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London remains the most popular spot for Kiwis looking to experience life overseas – despite the cost of living crisis hitting hard in both the UK and New Zealand in recent years. So is the grass greener or are you better off staying home? 1News Europe Correspondent Kate Nicol-Williams looked at costs in the British capital and in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, to find out.UK and NZ’s costs compared – Watch on TVNZ+After landing in the Big Smoke, finding somewhere to live and landing a job are top of the list of requirements. And you’ll quickly find there are…

Lotto has revealed three lucky players from Auckland, Christchurch and Bay of Plenty have split last night’s gargantuan must-win $55m Powerball jackpot.The winning tickets were sold at New World Kawerau in Bay of Plenty, Pak N Save Moorhouse in Christchurch and on MyLotto to a player from Auckland.The prizes were made up of $18,333,333 from Powerball First Division and $55,556 from Lotto First Division — totalling $18,388,889 each.Fifteen lucky Lotto players will also be celebrating after winning a $55,556 share of Lotto First Division, with 62 other lucky Lotto players will also be celebrating after each winning $16,909 with Lotto…

Cordons remain in place after one person was killed in a “hit and run” in Auckland’s Henderson, police say.Emergency services were called to the intersection of Tango Pl and Larnoch Rd at around 2.50am after a “person was located injured on the road.” “Sadly, despite best efforts from emergency services, the person died at the scene. “Police are now working to establish the circumstances of what has occurred.”Cordons have been put in place while police conduct a scene examination. Police at the scene of the alleged hit and run. (Source: 1News)”Members of the public may see an increased police presence…

Police Minister Mark Mitchell has made – and subsequently walked back – an allegation of a “corrupt police executive” with regards to how emails to his office complaining of Jevon McSkimming’s behaviour were handled. The comments were made in an interview with Q+A, which was recorded on Friday.Thirty-six complaints about McSkimming’s behaviour were emailed to Mitchell’s parliamentary address. Along with these, the woman making the complaints had attempted to use a range of official and unofficial channels, including the police 105 online reporting system, and public comments on social media. “Like most New Zealanders, I am personally disgusted by the…

A helicopter pilot was found trapped in his chopper after it went down on Wellington’s remote west coast.Maritime NZ said the impact of the helicopter crash near Mākara Wind Farm triggered an automatic alert, which the Rescue Co-ordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) received at 7.50am.RCCNZ principle advisor Vince Cholewa said the pilot was carrying out agriculture work near Mākara Beach and was the only person on board the Robinson 66.Cholewa said the electronic location transmitter (ELT) alert prompted dispatch of the Lifeflight, Wellington rescue helicopter and medical teams.Cholewa said the pilot was freed and flown to Wellington Hospital.He said the Civil…

An organisation representing the road freight transport industry is urging caution on the Government’s latest transport Bill, which proposes changes to how road tolls work in New Zealand. Transport Minister Chris Bishop unveiled the Land Transport (Revenue) Amendment Bill yesterday, aimed at “taking the next step towards a fairer, simpler, and more modern transport funding system”. Among the changes introduced in the bill was the enabling of “corridor tolling”, which would allow tolling on parts of an existing road where “users receive clear, demonstrable benefits from a new project in the same corridor”.Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih said…

Schools and childcare providers remain on alert after an asbestos warning was issued for a range of children’s sand products.Some 23 schools and preschools were shut or partially shut in the ACT on Friday, while one Brisbane school closed for the day after the consumer watchdog warned a coloured sand may contain asbestos traces.Although there are hopes all schools can reopen on Monday, parents will be notified of a decision on Sunday afternoon or evening, ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry said.”Our first priority is the safety of our schools and students, and it is a workplace as well, so we…

Controlling the plague of feral deer on the West Coast is going to take a combined effort – and funding – from farmers, industry, and central government, the West Coast Regional Council has heard.The council’s environmental management committee met in Greymouth on Thursday and discussed recent media coverage of the region’s deer problem, and what it would take for the council to tackle the pests.Chief executive Darryl Lew said the council was about to embark on a full review of its pest management plan, which did not currently include pest animals.”If we were to add animals in, where’s the funding…

A woman is fortunate she had a working mobile phone and police were near enough at hand after she was overtaken by an incoming tide on Auckland’s North Shore this afternoon.The woman called the police after being trapped on rocks by the incoming tide at Castor Bay around 1.30pm.By the time Waitematā East police arrived, she was being battered by waves. An officer climbed the rocks to locate the woman and provide reassurance.Once the maritime unit arrived, the officer jumped into the water to assist her onto the waiting boat. The woman was taken to Mechanic’s Bay for a medical…

Noel Edmonds, UK TV and radio personality, takes on a Kiwi hospitality challenge in a new show coming to our screens next week.It was 2018 when Edmonds and his partner, “earth-angel” Liz, first travelled 11 thousand miles to New Zealand. Looking to pursue a new life in the hospitality sector, the couple opened a boutique vineyard-style establishment called River Haven in Ngātīmoti, Motueka. The show Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure, launching on Monday night, is the result of their experience.Edmonds, not one to shy from a challenge, leads the establishment hosting a vineyard, coffee-cart, general store, restaurant and pub, forcing him…