Caroline Williams

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Phoebe Utteridge |Chris Megerian |David Klepper |Caroline Williams

White House: Trump will decide within 2 weeks whether to strike IranAs US President Donald Trump publicly weighs a decision on whether the United States should join Israel in directly striking Iran, some analysts have suggested that Israel’s unstated war aims could include the collapse of Tehran’s government. Trump, for his part, has ratcheted up his rhetoric, this week demanding “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” from Tehran, without detailing what that would mean.

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Hamish McNeilly |Annemarie Quill |Marty Sharpe |Caroline Williams

Joe Schmidt's swipe at Lions' 'southern-hemisphere centre partnership'Joe Schmidt, the Australia head coach, has fired a dig at the overseas-born players in the British and Irish Lions squad by referring to the midfield pairing of Bundee Aki and Sione Tuipulotu as a “southern-hemisphere centre partnership”.

2 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Caroline Williams |Amy Ridout |Nina Hindmarsh

As it slowed, he stepped onto the road and “thumped” the side of the truck with his hand. The truck driver stopped and got out, asking Daly, "What do you want?" in a confrontational tone, according to the summary of facts. Daly then lunged at the driver, knocking him to the ground. As the victim tried to get up and walk away, Daly lunged again. While standing over him, Daly headbutted the victim, breaking his glasses, which cut his forehead. A brief struggle followed before Daly helped the man up.

3 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Caroline Williams

The Taupō District Council has been ordered to pay its tenant $4100, after it allowed her to live in “freezing” cold and damp conditions for almost two years. The woman moved into the council-managed Housing for the Elderly complex on Rifle Range Rd in October 2021. People are only eligible for the units if they are aged 65 or above, have less than $15,000 in assets as a singleton or $20,000 for a couple and receive a benefit.

3 weeks ago | stuff.co.nz | Caroline Williams

A former funeral director charged regarding a police investigation into mishandled burials has been dealt a new charge. The man, who cannot be named, was charged in March as part of Operation Lola, an ongoing police investigation into complaints about burials at Auckland’s Waikumete Cemetery. The alleged offending was discovered when bodies were exhumed due to damage caused by flooding in 2023. He faced charges of obtaining $18,000 by offering services as a funeral director in 2015 and 2022.