Canadian staff sent home over Olympic spying scandal, a search continues for a man overboard near White Island, and Biden explains his decision to quit the election.
1 Canadian analyst gets suspended jail sentence for NZ Olympic drone scandal
The reigning Olympic women's football champions, Canada, have sent two staff home including the assistant coach after it was revealed they spied on the Football Ferns on two occasions using a drone.
And it's been reported one of them has accepted an eight-month suspended prison sentence for his actions.
The NZ chef de mission Nigel Avery said he was very disappointed, and it had been "really unsettling" for the Football Ferns.
"We're shocked and this is an incident that goes against everything we stand for."
2 Body found in search for man overboard near Whakaari/White Island
Maritime NZ said the man was last seen around midnight and it is believed he went overboard in the period between midnight and 3am, when authorities were alerted.
In an update this afternoon, police said a body had been found off the coast of Whakatāne believed to be the man reported missing.
"The formal identification process is under way to confirm the identity of the man."
3 District council fined nearly $70k for unlawful wastewater discharge
Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined $67,500 after discharging an estimated 2.8 million litres of sewage into a river over a five-day period in 2023.
The discharge occurred when there was a failure to turn on key equipment, and then a series of automated warning messages that the system was at critical levels were not responded to.
The same district council was convicted of a similar crime in 2020, when a wastewater pipe broke and took two days to be repaired in 2018.
4 Biden explains decision to quit 2024 presidential race in Oval Office address
The address offered the public their first chance to hear directly from Biden his rationale for dropping out of the 2024 race after weeks of insisting he believed himself to be the best candidate to take on former President Donald Trump, whom he has called an existential threat to the nation's democracy.
"The defence of democracy is more important than any title," Biden said. "Nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy. And that includes personal ambition."
Biden said: "I revere this office, but I love my country more."
5 Analysis: What now for Beauden Barrett and the All Blacks?
New Zealand's hero against England will probably start against Argentina at Eden Park next month. Or will he? It's one of five burning questions 1News' digital sports reporter Patrick McKendry answers in his analysis.
ONE PRICE COMPARISON
It seems while the ibis might be notorious for scavenging, the kiwi is now the one crossing the ditch in search of better pickings, 1News' Australian Correspondent Aziz Al Sa'afin writes.
The article compares the two countries' median house prices, utilities and groceries, average weekly salaries and employment and inflation.
ONE MYSTERIOUS MILK ENTHUSIAST
Members of the small South Island community of Alexandra have noticed a strange recurring phenomenon. Every few days, flavoured milk is left on top of a particular pump at the self-service RD Petroleum station.
The person seems to have been non-partisan in their choice of flavours, leaving behind evidence of their indulgence in chocolate, banana, strawberry and coffee. The contents of the bottles include brands such as Meadowfresh, Barista Bros, Puhoi Valley and Mammoth Supply – all owned by different companies – and range from half-empty to full.
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