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Police have released a CCTV image of a 77-year-old Porirua man who has been missing since Sunday, hoping it will help lead to his whereabouts. Graham Russell Smith was reported missing at about 6.30pm on Sunday after he went for a walk on Doctor Track on the Colonial Knob walkway in Porirua, police said.Today, police released a CCTV image of Smith captured earlier on Sunday afternoon. The image shows him wearing the same clothing he was in when he went missing. Police said he was also wearing a dark blue puffer jacket.”Police are hoping a new CCTV image may help…

A Beach Haven resident says she has been “overwhelmed” after the community rallied to help pay for treatment for her 10-month-old kitten who was maimed over the weekend.Danella Paterson told 1News she first knew something was wrong with her “sweet” kitten Rocky when he came home on Saturday “growling in intense pain”. “His whole body was like, paralysed. I touched him and he growled more, the pain was intense,” she said. “I could see his whole backside was completely, almost flattened.” Paterson said he was “howling, growling and groaning in agony” as she rushed him to the vet where X-rays…

An open-cast gold mine owner hoping for a fast-tracked expansion in Otago has poor compliance with environmental requirements and no plan to reduce its overall carbon emissions. The revelations about OceanaGold have sparked dismay from environmental organisations. A campaigner for 350 Aotearoa, Adam Currie, said the fast-track consent process was “not needed nor helpful” and OceanaGold should shut down. “They should pack up and pay the real cost of toxic waste they leave behind. They are affecting the climate globally and locally and we need to be doing everything we can to reduce emissions.” OceanaGold’s poor environmental compliance at its…

Aucklanders will be able to tap onto buses, trains and ferries using their phone or credit and debit cards from this Sunday.Auckland Transport said on its website that commuters will be able to pay for public transport “your way” from November 17.Accepted payment methods would include contactless debit and credit cards, as well as Apple Pay, Google Pay or Samsung Pay in the digital wallet of one’s smart device.Contactless payments will be “another big step forward” for Auckland’s public transport network, AT director of public transport and active modes Stacey van der Putten told 1News last month.”Contactless payments is about…

Management of Audi Brussels called in the police after workers protested the rejection of their counter-proposal, demanding “fair compensation” as the plant’s closure puts thousands of jobs at risk. ADVERTISEMENTNegotiations between union representatives and Audi Brussels management were interrupted on Wednesday when police were called in after workers entered the meeting room in protest.Employees say they put forward a counter-proposal for the company’s social plan, but after it was turned down, they entered the meeting room to “peacefully express their frustration.” Management then called the police to remove them from the premises. Belgian police arrived equipped with batons, helmets, and…

Southland plays a pivotal part in the government’s $3billion goal for the aquaculture industry – and more announcements for the region are expected soon, Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says. Mr Jones announced a $2.2million loan from the Regional Infrastructure Fund for Ocean Beach during a tour of the site near Bluff yesterday. The site aims to be an aquaculture centre of excellence and future tourism and hospitality hub at the southern tip of New Zealand. During the tour, Mr Jones tasted Bluff gin, learned more about the whitebait and paua farm and saw the site where a new salmon…

Police have released the names of those who died in a collision involving a car and a train at a level crossing on Peachgrove Road, Hamilton yesterday.They were William Brown, aged 46 of Huntly, Shylin Huirama-Osborne, aged 26, of Hamilton, and Sione Nusipepa, aged 23, of Huntly.Two others who were in the vehicle at the time of the crash remain in Waikato Hospital.Police said it would like to speak with all members of the public who helped after the collision as part of their inquiries. “In particular, police would like to speak to the occupants of a vehicle that was…

The European Commission slapped a €797, 72 million fine on Facebook’s owner Meta for abusing its dominant position in the market for personal social networks on Thursday, for preferencing its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace. ADVERTISEMENTAccording to the EU enforcer, the digital giant has harmed competition by tying its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace with its personal social network Facebook.“Facebook users automatically have access and get regularly exposed to Facebook Marketplace whether they want it or not,” the Commission said in a statement. “Competitors of Facebook Marketplace may be foreclosed as the tie gives Facebook Marketplace a substantial…

Police have asked residents of several Wellington properties to “not return home at this time” as a truck continues to hang down a bank in Aro Valley.While police said the truck has been made secure by contractors after the incident, it has also warned motorists to “not travel up Mortimer Terrace at this time”.”Contractors will return to the site tomorrow to work towards moving the truck.”Wellington City Council told 1News about 10 people would remain evacuated overnight, and planning was underway to get a crane on-site tomorrow morning to get the truck lifted out.It added power “will have to be…

This article was originally published in Hungarian The Hungarian government confirmed the hack by a non-state group but said that no sensitive data about the country’s military was compromised. ADVERTISEMENTThe IT systems of Hungary’s defence procurement agency were infiltrated by foreign hackers but no sensitive data that could harm the country’s national security was accessed, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Thursday.Gergely Gulyas said the government was investigating the hack by a “hostile foreign, non-state hacker group”. The most sensitive information that could have been accessed was plans and data about military procurement, the official said in…