Sirma Karapeeva has led the voice for NZ’s red meat processors since 2020.

The broadcaster has recently undergone a major restructure amid looming funding changes.

Hundreds of passengers bound for Sydney on an Air India flight were reportedly left stuck on the tarmac at Canberra airport last night after their plane was redirected.

Flight AI302 from Delhi to Sydney on February 26 was diverted to Canberra due to adverse weather conditions in Sydney, an Air India spokesperson told nine.com.au.

It landed in Canberra around 8pm but passengers were unable to disembark.

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"During routine checks after landing a technical issue was detected on the aircraft which required extended time for rectification," the spokesperson said.

"Air India regrets the inconvenience caused to passengers by this unforeseen situation beyond our control."

The said efforts were made to minimise inconvenience caused by the unscheduled diversion to Canberra airport, which is not in Air India's operating network.

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"Refreshments and meals were served to them at the airport while arrangements were made to send them to Sydney by road from Canberra at the earliest," they said.

"The elderly and women passengers with infants were prioritised in giving accommodation to the limited number of rooms available at the hotels.

"Passengers who made their own arrangements to proceed to Sydney were assured of reimbursement of the transportation charges."

Some passengers claim they were "abandoned" at Canberra airport and that communication from Air India was "non-existent".

Elloise, better known online as influencer @elloise_fit, claimed passengers were kept on the plane for more than five hours after the flight touched down in Canberra.

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According to her Instagram posts, passengers were told at around 12.30am that they would be transported to Sydney in taxis.

"The communication from Air India was non-existent and there were 250+ displaced people waiting for cabs at 1am that may or may not have even showed up," she wrote on social media.

"We decided to book a hotel room in Canberra and hire a car to drive home tomorrow."

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The company behind one of Australia's most iconic products looks set to be put up for sale as its American owner focuses on operations closer to home.

Griffon Corporation, a US-based conglomerate, announced early this month it will conduct a "comprehensive review of strategic alternatives" for AMES Australia, the company that counts clothesline brand Hills among its portfolio of brands.

As part of that review, it appears AMES Australia could be sold.

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"AMES Australia has grown from a small business acquired as part of AMES in 2010 into a category leader in Australia and New Zealand," Griffon chief executive Ronald J. Kramer told investors on February 5. 

"We will identify opportunities for our exceptional team in Australia to take the business to the next level while creating value for our shareholders."

He added the move was part of a "fundamental refocusing of our businesses into a pure-play building products company".

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The company is also putting AMES's United Kingdom operations through a similar process, and said the brands will be reported as discontinued operations from now on.

AMES Australia is expected to generate $US40 million ($56 million) in pre-tax earnings this financial year, according to Griffon.

The company has a host of garden brands under its umbrella, including Pope hoses and fittings, Trojan tools, and Hills.

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The latter is the maker of the iconic Hills Hoist clothesline, which were a mainstay of suburban homes for decades and are still seen in back yards to this day.

Many of AMES's products are sold at hardware giants Bunnings and Mitre 10.

Griffon said it is being advised by Goldman Sachs on the strategic overhaul.

nine.com.au has contacted AMES and Goldman Sachs for comment about what the implications will be for Australian customers.

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Exclusive: A Sydney local has had a $140 fine cancelled after she parked the wrong way on a trip to the beach.

Karina copped the fine for parking rear to kerb at Narrabeen Park Parade in Sydney's Northern Beaches in December.

Parking signs further down the road stated vehicles must be parked front-to-kerb but the signs near where she parked didn't mention the rule.

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Frustrated by what she called a lack of proper signage, Karina requested a review through Revenue NSW but was told the fine could not be cancelled.

It seemed her only option was to cop the $140 fine or take the matter to court.

This week, more than two months after Karina received the fine, it was suddenly cancelled.

"I didn't get any extra correspondence," she told nine.com.au.

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The online NSW Revenue portal now reads: "Notification: this penalty has been cancelled.

"You do not need to take any further action in relation to this penalty."

Karina's not sure what prompted the cancellation but is glad the ordeal is over and hopes additional signage is put up in the area so other motorists don't get stung.

Parking rear to kerb in 90-degree street parking spaces is widely considered the safer option to nosing in and parking front to kerb.

John Elliott, Head of Delivery for Road Safety Education, told nine.com.au he has "no idea" why front to kerb parking is enforced on many streets in NSW.

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"The the evidence points to reversing into a car spot as being safest," he said.

"Reversing is more more dangerous than than going forwards, so you're better off doing that reversing when you're already out on the road and can see what's going on."

It's also safer to reverse into a spot when you're already in the flow of traffic, rather than trying to reverse out of a spot and enter the flow of traffic.

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Newly released police video shows former WWE executive Vince McMahon ramming his luxury sportscar into the rear end of another vehicle on a Connecticut highway last summer as he was being followed by a state trooper.

