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Powerball was not struck on Saturday night and will roll over to Wednesday, when the jackpot climbs to $6 million.
Police were called at around 6.50pm on Saturday to reports that two men could be seen struggling in the water between Mahuta Gap and Glinks Gully.
Rimu, a curly-coat retriever, has been reunited with her owner after surviving four days following a yacht capsizing off Whananaki on December 30.
Police said the two-vehicle crash at the Ōhaupō Rd/Ryburn Rd intersection, south of Hamilton, was reported at 9.15am on Sunday.
In a dramatic overnight raid, US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — a move Trump calls a triumph of “peace through strength,” but critics warn it sets a dangerous global precedent.
"I'm not worried about the truck, I just want my dogs back," Jake Nolan told 1News.
Radich first served as a Dunedin City Council councillor between 2019 and 2022 before he was elected 59th Mayor of Dunedin until 2025 where he was then reappointed as a city councillor.
Earlier, NZTA had described traffic in the area as "very heavy".
The US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and launched strikes against the South American country, US President Donald Trump says.
