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First ball at University Oval in Dunedin is at 11am.
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GCSB Director General Andrew Clark. VNP/Louis Collins
The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) spy agency says it is providing round-the-clock threat intelligence updates on the Iran war.
The GCSB, along with its partner agency NZ Security Intelligence Service (SIS), appeared at a Parliamentary select committee for their annual reviews on Wednesday.
GCSB Director-General Andrew Clark told MPs it was a very volatile geopolitical environment.
“Conflict and tensions have sometimes arisen with little notice and this week’s major conflict in the Middle East is no exception, and our team has been providing round-the-clock threat intelligence updates to our customers, especially to the NZDF and MFAT,” Clark said.
In general, the bureau, which collects ‘signals’ intelligence, was taking a more proactive approach to detecting and disrupting threats while coping with the “rapid pace” of change in “disruptive technologies”.
“In this changing environment, we’ve provided intelligence relating to terrorist activity and to foreign state activity where that could threaten the safety of New Zealanders and international partners.”
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Outside the Masjid Annur, flowers surround the memorial to the 51 shuhada (martyrs), who were killed when a terrorist opened fire at two mosques in Christchurch five years ago. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon
Families of victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings are continuing their fight to prevent the terrorist from giving evidence at the coronial inquest into their loved ones’ deaths.
Deputy Chief Coroner Brigitte Windley has sought to call Brenton Tarrant as a witness in the second-phase inquest into the deaths of the 51 people massacred at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre on 15 March 2019.
Survivors and victims’ families made their objections heard throughout the inquest and sought judicial review of the decision at the High Court.
Justice Jonathan Eaton dismissed the application in October.
Some of the victims’ families are now appealing that decision to the Court of Appeal, where the matter will be heard next Wednesday.
The notice of appeal claimed Justice Eaton had made several mistakes in dismissing the application for judicial review.
“The High Court erred in finding community abhorrence and the second respondent’s convictions were not proper considerations for a coroner when determining whether to call him as a witness for cross-examination at an inquest into the deaths of 51 people in relation to the 15 March 2019 Christchurch Masjidain Attack,” the notice said.
The victims’ families were appealing Justice Eaton’s entire decision.
They sought three orders:
The 35-year-old Australian-born terrorist is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the terror attack.
The second-phase inquest began in October 2024 and is examining how the terrorist came to obtain the guns used in the massacre.
It adjourned part-heard after objections were raised to the terrorist giving evidence.
Deputy Chief Coroner Windley granted interested party status to Tarrant before the inquest, asked him to answer written questions and asked lawyers for survivors and victims’ families – as well as other parties to the inquest – if they wished to cross-examine him.
The terrorist provided two written briefs to the court in September 2024.
The only application to cross-examine him was filed by counsel assisting the coroner.
In dismissing the application for judicial review, Justice Eaton said he had listened to the concerns of victims and their families.
“At a hearing on 14 October 2024, those interested parties opposed Mr Tarrant giving evidence in open court due to the risk of him turning the process into ‘a platform to encourage like-minded individuals into the murderous behaviour of the terrorist’,” he said in a decision released in October.
Justice Jonathan Eaton dismissed the application in October. Pool / Fairfax NZ / Kevin Stent
“They questioned whether Mr Tarrant would provide oral evidence that was reliable or that had not previously been addressed by the Royal Commission of Inquiry. Further, they were concerned the costs and the efforts that would need to be taken to allow Mr Tarrant to give evidence may not be outweighed by any benefit.”
However, Justice Eaton ruled the coroner had not made any error of law.
“Each of the considerations identified by the applicant under the first ground of the review were weighed by the coroner, including those which are arguably not relevant to the admissibility of evidence. The coroner has exercised her judgement in an appropriate manner having regard to the countervailing interests, including public order and safety, as well as the overarching purpose of the inquiry,” Justice Eaton said.
