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The Kiwi iteration of IKEA’s app has gone live — featuring prices for many of the thousands of items available for purchase from tomorrow. The 34,000m2 store in Auckland’s Sylvia Park will open to customers on Thursday, selling around 7500 products from flatpack furniture sets to smaller, everyday household necessities. Its opening was expected to cause widespread traffic delays and “mayhem” around the already-busy shopping area. IKEA’s loyalty programme had previously been rolled out nationwide, offering members exclusive discounts and early updates ahead of opening day. First look inside finished Auckland IKEA, food on offer – Watch on TVNZ+In August,…
Six60 and Synthony will headline the first concert at Christchurch’s One New Zealand Stadium next year.They will lead the ‘Once In A Lifetime’ show on May 16 in what organisers say will be a landmark moment for New Zealand’s live music scene.Fans could expect a full Six60 set featuring new music alongside their biggest hits, a full Synthony set blending dance anthems with a live orchestra, and a collaborative finale where the two acts join forces to reimagine Six60’s hits with Synthony’s signature orchestral-electronic sound.Six60 said in a statement was a “real honour” to play the inaugural show at the…
A man has been arrested after police raided a property in Dunedin and found 820 kilograms of allegedly stolen pounamu. Police executed a search warrant on Monday and seized 820kg of allegedly stolen pounamu samples that had been cut and were for sale. A 29-year-old man was arrested for obstruction and appeared in the Dunedin District Court. He was released on bail. Further charges regarding the stolen mineral were being considered. Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio chairman Paul Madgwick said Ngāi Tahu first filed a complaint with the police after the sale and supply of pounamu, both online and within the…
Linkin Park will be returning to New Zealand for the first time in over a decade, announcing a one-off show in Auckland for next year. The nu-metal outfit will play at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Wednesday, March 18. It will be the first time the band has played in New Zealand since 2013. Ticket information is available via Live Nation. Linkin Park rose to prominence in the early 2000s with hits like Numb and In the End. The group went on hiatus in 2017 after the tragic death of then-singer Chester Bennington. In 2023, they reformed, announcing Emily Armstrong as…
The 27-year-old Northland woman charged with neglect after a two-year-old girl was discovered alive in a suitcase on board an Intercity bus is seeking a defence of insanity.This was confirmed in the Auckland District Court today by the woman’s lawyer, Kate Goodman-Creed. She said she had sought a psychiatric report, which would be referred to the Crown, for it to assess and decide whether to commission one of its own. Under the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act, a court can find a case against a person is proven, but can rule they are not criminally responsible by reason of…
Five people were rescued after a fishing vessel ran aground at French Pass in the Marlborough Sounds last night.Maritime NZ said its rescue coordination centre was notified of a fishing vessel running around at around 11.30pm on Tuesday.”Through communicating with the vessel, search and rescue officers were able to confirm there were five people on board. Everyone was safe and no one was injured,” Maritime NZ said in a statement to 1News.Coastguard Nelson was asked to head to the vessel to pick up members of the crew, with the boat refloated just after 3am on Wednesday.”The vessel, accompanied by Coastguard…
By Susan Edmunds of RNZ Only two sectors have not experienced a reduction in their wages in real terms over the past year, data shows. While inflation was running at a 3 percent annual rate in the year to September, wage inflation increased at a rate of 2.1 percent – or 2.4 percent for those in the public sector. Using labour cost index data, only local government administration roles had an increase in pay once inflation adjusted, in the year, up 0.3 percent, and health care and social services were just above zero. Everyone else ended the year worse off…
New Zealand is on track to record its lowest number of new HIV diagnoses in decades – but advocates say progress is at risk because stigma and outdated laws still shape the lives of people living with HIV.Just 95 people were diagnosed with HIV in 2024, with even fewer expected this year. But, despite the medical advances behind that decline, discrimination remains widespread.Judith Mukakayange from Positive Women Inc said she still sees stigma harming families.“I got a call about a family denied emergency housing because the mother is living with HIV. They believed she could transmit HIV just by sharing…
Three major French unions launched a nationwide day of strikes and demonstrations on Tuesday to protest government austerity policies, wage stagnation and looming cuts to public services. But despite weeks of preparation, mobilisation remained weak with turnout being far less than the large rallies seen earlier this autumn. The CGT, FSU and Solidaires called for the action as the National Assembly debates the 2026 Social Security budget, which union leaders describe as carrying “numerous and serious regressions” for workers, pensioners and the public sector. What is driving the anger? At the heart of Tuesday’s mobilisation are demands for wage increases,…
A New Zealand fur seal pup caused a stir when it waddled into a pub in Richmond on Sunday night.Sprig + Fern The Meadows co-owner Bella Evans said staff were setting up Christmas decorations and serving customers just after 5pm when the seal came in.”First of all, I just thought it was a dog or something, because we’re a dog-friendly pub as well, and I had to do a double take, and I was thinking, ‘oh my gosh, there’s a seal’.”A fur seal pup in the Sprig + Fern The Meadows (Source: A fur seal pup in the Sprig +…