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The drill is conducted ​on the Danube river and on Romania’s Black sea coast, aiming to strengthen collaboration between NATO allies, naval, air and land forces. ADVERTISEMENTMilitary personnel from 12 NATO countries begun an annual naval exercise led by Romania in the Black Sea and Danube river delta this week.Over 2,300 troops are taking part in the so-called “Sea Shield” drill, aimed at strengthening collaboration among allied naval, air and land forces.1,600 Romanian troops are participating alongside 11 partner states — Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States and Turkey.The exercise was…

US President Donald Trump is to impose new tariffs, the White House has confirmed, though it provided no details about the size and scope of trade barriers that have businesses, consumers and investors fretting about an intensifying global trade war. Trump has for weeks trumpeted April 2 as a “Liberation Day” that will see dramatic new duties that could upend the global trade system, with an announcement in at the White House in Washington DC scheduled for 4pm (local time). White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said reciprocal tariffs on countries that impose duties on ISUS goods would take effect immediately after Trump announces them, while a 25% tariff…

An investigation into reports of live flies being found in meals provided to schools is “unable to proceed” due to a lack of substantive information, NZ Food Safety says. An investigation into the claims was launched in mid-March after NZ Food Safety “received a complaint about flies in school lunches”.In an update to 1News today, deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle said the agency had been “unable to progress” its investigation. “We made enquiries, but information was not available to substantiate the complaint,” he said. The new programme, introduced this year by the coalition government to reduce the cost of the one…

A Danish hunter who died on the West Coast likely drowned after being swept away in a river crossing mishap after heavy rain in unfamiliar terrain, a coroner has found.In findings released on Tuesday, Coroner Amelia Steel ruled that 21-year-old Jonas Legaard Sorensen died at Karangarua River near McTaggart Creek in Westland’s Tai Poutini National Park between June 7 and 11 in 2019.Sorensen had walked to Cassels Hut, where he stayed for three nights with two other hunters who described him as being well-equipped. The coroner noted he was regarded as a very experienced hunter for his age.They decided to…

Most Kiwis are paying too much for power and they could offset the latest price rises if they switched providers or plans, an expert says. Consumers are likely to see a big bump in their energy bills this month, up to a 10 percent rise for some. The prices rises come after the Commerce Commission approved lines and transmission price increases which came into effect on Tuesday. Consumer NZ’s head of Powerswitch Paul Fuge said there were three components to the increases: lines charges, a phase-out of the low user component and the actual energy costs. Lines charges, which are…

The lead iwi negotiator for the $20.4 million Ngāti Hāua treaty settlement says jobs, housing and better health are some of the priorities for the central North Island iwi.Graham “Tinka” Bell said the iwi woouldn’t be spending its treaty settlement redress. Instead, it would leverage relationship agreements and introductions to more than 20 Crown agencies and entities.The agreements were negotiated as part of the settlement in a bid to re-set the Ngāti Hāua relationship with the Crown and would be used to create change, Bell said.Ngāti Hāua signed its deed of settlement Te Pua o te Riri Kore with the…

OceanaGold has applied for its Macraes mine extension without a cultural impact assessment, a matter “reluctantly” acknowledged by iwi representatives. OceanaGold requested public notification of its application to the Otago Regional Council, Waitaki District Council and Dunedin City Council for a site-wide expansion of mining activities at the Macraes gold mine northwest of Palmerston. The application includes a massive amount of information, including more than 30 appendices covering proposed open-pit extensions, the effects on surface and groundwater, environmental geochemistry assessments and a range of other topics. Appendix 34 of the application — iwi consultancy Aukaha’s letter of acknowledgement — is,…

Rich-lister Anna Mowbray and her husband, former All Black Ali Williams, are spearheading the proposal for a new stadium at Auckland’s Western Springs.Auckland Council held two confidential workshops last week to cover options for a future stadium at Western Springs.The first meeting covered a proposal put forward by Mowbray and Williams via MWF NewCo for a privately-funded precinct featuring a brand-new 12,500 seat stadium alongside community sport, high performance, med-tech, hospitality and live entertainment facilities.A second workshop on the 26th of March covered another proposal from CRS Records Limited, Eccles Entertainment and Ponsonby Rugby Club to install a permanent concert…

The far-right leader, who was convicted of embezzlement on Monday and banned from running for office, accused the political establishment of trying to scupper her bid for the presidency. ADVERTISEMENTMarine Le Pen’s hopes to become France’s next President may still be possible after a Court of Appeals in Paris said it will issue a decision on her case by summer 2026. If the deadline is met, this would mean that the second trial would take place in early 2026.And if a final decision handed down several months before the 2027 presidential election, it would give the far-right leader of the…

A leaked email from Nelson’s only vascular surgeon shows she’s threatening to quit over staffing concerns, which she’s been raising since 2018. On Friday, Nelson Hospital manager Lexie O’Shea emailed all staff making them aware of the upcoming stories on 1News. The vascular surgeon responded: “I feel… our management should bear responsibility for the failures we’re being held accountable for in the media.”She pointed out she has been asking for more staff to help her since 2018. “We have particularly poor outcomes regarding major amputations due to delayed treatment.”She concluded: “If no genuine action is taken… I will have to…