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A family in South Auckland still needs to shower outside as they wait for their home to be categorised more than 20 months after it was damaged by last year’s floods.The suburb of Māngere was one of the hardest hit during the Auckland Anniversary floods. It has struggled to recover, with Auckland Council freezing the categorisation of affected homes. Just 18 of 95 homes in the area have received a category – the lowest per centage in Auckland’s most affected areas. Māngere East homeowner Helen Feiloakitohi said her family’s home was hit hard by the floods.They had no hot water,…

The European Commission says it won’t immediately publish details of the restrictions placed on Henrik Morch, whose move earlier this year from its antitrust department to law firm Paul, Weiss drew protests from EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly. ADVERTISEMENTThe controversial 2024 move of a senior EU antitrust official to a private law firm will for now remain shrouded in secrecy, the European Commisison has said, despite formal warnings that the revolving door of staff to the private sector had a “corrosive” effect on public trust.  The departure of Henrik Morch, a director from the Commisison’s competition department DG COMP to Paul, Weiss…

One person has died after a single-vehicle crash at a Hamilton intersection this afternoon.Emergency services were called to the scene between Galloway and Albert streets around 12.15pm, police said. One person died at the scene. The serious crash unit has been advised and inquires into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

This article was originally published in Spanish Hundreds of people with disabilities gathered in Brussels to demand a strategic plan to guarantee independence outside residential care homes. ADVERTISEMENT”Our Voice Matters.”Under this slogan, hundreds of people with disabilities from all over Europe gathered in Brussels on Tuesday to demand an end to their “segregation” from society.Their main target: residential care homes, which, they say, stifle their freedom and autonomy and continue receiving European funding.ENIL, the association that organised the demonstration, is calling for the closure of these spaces. According to Nadia Hadad, co-president of ENIL and a person with a disability, many…

A free trade deal between New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates could be signed off as early as tomorrow, 1News understands.The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi arrived at Parliament this evening.He received a traditional Māori pōhiri as an official welcome on Parliament’s forecourt. Al Zeyoudi is meeting with New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay to “iron out” the final details of a free trade agreement between the two countries.The ministers are believed to be negotiating some of the “remaining sticky issues” that need ministerial engagement, particularly on some of the products…

Labour MP David Parker has called on the Supreme Court to “stand up” on the issue of Māori customary rights to the foreshore and seabed as he slammed the coalition Government’s planned legislative changes.Parker, a former attorney-general and Cabinet minister, delivered a strong speech at Parliament during the first debate on changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act (MACA).”We’ve got a Government at the moment that’s riding roughshod over normal processes.”In July, Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith announced he would propose a bill to overturn a Court of Appeal decision and amend the MACA law. Minister Paul Goldsmith (file).…

The European Commission risks being too centralised and not attractive to young people any more, according to Cristiano Sebastiani, the president of one of the EU’s major trade unions, Renouveau & Démocratie. ADVERTISEMENTEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her plans for the new top team at the European Commission last week, but the reactions were mixed. Many politicians argued that the portfolios were too broad and overlapped each other.The fear is that the upcoming commissioners will constantly step on each other’s toes, as many did in the previous mandate. But the underlying question might actually be: why do…

If you were to name 10 iconic New Zealand dishes off the top of your head, the custard square would almost certainly be among them. No bakery in this country worth its salt would dare omit this messy pastry from the array of sumptuous offerings we’ve come to expect from such an institution.But like much of our cuisine, the dish originated elsewhere.Pastry and crème pâtissière? Naturally, the French invented it. The mille-feuille, or ‘thousand sheets’ (referring to the many layers of butter and flour involved in making puff pastry), dates back to the 1600s.For years, there has been little clarity…

One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Christchurch early this morning.Police were alerted to the crash on Summit Rd at about 1.25am, a spokesperson said.”One person died and one person was critically injured.”Inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are under way,” the spokesperson said.

Investment giant Vanguard has been ordered to pay $12.9 million after admitting it misled investors, in a landmark greenwashing case.The Federal Court ruled in March Vanguard Investments Australia broke consumer laws by making misleading claims about ethical exclusions applied to one of its index funds.On Wednesday, Justice Michael O’Bryan handed down the fine and ordered the firm to publish a notice to consumers informing them of the outcome and Vanguard’s conduct.Vanguard was also ordered to pay the legal costs of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, which pursued the case after the company self-reported the breach.Justice O’Bryan earlier found Vanguard…