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A pedestrian who was critically injured in a collision with a vehicle in Auckland’s Henderson on Sunday has died in hospital. Officers were called to the collision on Lincoln Rd, Henderson shortly after 10am on Sunday. The pedestrian was transported to Auckland Hospital in critical condition, police said. “Sadly, police can now advise that the man succumbed to injuries and died in hospital on Sunday night, April 6,” a police spokesperson said. “Our thoughts are with the man’s family.” An investigation was underway to determine the circumstances of the crash. Anyone who witnessed the crash was urged to contact police…

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says New Zealand is “incredibly well-positioned” to deal with global tariffs rolled out by the US. US President Donald Trump’s new tariff on New Zealand goods took effect over the weekend – but at 10 percent, it was a lot lower than what many other countries were slapped with, such as Vietnam’s 46 percent and China’s 34 percent (on top of existing tariffs). The tariffs sent markets reeling, losses comparable to the global financial crisis, the arrival of Covid-19 and 1987’s Black Monday crash. Luxon told Morning Report , ahead of the opening of the NZX on Monday, the…

The Government has announced its second quarterly action plan for 2025, saying it continues a “relentless focus on growth”.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said there were “positive signs of the economic turnaround this Government was elected to deliver”.”We know the cost of living is still tough but with GDP rising, interest rates falling, and inflation back in its box, our plan is working, and we must push ahead on going for economic growth.”The latest GDP figures showed an increase of 0.7% while inflation stayed at 2.2%, remaining within the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s target band of 1 to 3% for…

Ambulances and fire trucks say they are taking longer to respond to callouts since a controversial new road layout was introduced on a busy Palmerston North street.But there is support for the changes made to a 900-metre section of Featherston Street, with a drop in the number of crashes.The changes — introduced last year — include creating a cycleway away from traffic next to the footpath, reducing car parks and moving others close to traffic, and creating bus stops in the traffic lanes.There has been vocal opposition, including at well-attended public meetings last year and from businesses along the route,…

Nestled in Gabriel’s Gully, the site of New Zealand’s most famous gold rush, last night’s Good Sort is working to preserve a piece of history while paying tribute to someone really special.Once home to 14,000 people in the 1800s, the area now sees fewer visitors, but Malcolm Ritchie is dedicated to restoring and maintaining a historic musterer’s camp on his property.The camp features several huts that have been restored, including a shed that survived a landslide and a fire.One notable restoration is a caravan, known as a ‘smokey’, which Ritchie salvaged and rebuilt from near ruin.”When I found it, it…

ADVERTISEMENTUS President Donald Trump’s billionaire advisor Elon Musk said on Saturday he hopes in the US and Europe could eventually establish “a very close, stronger partnership” and reach a “zero-tariff zone situation.”Musk was speaking via video link the party congress of Italian far-right party League, which is in a ruling coalition led by Premier Giorgia Meloni. “I hope it is agreed that both Europe and the United States should move, ideally, in my view, to a zero-tariff situation, effectively creating a free trade zone between Europe and North America,” Musk told Matteo Salvini, the LEGA party leader, via video conference.Musk…

Inland Revenue (IR) released an issues paper on reform of the FBT regime on April 1, the 40th anniversary of the regime’s introduction. The purpose of the FBT regime is to tax non-cash benefits employers provide to employees in substitution for monetary remuneration. It places a value on the likes of an employer-provided motor vehicle or health insurance and imposes tax on that value which the employer pays. The paper focuses on reducing complexity and ensuring the regime is better targeted on benefits received in substitution for monetary remuneration. The intention is a reduction in complexity will result in lower…

Rotorua’s wallaby war is ramping up as the pest continues to ravage native forests, forcing iwi and businesses to take matters into their own hands.Control efforts were increased a few years ago in the Bay of Plenty, but there are calls for more urgent work as some say the region is close to “environmental collapse”.“A lot of this this bush here is on life support … our bush here in Te Arawa needs to be resuscitated,” Charles Te Kowhai from Te Arawa Wallaby Control Kāhui told 1News.“It’s an emergency response.”Te Arawa Wallaby Control Kāhui is an iwi-led initiative battling to…

One person has died after a glider crashed in Hastings this afternoon.Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Valentine Rd at around 12.15pm.”Sadly, despite best efforts by emergency services, the sole occupant died at the scene,” police said.St John said it sent one rapid response unit to the scene.The Civil Aviation Authority had been notified of the incident involving a glider, it said in a statement.”We are working alongside emergency services and have investigators travelling to the scene. In the coming days our focus will be on understanding what happened and why.”

Parliament’s health select committee has been hearing submissions on the Government’s Gene Technology Bill which would change genetic modification laws.Also known as genetic engineering or genetic modification, genetic technologies have been used since the 1970s to better understand how genes influence the development of a wide variety of organisms.Then Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins announced last August that legislation to end New Zealand’s nearly 30-year ban on gene technology outside the lab in a move she said would bring “health, productivity and climate gains for New Zealanders”.The purpose of the Gene Technology Bill is to “enable the safe…