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More than $2 million in Government funding will be moved from Rotorua’s Aquatic Centre upgrade to a sewerage scheme.That’s despite Rotorua’s mayor arguing it should go towards replacing the community spa pools ripped out during the renovation.One councillor says the refurbished pool is “sad” and the council should have left the facility alone: “It was better how it was before.”The Rotorua Lakes Council received $8.05 million in the first tranche of the previous Government’s Better Off Funding, which in 2022 it set towards the Aquatic Centre redevelopment.The now-completed stage two received $6m, and $2.05m was set to fund pool additions…
A Dunedin family have seen the aftermath of a landslide that demolished parts of their home following flooding in the Otago region. Fiona Cadogan, Chad Roulston and their two children evacuated their home early on Friday morning, and alongside 1News’ video journalist Jared McCulloch, came home to see the damage today. Approaching the property in the suburb of St Leonards, everything looks normal, if a little muddy. What looks to be a former patio earlier is now crushed by fallen trees and sheets of corrugated iron bent out of shape. The kitchen is demolished. Shelving units have fallen off the…
Two helicopters are tacking a blaze in Northland that is expected to take several days to extinguish, Fire and Emergency New Zeaaland (FENZ) said. The vegetation fire is in the gumfield region between Herekino and Ahipara, at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach. There are two helicopters on scene, with FENZ saying more are on the way. Dozers and other machinery are also being mobilised. FENZ said it expects the fire will take “multiple days to extinguish, but we expect weather conditions will be stable”.MetService shows the expected forecast for the region next week to have showers or rain…
A Christchurch man has been arrested after a man was taken to hospital in a critical condition following a “serious assault” in the early hours of this morning.Emergency services responded to on Oxford Terrace at 2.30am after the victim had allegedly been punched.”The victim was knocked unconscious and was in a critical condition when transported to hospital,” a police spokesperson said.”He is currently reported to be in a serious but stable condition.”St John was notified at 1.57am and responded with two ambulances, two rapid response units and one manager.”Our crews assessed and treated one patient who was transported to Christchurch…
Nine homes have been red-stickered in Dunedin as the impacts of the wettest day recorded in the city in more than a century continue to be felt by many today.However, there are some signs of improvement, with access to the city from the north via State Highway 1 reopened this afternoon.There were long queues of traffic north and south as the road opened in both directions, NZTA said.A State of Emergency was declared for Dunedin on Thursday night amid heavy rainfall and flooding. Clutha District Council declared a State of Emergency for Clutha yesterday.The red sticker classifications now issued following…
The protest was organised by Hungary’s most prominent opposition figure, Péter Magyar who heads the TISZA party, which has emerged in recent months as the most serious political challenge for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán since he took power nearly 15 years ago. ADVERTISEMENTThousands of protesters have gathered outside the headquarters of Hungary’s public media corporation to demonstrate against what they say is a propaganda network operated by the nationalist government at the taxpayer’s expense.The protest was organised by Hungary’s most prominent opposition figure, Péter Magyar.He heads the TISZA party, which has emerged in recent months as the most serious political…
Hundreds of Reefton residents have rallied against health cuts on the West Coast and elsewhere today.Reefton’s aged residential care facility closed in April this year, and the town is now an hour away from the nearest service.Residents today circled the site with scarves in protest and put their names on the “Buller Declaration”, first signed by people in that district at the end of last month.The declaration from Patient Voice Aotearoa states that New Zealand’s health system is in a state of crisis, that the Government must act urgently to address it and that additional resources must be allocated to…
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Woodville today to protest a Government proposal to toll a new highway being built in the Tararua District, describing it as a “disgrace” and saying the Transport Minister was “fighting a battle he’s already lost”.Te Ahu a Turanga is a new four-lane expressway being built over the Ruahine Range after slips in April 2017 saw State Highway 3 through the Manawatū Gorge close indefinitely.The 11.5km highway, which cost $620 million, will reconnect the Manawatu, Tararua District, Hawke’s Bay and Northern Wairarapa when it opens next year.The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is proposing a fee…
One of Auckland’s oldest shopping centres, known to some as “the heart of Karangahape Road”, has turned 100 years old.St Kevin’s Arcade is a mecca for retail, hospitality and colourful characters and special events are running all week to mark the special occasion.Before the arcade was built, two houses occupied the land, known as Verona and St Kevin’s House.“The first inhabitants of the St Kevin’s House was none other than Governor George Grey, who was essentially kind of like the Prime Minister of New Zealand,” said Karangahape Rd historian Hamish Williams.Watch the story on TVNZ+In 1924, the homes were demolished…
A rescue effort was underway overnight after a Royal New Zealand Navy ship with 78 crew on board ran aground south of Samoa.The HMNZS Manawanui had been carrying out a reef survey on Saturday evening when it grounded near the coast of Upolu, the New Zealand Defence Force said today in a statement. “The safety of personnel is our top priority. All of the 78 who were on board are currently in life rafts and accounted for,” maritime component commander Commodore Shane Arndell said shortly after midnight.”The New Zealand Defence Force is working closely with the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ)…