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TVNZ has proposed outsourcing significant parts of its daily operations and the closure of the 1News website and app.Chief executive Jodi O’Donnell made the “strategic change” proposals to staff today, with meetings taking place across the business.TVNZ has stressed that it does not include specific role reductions with these proposals, but if carried out, the plans would lead to major restructuring.The Crown-owned company, which is commercially rather than taxpayer funded, is attempting to plug a $30 million hole in revenue.A spokesperson for TVNZ said the company “today shared proposed strategic changes focused on how we might achieve our $30m target,…

The pan-European stock exchange hopes antitrust officials will cut it some slack as it chases global ambitions. ADVERTISEMENTEuropean stock exchange giant Euronext is hoping for a reform to EU merger rules as it looks to move beyond traditional operations, its CEO has told Euronews.  Stéphane Boujnah, who also chairs Euronext’s board, hailed a proposed softening of Brussels antitrust laws, saying that Europe needed to compete with China and the US.  “The world is going to be a better place if we have European-based large asset managers, European-based large market infrastructure and European-based large global investment banks,” he said. “For that…

One person has been killed in a State Highway 2 crash, near Waipawa, in Hawke’s Bay this morning.Police were called to the single-vehicle crash at about 10.15am.”Two other people suffered moderate injuries and were transported to Hawke’s Bay Hospital,” a police spokesperson said.State Highway 2 was closed but has since reopened.Police said inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing.

Authorities have deemed a reported sighting of fugitive Marokopa father Tom Phillips and his children last week as “credible” following police inquiries.However, a land and air-assisted search in the Marokopa area located “nothing of significance” over the weekend. The sighting came from a young group of pig hunters, who gave their findings to police on Thursday, the NZ Herald reported.In an update today, Detective Inspector Andrew Saunders said police had since carried out a three-day land search, assisted by an Air Force helicopter.Police said they had deemed last week’s sighting as “credible” following inquiries.Saunders said: “Investigators received information about 7pm…

Activists staged a demonstration outside of a major train station to draw attention to the 300 newborns abandoned annually in maternity wards. ADVERTISEMENTThe non-governmental organization SOS Children’s Villages staged a demonstration outside of the Nyugati train station in Budapest to raise awareness for the high number of newborn babies abandoned after birth. Each year, 300 newborn babies are abandoned in hospital maternity wards in Hungary. The NGO drew attention to how this results in the deprivation of exposure to crucial elements for the child’s healthy development, such as parental bonding, skin-to-skin contact, and breastfeeding. Watch the video in the player…

A second person has died after a two-vehicle crash in Canterbury last week.Emergency services were called to the crash on West Coast Rd (State Highway 73) in Kirwee, Selwyn District at around 9.30pm on Thursday.”One person died at the scene and the person travelling with them was critically injured but sadly died in hospital the day after the crash,” police said today.”The sole occupant of the other vehicle is now in a stable condition in hospital.”Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing.

Last year was the driest for global rivers in 30 years, while glaciers suffered the largest mass loss in 50 years. ADVERTISEMENTLast year was the driest year for global rivers in 33 years, warns a new report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). According to the State of Global Water Resources report, the past five years have seen below-normal conditions for river flows and reservoir inflows worldwide, increasing stress on global water supplies.The annual report paints the big picture of the world’s water cycle, from extreme floods to extreme droughts, from rivers and reservoirs to glaciers and groundwater. It brings…

New Zealand appears to have been snubbed from the list of countries where Oasis will perform on their reunion world tour next year. Last month the band shocked the world, announcing the previously feuding brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher would reunite following a 15-year musical hiatus. Fans were thrilled the Manchester band would bring their highly anticipated Oasis Live ’25 world tour to the UK, Ireland, North America and Mexico. There was plenty of excitement from Kiwi fans too. However, in their latest release the band has announced two shows for Australia and none for New Zealand.The Australian leg will…

Property developers for a central Wellington apartment which was evacuated on Sunday night say it was a false alarm triggered by one resident, and the building has no structural damage following a large earthquake.The Victoria Lane Apartments on Victoria St were evacuated and cordoned off for two hours over reports of concerns over structural damage to the building, following a magnitude-5.7 earthquake in the early hours that morning.Cordons were in place on surrounding streets, including at the intersections of Victoria/Dixon St, Victoria/Ghuznee St, and Dixon/Taranaki St.Fire and Emergency (FENZ) shift manager Alison Munn said staff by 11.30pm the building was…

Russia sentenced 72-year-old American Stephen Hubbard to almost seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine’s conflict. ADVERTISEMENTA Russian court sentenced 72-year-old American Stephen Hubbard to around seven years in prison on Monday for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Hubbard, from Michigan, was accused of signing a contract with the Ukrainian military after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 and participating in the fighting until his capture two months later. He received a sentence of six years and 10 months in a general security prison despite prosecutors initially requesting seven years in a maximum-security facility. Hubbard…