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ADVERTISEMENTThe very public fallout between Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk, once among the US president’s closest advisors, has rippled across the Atlantic, drawing fascination as well as anxiety from Europe’s right-wing and far-right political circles.The collapse of the Trump-Musk alliance, marked by bitter exchanges over government contracts and personal insults, has left many on Europe’s right politically adrift. Online, the moment has already spawned memes comparing European parties to children caught in a bitter divorce.Yet beyond the humour, the European right woke up in shock.For many of its leaders, Trump had served as proof that a nationalist ‘wave’ was…

Police are working to locate the driver of a red ute involved in an alleged hit and run crash that left a woman seriously injured in Rotorua last night.The crash happened about 9pm near the intersection of Haupapa St and Tuanekai St.Detective Sergeant Philip Wilkinson said after allegedly striking the victim the vehicle drove east on Haupapa St towards Fenton St.”This incident easily could have been fatal, and it’s important we hear from anyone who saw it happen, and anyone who witnessed an interaction between a woman and the driver of a red ute immediately prior.”Parliament punishment, free money?, getting…

ADVERTISEMENTFrench President Emmanuel Macron allegedly claimed that African countries would be unable to “thrive without French involvement”, according to a series of posts circulating on social media.”Africa remains the least developed continent, and history shows we have a role to play in supporting its growth. A complete withdrawal could halt progress”, states a post supposedly quoting Macron, which has been viewed almost 700k times. A number of the posts which relay the claim feature the same press shot of Macron.By conducting a reverse image search and checking that results matched with the picture shared on social media, EuroVerify was able…

Telecommunications infrastructure company Chorus said this morning’s massive internet outage across the lower North Island was caused by human error.DownDetector showed a large spike in outages across telecommunications companies Spark, One NZ, Skinny and 2Degrees from around 10.45am this morning.The outage lasted more than an hour and was fixed by 12.30pm. One telecommunications company said around 90% of connections in the region were offline.In a statement to 1News, Chorus said the outage was “the result of human error during planned works, which resulted in one of our core ethernet routers for the Wellington region being isolated from our network”.”The error…

An Auckland-based foreign exchange and money remittance company has been convicted and fined $1.125 million for failing to report suspicious activities and to submit prescribed transaction reports.An investigation by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) found that Qian DuoDuo Limited, which traded under the name Lidong Foreign Exchange, found it failed to report 197 international transactions to China between June 2018 and September 2019.The transactions, which totalled over $19.14 million, included 26 “objectively suspicious” activities with a value of $4.72 million and 171 involved prescribed transactions with a value of $14.42 million. The value of the nearly 200 transactions represented…

A man has been charged with murder after a woman was struck by a vehicle in Hamilton last month.Hamilton woman Jayde Gilbert was critically injured after she was hit by a ute on the corner of Ohaupo Rd and Kahikatea Dr on May 15.Police at the time said the 30-year-old was injured after a vehicle drove into a power pole she was standing next to.Gilbert was taken to Waikato Hospital, where she died of her injuries.A 38-year-old man was arrested today, Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson said.He will appear in the Hamilton District Court this afternoon charged with her murder.…

Published on 06/06/2025 – 12:28 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTGlobal police organisation Interpol says that 20 people have been arrested as part of a major international operation against the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The arrests were made between March and May in an operation that spanned 12 countries. It was led by the Spanish National Police in collaboration with Interpol and Europol.”The operation was initiated by Spain in late 2024, when specialised officers carried out online patrols and identified instant messaging groups dedicated to the circulation of child sexual exploitation images,” Interpol said in a statement.Through Interpol and Europol, Spanish…

A Napier man is in disbelief after winning $1 million on a Lotto ticket he almost forgot to buy.The man, who wished to remain anonymous, was out on Wednesday when he saw an advertisement for the Lotto jackpot and logged in to his MyLotto account to purchase a ticket.”If I hadn’t seen the sign, I would have forgotten to get my ticket that night – I got it just before MyLotto closed,” he said.Later that night, the man checked his ticket as he would normally. This time, he saw the numbers all line up on his ticket.”You never think you’ll…

Motorists heading over the Kaimai Ranges have been urged to drive with caution after beef tallow spilled onto State Highway 29 this afternoon.NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi said the spill hazard was located on the Waikato side of SH29.”Beef tallow has spilled from a truck onto the road 3km from the intersection of State Highway 28 and SH29, making the surface very slippery,” NZTA said. “A traffic management crew and sucker truck are en route to clean up the area.”Truck driver Mark Kelsey told 1News some vehicles were struggling as the beef tallow was “slippery as”.”It was mainly affecting empty…

A 12-year-old has been arrested and charged with arson after a blaze that destroyed the McDonald’s restaurant in Pakuranga last month.Police had been investigating the suspicious fire which occurred on Pakuranga Rd on May 5.Detective Senior Sergeant Dean Batey said the young person appeared in the Manukau Youth Court and was currently on court bail conditions.”Police appreciate the fire has been of high interest to the local community.”We are not able to comment further around the circumstances of the alleged offending, however police cannot rule out any further arrests in relation to the matter.”Police were notified of the blaze on…