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A serious two-vehicle crash that has reportedly injured five people has closed part of State Highway 1 in South Waikato this morning.In a statement, police said emergency services were alerted to the crash at Pairere, about 5.30am. “Five people are reported to have serious injuries,” a police spokesperson said. State Highway 1 is blocked between Horahora Road and Paparamu Road and traffic management is being arranged.Fire and Emergency told 1News it received a call about a vehicle collision, and arrived to find three people trapped in one vehicle. Crews from Putaruru and Tirau were working to extract them from the…
The head of Austrian far-right Freedom Party, Herbert Kickl, invited the conservative Austrian People’s Party to coalition talks after being tasked with forming a government. ADVERTISEMENTAustrian far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Herbert Kickl extended an olive branch to the conservative Austria’s People Party (ÖVP) on Tuesday, inviting them to coalition talks.His comments come after Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen gave him the green light to attempt to form a ruling coalition. Though the two parties have a history of clashing heads, Kickl said during a press conference that he would officially extend the invitation once his party’s leadership approved the…
In this episode, we focus on a directive on unpaid internships that aims to end the exploitation of around 1.5 million young Europeans. ADVERTISEMENTThere are more than three million trainees in the EU working on temporary contracts and almost half of them are unpaid. The European Commission proposed a new type of “quality internship” in March 2024 that would offer fair pay, pension protection and equal access for vulnerable groups.However, the 27 EU governments failed to reach a consensus on the proposal in December and it will come under negotiation again in 2025. The EU cannot impose legally binding legislation banning unpaid internships, as this is…
Emerging research in Australia could eventually lead to a less invasive way to diagnosis endometriosis — with patients and advocates in New Zealand watching closely for a hoped-for breakthrough. In New Zealand, more than 120,000 women suffer from the condition. Research last year revealed New Zealand wait times for a diagnosis had pushed out from 8.7 years to 10 years “A faster, less invasive test could significantly reduce the 10 years on average it takes to diagnose the condition,” Tanya Cooke, CEO of Endometriosis NZ told 1News. Those living with endometriosis would have a “significantly improved quality of life” after…
This article was originally published in French FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl, who has been tasked with forming a coalition government, is opposed to sanctions against Russia, advocates for the remigration of foreigners and rejects the European Green Deal. ADVERTISEMENTHerbert Kickl’s possible accession to the Austrian chancellorship could have implications for the EU at a time when Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the war in Ukraine and the Draghi report on European competitiveness are calling on the 27 to play as one.Back to square one. Initially kept out of the negotiations to form a coalition government, the Freedom Party of…
PowerNet chief executive Jason Franklin has resigned and is leaving the company after 13 years. He is set to take up the role of chief executive at Powerco, based in Wellington. Powerco is New Zealand’s second-largest electricity and gas distributor, serving 1.1 million customers across 452,000 homes, businesses, and organisations in the North Island. In a statement released by PowerNet yesterday, Mr Franklin was said to have made a significant impact in his role for more than a decade. PowerNet is based in Invercargill and is the country’s fourth-largest electricity management company, managing most of the electricity assets in southern…
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is currently at home in Hanover, where she is resting and recovering from pneumonia, here’s what we know so far about her condition. ADVERTISEMENTVon der Leyen cancelled her external engagements for the first half of January as “she is taking care of herself and ensuring that she will be fully fit and able to resume her daily routine” after being diagnosed with pneumonia, confirmed the Commission’s spokesperson, Paula Pinho. “Pneumonia is a serious illness and needs to be treated as such, and that is what the President is doing,” she added. The…
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was shot and left critically injured in Palmerston North last month.Police were called to an address on Tremaine Avenue during the evening of December 13 following a report that a woman had been shot by a person known to her. She was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. Police said today that the woman had since been discharged and was recovering at home. “Since then, police have conducted several scene examinations and made a number of inquiries.”These investigations led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man at the…
Police are making enquiries after a person was found with “serious injuries” in Havelock North this afternoon.Police were called to the scene on Panckhurst St following a report of a injured person around 3.50pm. One person has since been taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a serious condition.”Enquiries are ongoing into how they came to be injured,” a police spokesperson told 1News. A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said it responded with one ambulance and two rapid response vehicles.
A Crimean man who feared being conscripted to fight by Ukraine has been given refugee status in New Zealand.He arrived here 25 years ago, and jumped ship before his ship sailed. He remained after his first application for asylum was rejected in 2003.The 50-year-old speaks only Russian and considers himself Russian but is classed as a Ukrainian. He was concerned he would be forced to fight against his own people if he returned to Crimea to get a Russian passport.”He is aggrieved that decisions were taken which has meant that he had been given Ukrainian nationality and not Russian nationality…