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An internet outage is impacting parts of Auckland today.According to the Chorus outages map, customers have reported being impacted in Māngere, Onehunga and Te Papapa.The map showed multiple suburbs affected where the status remained “under action” at 2pm.Chorus told 1News the outage was a result of “cut cables”, however police said they were not yet aware of any reports relating to the incident.”The team has found that the Chorus cables supplying broadband service to the Onehunga and Māngere Bridge areas have been damaged due to public vandalism,” a Chorus spokesperson told 1News in a statement.”Around 3000 fibre customers have been…

Rain has brought relief to some of the country’s hydro lakes that had been at historic low levels. Meridian Energy general manager Chris Ewers said in a statement the situation for the southern hydro lakes was improving by the day, with persistent rain and snowfall over the past fortnight providing a welcome boost to lake and snow levels. “We’ve been saying all along that it’s a battle of inches – and after a long, dry winter it’s good to see lake levels going in the right direction. “The level of Lake Pūkaki has increased by over a metre since its…

After watching eight seasons of the epic saga Game of Thrones, fans can now enter what may be a competition on par with the battle for the Iron Throne: an auction of prized memorabilia from the HBO series.Fans can now bid on a slew of costumes, props, set pieces and memorabilia from the hit show that ended in 2019. More than 2000 items — including a melted version of the coveted Iron Throne — distributed across 900 lots will be on the auction block in October through Heritage Auctions.The starting bids range from $US500 to $US20,000 (NZ$500 to $32,000) for…

A reported sighting of a man with a gun has led police to a cache of drugs as well as a firearm and ammo in south Auckland.The two men face charges after allegedly being found in possession of a gun, ammunition, cash, methamphetamine and cannabis when stopped by armed police in Manurewa yesterday. Counties Manukau Central Area Commander Inspector Adam Pyne said police responded to a report that a man was in possession of a gun around 5.30pm yesterday. “This man then got into a vehicle and left the area with another man. “Local staff and the police Eagle helicopter…

Southland’s economy has been given another boost after Fonterra announced a $150 million expansion to its Edendale plant, which is expected to create 70 jobs. The dairy giant announced in a press release yesterday it would build a new UHT cream plant at its Edendale site. Southland Mayor Rob Scott said it was “fantastic” news. “The addition of 70 jobs in that plant is awesome.” It was another notch in the belt for Southland’s economy, which was already outperforming the big cities, he said. In July, ASB’s regional economic scoreboard showed Southland as the strongest growing region in New Zealand…

A 32-year-old man has been charged with 10 counts of burglary after allegedly stealing several electric keyboards from the University of Auckland overnight — with a return trip leaving him facing the music. Auckland City Central response manager Senior Sergeant Dave Plunkett said the first burglary occurred at around 10.30pm, when the alleged offender loaded several stolen electric pianos and keyboards into a vehicle.”He returned just after 1am and entered the same building but, this time, was seen by a security guard.”The offender dropped a keyboard he was carrying and fled,” said Plunkett. Police found a vehicle of interest outside…

Cascais City Council say they will provide affordable housing for teachers who teach in the municipality but have to travel from far. ADVERTISEMENTCascais City Council announced they will provide 105 accommodations for teachers who teach in the municipality but live more than 60 kilometres away from the school. “Our aim is to attract talent and attract the best teachers to come and teach in the Cascais municipality, so that the housing factor doesn’t get in the way of attracting that talent.” said the Vice-President of Cascais City Council, Nuno Piteira Lopes. Lopes says four houses are available immediately, which can…

By Russell Palmer of RNZ New Zealand officials notified their Korean counterparts they were scrapping the Interislander ferry project via text message less than an hour before the public announcement. That’s despite the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) earlier warning ministers that cautious talks with Korea would be required. “Careful and deliberate communications with the Korean Government would be required in advance of any public announcement,” the Ministry said in a memo on December 8. Asked for evidence of that communication under the Official Information Act, MFAT provided two text messages. The decision to reject KiwiRail’s funding request had…

Sir Elton John has been left with limited vision in one eye after battling a “severe eye infection”.The 77-year-old musician has taken to social media to explain that he’s spent the summer “recuperating at home” after losing vision in one eye.In a lengthy post on Instagram, Elton shared: “Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye. “I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.”I am so grateful for the excellent team…

A report into who is owed money by collapsed property empire Du Val remains secret – for now.In a rare move, the company – owned by Kenyon and Charlotte Clarke – was placed into statutory management by the Government in August.PWC has taken control of the entire company and its more than 60 entities. It owed about $250 million to creditors.But a receivership report has remained under wraps, with lawyers for Du Val arguing that it shouldn’t be made public.There have been 700 insolvencies in the second quarter of this year. (Source: 1News)High Court Judge Neil Campbell has heard an…