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Ten years ago today New Zealand lost one of its greatest sportspeople, former All Black and rugby’s first global superstar Jonah Lomu. For the public, Lomu’s death at 40 was shocking and sad. For his wife Nadene and their two young children, it was life shattering. As the significant anniversary drew closer, Nadene, with her now teenage sons Brayley and Dhyreille, joined John Campbell for a frank and often emotional interview about life with Jonah, living in the shadow of a legend, and the loss of a huge irreplaceable love. The Lomu whānau, a decade after Jonah: Watch this story…

Published on 18/11/2025 – 17:30 GMT+1 •Updated 17:30 After having accused the European Commission of “cancelling Christmas,” Italian conservatives are now turning their ire against the European Parliament, which in their view is guilty of allowing the sales of “Italian-style” products within its premises in Brussels. On Tuesday, the Brothers of Italy party’s delegation in Parliament announced it would formally submit a letter to President Roberta Metsola regarding the use of the Italian flag and names on some pasta sauce bottles sold in the Parliament building’s first-floor market. “The improper use of symbols or references to Italianness on products that…

A rare pink robust grasshopper has leapt into the amazed view of Department of Conservation rangers and their cameras near Lake Tekapo. Ranger Jen Schori said she “couldn’t believe her eyes” on viewing the elusive creature – New Zealand’s largest lowland grasshopper.”I’ve been studying these amazing creatures for years. They are usually grey or brown coloured like river stones. I’d heard rumours about a pink one but never seen one myself. It was so exciting.”“Pink grasshoppers are exceptionally rare. It’s likely caused by a genetic mutation called erythrism, which results in an overproduction of red pigment”, Schori said of the…

EU sources have told Euronews that the European Parliament is opposed to granting landlocked member states exemptions to import oil and gas from Russia in the event of a sudden supply disruption. The bloc is currently discussing ways to ban Russian energy imports, an initiative that follows a June proposal by the European Commission to end all EU energy dependency on Moscow by 2027. Talks between EU governments, the Parliament, and the European Commission are still underway. An informal consensus has been reached under which more energy import-dependent member states, such as Hungary and Slovakia, would benefit from an exemption…

Senior minister Chris Bishop is rejecting criticism over a funding decision shifting Kāinga Ora money to a walking and cycling bridge in his electorate that he campaigned on.Bishop — who is Housing and Transport Minister and Hutt South MP — agreed in March this year to Lower Hutt City Council’s request to reallocate funds earmarked for stormwater upgrades for the CityLink Bridge, a project he campaigned on.Labour leader Chris Hipkins has criticised the move, saying it doesn’t pass the sniff test, and is a “questionable and unaccountable” shifting of money.The bridge between Melling Railway Station and Lower Hutt city centre…

The majority of people in Denmark (69%), France (73%), Italy (76%), Spain (74%), Germany (63%), and the UK (62%) are concerned about climate change and its effects, according to a new YouGov survey. However, Germans and the British are the most likely, out of the countries surveyed, to say that they are not worried about climate change. Europe is the third-largest emitter of CO2 from fuel combustion globally, with Germany and the UK occupying the first and third places, respectively, in the regional top three, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The YouGov survey interviewed more than 8,700 people…

Police have this evening confirmed the deaths of three children and their father following a Manawatū house fire this weekend is being treated as a homicide. The blaze broke out at a home in Sanson around 2.30pm on Saturday, prompting a significant emergency services response.The three children were identified on a Givealittle page as August, Hugo, and Goldie.A photograph of the children’s father – identified by his family as Dean Field – was provided to 1News this evening.Police say Sanson house fire is being treated as a homicide – Watch on TVNZ+Dean Field. (Source: Supplied)Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham…

The wife of a Dunedin man stabbed to death has revealed she rejected a proposal from the man accused of his murder.Gurjit Singh was found dead on the lawn of his home in January last year after being stabbed more than 40 times.A 35-year-old man, known only as Rajinder, is on trial for murder at the High Court.His defence lawyer said Rajinder had no reason to kill Singh and there was no animosity between the two men.Speaking through a translator, Singh’s wife Kamaljeet Kaur told the court she rejected Rajinder’s profile from a marriage bureau in India around 2022 because…

Worldwide methane emissions are still rising despite a global pledge adopted in 2021 by several countries, the COP30 climate summit has been warned, putting a critical goal for mitigating climate change in severe danger. The findings are the subject of the 2025 Global Methane Status Report, produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC). Together they explain that while progress has been made on the methane front, the world will struggle to limit global heating to 1.5°C between now and 2050 unless it pushes to achieve its targets faster. Methane is a…

Nearly a million people living in Aotearoa New Zealand identify as Māori and that number is likely to pass the million mark by 2033, according to Stats NZ’s latest estimated figures.As of June 2025, around 932,000 people identified as Māori – or 18% of the country’s population. Sean Broughton, Stats NZ’s population and housing spokesperson said that’s expected to rise to 20% by 2048.“Our Māori ethnic population is growing at a faster rate than Aotearoa New Zealand’s population overall, mainly because of higher-than-average birth rates combined with a younger age structure.”Between 2012 and 2025, Māori births averaged about 17,000 a…