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Firefighters responded to 30 fireworks-related calls during last night’s Guy Fawkes festivities, including a “large blaze” in Dunedin. In Auckland’s north, police also responded to reports of a group letting off fireworks at cars and houses. Among them was a “reasonably large blaze” near Dunedin that required nine trucks and between 30 to 40 staff to fight. Several fires in Wānaka also “tied up our resources”, Fire and Emergency New Zealand community resilience manager Adrian Nacey said. Multiple arrests after fireworks aimed at police officers in Dunedin – Watch on TVNZ+The aftermath of a blaze at Dunedin’s Tomahawk Beach. (Source:…
By Méabh Mc Mahon & Alice Carnevali Published on 07/11/2025 – 7:00 GMT+1 Do you think the EU functions at 27? Do you think it could work at 29 or 35? And did you know that the EU environment ministers were up till dawn this week hammering out a compromise to take to COP30? Above are some of the questions we posed on this very first edition of “Brussels, my love?” the podcast that aspires to bring EU politics and policies closer to you. Broadcasting from the European Parliament podcast studio, this episode features veteran EU analysts Teresa Küchler, from the Swedish daily…
Powerball has rolled over to a staggering $40 million jackpot after no one struck the winning numbers in last night’s Lotto draw, making it the highest jackpot in more than a year.Lotto NZ confirmed no tickets matched all six winning numbers and the Powerball in Wednesday’s draw.Head of corporate communications Will Hine said the draw on Saturday would be the highest prize since August last year when an Auckland family scored $44.67m.”[It’s] the biggest ever Powerball prize won on a single ticket.”The largest overall Lotto win stood at $50 million, which was shared by two players in 2020.Hine said the…
Acclaimed Kiwi film director Lee Tamahori has died after a battle with Parkinson’s disease.Tamahori, aged 75, died peacefully at home surrounded by his close family.The filmmaker spoke of his health battle in April, telling Whakaata Māori: “Mentally, I still have my marbles in my head.”’Once Were Warriors’ director dead at 75 – Watch on TVNZ+Tamahori forged a successful career in Hollywood and Europe largely due to the phenomenal success of his first feature film, Once Were Warriors, which was released in 1994.The powerful and confronting film, based on Alan Duff’s book, sparked national debate over its depiction of domestic violence…
One of New Zealand’s leading employment lawyers says she’s never seen anything on the same scale as the investigation into 120 police officers who were involved in falsifying alcohol breath tests across the country.Employment lawyer Barbara Buckett says the number of staff and the fact that it occurred across the country point to wider problems within the organisation.”There must be something there that police have to look to in terms of its own leadership and its own culture within the organisation, because it needs to ask some hard questions about accountability, consistency and environment which contributed to the behaviour, if…
The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including new speed cameras rolling out, fireworks start fires around the country, and Bluey’s new Christmas project. New average speed safety cameras will be rolling out on State Highways. Firefighters were called to at least 30 incidents related to fireworks overnight. The death toll from the Kentucky plane crash has risen to nine. Election analysts say Donald Trump was the top issue on the ballot in yesterday’s elections. Bluey is dropping her first Christmas album.
Police discovered a pistol and ammunition after a fisher allegedly dumped pāua into the ocean while being inspected in Hawke’s Bay yesterday.Officers said they stopped the man’s vehicle at around 11.55am on Tuesday as part of a routine compliance check under the Fisheries Act, within the marine reserve area at Blackhead Beach.Fisheries New Zealand district manager of fisheries compliance Mike Sutton said during the inspection, the man ran off and threw his haul of pāua into the ocean.”We seized the person’s vehicle and they will likely face charges under the Fisheries Act, once we’ve established how much pāua was taken.”Police…
Air New Zealand staff have been injured while trying to load heavier pets. Photo: File image / Getty Larger pets have been grounded on some of Air New Zealand’s domestic flights after a spate of injuries to staff as they try to load heavy carriers into aircraft holds. Air New Zealand has introduced new size and weight restrictions for carriers on its smaller domestic flights. From next week, pets and carriers weighing more than a combined 60 kilograms will be grounded. The changes had to be made for the safety of staff, Air NZ chief safety and integrity officer Nathan…
The highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed again, its developer announced today. The video game’s May 2026 release has now been pushed back to November 19, 2026. When it was first announced, it was slated for a 2025 release. In a post to its website, Rockstar Games said: “We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realise has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve.A still from the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer. (Source: Supplied)”We…
Wesley College has launched legal action after the Ministry of Education ordered it to shut down most of its hostels by the end of the week following concerns about student safety.The school had intended to close the hostels at the end of the term. Boarders with NCEA commitments and international students were allowed to stay until exams or the end of term.On Monday, the Ministry of Education ordered Wesley College to close its hostels by the end of this week following further serious and “harmful” incidents.It followed a year-long 1News investigation into the school published in 2023 which raised stories…