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French owners of jam, juice and sauce company Barker’s will start processing at a new factory near Geraldine by the end of the year as part of a $50 million to $60m expansion project. Once completed, processing capacity will double from 14,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables to 28,000 tonnes a year. Multi-national company Andros has gained overseas investment approval to buy a neighbouring block of land to support the existing site. An application was made by Barker Fruit Processors under the Overseas Investment Act for about 14.5 hectares of land at Shaw Rd in South Canterbury’s Pleasant Valley for…

Wellington residents are gutted a beloved beach now appears to all but disappear at high tide after a recently completed seawall upgrade.The regional council said it was investigating whether Wellington City Council had breached any resource management rules.The city council said it was aware of community concerns and would look at topping up the beach with sand if needed.Hataitai Beach sits at the foot of the suburb of its namesake. It’s sheltered with a gentle gradient making it a popular place for swimmers. It boasts a changing shed, shower, and a wharf for jumping.Earlier this year a new 115-metre-long replacement…

Life is all good for Rose Gleeson. Her recent purchase of Good Good has fulfilled a dream of owning her own burger eatery, topped off by it being her all-time favourite burger joint in Dunedin. “I was having a moment [recently] where I was sitting down, I thought ‘heck I’ve created my absolute dream life and I’m really really proud and happy with it,” she said. At just 32, Ms Gleeson has packed many achievements into that life, including representing New Zealand in figure skating, publishing a children’s book and being part of Dunedin’s improvised comedy troupe Improsaurus. Several months…

A person has been critically injured after an incident involving an e-scooter in Auckland’s Epsom this morning. St John confirmed it sent one ambulance, one rapid response unit, and two operations managers to a motor vehicle accident on Gillies Ave, Epsom shortly before 1am. “One patient, in critical condition, was transported to Auckland City Hospital,” a St John spokesperson said.Emergency services at the scene of an e-scooter crash in Auckland this morning. (Source: 1News)1News footage from the scene showed an e-scooter lying in front of a black car, which had a smashed windscreen. Emergency services including police and Fire and…

A Māori-led business network hopes to bring a different kind of expo to Dunedin by broadening its scope to the whānau behind businesses. Kuma, a Māori business association for Otago and Southland, is celebrating its 20th anniversary today with several events taking place at North Dunedin’s Sargood Centre — including a “Māori business expo”. Kuma board member Clinton Chambers (Ngāti Porou) said the theme for the expo was “inspiring rangatahi futures”. “We want to inspire and engage young Māori into a pathway that they’re passionate about, which could be a career or a business or an entrepreneurship.” About a dozen…

NZ First leader Winston Peters says his partner was this morning injured by leftover glass after a window was smashed at the couple’s Auckland home. A 29-year-old man is due to appear in court today, charged with burglary, following the alleged smashing of the window with a crowbar earlier in the week. The incident took place days after a pro-Palestine protest outside the Foreign Minister’s home. In an interview with Herald NOW today, Peters said his partner, Jan Trotman, had cut herself on some leftover glass from the attack. “So this is a deplorable, gutless, spineless situation,” Peters said. Winston…

A pair of Gisborne fishers are likely to be prosecuted after they were found with more than 150 undersized pāua this week.Fishery officers stopped the duo while doing catch inspections at Waihau Beach, also known as Loisels Beach, about 40km north of Gisborne.Fisheries NZ district manager Jordan Cooper said all pāua recovered were undersized with the smallest measuring 60mm – less than half the legal size of 125mm.”Our fishery officers patrol a large coastal area and with summer on the way and more people expected to be fishing you can expect to regularly see us along the coasts and beaches.”The…

Published on 10/10/2025 – 15:45 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Pressure mounts on the Hungarian European Commissioner for Health Olivér Várhelyi, after an investigation by several media outlets claimed that an alleged spy ring was operated from Hungary’s permanent representation in Brussels at the time when he was ambassador there. According to the outlets, the alleged spy ring was actively recruiting Hungarian nationals as informants to gain access to sensitive Hungarian files. It is not clear whether Várhelyi was aware of covert intelligence operations against EU institutions from his embassy. But now European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to discuss the…

The man accused of smashing a window at Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ house this week has appeared in court, but cannot be named.The 29-year-old appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning on a charge of burglary. He entered a not guilty plea and elected to have a trial by jury. Judge Claire Ryan granted the man interim name suppression, which will be reviewed at his next appearance in February next year. 1News is unable to publish details about the submission for name suppression. Police were called to the house in St Mary’s Bay at about 5.40pm on Monday. The…

KiwiRail has agreed to sell its retired Interislander ferry Aratere to a buyer who will deliver the vessel to a specialist recycling shipyard in India.The ferry, which made its final Cook Strait crossing in August, served as part of the Interislander fleet for 26 years.It was retired to allow for Picton port redevelopment in preparation for two brand-new Cook Strait ferries due to arrive in 2029.Interislander executive general manager Duncan Roy said Aratere was not suitable for most ferry operators due to its age and the fact it would require “significant” modification or specialist port infrastructure.”Therefore, we have pursued a…