“The alleged errors of law do not withstand scrutiny. They are closely connected and advanced on a flawed premise.
“Parliament has invested in the coroner a very broad discretion as to the evidence to be admitted at an inquiry. That reflects the broad purposes of an inquiry, including not only an investigation into the circumstances of the death, but making of recommendations to avoid a similar future event. Generally, but particularly in a coronial inquiry involving such horrific offending, so many deaths and such great public interest, issues of relevance, necessity or desirability of hearing evidence is very much for an experienced coroner so well versed with the subject matter.
“The extensive powers set out in the Act allow coroners to pursue all lines of inquiry and to weigh the evidence in a holistic manner to ensure findings are both effective and robust. Only then will the determination command the respect of society – this particular determination being one that is of high public interest both domestically and internationally.
“With respect and recognition given to the very sensitive nature of these proceedings, there has been no reviewable error by the coroner.”
The terrorist gave evidence at a Court of Appeal hearing earlier in February in a bid to quash his convictions and sentence.
The terrorist claims he was “forced” to plead guilty to 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one of terrorism because he was irrational as a result of torturous and inhumane prison conditions.
The Court of Appeal reserved its decision in that matter after a week-long hearing.
The second-phase inquest is on hold while the decision on the terrorist appearing as a witness is decided in the courts.
The coroner’s first phase inquest, which began in October 2023 and heard further evidence in May and August 2024, covered 10 issues relating to the events of 15 March 2019 and the response of emergency services to the massacre.
It took just minutes for the terrorist to leave 44 worshippers dead or dying at Al Noor Mosque as he possessed two semi-automatic centrefire rifles as well as a multitude of high-capacity magazines, two shotguns, a lever-action rifle and a bolt-action rifle.
He then drove to the mosque in Linwood, where he killed seven more people.
Tarrant was able to obtain a New Zealand firearms licence through a gaming friend who was aware of his extremist political opinions and his racist and Islamophobic beliefs.
The friend and the friend’s father acted as referees.
He had originally planned to use his sister as a referee, but the licensing clerk rejected that possibility because she lived in Australia and could not be interviewed face-to-face.
The terrorist first submitted an application to obtain a firearms licence just 15 days after arriving in New Zealand in August 2017.
At the time of the attacks, the terrorist only held a standard A-category licence, but by inserting the high-capacity magazines into the semi-automatic centrefire rifles, he had turned them into restricted E-category military-style semi-automatic rifles.
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Police in Pakuranga on 19 August 2024. RNZ / Lucy Xia
Police have charged a second person with the murder of a fatally shot Pakuranga courier driver.
Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers said the second man, a 35-year-old, would appear at the Manukau District Court on Thursday, charged with the murder of Tuipulotu Vi.
He said he could not rule out further arrests.
On 19 August 2024, police were called to reports of gun shots on Marvon Downs Avenue at about 6.45am.
Despite efforts, Vi could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Consumer spending processed through all core retail merchants in Worldline NZ’s payments network during February were up 2.8 percent in the Auckland/Northland region. 123RF
Auckland has seen the biggest growth in consumer spending in two years, with modest growth holding steady elsewhere.
Consumer spending processed through all core retail merchants in Worldline NZ’s payments network during February reached $3.686 billion or 2.2 percent up on February 2025, including the comings and goings of merchants on its network.
The Auckland/Northland region was a standout with a 2.8 percent increase in spending over the year earlier – the biggest year-on-year growth the region had seen in a single month in nearly two years.
Worldline NZ chief sales officer Bruce Proffit said it was encouraging to see a positive consumer spending trend since the start of the year.
“While the annual growth rate is relatively low and spending did not increase across all sectors and regions, it’s still heartening to see that total spending is up at this point of the year, and, most notably, up in New Zealand’s largest region,” he said.
“Noticeably so far this year, the South Island pattern remains similar, although Wellington spending is still below year-ago levels. Waikato remains one of the fastest growth regions and its spending level surpassed that of Wellington – not by much, but for the third month in a row.”
