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Authorities in Samoa say 200,000 litres of diesel has leaked from the Manawanui since it sank on a reef last week.The New Zealand navy ship ran aground, caught fire and sank off the south coast of Upolu in Samoa earlier this month.The HMNZS Manawanui – a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel – had been conducting a reef survey when it hit the reef.Samoa’s Marine Pollution Advisory Committee said there was substantial damage to the reef from the Manawanui’s collision and friction from its anchor.It said the leak was at about 200,000 litres of diesel on Saturday.RNZ Pacific reporter Susana Leiataua…

When Winstone’s Karioi Pulp Mill closed down this month, it shut the door on generations of family history for those who have spent their lives working on the site.The mill has been operating for 45 years in the Ruapehu District, at Tangiwai near Ohakune.For many of those years, it has employed members of the local McCann family.Aaron McCann’s father Tom worked there for 33 years as a cleaner.”He was a general hand … it used to be called a cleaner back in the day, he shovelled chip.”For 21 years the two men worked at the same mill, and Aaron smiles…

BNZ’s mobile app and online banking service is down for hundreds of customers across the country this afternoon.Around 5500 reports have been made on the website downdetector.com since 2pm on Saturday.A BNZ spokesperson said the bank was currently experiencing an outage as a result of an issue experienced by a network provider.”This outage is impacting customer service channels, online channels and some internal channels. “ATMs, cards and payments are unaffected. Our teams are investigating this and working with the provider to have this resolved as quickly as possible. “We apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused.”

One person has been seriously injured in a jet boat accident on a Marlborough river this afternoon.Police said they were notified of the incident at around 3.40pm in North Bank.St John said said it responded with one ambulance and one helicopter.”Our crews assessed and treated one patient who was airlifted to Wairau Hospital in a serious condition,” a spokesperson said.

Criticism is mounting over whether the Government is being transparent about the establishment of a specific humanitarian pathway for Palestinians out of Gaza.Officials have said they’ll take special circumstances into consideration when looking at visa applications for those from the region — but those with relatives in Gaza say that’s not always happening.Watch this full investigation on our home for news, in-depth and consumer stories, TVNZ+.Minas Al-Ansari has been trying to see what options there are to get her aunt, Maisoon Al Desouki, and her children, a visa for New Zealand. But she says officials keep advising her that to…

A spate of dog attacks on cats in some Auckland suburbs has prompted a call for all incidents be reported to Auckland Council’s animal management team.The latest Auckland Council data shows there has been a 19% rise in dog attacks on other animals in Auckland over the past 12 months. It also reveals that between July 1 and October 10 there were 104 reports of dog attacks on cats across the entire Auckland region – though it is unknown whether any were fatal or whether multiple reports were filed about the same attack. Proactive animal management team leader Aaron Neary…

BNZ says its online banking service is back online after an outage this morning. It is the second outage this weekend, following one yesterday afternoon. Hundreds of people reported that they couldn’t access BNZ between 9am and 12.30pm today. Customers expressed their frustration on social media, saying the recurring outages were not good enough. BNZ said some customers might still have issues logging in. In a statement to 1News earlier on Sunday, a BNZ spokesperson said the bank was affected by an outage as a result of an issue experienced by a network provider. It apologised to customers for any…

Australia’s labour market is tipped to keep softening little-by-little as persistently high interest rates weigh on demand for workers.Some economists predict another tick higher in the official jobless rate on Thursday when the Australian Bureau of Statistics unveils its monthly labour force report.AMP Australia and Commonwealth Bank of Australia economists were both expecting the unemployment rate to inch higher to 4.3 per cent in September, from 4.2 per cent in August.The former had a 20,000 employment gain pencilled in, with the latter of the view the bureau would reveal roughly 15,000 jobs were created.The RBA wants to be sure inflation…

The Government wants to put in place new marine protection areas in the Hauraki Gulf, while still allowing some fishing to continue there.Cabinet has agreed Parliament should pass the Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill with amendments.It will create 19 new marine protection areas, which Conservation Minister Tama Potaka said will nearly triple the space protected in the gulf.Potaka said a commitment to restoring the health and mauri of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana will enhance the area for generations to come.”I acknowledge the many years of mahi that have got us to this point. Committing to progressing this Bill…

Regional authorities said the cause of the explosion in Grozny is unknown but that a criminal investigation has been opened. ADVERTISEMENTAt least four people have been killed in an explosion at a gas station in Russia’s southern region of Chechnya, officials have said.The explosion of a gas tank triggered a fire at the service station in the regional capital, Grozny, said Russia’s Emergencies Ministry.The ministry said that two children were among the dead.Local media said seven fire engines and 35 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze which has since been extinguished.Grozny is about 1,500 kilometres south of the capital…