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A fire at a police station in the Coromandel destroyed a garage and a police car early this morning. Police said emergency services were called to the Tairua police station at around 5.20am. “The garage and a police car at the rear of the station have been destroyed, while the station has sustained minimal damage,” Inspector Mike Henwood said. There were no reports of injuries. Henwood initially said the fire was being treated as “suspicious”, however police said in an update at 1.30pm that it no longer was. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said two firetrucks responded to…
The family of a 75-year-old Samoan woman with dementia, who went missing after leaving her Glen Innes home alone earlier this week, says they are “eternally grateful” to the community for helping her return home safely.Her daughter, Rina Tuigamala Sua, said the experience showed the challenges Pacific families face when seeking help and hopes that the government will streamline the process for pensioners with dementia.Peta, only one name, recently moved to Glen Innes after living in West Auckland for decades. On the afternoon of Wednesday, August 7, she left her daughter’s home without a phone, money, or any means of…
By Euronews Published on 09/08/2025 – 15:32 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT A huge fire has erupted in Vesuvius National Park in Italy’s western Campania region. The situation is critical, and to help manage the emergency, the Campania Civil Protection has called in the Army to guard roads, open access routes, and supply water to the tankers. The National Civil Protection Department is also sending a support team to the Terzigno coordination centre and providing air support. “In order to fight the flames and ensure the greatest possible air coverage for the extinguishing activities, six Canadairs of the national fire-fighting air fleet, coming from…
One person has died and three others were injured in a crash on State Highway 23 near Whatawhata this morning.Emergency services were called to the scene after a car crashed into a tree near Ferguson Rd just after 9am.”Two other people have serious injuries, and one person has a minor injury,” a police spokesperson said. The Serious Crash Unit were notified of the crash and were investigating.Te Pahu Rd and Ferguson Rd was closed for a period of time while emergency services were at the scene but has now opened.
Passenger satisfaction for Wellington’s rail services has slumped for the third year in a row, while bus patronage is increasing.Metlink’s annual passenger satisfaction survey shows 89% of all rail passengers surveyed were happy, down from 92% last year and 94% the year before.Just 58% of rail passengers on the Wairarapa line — which runs between Masterton and Wellington — reported being satisfied with services.Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Thomas Nash said trains were not as reliable or punctual as they should be, due to significant maintenance and upgrades on the network.That, along with staff shortages on the Wairarapa line had caused…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has met with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this afternoon in Queenstown. Albanese will spend the weekend in Queenstown for the annual Australia-New Zealand leaders meeting, which each country takes turns hosting. He would be welcomed by Ngāi Tahu at a pōwhiri followed by bilateral talks. Other engagements include a business roundtable with the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum and showcasing Central Otago’s beauty. It would be the second time across the Tasman for Albanese, who last visited in 2023 to meet with then-Labour prime minister Chris Hipkins.Luxon and Albanese have met on other occasions in…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Queenstown this afternoon at the annual Australia-New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting.The two leaders have spoken about “geopolitical tensions, issues of trade and economic relationships, and conflict in the world,” Albanese said.Albanese — accompanied with his fiancée Jodie Haydon — was welcomed with a pōwhiri by Ngāi Tahu, which he thanked as “warm” and “generous”. He said it was his third visit to New Zealand as Prime Minister but had been “many more times than that” over “many, many years”. Saying the last time he was in Queenstown, he came with…
Some Facebook and Instagram users in New Zealand have reported their accounts being banned arbitrarily, and a tech expert says the uptick in wrongful suspensions is “worrying”.Auckland-based hairdresser Jessy O’Dwyer relied on social media platform Instagram to promote her small hairdressing business and contact clients.Auckland-based hairdresser Jessy O’Dwyer. (Source: 1News)Nearly three weeks ago, O’Dwyer said she recieved an email that her account had been suspended because she wasn’t following community standards on “child sexual exploitation, abuse and nudity”. She immediately lost access to her account.”My business page is just hair”, she told 1News. “I’ve had no new clients for two-and-a-half…
In this week’s Newsmakers Revisited, we head back to the first-ever live Lotto draw in New Zealand. Radio presenter Doug Harvey and dancer Annie Wilson were the original hosts for the television debut on August 1, 1987. New Zealanders tuning into the draw were introduced to a very expensive piece of machinery – the barrel – a big plastic container holding the Lotto balls. In a sign of the times, people living rurally were given details of how they could get a ticket delivered by mail order. Also in the studio with the hosts were three scrutineers who sat and…
Wellington Airport has unveiled its new terminal centrepiece this morning — an illuminated artwork sculpture representing the local bird spirit Manu Muramura.In May, the airport announced the famous giant eagle sculptures would be replaced after 12 years in the terminal. The new artwork — spanning a total length of 15m — was created by a team of designers and sculptural artists at Wētā Workshop in Miramar. The artwork suspended above the main terminal concourse featured a fibreglass body and wings with steel armature, polycarbonate feathers and a 3D-printed head complete with internal lighting. Wellington Airport unveils new terminal centrepiece created…