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A national hīkoi across the motu begins on Sunday, in the small Far North town of Te Kāo. Supporters are gathering at Pōtahi Marae, before setting out on the first leg of the long journey south, on Monday 11 November.Travellers from Bluff at the far end of the South Island are also travelling toward Wellington to join the North Island group.On 19 November, the hīkoi is planned to arrive on Parliament grounds, having gathered supporters from the very top and through the nine-day journey.Toitū te Tiriti organiser Eru Kapa-Kingi told RNZ the hīkoi was as much about Māori unity as…

Multiple crews spent yesterday evening working to extinguish a house fire in Auckland. Emergency services were called to the two-storey block of flats in Point England at around 11.05pm. Four trucks, one ladder truck, one specialist hazmat unit, and one support vehicle were called to the scene. When they arrived, the fire was “well involved”, but nobody was injured.The crews spent the night working to extinguish the flames, and a fire investigator attended the scene today.

An investigation has been launched into the death of a man who fell and struck his head following an interaction with police in Auckland earlier this week.The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at around 1.48pm, when police were called to a commercial property on Boston Road in Grafton.Police had received reports that a man was becoming “agitated” toward staff and paramedics at the address.When officers arrived, he was instructed to leave. Following this, he fell and suffered a serious injury.“Police are still working to establish exactly what has taken place,” Auckland City District Commander, Acting Superintendent Sunny Patel said.The man…

Sabrina Carpenter fulfilled a lifelong dream when she received her Grammy nominations.The 25-year-old pop star has been nominated for six gongs at the upcoming awards show, and Sabrina has taken to social media to share her delight with her fans.Alongside a video clip of her reaction to her nominations, Sabrina wrote on Instagram: “Us on the tour bus this morning, take a shot every time we scream like fr headphone warning.”This is the first year I’ve watched the live stream where i heard my name! I’d be lying if i said i hadn’t dreamt about this day my whole life…

Stalking is set to become illegal and punishable by up to five years in prison, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has announced.The Government revealed details of its proposed anti-stalking legislation today, saying the law would be introduced in Parliament before the end of the year.”We’re going to criminalise stalking behaviours, which are of great concern to so many, particularly women in our community,” Goldsmith told 1News. The stalking offence will have a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, and will capture patterns of behaviour – specifically, three acts taking place within a 12-month period, he said. The legislation will also provide…

Five people were arrested and firearms seized in Canterbury overnight as police continue to crack down on gang activity across the region. The arrests made overnight bring the total number made this week to 30 and include patched members and associates of the Mongols, as well as people not associated with the gang, who were previously sought by police. A cannabis cultivation operation was found in an Aranui search this weekend, and enquiries into a second Islington search where a sawn-off shotgun and three air rifles were found are ongoing. Two women, aged 37 and 30, were arrested in the…

The standing desk is often touted, especially for office workers, as the panacea to our sedentary lifestyles.However, a recent study has found standing for long periods might not be much better than sitting.Lead author at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health and deputy director of the Charles Perkins Centre’s Mackenzie Wearables Research Hub, Dr Matthew Ahmadi, told Sunday Morning’s Jim Mora there were other ways for those with a sedentary lifestyle to improve their cardiovascular health.”Standing is certainly better than sitting, but standing by itself will not necessarily lower your risk for heart disease,” Ahmadi said.”To do…

The standing desk is often touted, especially for office workers, as the panacea to our sedentary lifestyles. However, a recent study has found standing for long periods might not be much better than sitting. Lead author at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health and deputy director of the Charles Perkins Centre’s Mackenzie Wearables Research Hub, Dr Matthew Ahmadi, told Sunday Morning’s Jim Mora there were other ways for those with a sedentary lifestyle to improve their cardiovascular health. “Standing is certainly better than sitting, but standing by itself will not necessarily lower your risk for heart disease,” Ahmadi said.…

An animal welfare charity is asking people working through the festive season or planning a holiday at home to consider fostering a kitten over the summer months.The SPCA said it could see between 8000 to 10,000 cats and kittens come through its shelters in the next six months, the time of year that kittens are born, and typically 40% of those required time in foster care.SPCA Wellington centre manager Archie Pararasasingam said extra foster homes were needed across the country, to free up space in shelters over Christmas and New Year.It was good for the animals: “They can relax, they’re…

Police launched a large-scale investigation after gangs of youths conducted what Amsterdam’s mayor called ‘hit and run’ attacks on fans that were apparently inspired by calls on social media to target Jewish people. ADVERTISEMENTDutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has cancelled a trip to COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan so that he can stay in the Netherlands to deal with the fallout from assaults on fans of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team in Amsterdam that authorities condemned as antisemitic.The government will discuss the Thursday night violence at a Cabinet meeting on Monday, Schoof posted on X, saying that he would hold…