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An Auckland dessert shop has been left bemused after a late-night break-in where the offender took no cash and instead made off with five of its 12-inch cheesecakes.The store manager at The Cheesecake Shop NZ in Papatoetoe, who asked not to be named, told 1News their store alarm was triggered around 11.30pm on Tuesday. Security footage showed a man had smashed through the front door and headed straight for a locked fridge containing some of the shop’s larger cheesecakes.After getting into the fridge he made off with two cakes, then returned about five minutes later and stole another three.The man…
Published on 25/09/2025 – 11:58 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discussed Hungary’s Russian oil imports in a phone call yesterday evening, Hungary’s Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, has confirmed. “The Prime Minister also spoke with President Donald Trump recently, and they discussed several matters, including the state of the war, the possibility of peace, the state of the world economy, the situation arising from the tariffs, and, of course, the issue of Central European energy supply. This happened a few hours ago,” Szijjártó told reporters after meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. Earlier, Donald Trump…
Three people, including two youths, have been arrested in Ōpōtiki amid “anti-social trail bike use”. The arrests follow a police search of four properties in the area this morning. During one search, a trailbike was found and impounded. Two young people were arrested at the scene. Another property of interest was searched under warrantless power. Officers found and seized cannabis, cash and a trailbike. A 25-year-old man was arrested over the items. He was due to appear in court at a later date, charged with traffic offences and drug-related charges.The two young people would be referred to the Youth Court.…
Housing and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop has welcomed Auckland Council’s decision to proceed with a new replacement plan for housing intensification.Yesterday, Auckland Council voted in favour of a housing intensification replacement plan that will see 10-15 storey high-rise zoning around public transport hubs.The council’s plans to allocate up to two million new homes across the city in the coming decades became clearer on Wednesday afternoon.The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including a serious crash closes roads in central Auckland, how smugglers try to sneak cigarettes into the country, and Zelensky’s message at the UN. (Source: Breakfast)Councillors voted for the…
An inquiry will look into National’s MP for Whanganui Carl Bates’ failure to declare 25 properties linked to him and his family.Many of the properties are rentals, but Bates has said he is merely a beneficiary and he was complying with the rules.When the properties came to public attention, a staff member posted on social media “he sought advice from the Registrar, one of New Zealand’s most senior and respected public servants and acted according to the advice he received. End of story. Keep up the good work Carl”.But the post was accidentally made under Bates’ account. It was deleted…
Jimmy Kimmel is back on his ABC late-night show, but it’s still a mystery when — or if — viewers in cities such as Washington, Seattle and St Louis will be able to see the American comedian again on their televisions.ABC stations owned by the Nexstar and Sinclair corporations took Kimmel off the air last week on the same day the network suspended him for comments that angered supporters of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Those stations kept him off the air yesterday, when ABC lifted the suspension. ‘As I was saying…’ – Apologetic late night host makes rousing comeback…
A former Hawke’s Bay mayor is calling for a reprint of Hastings booklets delivered with voting papers after 27 candidate profiles were missed out.Former Napier mayor Barbara Arnott said it might not be mandatory to reprint the profiles, but morally, it has to be redone because nobody knows how it will affect the results.The mistake was noticed by Sue and Collin (who didn’t want their last names used) on Friday after their voting papers were delivered to the James Wattie Retirement Village in Havelock North.The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including a serious crash closes roads in central Auckland, how…
ADVERTISEMENT When Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual State of the European Union speech earlier this month, she set the tone from the minute she took the stage. “Europe must fight for its place in a world in which many major powers are either ambivalent or openly hostile to Europe,” she told lawmakers in Strasbourg. “A world of imperial ambitions and imperial wars. A world in which dependencies are ruthlessly weaponised. And it is for all of these reasons that a new Europe must emerge.” A week later, Mario Draghi, the former prime minister of Italy and author of…
Health NZ will deliver an extra 75,000 diagnostic procedures this year – including scans, heart tests and colonoscopies – using public and private providers, under a $65 million programme announced by Health Minister Simeon Brown.The funding has been sourced from “efficiencies found in the outsourcing baselines across all four regions of Health New Zealand”, with the balance coming from a pool set aside to support the delivery of the Government’s key health targets, Brown said on Thursday.”It is estimated that approximately 40,000 New Zealanders are waiting longer than they should for the tests they need. Long waits not only cause…
A new report says Auckland’s Eden Park Stadium could almost triple its annual economic boost to the city if it hosted the 12 concerts it’s currently allowed to.The stadium’s planning rules allow just 12 concerts a year, but the rules are more flexible for sports.The Government announced earlier this month it will investigate whether the rules are too restrictive.The independent Auckland University report analysed events held at the grounds during the 2023-2024 financial year, including three large concerts and a number of sports games.It said the stadium created more than $37 million of annual GDP benefits to Auckland.”Put simply, it…