5+ hour, 44+ min ago   (519+ words) A Tauranga man has been arrested after an alleged "vandalism spree" that saw around 30 political hoardings damaged in two hours. The first hoardings on Parton Road in Papamoa were hit at around 6.30am on September 10. Senior Sergeant Shannon Clifford said that…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago   (798+ words) Treaty documents, war records and the women's suffrage petition are among the taonga at risk of being neglected, opponents of proposed job cuts at Archives New Zealand and the National Library say, with 47 full-time roles expected to go by the…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (773+ words) Labour have released a policy which promises to increase KiwiSaver earnings for employees by introducing stricter regulations for employers. (Source: 1News) If elected, the party says employer contributions will become mandatory from July 1, 2028, with the minimum contribution rising to 6% by 2032. The…...

8+ hour, 20+ min ago   (477+ words) Senior Sergeant Shannon Clifford said the damage to hoardings was "significant" in some cases. (Source: 1News) A Tauranga man has been charged after an alleged vandalism spree damaged around 30 political hoardings in Pāpāmoa. The first hoardings were targeted on Parton Rd…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago   (883+ words) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has mounted an emotional defence of his late mother after "nasty" comments from Pauline Hanson resurfaced, in which the One Nation leader criticised her long social housing tenure. Senator Hanson has been slammed as unfit…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago   (663+ words) A train at Karanga-a-Hape station. (Source: 1News) National has announced it will put a dedicated team of police officers on trains and buses if it is re-elected to government in November. National police spokesperson Mark Mitchell said the policy would establish…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1142+ words) Ireland's President Catherine Connolly (centre) greets US President Donald Trump (right) in Dublin. (Source: Associated Press) US President Donald Trump said a unified Ireland would be “fantastic” as he waded into a complex, politically charged subject during a weekend visit…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago   (319+ words) Watch live as National Leader Christopher Luxon makes a National Party election policy announcement. Source: 1News (Source: Other) He is speaking from Auckland on the first day of service through the newly opened City Rail Link. Sector-wide bargaining and "real" pay…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (622+ words) Morgana O'Reilly stars on Taskmaster, from Monday. (Source: TVNZ) As the beloved star of White Lotus and Stories about My Body limbered up for the next wild season of Taskmaster, she also faced a 1News Grill. What are the three essential…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1425+ words) Saudi Arabia shut down the pipeline after it was attacked the previous day, with the Ministry of Energy describing the closure as "a precautionary measure". (Source: Supplied) Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to…...