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Although they performed on the same bill as Eric Clapton and Deep Purple among others, they were turned off by the volume and the lifestyle of hard-rock performers and honed a gentle sound. Seals & Crofts released their eponymous debut album in 1969, and soon followed with Down Home and Year of Sunday.

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Their commercial breakthrough came in 1972 with Summer Breeze, which featured a chorus that ranked with a contemporary hit, the Eagles’ Take it Easy, as a definition of post-1960s escapism: “Summer breeze makes me feel fine/blowing through the jasmine of my mind.”

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“That was the beginning of bigger concerts, bigger crowds and we kept getting hits in the Top 40,” Crofts told the podcast Inside MusiCast in 2021. “That cemented us in the music business.”

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Crofts is survived by his second wife, Louise Crofts; his children Lua, Faizi and Amelia; and eight grandchildren, Faragher said. His first marriage ended in divorce.

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Stephen Colbert, famous devotee to JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth, is co-writing a Lord of the Rings movie with his son.

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Warner Bros announced that Colbert will script The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past along with series veteran Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee, Colbert's son.

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Producer Peter Jackson revealed Colbert's involvement in a social media video that introduced a “very special partner” on the film.

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“It took me a few years to scrape my courage into a pile to give you a call, but about two years ago I did,” Colbert told Jackson.

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“You liked it enough to talk to me about it, and ever since then, the two of us have been working with the brilliant Philippa Boyens on how to develop this story.”

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Shadow of the Past will come after Andy Serkis' upcoming The Hunt of Gollum, which is set to arrive in theatres next year.

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Colbert said that a few years ago, while talking with his son, he thought of a potential framing device for the film, which follows a new adventure for Sam, Merry and Pippin 14 years after the passing of Frodo.

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“You know what the books mean to me, and what your films mean to me,” Colbert said.

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“But the thing I found myself reading over and over again were the six chapters early on in (‘The Fellowship of the Ring’) that y’all never developed into the first movie back in the day.”

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“I thought: ‘Oh, wait, maybe that could be its own story that could fit into the larger story. Could we make something that was completely faithful to the books while also being completely faithful to the movies that you guys had already made?’” added Colbert.

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Colbert's The Late Show on CBS is to air its last episode on May 21 after the network announced it was cancelling the late night show last July.

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Sporting that Hannah Montana blonde hair and bangs, Miley Cyrus went back to her roots — celebrating 20 years of the TV show that launched the career of a real-life pop star.

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Cyrus reunited with cast members of Hannah Montana in Los Angeles for the premiere of the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special.

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Cyrus told The Associated Press that the milestone has given her a chance to see the character and series from "a new perspective". Cyrus, who began the Disney Channel show at age 13, played Miley Stewart, a tween and middle-schooler hiding her secret life as a famous pop singer.

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"Getting to be on the outside now, getting to be grown and be a part of it in a way that I couldn’t when I was in the middle of it before, and all the chaos and the schedule and the performing of it all," Cyrus said, "now it just gets to be a celebration. So it is a new perspective. I love that".

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The anniversary special, which started streaming on Disney+ and Hulu, celebrates 20 years since the show’s premiere. Filmed in front of a live audience, it features archival footage and is centred on an interview with Cyrus — now 33 and a genuine pop star — conducted by podcast host Alex Cooper.

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It includes several musical numbers, starting with the series anthem The Best of Both Worlds and ending with a new song dedicated to Cyrus' younger self. It also includes appearances by friends and family members, including father Billy Ray Cyrus, with whom Miley Cyrus tries to recreate their handshake from the series. Selena Gomez, who played a rival, makes an appearance, as does singer-songwriter Chappell Roan, who speaks to Miley Cyrus' influence on her career.

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Addressing the audience at the premiere, Miley Cyrus paid tribute both to fellow cast members and fans. "Without you all, this show would have never been what it is, and I love saying what it is, not what it was," she said.

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"Tonight isn’t about looking back into the past, but it’s about what it means to us still tonight," she said.

