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A teenager’s vehicle has been impounded and his license suspended after he was allegedly clocked driving at nearly twice the speed limit on an Auckland motorway. A motorway patrol unit on Auckland’s Southern Motorway spotted the vehicle at around 11pm on Sunday.“Another unit picked up this vehicle on the motorway as it neared the Mt Wellington off-ramp,” Sergeant Chris Mann said. “It locked the vehicle at an eye-watering speed – nearly twice the speed limit.”Police attempted to stop the vehicle near the off-ramp, but it sped away. The Eagle helicopter was deployed and tracked the vehicle, which was spiked —…
The first international flight into Hamilton in over 13 years landed this morning. Jetstar’s JQ165 landed at Hamilton Airport just after 11am today after departing from Sydney earlier in the morning. It comes as the airline launches four new services, connecting cities in Australia and New Zealand. The Sydney-Hamilton flights would operate using a mix of Airbus A320ceo and A320neo aircraft. Hopes a Jetstar deal for the Waikato centre will bring trans-Tasman fare prices down. (Source: 1News)“We’re excited to bring international travel back to Hamilton with new direct flights from Sydney and the Gold Coast, offering more low-cost options and exciting…
The minister charged with looking at changes to sick leave says there is no plan to cut entitlements from 10 days to five.But she is looking at changes that would make leave proportionate to the number of hours worked.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was asked during an interview with Morning Report whether his Government was looking at reducing the number of leave days from 10 to five.”That’s something that I know [Workplace Relations and Safety Minister] Brooke van Velden is looking into. She looks at a whole raft of workplace relations,” Luxon replied.”It’s a bit premature for now.”But van Velden told…
St John will raise its user charge for some ambulance callouts for the first time in more than seven years in response to increasing costs of running the emergency service.From July 1, the charge will go up to $125 – an increase of $27.This charge, known as a ‘part charge’, applies to patients who meet certain criteria – those who receive an ambulance attendance for a medical emergency such as a stroke, chest pain or difficulty breathing; and patients who are treated for accident-related injuries, such as broken bones or burns, which occurred more than 24 hours before the ambulance…
A man has been arrested after he allegedly robbed a bar on Auckland’s North Shore with a weapon on Saturday evening, threatening staff. Police were called to the bar on Lake Road at around 7.30pm on June 14. Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie said the sole offender entered the bar, “allegedly carrying a weapon, and threatened a staff member working at the time”. The offender made off with cash and left in a stolen vehicle. The worker was not injured. The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including a push to lift our superannuation age, rising Middle East tensions, and Auckland’s…
Published on 16/06/2025 – 2:19 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTTens of thousands of demonstrators in The Hague donned red clothing and marched to protest the Dutch government’s policy toward Israel on Sunday. It was the second time the so-called “Red Line protest” took place in the Dutch political capital, exceeding the turnout for a similar event in May.Protesters walked a 5-kilometre loop around the centre of The Hague to symbolically create the red line they say the government has failed to draw to halt Israel’s campaign in Gaza.The human rights groups and aid agencies — including Amnesty International, Save the Children and Doctors Without…
Some of 4000 unmarked graves around Aotearoa are finally being linked to family members after the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.Specifically, these were unmarked graves linked to psychiatric hospitals in Tokanui, Porirua, Christchurch, Hokitika and Waitati.Porirua cemetery alone held more than 1800.Liz Wade’s great, great grandfather John Douglass was one of those buried there without a headstone.“It doesn’t feel right to me to just to have left him there,” she told 1News. “He just seemed to have disappeared.”Her recent research of records suggests, “it must have been a case of dementia and blindness and old age that…
South Taranaki hapū want the Waitangi Tribunal to halt a fast-track bid to mine the seabed off Pātea.Trans-Tasman Resources has applied under the new Fast-track Approvals Act to mine in the South Taranaki Bight for 20 years.The mining and processing ship would churn through 50 million tonnes of the seabed annually, discharging most of it back into the ocean in shallow water just outside the 12-nautical-mile territorial limit.Hapū and iwi are seeking a tribunal injunction to block processing of Trans-Tasman Resources’ fast track application.The claimants want an urgent hearing into alleged Crown breaches and are seeking to summon Crown officials…
Three property owners have been convicted and fined for knowingly allowing unconsented minor dwellings to remain on their Auckland properties for years. Yuanhua Li, Chao Ma, and Yan Ma were sentenced in Auckland District Court for serious and prolonged breaches of the Resource Management Act and the Building Act, involving unconsented dwellings at properties in Mission Bay and Northcote.They failed to comply with abatement and enforcement notices, after knowingly allowing unconsented minor dwellings to remain on properties at 2 Prebble Place, Mission Bay and 12 Exmouth Rd, Northcote for over four years.The properties in question were in residential zones governed…
By Emma De Ruiter with AP Published on 15/06/2025 – 23:39 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTFrench President Emmanuel Macron warned that Greenland is “not to be sold” nor “to be taken” in a key visit Sunday to the strategic Arctic territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, saying he’s conveying a message of French and European solidarity.Macron expressed strong criticism of Trump’s intention to take control of the territory.”The situation in Greenland is clearly a wakeup call for all Europeans. Let me tell you very directly that you’re not alone,” Macron said during a press conference.”And when a strategic message is sent to you, I want just…