Donald Trump is found guilty of 34 counts in his hush money trial, a Jetstar passenger plane slid off the runway at Christchurch Airport and police uncover $15 million cannabis plots.
1 Trump found guilty of all 34 counts in hush money trial
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes today as a New York jury found him guilty on all charges.
He was found guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
Jurors convicted Trump on all 34 counts after deliberating for 9.5 hours. As the verdict was read, he sat stone-faced in court, looking down.
2 Jetstar passenger plane slides off runway at Christchurch Airport
Emergency services were called to a passenger plane "sliding off" a runway at Christchurch Airport this morning.
"Police were notified of an aircraft sliding off a runway in Christchurch at around 7.45am," a police spokesperson told 1News.
3 Do you need to do anything to get your tax cut?
Finance Minister Nicola Willis told 1News business correspondent Katie Bradford this morning that people didn't need to do anything to get their tax relief money.
"All of that tax relief – other than the FamilyBoost payment – will just go automatically into your pay.
"That's an important aspect of this," she said. "On average, a household with children will get $78 a fortnight.
"On average, a household without children will get $60 a fortnight."
4 Police uncover $15 million cannabis plots in rural Auckland
Police have uprooted a cannabis operation worth up to $15 million in parts of rural southern Auckland.
Across three sites, about 5450 plants were destroyed, and nine Vietnamese nationals have been arrested.
Search warrants were executed at rural sites in Āwhitu, Runciman and Glenbrook this week.
Nine arrests were made so far under the police investigation named Operation Manta Ray.
5 Can Trump still become president now he’s a convicted felon?
Donald Trump has become the first former US president to be found guilty of a crime. Does that preclude him from becoming president again?
Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
Jurors convicted Trump on all 34 counts after deliberating for 9.5 hours.
The former US president is due to be sentenced in July.
ONE 'GORGEOUS' ARRIVAL
TVNZ presenter Hayley Holt and her partner Josh Tito have welcomed a baby boy into the world.
Holt shared the exciting news to Instagram with a collection of photos this morning.
"🤍 Kingston Kawenata Tito-Holt 🤍
"Our latest blessing @josh_tito," Holt captioned the post.
ONE BIG PRICE TAG
Hailey Bieber’s new diamond ring is said to be worth NZD $2.2 million.
The model, 27, announced she was expecting her and 30-year-old singer Justin Bieber’s first child together in an Instagram post on May 9. She also revealed they had held the vow ceremony in Hawaii and, earlier this week, revealed she had got a new sparkler that is thought to have been a gift from her partner to mark the occasion.
A gemologist told Mail Online her new band is worth approximately $2.2 million.
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