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ADVERTISEMENTRussian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Saturday. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will last from 6 p.m. Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday to midnight (2100 GMT) following Easter Sunday. “Guided by humanitarian considerations, today from 18:00 to 00:00 from Sunday to Monday, the Russian side declares an Easter truce. I order that all military actions be stopped for this period,” Putin said at a meeting with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, the Kremlin’s Press Service quoted him as saying. “We assume that the Ukrainian side will…

When the devastating Christchurch earthquakes struck in 2010 and 2011, hundreds of students from Lincoln University stepped up to lend a helping hand. Sam Johnson was instrumental in establishing the Student Volunteer Army in the quake-ravaged city, which still operates today as a network of volunteers responding to crisis events. Reflecting on that time in his life, Johnson told 1News the instruction to “stay at home and do nothing just seemed so counter intuitive to what was needed”. “I really remember that emotion of that… going ‘well, this is the time we should be doing something, what should we do?'”…

A group of New Zealanders in Türkiye for the upcoming Anzac Day commemorations have re-buried battlefield remains at Gallipoli.The human remains were unearthed when historic World War I trenches were exposed by wildfires last August.Subsequent heavy rain had further disturbed the site near the Chunuk Bair memorial, a New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) spokesperson said.Local authorities and Commonwealth War Graves Commission staff were consulted and a decision was made to cover them.New Zealand commemoration lead John McLeod said a small team, including members of the NZDF and the NZ Embassy, assisted in the covering up of remains that were exposed.”It…

Police were confronted by about 80 bystanders while trying to intercept 100 “anti-social road users” in Hutt Valley. Police had set up a checkpoint at Kmart Petone where drivers were forced to pass through before they met up again at Porirua where they another checkpoint was set up.On Eastern Hutt Rd in Taita, however, Hutt Valley Area Commander Wade Jenning said about 80 bystanders “were blocking the road and throwing bottles” at police. “Police formed lines with shields and helmets and forced the crowd to return to their vehicles, which were then directed through another checkpoint,” Jenning said. “We know the public and,…

It’s been a tiring few weeks for Rob Tranter after he drove one of his work vans through the Meeanee road works in Napier.He says he’s been sent from pillar to post between Napier City Council, Downer and his insurance company.Dozens of cars were damaged during the road works, with drivers describing loose tar and chip seal piling onto their tyres, slowing their cars to an almost undrivable speed. Stones slowly shaking loose from other vehicles began to chip at their paintwork and windscreens. One reported receiving eight windscreen chips in one go.Tranter said he left home at 8.30am on…

Emergency services are searching for a man who fell into a fast-moving Waikato river this morning.Police say a rescue operation is underway to find the missing man, who was seen falling into the river near Wairere Falls, northeast of Matamata, just before midday.The person who saw the man fall tried to help but could not reach him in time.A Swift Water Rescue Team is on its way to the scene alongside a helicopter.The rescue attempt comes as the country deals with storms and flooding caused by the remains of ex-Cyclone Tam sweeping through.rnz.co.nz

The former head of Nelson Hospital’s cardiology service says some patients’ heart disease has become inoperable because of delays to their care. Dr Tammy Pegg is the ninth doctor from the hospital to speak to 1News recently about concerns that staffing issues are impacting patients. “I decided not to do an interview and then I thought about it and I worried that senior leadership… think that this is just a bit of noise and that it will go away.” She says parts of Nelson’s cardiologist service is “on its knees” and it has gone from leading the country to trailing…

From Harry Potter to Super Mario Bros to Frankenstein’s monster, Universal Orlando Resort is pulling out all the pop culture stops at its newest and largest theme park in Florida.With five distinctively themed sections and a 500-room hotel, the multibillion-dollar Universal Epic Universe is slated to open to the public on May 22, just in time for the start of summer, when the Orlando area’s theme parks are usually jammed with families and young park-goers fresh out of school.It’s the first major, traditional theme park to open in Florida since 1999, when Universal Islands of Adventure debuted, although Universal opened…

ADVERTISEMENT”One hundred percent,” is how Donald Trump has estimated the chances of striking a deal between the United States and the European Union, two of the world’s largest economies.”Oh, there’ll be a trade deal, 100%,” Trump said while receiving Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “They want to make one very, very much, and we’re going to make a trade deal, I fully expect it. But it’ll be a fair deal.”The need for an agreement has become a high priority for both sides, although for different reasons. For the EU, a means to avoid the excruciating pain of the 20% tariff…

MetService has sent two emergency alerts within 15 minutes to Aucklanders, warning of thunderstorms across the city. The second emergency alert said: “These thunderstorms are expected to be accompanied by torrential rain. “As the storm approaches you should; take shelter, avoid sheltering under trees, get back to land, if outdoors on the water, move cars under cover or away from trees. be ready to slow down or stop, if driving.”The warnings, just after 2pm — covering the entire region from Auckland City, Waitakere, Franklin, Rodney and Albany — were lifted around 3pm. However, Auckland Emergency Management advised caution across the…