McMahon, now 80, was driving his 2024 Bentley Continental GT at more than 160kmph on the Merritt Parkway when he crashed in the town of Westport, according to state police.

A trooper’s dashcam video shows McMahon accelerating away, then braking too late to avoid crashing into the back of a BMW.

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The Bentley then swerves into a guardrail and careens back across the highway, creating a cloud of dirt and car parts.

“Why were you driving all over 100 mph?” state police Detective Maxwell Robins asked McMahon after catching up to the wrecked Bentley, which can cost over $300,000.

“I got my granddaughter’s birthday,” McMahon replied, explaining he was on his way to see her.

The encounter was recorded on police bodycam video.

No one was seriously injured in the July 24 crash, which happened the same day that WWE legend Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack in Florida.

Besides damage to the rear of the BMW, another vehicle driving on the opposite side of the parkway was struck by flying debris.

The driver of that third car happened to be wearing a WWE shirt, according to the police video.

McMahon was cited for reckless driving and following too closely.

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A state judge in October allowed McMahon to enter a pretrial probation program that will result in the charges being erased from his record next October if he successfully completes the program.

He was also ordered to make a $1000 charitable contribution.

McMahon’s lawyer, Mark Sherman, said the crash was just an accident.

“Not every car accident is a crime,” Sherman said.

“Vince’s primary concern during this case was for the other drivers and is appreciative that the court saw this more of an accident than a crime that needed to be prosecuted.”

State police said Robins was trying to catch up to McMahon on the parkway and clock his speed before pulling him over.

They said the incident was not a pursuit, which happens when police chase someone trying to flee officers.

They also said it did not appear McMahon was trying to escape — though in the video the detective suggests otherwise.

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"I'm trying to catch up to you and you keep taking off,” Robins says.

“No, no no. I'm not trying to outrun you," McMahon says.

An accident information summary provided to the media shortly after the crash did not mention that a trooper was following McMahon.

The Associated Press obtained the videos on Wednesday through a public records request. They were first obtained by The Sun newspaper.

The trooper's bodycam video also shows him asking McMahon whether he was looking at his phone when the crash happened.

McMahon said he was not and adds that he hadn't driven his car in a long time.

After Robins tells McMahon that his car is fast, McMahon replies, “Yeah, too (expletive) fast.”

The videos also show McMahon talking to the driver he rear-ended. Barbara Doran, of New York City, told the AP last summer that McMahon expressed his concern for her and was glad she was OK.

She said she was heading to a ferry to Martha's Vineyard at the time of the crash.

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After McMahon was given the traffic summons, he shook hands with Robins and another trooper, and they wished him well.

McMahon stepped down as WWE’s CEO in 2022 amid a company investigation into sexual misconduct allegations.

He also resigned as executive chairman of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE, in 2024, a day after a former WWE employee filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against him.

McMahon has denied the allegations. The lawsuit remains pending.

McMahon bought what was then the World Wrestling Federation in 1982 and transformed it from a regional wrestling company into a worldwide phenomenon.

Besides running the company with his wife, Linda, who is now the US education secretary, he also performed at WWE events as himself.

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A 20 million-year-old whale fossil has been excavated from a Victorian beach after it was discovered by a family from Queensland late last year.

An army of Museums Victoria and Barwon Coast staff successfully dug the fossil up from the beach at Ocean Grove, on the Bellarine Peninsula, yesterday.

Museums Victoria senior paleontologist Dr Erich Fitzgerald found the fossil buried under half a metre of sand after receiving a tip-off from the Davidson family.

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"I was actually about to go on leave for Christmas … a member of the public sent an inquiry to the museum's public enquiry line, saying, 'we think we've found something on the beach at Ocean Grove'," Fitzgerald said.

"I went down on the 19th of December to scout about, have a bit of a look. Lo and behold, yep, they found something alright."

The family of five unearthed the fossil while on holiday from Cooktown in December.

"I pretty much stumbled over it … we spent some time trying to dig it up and look at it and took some photos," Kristina Davidson said.

"There's the spine, there's rib bones, it's just kind of all there."

Dozens of helpers raced against a rising tide today to dig away sand and chisel at the one-tonne sandstone block that cocooned the ancient vertebrae.

Heavy machinery was then brought in to move the giant fossil, which was imprinted on a one-tonne block of sandstone, from the beach.

From there it was loaded onto a truck and driven back to Melbourne, where paleontologists will study it.

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They say it's one of the biggest whale fossils ever found in Australia.

"Every fossil we find has its own unique significance … it's rare to find a skeleton where there are many of the bones connected together," Fitzgerald said.

"There's one little tooth that we can see exposed on the side of this block, and that tooth suggests that this is from a really quite primitive group of toothed echo-locating whales."

The fossil could give paleontologists a rare look into a black spot in the history of the mammal.

