Live: Floods close highways as heavy rain hits North Island
Fire and Emergency is urging residents in storm-affected areas to be ready to evacuate if necessary, following a…
Union calls for banks to let staff work from home
The cost of fuel has risen sharply in the past month. Photo: 123RF Workers First Union has asked…
U-turn on fish sizes not enough for some
Commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf Photo: Simon Mark-Brown Advocacy groups are supporting the government’s U-turn on minimum…
Corrections ends Pūwhakamua prisoner reintegration contract after ‘serious sexual allegations’
Corrections began funding the service in November 2022. Since then, it had contributed around $3.9 million in ongoing…
Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailings for 7th day, no timeframe for fix
The Connemara Photo: RNZ/Anthony Phelps Bluebridge has cancelled a week’s worth of sailings on one of its Cook…
Health NZ staff told to stop using ChatGPT to write clinical notes
Photo: RNZ Health NZ (HNZ) says staff have been caught using free AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini…
Pāpāmoa East Interchange to open by Easter, cutting travel times
The Pāpāmoa East Interchange spans the Tauranga Eastern Link/State Highway 2 and is set to fully open to…
Payments firm Airwallex names Sir Bill English as chairman of New Zealand board
It now supports more than 1000 New Zealand businesses and facilitates about $2.4 billion in annual payment flows…
ACT and Retail NZ claim paywave surcharge ban ‘dead’, but National says that’s wrong
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson is looking after the bill. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii The…
Live: 'The worst is yet to come' as wild weather hits – 1News
Live: ‘The worst is yet to come’ as wild weather hits 1NewsHundreds without power, warning heaviest rain, strong gusts…
Police cordon off part of central Nelson
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Police have erected cordons in Grove Street, in Nelson while officers respond to…
Over 100 kākāpō chicks hatch in record-breaking breeding season
Kākāpō chicks Tīwhiri-A3 & Tīwhiri-A4 in the nest with their mother, March 2026. Photo: Maddy Whittaker / DOC…