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Properties have swapped hands as Nelson City Council progresses plans for a revitalised waterfront.On Monday, the council revealed that three years ago it had quietly agreed to sell part of the 236 Haven Rd property, where the old Reliance Building stands, to Port Nelson.Last week, the short Collins St, which adjoins the Reliance Building site, was also declassified as a public road, allowing part of that land to also be sold to the port.The sales will allow the port to straighten its boundary to increase container capacity while making safety and operational improvements.As part of the property shuffle, the council…

Health New Zealand has announced 28 new staff will be added to the Nelson Hospital Emergency Department after an extension of the unit was opened earlier this month. The new roles will include senior doctors, nurses, health care assistants, allied health, psychiatric liaison, Hauora Māori, cleaners, orderlies and administration. The Emergency Department (ED) expansion will increase capacity from 23 beds to 29 and assist with bed block – when patients get stuck in the ED because a ward bed isn’t available. The head of the ED Dr Harriet Harper told 1News at the time of the opening that staffing had…

The European Union should sit on the controversial ‘Board of Peace’ pitched by US President Donald Trump in his 20-point plan for Gaza, the EU’s Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, told Euronews on Tuesday. “If we talk about fair play, then we should have a seat on this board for sure,” Šuica, whose portfolio covers EU support to the Palestinian territories, said on Euronews’ The Europe Conversation. “We are the biggest, not only (financial) donors, but players,” she added. “We are their closest neighbours. So I think that we should have a place on this board.” The Commissioner’s call…

IKEA has unveiled a sneak peek at its New Zealand pricing ahead of its first store opening in Auckland next month.The retailer will also be giving Kiwis their first look at prices through pop-up venues in Christchurch and Wellington, showcasing a curated selection of popular items before the Sylvia Park store and online shopping launch on December 4.IKEA PS 2002 Watering can (Source: Supplied)Along with the pop-up experiences, IKEA has released a first look at its pricing. They include a FRAKTA carrier bag at $1.99 or a watering can at $4.99.Budget-conscious shoppers can find items under $20 including the $12.99…

“If we are not there, who will be there?” she said in an exclusive interview with Euronews. “We understand that there is China, there is Russia, there are countries that have an interest in this part of the world, but Europe wants to be present,” she added. “We are the biggest payers to these [southern Mediterranean] countries. We don’t [just] want to be payers, we also want to be players,” the Croatian politician said. Since Brussels presented the initiative a few weeks ago, critics have voiced worries that the new pact may repeat the shortcomings of previous Euro-Mediterranean policies, which…

Police investigating the death of a man in north Dunedin have located a man they believe could have “crucial” information in an effort to identify him.A 36-year-old man was found dead at a Great King St address at around 2pm on October 3.Detective Sergeant Reece Munro said police believed the man they sought might have “valuable information” that could assist in the homicide investigation.”While we have no reason to believe this man had any involvement in this matter, we are eager to speak with him as he may have crucial information.”A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder and was…

A series of online claims alleged that Germany has sped up its processes for foreigners to naturalise as German citizens. For example, a clip recently resurfaced of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)’s Alice Weidel speaking to public broadcaster ARD in July, in which she claims foreigners in Germany are “turbo-naturalising”. “Turbo-naturalisation with just a mouse click, you don'”t even need to know German anymore. Is that politics for our country? I don’t think so,” Weidel says in the video, pointing to a quota set by Berlin’s Regional Immigration Office to complete 40,000 naturalisation cases in 2025. Elsewhere, prominent German…

Dunedin oat miller Harraway & Sons is giving its existing facility an $11 million facelift. Shareholders agreed to invest the money over the next three years at the Green Island mill, chief executive Henry Hawkins said. A new machine to automate the packing of its oat sachet products was due to arrive on December 1. The following week, a new boiler would arrive. A grain intake would be upgraded and some silos would be removed and replaced before Christmas. Further site refurbishment work would begin in January. “The end of this year and all of next year will be a…

Ten years ago today New Zealand lost one of its greatest sportspeople, former All Black and rugby’s first global superstar Jonah Lomu. For the public, Lomu’s death at 40 was shocking and sad. For his wife Nadene and their two young children, it was life shattering. As the significant anniversary drew closer, Nadene, with her now teenage sons Brayley and Dhyreille, joined John Campbell for a frank and often emotional interview about life with Jonah, living in the shadow of a legend, and the loss of a huge irreplaceable love. The Lomu whānau, a decade after Jonah: Watch this story…

Published on 18/11/2025 – 17:30 GMT+1 •Updated 17:30 After having accused the European Commission of “cancelling Christmas,” Italian conservatives are now turning their ire against the European Parliament, which in their view is guilty of allowing the sales of “Italian-style” products within its premises in Brussels. On Tuesday, the Brothers of Italy party’s delegation in Parliament announced it would formally submit a letter to President Roberta Metsola regarding the use of the Italian flag and names on some pasta sauce bottles sold in the Parliament building’s first-floor market. “The improper use of symbols or references to Italianness on products that…