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Emergency services are searching for a man who fell into the Manawatū River and “failed to resurface” while walking his dog this afternoon.The man got into trouble in the water near Ahimate Reserve in Palmerston North and police were called at around 1.30pm, a spokesperson said.”When he failed to reappear, his walking companion alerted emergency services.”A search began immediately, involving police search and rescue staff, a water rescue boat, kayaks, drones, a helicopter and other volunteers.”Sadly, at this stage, the man has not been located,” police said.”Searching will continue this evening until dark.”St John said it responded with one ambulance,…

Police are looking to take enforcement action after protesters on foot entered Auckland’s motorway network today without notice.The protest involved Brian Tamaki’s “Make New Zealand Great Again” highway convoy, which is against flying flags other than New Zealand’s. It travelled up the motorway to Auckland Domain and at one stage blocked State Highway 1’s northbound lanes near Bombay.Others joined them by exiting vehicles, Acting Assistant Commissioner Naila Hassan said.”Police acknowledge the right to protest, however will take action when that activity becomes unlawful, impinges on others’ freedom of movement, causes significant disruption and places others at risk.”Hassan said police were…

One person has been seriously injured following a “serious” two-vehicle crash that earlier caused southbound lane closures on State Highway 2 near Wellington.Police were called to the scene between Petone and Ngauranga at around 4.20pm.Wellington Free Ambulance said one person was in a serious condition and two were in a moderate condition.”Four patients were treated on scene and didn’t require transport for further treatment,” a spokesperson said.

A teenager who survived domestic violence is running 137km to help other victims.Rhys Blissett and some of his friends left Rolleston on the outskirts of Christchurch for Ashburton on Saturday morning and will run back on Sunday.The run, each way, is expected to take more than 10 hours to complete. Initially, the group had planned to run 126km but changed the route so they could hit a distance of more than 130km.The 17-year-old wants to raise money for Women’s Refuge and shine more light on abuse to inspire change, as his own family had received support from the organisation for…

A group of doctors and midwives say New Zealand’s premature birth rates remain too high and have announced guidelines after the World Health Organisation called for urgent improvements to prevent pre-term births last year.Health data shows each year more than 4000 babies are born before the 37-week mark — around 8% of births. Socio-economic deprivation, midwife shortages and a lack of funding contribute to these rates.Maternal and perinatal health researcher Katie Groom said the number of pre-term births in New Zealand has not changed for the last 20 years.”For me personally, it feels really frustrating not to see change.”Having the…

A lucky Lotto player from Waikato has won $1 million with First Division tonight.The winning numbers were: 28, 12, 05, 39, 03, 19, bonus ball 07 and Powerball 07.The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto.Lotto NZ said Powerball was not struck this evening and has rolled over to Wednesday’s draw, where the jackpot will be $6 million.Strike Four also rolled over tonight and will be $500,000 on Wednesday night.

In this edition, we look at why the German coalition government fell apart, and investigate if Brussels is becoming a hotspot for spies. ADVERTISEMENTOur guests this week include Klaus Welle, a conservative politician from the Wilfried Martens Centre, Belgian activist Adélaïde Charlier and Javi López, Vice-President of the European Parliament from the Spanish Socialists and Democrats. We were thrilled to welcome a live studio audience to mark two years of the show. The panel reacted to the fall of the German coalition government, with fresh elections called for next February — and most saw it as predictable. “It’s also widely…

After many months of heated discussion, the Government’s Treaty Principles Bill has finally begun what is likely a doomed legislative journey. 1News explains what’s next.National ticked another task off its coalition deal with ACT this week, with the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament.However, both of ACT’s coalition partners have maintained they won’t support the Bill any further. So, where to from here?Firstly, what is this bill about?The Treaty Principles Bill proposes to define and clarify how the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi are interpreted and applied in laws and decision-making. The principles are interpretations of…

A record four million people visited the remains of the ancient Roman city this past summer, prompting a decision to restrict tourist numbers to 20,000 per day and introduce personalised tickets. ADVERTISEMENTThe park is enforcing the changes in a bid to prevent overtourism and protect the world-famous remains of the Roman city which was buried under ash and rock following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD.The park’s director Gabriel Zuchtriegel said visitors to the main archaeological site exceed an average of 15,000 to 20,000 every day, and the new daily cap will prevent the numbers from surging further.”We are…

While thousands of public service jobs have been slashed in the past year, there are big cuts to come – and those who have kept their jobs say they are exhausted dealing with the workload.At the beginning of the year, Finance Minister Nicola Willis outlined a plan to reduce annual public service spending by $1.5 billion, asking all government departments to identify savings.It came amid tough economic times, and followed a 34% rise in the number of public servants under the former Labour government, between 2017 and 2023.Nearly 40 organisations were given a specific target.But the impact of the Government’s…