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A body believed to be that of a missing diver has been found at west Auckland’s Whatipū Beach. Emergency services were called to Whatipū Beach in west Auckland early yesterday morning following a report a diver was missing. In an update today, police said the body found near Paratutae Island was likely to be the missing diver.Formal identification has yet to take place”Police have informed the person’s family, who are being provided with support at this incredibly difficult time,” a police spokesperson said. The police national dive squad, search and rescue and maritime teams were involved with this morning’s efforts.

An Auckland man has been jailed for distributing and possessing child exploitation material.Mark Wayne Price was sentenced to 30 months in prison in the Papakura District Court on July 10 after facing a total of 41 charges following an investigation by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA).It marked the 44-year-old’s second conviction for such offences. In March 2015, Price was sentenced to nine months of home detention for possessing and distributing objectionable publications.During the latest investigation, investigators from the DIA digital child exploitation team found 15,983 images and videos of child exploitation across multiple devices.It said forensic analysis of the…

It’s now feared a man reported missing was “swept away” after his car crashed into the Whanganui River last week, police say.The man, 20-year-old Kahukura Dilpreet Wati Woods Gill, also known as Kahu, was last seen on Friday, June 27.Police said a car matching the description of one owned by Kahu was found in the river on July 2.”The police national dive squad was deployed and confirmed that Kahu was not in the car, which has since been recovered from the river.”Tragically we believe it is likely Kahu was in the car when it crashed into the river.”The river was…

Published on 11/07/2025 – 11:16 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTThe UK and France have agreed on a new pilot scheme allowing some migrants who cross the English Channel in small boats to be returned to France – a move UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes will signal a stricter stance on illegal migration. Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan Thursday during Macron’s state visit to London. Although limited in scope, UK officials hailed the deal as a breakthrough and said it sets a precedent that allows migrants arriving illegally to be sent back across the Channel. “There is no silver bullet here, but…

A red heavy rain warning has been issued for the Tasman District about and southeast of Motueka and north of Lake Rotoroa.It will be in place until at least 11pm today.”Expect a further 80 to 120mm of rain on top of what has already fallen. Peak rates of 10 to 20 mm/h expected this afternoon and evening,” MetService said.It warned of threats “to life from dangerous river conditions, significant flooding and slips”.Follow 1News’ live updates hereMetService weather warnings and watches for July 11 as of 10am. (Source: MetService.)”Conditions will disrupt travel, make some roads impassable, and isolate communities. Do not…

Pat Conlon, grandson of decorated war veteran Elmer James Conlon, says it was “gut-wrenching” to have his grandfather’s war medals stolen moments before he was due to be reunited with them after more than 40 years.The medals had been lost to the family for decades but, after a long search, they were finally tracked down and sent by courier to Pat. Just metres from their destination, the priceless family heirloom was stolen from a rural mailbox near Wellsford — before Pat could reach them. “They were the only thing I had from my grandfather,” Pat said. “To think they were…

A 14-year-old boy has been jailed for killing Enere McLaren-Taana at Dunedin’s bus hub.The then-13-year-old, who has permanent name suppression, was charged with murder after stabbing the 16-year-old Trinity Catholic College student with a large kitchen knife in May last year.He was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in the Dunedin High Court earlier this year.Justice Osborne, who oversaw the jury trial, sentenced the teenager to three-years-and-three months in prison, refusing the defence’s application not to enter a conviction.During his sentencing, he told the defendant that aggravating factors included carrying and concealing a long knife,…

ADVERTISEMENTSpain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez recently claimed that his country is responsible for the creation of half of all new jobs in the eurozone.While giving a speech at the Federal Committee of his centre-left PSOE party, Sánchez praised the improving state of Spain’s employment figures.”Despite all the difficulties we have encountered both internally and externally, Spain is moving forward,” Sánchez said on 5 July. “We contribute 40% of the growth and half of the new jobs in the eurozone.”However, the official figures from Eurostat paint a different picture. They show that some 157,125,000 people were employed in the first quarter…

The jury in the murder trial of Julia DeLuney has heard she questioned her uncle at the funeral about whether any money was hidden in the kitchen.DeLuney is accused of murdering her 79-year-old mother Helen Gregory at her home in Khandallah, Wellington, in January 2024, a crime which she denies.Giving evidence this morning, the victim’s brother Peter Wilson, who lives in Australia, told the court about a conversation he had with DeLuney, his niece, at the funeral.”What do you know about the kitchen?” she asked. “Is any money hidden in the kitchen?”Wilson said he told her he knew nothing —…

Published on 11/07/2025 – 7:00 GMT+2•Updated 7:01ADVERTISEMENTUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an explicit appeal to his European allies at a meeting in Rome, saying “We need finances.””We will shoot down everything if our partners hear what I have told them. We have found a solution – interceptor drones,” Zelenskyy said.That appeal comes after at least 2 deaths and 16 people were injured overnight into Thursday after Russia attacked Kyiv with another mass missile and drone strike, according to Ukrainian officials. The strike reportedly caused fires across the city and came a day after the heaviest aerial attack of Russia’s full-scale invasion…