Annual growth rates for core retail spending was highest in Palmerston North (+4.5 percent), Otago (+3.8 percent) and Waikato (+3.7 percent), while spending declines were highest percentage-wise in Wairarapa (-2.3 percent) and Gisborne (-1.7 percent).
Worldline data indicates consumer spending on flowers and jewellery spiked in the days before and including Valentine’s Day although overall spending was down on last year, with wet weather likely a factor in dampening romantic retail spirits across the nation.
Total spending through florist and watch/jewellery merchants in Worldline NZ’s payments network was down over the year earlier by more than 14 percent to $4.8m over the two days ending Saturday 14 February.
However, data also suggests Southland and Palmerston North were still willing to splash the cash to celebrate the most romantic day of the year.
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Black sesame is the latest plant-based product to go viral, with its appealing colour and nutty taste.
Social media is full of claims these dark sesame seeds are better for you than the white ones. They’re said to be better at reducing your blood sugar levels, risk of heart disease, and even reversing grey hair.
But is black sesame really the new matcha? You might remember this green tea was another plant-based, viral sensation with potential health benefits.
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Sesame seeds grow in white, yellow and black varieties. They’ve been used for centuries in traditional Asian cuisine.
Today, they’re used in both savoury and sweet dishes, and are a good source of protein. Due to sesame’s high fat content (about 50–64 percent, see table below) it is also valued for its oil.
But there are differences between black and white sesame in some key nutrients.
Black sesame has higher levels of fat, protein and carbohydrate, but is also higher in energy (kilojoules). Vitamin and mineral levels are also generally higher in black sesame.
Sesame seeds are clearly highly nutritious products, but the amounts of nutrients in the table are for 100 grams, which is about two-thirds of a metric cup. Most of us would find it hard to eat this every day.
Typically sesame seeds are eaten as a garnish for stir-frys, curries and bread. In some cultures they are used more widely as a major ingredient in discretionary foods that also contain sugar and fat – such as halva, biscuits, tahini paste and sesame seed bars.
Sesame seeds also contain anti-nutrients. These are natural compounds, such as oxalic acid and phytic acid. These bind to minerals (iron, calcium and zinc) and reduce how much the body can absorb and use.
For most of us, eating foods in normal quantities that contain oxalate and phytic acid is not a concern. But if you have a known deficiency, increasing your intake of sesame seeds is not a good idea. If this applies to you, it is worth discussing with an accredited practising dietitian.
Free radicals are formed naturally as a byproduct of all our usual bodily processes such as breathing and moving, as well as from UV (ultraviolet) light exposure, smoking, air pollutants and industrial chemicals. These can damage our proteins, cell membranes and DNA.
Sesame seeds contain antioxidants, chemicals that “mop up” these free radicals so they cannot cause damage.
One study found higher levels of phenols (a type of antioxidant) in black sesame seeds compared to white ones.
Black sesame also contains higher levels of lignans, an important group of phenols, than white sesame.
Cell and animal studies have looked at sesamin, the main type of lignan. These demonstrate its antioxidant properties, as well as cholesterol-lowering, blood pressure-reducing and anti-tumour effects.
But higher antioxidant levels don’t always automatically translate into proven health benefits.
A systematic review, which included the results of six studies with a total of 465 participants, looked into the health benefits of sesame. This included any type of sesame as either a seed, oil or capsule.
The authors reported a statistically significant decrease in BMI (body-mass index), blood pressure and cholesterol. Sesame doses were 0.06–35g/day over four to eight weeks. But not all these studies compared it to a placebo, were double-blinded (when neither participants nor researchers know who is receiving a particular treatment or placebo) and in some of the included studies medications were still being used.
Because of this the authors said the evidence was of low quality, and so could not make any health recommendations.