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Jason Earles, who played Miley’s brother Jackson, told the AP that watching the show now highlights how much time has passed.

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“I think if you go back and you watch the episodes, there’s enough dated references like old flip phones and stuff that you go, 'Oh no, no, this show was a little while ago'," he said.

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Cody Linley, who played Miley's on-and-off boyfriend Jake Ryan, reflected on the impact of portraying a teen heartthrob.

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"It's hard to believe that there were girls that had pictures of me with my shirt off in their locker and they would have me sign it," Linley said. "And it's hard not to let it go to your head, because you have to remember that it’s an image that they are seeing. It’s not you."

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Also attending the premiere was country singer Lainey Wilson, who recalled working as a Hannah Montana impersonator early in her career.

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"From 8th grade to 12th grade, five years of my life, I would open up the show as Lainey Wilson, I would run behind a tree and put on my Hannah Montana get-up," the singer said. "I did birthday parties, fairs, festivals… I was hitting the roads."

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Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan responded to accusations made by Brazilian-Italian football star Jorginho that a security guard mistreated his 11-year-old stepdaughter after she recognised the singer.

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Jorginho Frello, a player for Flamengo widely known as Jorginho, said that his wife and the child were staying at the same hotel in Sao Paulo as the singer, who is in the country for the Lollapalooza Brazil music festival, when the controversy occurred.

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“During breakfast, the artist walked past their table. My daughter, like any child, recognised her, got excited and just wanted to make sure it was really her,” Jorginho said, in a lengthy text posted on Instagram in Portuguese and English on Saturday. The girl is the daughter of Catherine Harding, Jorginho's wife, and British actor Jude Law.

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“She didn’t say anything, didn’t ask for anything,” Jorginho said, adding that a security guard then came over to his family’s table and spoke “in an extremely aggressive manner to both my wife and my daughter".

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Jorginho said that Roan did not deserve her fans' affection.

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Roan addressed the incident, also on Instagram. The singer said that the security guard was not her personal security and that she didn’t see a woman and a child.

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“It’s unfair for security to just assume someone doesn’t have good intentions,” Roan said. “I do not hate people who are fans of my music. I do no hate children.”

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Rio’s new mayor Eduardo Cavaliere weighed in on the controversy, saying that while he was mayor Roan would never perform on Copacabana Beach as Madonna and Lady Gaga have, and as Shakira will do in May.

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“I doubt that Shakira would do that!” he said, adding that Jorginho’s daughter would be a guest of honor at the Colombian superstar’s upcoming free concert on Rio's sprawling sands. Cavaliere replaced former Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes on Friday.

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Roan, who is openly queer and taps into drag culture, was the sassy toast of the pop world in 2024 with tracks that include Good Luck, Babe! Red Wine Supernova and Hot To Go! from her 2023 album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.

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Roan headlined Auckland's Laneway Festival earlier this year. She nudged aside Sabrina Carpenter to win the Grammy for best new artist last February.

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After the lengthy texts, Jorginho posted a story of his daughter's excited reaction upon arriving at Carpenter's show at Lollapalooza. “Everything is well with the girls, and thanks for the messages,” he said.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon has died, aged 54.

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The actor, who starred as Buffy Summers' best friend Xander Harris on all seven seasons of the supernatural drama, died today.

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In a statement, his family said they were "heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon".

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Brendon died in his sleep of natural causes.

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While best known for his work as an actor, Brendon had "found his passion in painting and art" in recent years, his family said.

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"Nicky loved to share his enthusiastic talent with his family, friends and fans.

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"He was passionate, sensitive, and endlessly driven to create. Those who truly knew him understood that his art was one of the purest reflections of who he was."

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His loved ones asked for privacy while they "grieve his loss and celebrate the life of a man who lived with intensity, imagination, and heart".

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"Thank you to everyone who has shown love and support."

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Buffy co-star Alyson Hannigan, who played Willow Rosenberg, took to social media to pay tribute to Brendon.

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"My Sweet Nicky, thank you for years of laughter, love and Dodgers. I will think of you every time I see a rocking chair. I love you. RIP."

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