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A Kaikohe man has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison after being found guilty of multiple sexual offences against a child. Report by elocal · Mitchell Nield was convicted by a jury in April on one charge of indecent assault, one representative charge of unlawful sexual connection and two additional charges of unlawful sexual connection following a lengthy court process that spanned more than two years. · The sentencing adds to a…

Report by elocal · Jury Hears Secret Recordings Recovered By Police · The trial surrounding the death of 70-year-old Chinese national Shulai Wang took a dramatic turn this week as jurors heard recordings allegedly captured inside the Gulf Harbour property where Wang spent her final days. · The recordings, recovered from a laptop seized by police, were played in the High Court at Auckland as prosecutors continued presenting their case against…

The latest shipping activity suggests New Zealand's fuel supply chain remains steady through June, but there are a few developments worth keeping an eye on. So far this month we've recorded six fuel vessel arrivals, with at least two more vessels already scheduled, and current projections suggest June will finish with around 15 fuel vessel movements. That's neither exceptionally busy nor unusually quiet — just about where we'd expect the system…

The Coalition Government has committed to reducing New Zealand’s net greenhouse gas emissions to between 51% and 55% below its 2005 gross emissions by 2035. · Climate Change, Minister Simon Watts, stated that meeting the new 2035 target would mean New Zealand was doing “our fair share towards reducing the impact of climate change”. The Coalition Government has implied that man-made global warming cause’s adverse weather events and they remain…

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has launched an extraordinary public criticism of officials within Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), following the collapse of a technology project that consumed more than $31 million and delivered no operational outcome. Report by elocal · The comments follow the release of an independent review into Immigration New Zealand's Biometric Capability Upgrade…

For now, fuel is still moving around the country and there are no immediate signs of supply shortages. However, there are a few unusual vessel movements and some interesting international developments worth keeping an eye on. As always, the shipping picture tells part of the story — and the conversations amongst our Marsden Point Radio subscribers often help fill in the gaps. · Marsden Point Looking Ahead · The next scheduled arrivals into…

In Kiev, a historic monastery goes up in flames with Ukraine and its sponsors accusing Moscow of taking aim. Russia's defence ministry says the church was hit by Kiev's own air defences gone awry. · A crystal clear message. Peace with Iran cannot be brokered without Lebanon as part of the deal. That's as Tehran and Washington are set to sign a finalised agreement this Friday. And, that's as Israel insists it will not comply with the peace deal…

Iran is poised to gradually return to the US-led Western order within certain limits exactly as Iran’s moderate faction has long wanted, its hardline faction has successfully preserved the armed forces and their missile stockpile, while Israel achieved none of its goals in its most epic defeat ever Andrew Korybko · Iran and the US plan to sign a Zarif-inspired memorandum of understanding (MoU) on ending the Third Gulf War this Friday in…

Would undeniable evidence of alien life cause large numbers of people to abandon what they believe about God? Disclosure Day comes out in theaters this weekend, and that appears to be one of the biggest questions that this film is driving at. Much of the global population has always operated under the assumption that the only intelligent life that exists in the universe is on this planet. So how would the world respond to very clear evidence…

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity · In the space of hours, Britain endured yet more random barbaric violence. A 17-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck on a quiet residential street in Burnley, Lancashire, and a 21-year-old man was murdered in Central Park, Chelmsford, Essex. These incidents form part of a relentless pattern of attacks that former Prime Minister Liz Truss directly links to mass migration policies and the deliberate…