Only one study in the review looked at black sesame seed specifically. This looked at the effect of taking 2.52g a day as capsules compared with a placebo for four weeks. It showed a drop in systolic blood pressure (the top number in your blood pressure reading) from about 129 mmHg (a measure of blood pressure) to about 121 mmHg in people with prehypertension (blood pressure slightly higher than normal).
I could find no scientific studies that have looked at black sesame seeds and hair colour.
Similarly there is no current evidence any specific food or supplement can reverse grey hair.
Yes, about 0.1–0.9 percent of the population around the world have a sesame allergy, a rate that appears to be rising.
Like all food allergies, the symptoms can be mild to severe. An anaphylactic response requires emergency medical treatment.
The rise of black sesame does present a new ingredient you can enjoy in your cooking. If it doesn’t appeal, regular sesame seeds are also an option.
Given the small amounts we typically eat, it won’t make an overall difference to your health if you prefer black or white sesame seeds.
And as for black sesame to reverse grey hair, don’t count on it.
Ensuring you have a wide and varied diet is the best way to ensure you get all the nutrients you need for optimal physical and mental health.
Evangeline Mantzioris is program director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, and an accredited practising dietitian, Adelaide University.
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The Hormuz Strait between Iran and Oman carries around a fifth of the world’s oil and a large amount of natural gas, but shipping lanes there have been suspended during the current war. JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
Explainer – The war raging in the Middle East is affecting supply chains, and New Zealand isn’t immune. What exactly is being disrupted?
There’s a devastating human cost to the conflict, but it’s also worrying many about the impacts on a global economy that’s been battered by years of pandemic, wars and political uncertainty.
With the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel and Iran in the Middle East, the first thing you’re likely to notice in New Zealand is a rise in costs. Here’s why.
Supply chains transport goods by boat, air and over land. RNZ Insight/Philippa Tolley
Basically, it’s how things get to you, and in the modern world it’s an intricate web of travel between trains, boats and trucks.
New Zealand is particularly reliant on supply chains thanks to our geographical isolation – anything that comes into the country has to come via boat or air.
A supply chain doesn’t just mean oil – it includes food, dairy, construction materials and even your latest widget ordered from Temu.
A 2023 report conducted for the Treasury described New Zealand’s international supply chains as “thin and stretched,” noting they could become “more costly and exposed to increased disruptions – reducing the efficiency of the New Zealand economy”.
Our economy utterly depends on imports and exports – Stats NZ says New Zealand’s total annual exports hit $80.7 billion in the year ended December 2025.
A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off coast city of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates in the Strait of Hormuz on 25 February 2026. GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Extremely.
You’ll have been hearing a lot about the Hormuz Strait, which is a narrow passageway between the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Iran that is the only way out of the Persian Gulf. It carries around a fifth of the world’s oil and a large amount of natural gas, but shipping lanes there have been mostly suspended during the current war.
The New York Times has reported that just one or two oil and gas tankers are crossing the strait daily this week – typically around 80 do.
One New Zealand logistics company has said it has the equivalent of 4000 cargo containers in transit in that trade lane, all affected by this week’s conflict.
Between 12 to 15 percent of the entire world’s trade also goes through the region’s Suez Canal, and about 30 percent of global container traffic.
Sherelle Kennelly, chief executive of NZ Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarder, told RNZ’s Afternoons that her industry has learned to be flexible.
“Freight forwarders are really good at pivoting and sort of dealing with crises as they come to hand. This has become part of our DNA now.”
The Hormuz Strait is “one of the most critical marine choke points in the world”, she said.
“The escalations and disruptions immediately impact on oil prices, shipping insurance, freight rate and general global supply and trade confidence as well.”
It’s also a big export market for us – the countries making up the Gulf Cooperation Council, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, were our sixth largest export market in the year to June 2025, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade said.
The Meat Industry Association said nearly all our exports to the Gulf Co-operation Council, which were worth $298 million last year, go through Hormuz.
