Family 'destroyed' by 'depraved' murder of son in Dunedin; Jet fuel stocks swing in latest data release; Where rain can be expected this Easter weekend
Family 'destroyed' by 'depraved' murder of son in Dunedin
The family of a Dunedin man stabbed at least 46 times says his killer’s sentence is “final justice”.
Gurjit Singh was attacked in the middle of the night in a home invasion in 2024, aged 27.
His killer, a former work colleague known as Rajinder, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17.5 years this morning, after being found guilty at trial last year.
Jet fuel stocks swing as latest NZ reserves data released
New Zealand's jet fuel stocks have fallen in the latest official update, while the country's overall fuel reserves still remain mostly stable.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment data – collected at 11.59pm on Sunday and released at 1pm on Wednesday – showed a slight decrease across all three fuel types compared with the previous update.
Data showed 58.7 days of petrol cover, 52.2 days of diesel and 46.2 days of jet fuel.
That was down from 59.3, 54.5 and 50.4 days respectively in the update on March 25.
Mother and son guilty of attempting to illegally export pounamu
A mother and son have been found guilty of attempting to illegally export pounamu to China.
It’s the first successful prosecution of its kind by New Zealand Customs after the pair were found carrying 17.9 kilograms of the stone in their luggage at Auckland International Airport in July 2024.
Judge Richard McIlraith acknowledged the defendants may not have properly understood the law but emphasised “ignorance of the law is no defence to this charge”.
Watch: 'Take the raincoat' - who’s in for rain this Easter weekend
1News Meteorologist Dan Corbett says the long weekend starts fine but could get 'mucky and messy' in places.
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