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New Zealanders are becoming more and more dissatisfied with the 105 service, new data shows, but police are optimistic this will improve.The service, established in 2019, can take reports over the phone or online 24/7, but it is for events that do not need an immediate callout, like stolen cars, scams or damaged property.NZ Police’s newly published annual report states that in the first year, 87% of users said they were satisfied with the service. That’s fallen every year since – now just 63%. The police standard is just over 75%.A year ago police started a call-back option to reduce…
This article was originally published in Greek The leader of Greece’s main SYRIZA opposition party has stepped down and launched a new party, without even giving it a name. ADVERTISEMENTAfter many turbulent months, which led the leader of the left wing SYRIZA party to step down after being voted out by its central committee, Stefanos Kasselakis has announced the launch of a new one. The party is so new it hasn’t yet been given a name, but Kasselakis said it is “the continuation of the democratic SYRIZA party, not the one that is now blocking people from taking part in the…
Two players from Pōkeno and Tauranga have each won $5.25 million in tonight’s Powerball draw.The winning tickets were sold at Pōkeno Superette in Pōkeno and Park Mini Mart in Tauranga.Their winnings include $5 million from Powerball First Division and $250,000 from Lotto First Division.They are the eighteenth and nineteenth multi-million dollar winners of Powerball in 2024, coming just weeks after $30.2 million was won by an Auckland player.Two other players have also won $250,000 from Lotto First Division. These tickets were sold to a player from Auckland at Shopping Fresh in Kaikohe and on MyLotto.Two Strike players have also won…
Test your kupu knowledge with our weekly te reo Māori quiz – this week’s theme is bedroom.Helpful hint: Many of the words in this quiz are loan words or transliterated, that is, they’ve been converted from English into a te reo Māori alphabet to replicate the sound(s) of the word rather than the meaning.
Analysis: A year of protests against Government policy is ending with the kind of demonstration a former PM warned of a decade ago, writes 1News reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanginui.It’s been 10 years since former prime minister Sir John Key warned that abolishing the Māori seats in Parliament would trigger “hīkoi from hell”. The seats were never removed, and the “hellish” hīkoi he envisaged were averted.He couldn’t have known, of course, that a policy with the potential to have even greater constitutional implications for the country would one day land on his successor’s desk, and set in motion a wave of…
ADVERTISEMENTDonald Trump’s political comeback in the United States has been welcomed by a few supporters in Europe despite warnings that the upcoming US president could affect the continent’s security, defence, and economic interests.While some populist politicians called the former US president’s win a political victory, experts have cautioned that Trump’s victory is not likely to help them in the long run.Here’s a look at who thinks they can benefit or not from an upcoming shift in transatlantic relations.Who are Europe’s winners post-election?Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to congratulate the incoming US president and hailed the…
Southern Westland is under a local state of emergency as Franz Josef experiences its wettest 24 hours in 45 years.Mayor Helen Lash made the declaration on Saturday morning after about 350 millimeters of rain fell across the coast in the 24 hours to 7am.Franz Josef experienced its wettest 24 hours in 45 years.West Coast Civil Defence has partially activated its emergency operations centre. (Source: 1News)After a day of flooding, slips and heavy rain in some parts of the West Coast, the weather has eased, but officials are still urging people to stay off the roads to keep safe.Southern Westland remains…
Whanganui locals gathered outside Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery for an opening ceremony mihi this morning before the building was officially opened to the public.Known as one of the country’s most important heritage buildings, the gallery closed in 2014 as the structure posed a serious risk in an earthquake. The collection of more than 9000 items was also at risk of damage in the building, with no temperature or environmental controls in the basement.The 105-year-old heritage building is now linked to a west-facing atrium with more exhibition space, storage capacity and a cafe. (Source: 1News)”This is your gallery, this…
After watching a car float downriver, a lakeside lodge operator says she is “furious” local authorities did not close the eroding road despite their pleas.Toni Glover, co-owner of the Kinloch Wilderness Retreat, which borders Lake Wakatipu in Otago, said the SUV became stuck on the public road next to the Dart River early on Saturday.The occupants — two tourists — were able to get out of the vehicle safely, but they had to walk about half an hour to reach Kinloch and raise the alarm.People from Kinloch headed back to the car to try to save it but were unable…
One person has been seriously injured after a crash between a car and pedestrian in Auckland this morning. Police were alerted to the crash on Auckland’s Te Atatu Rd at around 11.40am. “One person has received serious injuries,” a police spokesperson said. The Serious Crash Unit is in attendance. Police confirmed the road was closed between Titoki St and Royal View Rd, and motorists were advised to follow diversions and expect delays.