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The hoiho has been named the 2024 Bird of the Year.Hoiho surged into first place in the second week of the competition, finishing with 6328 votes, after initially trailing the karure Chatham Island black robin, organisers said. The karure came in second and the kākāpō third.The results of the competition, which attracted more than 52,000 verified votes, were announced on Morning Report.The yellow-eyed penguin is unique to Aotearoa New Zealand and is thought to be the world’s rarest penguin species, according to Forest and Bird which runs the competition. The are found along the east coast of the South Island,…

A Rio Tinto subsidiary’s legal challenge to the cessation of a lease over the Jabiluka uranium mine will have one more opponent after a judge allowed the area’s traditional owners to participate.The mine is under lease to Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) which also operates the adjacent defunct Ranger uranium mine next to Kakadu National Park, near Jabiru, 300km east of Darwin.ERA had been granted access to the Jabiluka area, an as-yet undeveloped uranium deposit south of Ranger that is estimated to hold 137,100 tonnes of uranium oxide.About two weeks before the 42-year lease expired in August, the then NT…

Hell Pizza and Rewi Spraggon have unveiled a new peeta hāngī, or hāngī pizza, as Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori kicks off this week. The pizza is called “unearthed” and saw Hell’s Callum Davies join forces with Hāngī Master founder Spraggon – who has made hāngī dumplings and steamed buns in the past. Spraggon joined Breakfast this morning to give the hosts a chance to try the new pizza. He said the toppings include pork belly, kumara, a pumpkin and kawakawa puree, and smoky stuffing.“It’s all gone through the pits, so you get that authentic flavour,” he said. Spraggon…

A man will face court after allegedly driving his car into three vehicles before crashing into a house in Auckland last night. Emergency services were called to the scene on Hillpark’s Pantera Way at about 10pm after reports a vehicle had collided with a house and into a child’s bedroom. One of the damaged vehicles after a man allegedly hit three cars before driving into a house in Auckland. (Source: 1News)Inspector Mark Chivers said it was “incredibly fortunate” no one was seriously injured, but “there’s been extensive damage caused to the property and the other vehicles”.The alleged driver, 35, will…

The centre-left Labour Party prime minister isn’t a natural ally of Meloni, who heads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, yet the two sides are hoping to work together to reduce irregular migration to Europe and improve the UK’s relations with the rest of the continent. ADVERTISEMENTUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek a common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast on the…

Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70.Tito was the third of nine Jackson children, which includes global superstars Michael and sister Janet, part of a music-making family whose songs are still beloved today.”It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson is no longer with us. We are shocked, saddened and heartbroken. Our father was an incredible man who cared about everyone and their well-being,” his sons TJ, Taj and Taryll said in a statement posted…

One person has died after a crash involving a logging truck and a car in Tasman this morning. Police were called to Moutere Highway, Redwood Valley at around 7.40am. “Sadly, one person has died at the scene,” a police spokesperson said. Traffic management was in place on Moutere Highway between Maisey Road and Old Coach Road.”The road is expected to remain closed for some time, and motorists are advised to take alternative routes.”

In July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed the introduction for a European Commissioner for housing in her upcoming team. So what will be their task, and how will it work on the national level? ADVERTISEMENTBack in July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that she would appoint a Commissioner for housing and launch the union’s first-ever European Affordable Housing Plan. The announcement was part of a favour made to the European Parliament’s centre-left S&D group, which had asked the Commission to include the lack of affordable housing and the rising cost of living as one of…

Key points: Education minister Erica Stanford has defended the Government’s decision to fast-track its new maths curriculum by almost a year. Teaching unions are concerned that educators won’t have enough time to learn the new curriculum, which will start at the same time as structured literacy. Stanford insisted the Government was not rushing the roll-out, instead saying it had been in the works for years. The Education Minister says the Government is not rushing the introduction of a new maths curriculum, amid concerns from some teachers and principals. In August, the Government announced it would roll out a refreshed maths…

Shōgun had historic wins in an epic 18-Emmy first season, Hacks scored an upset for best comedy on what was still a four-trophy night for The Bear, and Baby Reindeer had a holiday at an Emmy Awards that had some surprising swerves.Shōgun, the FX series about power struggles in feudal Japan, won best drama series for its first, while Hiroyuki Sanada became the first Japanese performer to win an Emmy when he won best actor in a drama and co-star Anna Sawai became the second moments later when she won best actress.”Shōgun taught me when we work together, we can…