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Full Video: Waitangi 2026 - Kei O Ringa

Watch the official Waitangi Day broadcast live from the Treaty Grounds.

4:59am

Far North District Council councillor Davina Smolders in the council chambers in Kaikohe.

Far North councillor accused of 'false' Waitangi week social media post

A Facebook post incorrectly claiming Mayor Moko Tepania was Northland's new Labour MP has put Far North Act councillor Davina Smolders under scrutiny.

6:00am

Emergency services at the scene of the crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway.

New Zealand

Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle on Akl's Southern Motorway

Emergency services were called to the northbound lane between the Te Irirangi Drive on-ramp and the East Tamaki Road off-ramp in Otara at about 12.30am.

8:31am

Tai tamariki from Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana at Waitangi hold a paraikete (blanket) gifted to rangatahi MP Tamatha Paul, inscribed with ‘Ka hao te rangatahi’ – a message that the next generation will take up the work and responsibility.

Te Ao Māori

'For our mokopuna': Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi

Rangatahi at Waitangi say the decisions being made today must be grounded in the wellbeing of future generations.

8:09am

Dive Wellington runs sessions in the Taputeranga Marine Reserve almost everyday.

Business

Fears over financial impact of Wellington's south coast sewage leak

Wellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast.

7:04am

Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie in 2023.

Crime and Justice

No public sign of response to Savannah Guthrie's message to mother's kidnapper

“We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us,” Guthrie said in a public plea.

6:14am

Waitangi 2026: Dawn ceremony held at Te Whare Rūnanga

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New Zealand

Waitangi 2026: Dawn ceremony held at Te Whare Rūnanga

Welcome to 1News’ live updates – we’re covering events in and around Waitangi in the lead up to our national day of commemoration on Friday 6 February.

8 mins ago

The sun rises over the Bay of Islands on the morning of Waitangi Day.

Te Ao Māori

People gather for Waitangi Day services and events around the country

Waitangi Day 2026 kicked off this morning with the annual dawn service at Te Whare Rūnanga on the Treaty Grounds.

31 mins ago

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale speaks at a vigil a week after the landslide.

New Zealand

'Nothing prepares you': Mayor speaks of days after deadly landslide

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale recounts his experience of the Mt Maunganui tragedy, "I never want to deal with another one of these".

6:00am

A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Crime and Justice

Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes and victims' names

US Justice Department's efforts were lacking in some parts and overzealous in others – appearing to censor Joseph's name in a nativity scene description.

6:00am

Te Ao Māori

People gather for Waitangi Day services and events around the country

Waitangi Day 2026 kicked off this morning with the annual dawn service at Te Whare Rūnanga on the Treaty Grounds.

31 mins ago

New Zealand

'Nothing prepares you': Mayor speaks of days after deadly landslide

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale recounts his experience of the Mt Maunganui tragedy, "I never want to deal with another one of these".

6:00am

Crime and Justice

Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes and victims' names

US Justice Department's efforts were lacking in some parts and overzealous in others – appearing to censor Joseph's name in a nativity scene description.

6:00am

Te Ao Māori

Full Video: Waitangi 2026 - Kei O Ringa

Watch the official Waitangi Day broadcast live from the Treaty Grounds.

4:59am

Politics

Far North councillor accused of 'false' Waitangi week social media post

A Facebook post incorrectly claiming Mayor Moko Tepania was Northland's new Labour MP has put Far North Act councillor Davina Smolders under scrutiny.

6:00am

New Zealand

Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle on Akl's Southern Motorway

Emergency services were called to the northbound lane between the Te Irirangi Drive on-ramp and the East Tamaki Road off-ramp in Otara at about 12.30am.

8:31am

Te Ao Māori

'For our mokopuna': Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi

Rangatahi at Waitangi say the decisions being made today must be grounded in the wellbeing of future generations.

8:09am

Business

Fears over financial impact of Wellington's south coast sewage leak

Wellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast.

7:04am

Crime and Justice

No public sign of response to Savannah Guthrie's message to mother's kidnapper

“We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us,” Guthrie said in a public plea.

6:14am

Bitcoin tokens are seen on April 3, 2013, in Sandy, Utah

Business

Bitcoin's monthslong slide continues, hitting fresh 15-month low

The original cryptocurrency, pitched as “digital gold,” has lost 46% of its value since October 6, when it hit a record high.

6:00am

Business

NZ's ‘build now, fix later’ culture is costing billions - here's why

A study by the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) found 92% of new houses had compliance defects.

6:00am

Te Ao Māori

People gather for Waitangi Day services and events around the country

Waitangi Day 2026 kicked off this morning with the annual dawn service at Te Whare Rūnanga on the Treaty Grounds.

31 mins ago

New Zealand

'Nothing prepares you': Mayor speaks of days after deadly landslide

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale recounts his experience of the Mt Maunganui tragedy, "I never want to deal with another one of these".

6:00am

Business

Bitcoin's monthslong slide continues, hitting fresh 15-month low

The original cryptocurrency, pitched as “digital gold,” has lost 46% of its value since October 6, when it hit a record high.

6:00am

Business

NZ's ‘build now, fix later’ culture is costing billions - here's why

A study by the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) found 92% of new houses had compliance defects.

6:00am

Crime and Justice

Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes and victims' names

US Justice Department's efforts were lacking in some parts and overzealous in others – appearing to censor Joseph's name in a nativity scene description.

6:00am

Te Ao Māori

Full Video: Waitangi 2026 - Kei O Ringa

Watch the official Waitangi Day broadcast live from the Treaty Grounds.

4:59am

Politics

Far North councillor accused of 'false' Waitangi week social media post

A Facebook post incorrectly claiming Mayor Moko Tepania was Northland's new Labour MP has put Far North Act councillor Davina Smolders under scrutiny.

6:00am

New Zealand

Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle on Akl's Southern Motorway

Emergency services were called to the northbound lane between the Te Irirangi Drive on-ramp and the East Tamaki Road off-ramp in Otara at about 12.30am.

8:31am

Te Ao Māori

'For our mokopuna': Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi

Rangatahi at Waitangi say the decisions being made today must be grounded in the wellbeing of future generations.

8:09am

Business

Fears over financial impact of Wellington's south coast sewage leak

Wellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast.

7:04am

Te Ao Māori

Full Video: Waitangi 2026 - Kei O Ringa

Watch the official Waitangi Day broadcast live from the Treaty Grounds.

4:59am

Politics

Far North councillor accused of 'false' Waitangi week social media post

A Facebook post incorrectly claiming Mayor Moko Tepania was Northland's new Labour MP has put Far North Act councillor Davina Smolders under scrutiny.

6:00am

New Zealand

Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle on Akl's Southern Motorway

Emergency services were called to the northbound lane between the Te Irirangi Drive on-ramp and the East Tamaki Road off-ramp in Otara at about 12.30am.

8:31am

Te Ao Māori

'For our mokopuna': Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi

Rangatahi at Waitangi say the decisions being made today must be grounded in the wellbeing of future generations.

8:09am

Business

Fears over financial impact of Wellington's south coast sewage leak

Wellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast.

7:04am

Crime and Justice

No public sign of response to Savannah Guthrie's message to mother's kidnapper

“We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us,” Guthrie said in a public plea.

6:14am