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A truck driver has died after crashing into a building in Lower Hutt this morning. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Rutherford St about 5.30am. Firefighters were called by police to reports of truck hitting a building in Hutt Central. It sent two rescue trucks, and one pumping truck from Avalon, Seaview, Johnsonville stations.Firefighters helped free the driver of the vehicle.A fuel truck pictured at the scene of a crash on Rutherford St. (Source: 1News)Footage taken from the scene by 1News showed emergency services including Fire and Emergency NZ and police officers at the scene next to…
Published on 04/12/2025 – 10:42 GMT+1 Oh, the Eurovision. One would say it’s a celebration of music that unites all of Europe. And, for some reason, Australia too. But your daily reporter has a different take. To him, it is all about the game of Bingo that you play every May with your loved ones. And as at Euronews we are one big family, so why don’t we cast some bets? The 2026 edition of Eurovision is facing a historic meltdown, with some countries threatening to boycott the party. Why, you ask? There are two reasons. Allegations of Israel topping…
The government is putting $15 million towards a United States and NATO initiative to supply weapons and equipment to Ukraine, the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins revealed the decision in the early hours New Zealand time, calling the funding a significant contribution to support Ukraine’s defence.”The defence of Ukraine has significant implications not only for the security of Europe, but also for the Indo-Pacific,” Peters said.A written statement said the money would only be used for weapons and equipment that met New Zealand’s international obligations and domestic policies.Collins said New Zealand stood…
FAIR GO: Eager to spare her children the cost of a funeral, Bronwen Christianos paid thousands into a policy that made little financial sense but proved very difficult to exit. Gill Higgins reports. When Bronwen Christianos signed up for NZ Seniors funeral insurance at age 78, she thought she was doing the right thing. Having had two strokes and years of financial struggle as a single mother of eight, her motivation was simple – “so I wouldn’t be a burden to my children.” Bronwen Christianos and her daughter Rachel Adams (Source: Fair Go)But three years later, her daughter Rachel Adams…
By euronews Published on 04/12/2025 – 7:38 GMT+1 •Updated 8:22 After key talks in Brussels, NATO has said it is ready to ‘do what it takes’ to protect Europe. This in response to Vladimir Putin’s comments that Russia did not want it, but would be ‘ready for war’ with Europe. Euronews correspondent Shona Murray has spent most of the week at the NATO headquarters and joins us now on set for an update. Coming up, we will be joined by Roxana Mînzatu, an Executive Vice-President of the European Commission. The Romanian socialist politician spent years as minister for European funds and…
By Susan Edmunds of RNZ Customers who feel they have not been given enough notice about their Sky TV contracts rolling over should ask for a refund or cancel, Consumer NZ says. RNZ was contacted by a Sky TV customer who said he was upset with how his automatic renewal was handled. He said he was an annual Sky Sport Now subscription holder, with annual rollover, autorenewal and auto payment clauses in the contract. But he said he did not receive any notice of the automatic rollover this year. Last year, Sky TV had got in touch a month ahead…
The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including new photos and video of Epstein Island, what we’ve been Googling this year, and a tough World Cup draw for the All Blacks. New photos and videos have been released of Jeffrey Epstein’s private island. A fuel truck has crashed into a building in Lower Hutt. A new search has been launched for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The top things New Zealanders have been googling this year have been released. ADVERTISEMENTThe All Blacks have a tough draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.New Zealand’s first Ikea store opens today, with warnings about…
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) says it is unsure how many planes are likely to be affected by a defective switch which caused an engine on an Air New Zealand Airbus A320 plane to shut down during a flight last year.An inquiry into the incident which saw the flight from Wellington to Sydney make an unplanned landing in December 2024 has shown up to six instances where faulty or damaged fire switches caused A320 planes’ engines to shut down unexpectedly.Aircraft from the Airbus A320 family have been in the news recently after a global recall was sparked when it…
Air New Zealand cabin crew will no longer walk off the job on Monday, but unions have issued a new strike notice for short-haul flights just a week out from Christmas. The airline’s short-haul cabin crew will walk off the job on Thursday, December 18 if they can’t reach an agreement with the national carrier. Flight attendants last month announced that they were planning to walk off the job for 24 hours after failing to reach an agreement with the airline over pay and conditions. Air New Zealand said it had reached agreements “in principle” with unions representing its regional turboprop and…
When Kendrick Lamar began his Super Bowl halftime show earlier this year, he picked a stage design likely familiar to anyone tuning in: a square, triangle, cross and circle.The Grammy-winning rapper – in front of more than 133 million people – chose to perform on a massive, industrialised grid of flashing lights resembling a giant PlayStation controller.It was a nice surprise present for Sony’s PlayStation, which this year is celebrating its 30th anniversary in North America and Europe. Lamar’s nod to the console – which Sony had nothing to do with – was another sign of how far the brand…