“If Hormuz is closed, congestion and delays will primarily impact chilled exports to the Middle East, which were worth $166 million last year,” an association spokesperson told RNZ.
Petrol prices are likely to rise. RNZ / Dan Cook
Kennelly said backlogs and delays have a ripple effect, even if we may not see it instantly.
“What that means for consumers in New Zealand is delays in shipping, the domino effect of shipping lines, the schedules all go out of whack, and then ultimately the price of fuel increases, the shipping rates increase, and then that just spirals through to the checkout for New Zealanders.”
New Zealand doesn’t import crude oil directly from the Middle East anymore, but a huge amount of the world’s oil comes through there, and it’s all connected in the end.
“The Middle East is a key part of the world’s energy supply and so how that trends will have an impact on fuel prices,” Infometrics chief economist Brad Olsen told Checkpoint recently.
“There is a wider concern here that unlike previous challenges in the Middle East and conflicts that you’ve seen in recent years this one looks much more regional and does seem to be expanding.”
If the war continues, it could even hit your interest rates, one analysis found.
During last year’s conflict with the US bombing Iranian nuclear sites, MFAT issued an analysis noting that: “Rising energy costs would weigh on consumer spending, economic activity, and may force the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to hike interest rates in response”.
“A major geopolitical event, such as an escalating or wider regional conflict in the Middle East, would transmit to the New Zealand economy through several channels,” that report noted.
“Oil markets are thinking that there’s at least three months of possible disruption here,” Olsen said.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis told Morning Report on Wednesday that the overseas conflict and global uncertainty was tough on exporters, but information was being provided to them by the government.
“I do want to acknowledge our exporters have been incredibly adaptable but boy oh boy, is it tough for them.”
A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which much of the world’s oil and gas passes on 1 March, 2026. SAHAR AL ATTAR / AFP
The Middle East region is a vulnerable chokepoint for global commerce, and not always because of war.
In 2021, the Ever Given container ship ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal for six days, creating a massive backlog of ships, and the impacts stretched right through to New Zealand-bound freight.
Houthi militants in Yemen have also repeatedly disrupted trade in the Red Sea by attacking vessels.
Severe droughts affected the Panama Canal, another prime maritime route, in 2023.
New Zealand has looked at ways to make its supply chain more resilient, such as diversifying suppliers, increasing inventory buffers and securing alternative transport routes.
“There is the possibility of exporters using alternative routes that avoid the Strait of Hormuz,” MFAT’s 2025 report noted. “These include overland routes from ports in Oman or Saudi Arabian ports on the Red Sea.”
However, alternate routes are likely to increase transport costs for exporters, MFAT said.
The government’s work to secure free trade deals with India and China has also helped ensure our supply chains don’t have to just rely on the narrow Red Sea corridor.
That doesn’t help businesses caught up in the immediate Iran situation, though.
“For New Zealand exports if they’re already on the water … that stuff can’t be redirected, it’s sitting out there on the water,” Olsen said.
Global trade requires supply chains to work, ultimately.
“We’ve got our products, we’ve got to get our products to market and the markets are not in the New Zealand region,” Kennelly said.
The short answer is, nobody knows exactly what’s going to happen yet with Iran, Israel, the US and several other countries now involved in open conflict, and US President Donald Trump has been criticised by some for a lack of clarity in what the long-term goal is.
“I don’t think anyone could realistically tell you how long this is going to be and what the impact of this long-term or short-term,” Kennelly said.
Export New Zealand executive director Joshua Tan earlier this week told RNZ that exporters keep a close eye on developments.
“Companies learnt some really valuable lessons about resilience during Covid – certainly the need to increase communications up and down the supply chain, improving relationships with customers and also those logistics providers, but then also the need to consider a just-in-case inventory model in markets and holding higher stock levels overseas.”
