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• Ship sinksSouth Korean and Japanese coast guards were searching for 17 crew members of a cargo ship that sank yesterday while transporting lumber in waters between South Korea and Japan. The coast guard of the southern South Korean island of Jeju said five crew members were rescued by nearby vessels after the 6551-tonne Jin Tian sank about 150km south of the island and inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. South Korean and Japanese officials said 14 crew members on the Hong Kong-registered ship are Chinese and eight are from Myanmar. No-one was found in the three life rafts and two lifeboats searched by South Korean coast guard crews who later arrived on a speedboat. Strong wind warnings have been issued at the site of the sinking, about 160km southwest of Nagasaki.

• Judge slams gang ‘code’: Mobster jailed over attack outside KFC

  A judge has criticised the “pathetic and juvenile” attitude that gang members can dictate to others what colours they can wear, and where.

• Aus inflation up 7.8%Australia’s annual rate of inflation has risen to 7.8 per cent, marking the highest yearly increase since 1990. New data from the ABS showed that the Consumer Price Index, rose 1.9 per cent in the December quarter. It’s the fourth consecutive quarter to show a rise in the cost of living.

• Thousands of kids to score NRL tickets

  Thousands of Rotorua tamariki will be given the opportunity to attend the upcoming NRL All Stars: Māori vs Indigenous games next month — an opportunity they may not have otherwise had.

• Concern over changes to school service Vans for children in emergency housing ‘more than transport’ – principal

  Changes to a service transporting children living in emergency housing to and from school could have a negative impact on attendance and deepen social divides, principals fear.

• Chris Hipkins needs to call a snap election

  I have decided to give the new Prime Minister a break. I will give Chris Hipkins the advice I gave Geoffrey Palmer when he became Prime Minister: “Ask for a mandate to go in a new direction. If you wait until Election Day Labour will be swept away”. Palmer waited and Labour was swept away.

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• Concern over changes to school service Vans for children in emergency housing ‘more than transport’ – principal

  Changes to a service transporting children living in emergency housing to and from school could have a negative impact on attendance and deepen social divides, principals fear.

• Harris earns his stripes as captain

  New Warriors coach Andrew Webster was convinced Tohu Harris would be his captain in 2023 before he even arrived at the club late last year, but at the insistence of the veteran forward waited until this month to officially make the decision.

• Perham catches coach’s eye

  Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo is set to drop selection bombshell, reportedly snubbing Jake Averillo at fullback for a new recruit.

Featured documents

• RENA A DECADE AFTER DISASTER

  It’s a bleak, grey morning as Buddy Mikaere stands with his back turned, bracing against the wind. He is looking out to where Rena’s abandoned and barnacled wreck still lies — despite his relentless efforts to see it removed....

• YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS DIGESTBusinesses encouraged to be adaptive in new era

  With continued global disruption and rapidly changing consumer behaviour, one local accountant is encouraging Rotorua businesses to shift the focus from responding to unprecedented times to preparing for an unpredictable year ahead....

• Marae see threats in clean water bill

  Forget the pōwhiri: Officials will be able to enter marae without a warrant if a new water safety bill is passed, even though no marae water supply has ever caused an outbreak of illness....

• Macpherson says he will not apologise

  Rotorua councillor Reynold Macpherson may be removed from two council committees if he does not apologise for three code of conduct breaches....

• Council under fire over dump discharge Iwi leader and an environmental advocate speak out after court case details revealed

  An iwi leader and an environmental advocate have hit out at Rotorua Lakes Council after it pleaded guilty to discharging a dangerous substance from the city’s dump....

• Hospice says it won’t offer assisted dying

  Rotorua Hospice is one of three in the Bay of Plenty that will not be offering assisted dying services when The End of Life Choice Act comes into force in November....

• Delay for open banking ‘ridiculous’

  Two years is a “ridiculously long” time to implement open banking and will cost consumers billions of dollars in excess banking fees, says long-time critic of banking profits Sam Stubbs....

• COMMENT He Puapua nothing to be afraid of

  In September 2007, 144 countries adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)....

• Roe v Wade delivers hornet’s nest

  The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Roe v Wade decision on abortion rights for women in the US has handed Christopher Luxon his first real test in managing the broad church that is his caucus....

• Sparks not seeking re-election

  Kawerau will lose one of its district councillors at this year’s election and the Eastern Bay one of its longstanding community law advisers....