New data shows the exodus of Kiwis is continuing, bad weather ahead for much of the country, and one person's takeaways from a brush with a phone scam syndicate.
1 Exodus of NZers hits new record high as total net migration down
The brain drain continues as Kiwis are leaving the country at record levels, new data suggests, while the number of tourists still hasn't caught up to pre-pandemic figures.
In long-term migration figures, more than 81,200 New Zealand citizens left the country in the year to April 2024, making a net loss of 56,500 citizens.
"Departures of New Zealanders have been on an upward trend since early 2022, which likely reflects a catch-up on delayed plans," an economist says.
2 Marokopa: Police helicopter combing area after $80,000 info reward
The police Eagle helicopter has been deployed to Marokopa to assist with the search for fugitive Tom Phillips and his three missing children following an $80,000 reward offered for information on the case.
3 Wreckage found of US jet that mysteriously disappeared in 1971
Fifty-three years after a private plane carrying five men disappeared on a snowy Vermont night, experts believe they have found the wreckage in Lake Champlain.
Initial searches for the Jet Commander turned up no wreckage and the lake froze over four days after the plane was lost.
4 Downpours to lash North Island — Auckland put on rain watch
Heavy rain and possible thunderstorms are expected to lash parts of the country from tomorrow, with MetService issuing yellow watches for most of the upper North Island.
5 Scott Watson appeal: Hair 'could be from Olivia's maternal relative'
The final witness in Scott Watson’s appeal has been heard as the court now hears submissions from both sides. Watson, who has been in prison for nearly 25 years, is appealing his convictions for killing Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds after a 1997 New Year’s Eve party.
On day three of the week-long hearing, lawyers for Watson tried to chip away at the reliability of forensic evidence.
ONE CLOSE CALL?
A very polite Englishman tried to steal all my money over the weekend, writes 1News' Anna Murray. Was it a close call?
She writes of what she learned from a brush with a phone scam syndicate.
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