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Treasury figures show the government’s finances are in better shape than expected. RNZ
The government’s finances are in better than expected shape as spending has fallen while the tax take is steady.
Treasury figures, which exclude ACC finances, show a deficit of $6 billion for the seven months ended January, about $1.9b below the December half year forecast.
The deficit including ACC costs was $6.5b, also well below forecast.
The tax take was fractionally lower as dips in company, investment and tobacco charges, were offset by higher income tax receipts.
Expenses were more than a billion dollars lower, as IRD clawed back unpaid tax, spending on core government services, health and environment programmes were lower.
Net debt was slightly lower than expected at 41.9 percent of the value of the economy.
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Black Caps opener Finn Allen plays a shot during their T20 Cricket World Cup semifinal against South Africa, in Kolkata on March 4, 2026. AFP
Black Caps hero Finn Allen has developed a calmness about his role as an opener that is paying dividends at the T20 World Cup, the team’s batting coach Luke Ronchi says.
Allen turned New Zealand’s semifinal today into a fireworks display, hitting an unbeaten century in just 33 balls, a T20 World Cup record, as they crushed South Africa by nine wickets in Kolkata.
They will play the winner of tomorrow’s semifinal between England and India in the final in Ahmedabad on Monday NZT.
Allen and fellow opener Tim Seifert blazed away, turning South Africa’s total of 169 for eight into an easy-get, achieving the win in just 12.5 overs for the loss of Seifert’s wicket.
Seifert took on the dominant role to start with, his 58 coming in 33 balls, but Allen gradually increased his pace, finishing with a blitz of four sixes and four fours and a solitary single off the last nine balls he faced, bringing up his century and the victory with a boundary.
“The start Finn and Seif gave us chasing that total was just phenomenal,” Ronchi told Morning Report.
“To see Finn keep going on and play the shots he played the way he did in the moment was just amazing.”
Allen’s form at the World Cup has followed an imperious Big Bash campaign in Australia, where he was [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/584964/finn-allen-s-perth-scorchers-power-to-sixth-big-bash-title the leading scorer with 466 runs for the Perth Scorchers, who won the title in January.
“There is a calmness in situations that he is understanding now,” Ronchi said.
“He can grasp situations of a game or an innings and … if there’s an impactful over or an impactful bowler coming on, he knows trying to get through and play certain shots can be massive in that moment and he’s been doing that beautifully.”
Allen’s combination with Seifert had been “awesome” at the World Cup, Ronchi said.
“They give you impetus starting off an innings like that and the guys behind them can play their way and everyone is complementing each other nicely and hopefully we can do it one more time.”
Ronchi paid tribute to the bowlers, who had pinned down South Africa’s batters.
“The bowlers in general did a fantastic job to restrict South Africa to what we did.”
Rachin Ravindra (L) and Finn Allen celebrate the Black Caps’ win over South Africa in their T20 Cricket World Cup semi-final match in Kolkata on March 4, 2026. AFP
He said the preparation leading up to the tournament had been vital in helping the players understand the different styles of cricket needed on differing surfaces.
“We’ve been here now for two months, we’ve played some cricket in Sri Lanka, we’ve played in India, we’ve played on lots of differing grounds.
“That’s always going to help you, because you understand the style of cricket you want to play.”
Ronchi said the team were unconcerned about who their opponents in the final might be.
“Everyone is prepared to face whoever it’s going to be,” he said, adding they knew they had to adapt to the opposition and whatever the surface and conditions in Ahmedabad might be.
It was important the Black Caps grasp all the excitement and lead up to the final.
“You need to embrace it and own it,” Ronchi said.
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The scene of the fire this morning. RNZ / FELIX WALTON
Police are at the scene of a fatal fire in Ōtāhuhu.
A scene guard is outside the house and officers are going door-to-door.
A Fire and Emergency investigator is also at the scene.
RNZ understands a person died in a sleep-out on the property.
Firefighters were called just before 9pm on Wednesday.
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