"These fossils and the rocks that house them at Ocean Grove are from a time in Earth's history and the evolutionary story of whales, where we have very few fossils worldwide," Fitzgerald said.

"It's a critical episode where the Earth's climate and oceans were changing really dramatically about 21, 23 million years ago.

"This fossil from Ocean Grove doesn't just have local, state, national significance, it has the real chance to shed light on the global picture of whale evolution through what you might consider the missing years of whale history."

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The home where two police officers and a civilian were shot dead in Queensland has been listed for sale.

The house at 251 Wains Road, Wieambilla, is where Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel Train engaged in a three-hour shootout with police, killing constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow in late 2022.

They also killed neighbour Alan Dare, before the trio were shot dead by specialist police.

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The now dilapidated home has been listed publicly on Realestate.com and Domain for a price of $190,000, being described as a 43-hectare block with dwelling and "history".

"Large lifestyle block, two-bedroom house, small dam and house paddock," the listing says.

"Being sold as part of executor responsibilities for a deceased estate. Hoping for a quick sale to someone who will be respectful of the property, considering its history."

The listing also mentions the house is not connected to the electrical grid or to water.

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Images of the house show a copy of a gun magazine in the lounge room, and a gun safe in another room, revealing it has apparently not been changed from when the Trains lived there.

Realestate.com.au claimed it had removed the listing after it was deemed inappropriate.

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"The images on the listing were removed as soon as they were brought to our attention," a spokesperson for the company told 9News.

At the time of writing, however, it is still visible on their website.

Aiden Train, Nathaniel's son, is the person trying to sell the house, and has been in negotiations with the Queensland Police Union (QPU) to sell the house to them, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

Speaking to the newspaper, he said negotiations had stalled.

"It reached a point where a conveyancing contract was drawn up, price agreed, comments went back and forth and amendments were made, however it was never signed and things have sat dormant, with no update from them since October 2025," he told The Sydney Morning Herald.

"I still remain open to selling it to the [union] but it has reached a point where I need to keep my options open to ensure the sale of the property progresses at a reasonable pace."

QPU president Shane Prior said he was "surprised" to see it listed, as the organisation was looking to buy it to keep the property out of public hands.

"The QPU has been negotiating in good faith," he said.

"The QPU is currently undertaking appropriate due diligence in considering the option to purchase the Wains Road property. This includes fiduciary considerations relating to expenditure of member funds for both the purchase and the ongoing property maintenance."

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Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has moved to Australia.

A spokesperson for the 45-year-old confirmed she and husband Clarke Gayford have taken up work on our shores.

"The family has been travelling for a few years now," the spokesperson said.

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"For the moment they're basing themselves out of Australia.

"They have work there and it brings the added bonus of more time back home in New Zealand."

The spokesperson did not confirm how long the family would be in the country or the nature of the work.

Media reports have said Ardern, Gayford and their daughter Neve were seen looking at homes on Sydney's Northern Beaches, in the beachside suburbs of Curl Curl and Freshwater.

The 45-year-old became prime minister of New Zealand in 2017.

She resigned from her role six years later in 2023.

She has since spent time abroad in the US, where she took up dual fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School.

She was appointed as a trustee of the Prince William's environment award the Earthshot Prize the same year.

Ardern released her memoir A Different Kind of Power in June last year.

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Viral social media trends are emptying supermarket shelves across the nation as retailers struggle to keep up.

Trends like the viral Biscoff cheesecake have turned yoghurt into a vacant spot at supermarkets.

"It's a constant battle for us to keep up with the trends because they're so fast-moving," Coles development chef and ambassador Michael Weldon said.

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"The viral Japanese cheesecake has gone a bit crazy.

"We've seen our yogurt sales go through the roof."

Cottage cheese also boomed by 68 per cent in the first half of the financial year.

Some trends are less about flavour and more of a guessing game, such as the viral Clinkers trend that caused shortages of the chocolate.

The trend saw people promising to do something if they were able to correctly guess the colour of the Pascall Clinker they were biting into.

"We saw last September Clinkers went up, they doubled in sales from the year before," Weldon said.

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Supermarkets and brands are looking to capitalise on the popularity of the products.

Purpose-built supermarket test kitchens are chasing and evolving social media trends.

"We have a team here who's concentrating on looking at what the next big thing is," Woolworths head of commercial rewards Jessica Loader said.

"They're working in our innovation kitchens, they're looking at trends in restaurants and around the world."

"Off the back of trends, we'll develop products to match those trends," Weldon said.

"Shaker Salads has just launched a viral trend at the back of that classic cucumber salad in the Big Shaker Tubs."

The big supermarkets are already predicting the next big thing.

"The next big thing: fibre," Loader said.

"Dumpling lasagna, that one has taken off in the last couple of weeks."

"They're calling it 'swavoury': sweet and savoury," Weldon said.

"Who knows that could be the next one."

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