Five Big Things That Happened today: Thursday, September 5

September 5, 2024
Kuīni Nga Wai Hono i te Po

A new era ushered in for the Kiingitanga, an asteroid burning up in Earth's atmosphere is caught on video, and a landlord is made to pay $5000 to tenants after one fell through a rotten dining room floor.

1 Nga Wai Hono i te Po named Māori monarch

A new era for the Kiingitanga has dawned.

Nga Wai Hono i te Po became the new Māori Queen in a traditional ceremony known as Te Whakawahinga, or "the raising up", in the hours before today’s funeral service for Kīngi Tuheitia.

Kuīni Nga Wai Hono i te Po, 27, is the only daughter and the youngest child of Kīngi Tuheitia and Makau Ariki Atawhai.

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2 Landlord must pay $5000 after tenant fell through dining room floor

We've all heard a renting horror story, but how about someone falling through a rotten dining room floor?

This was the reality for one set of Auckland tenants, who have just been paid $5000 from their landlord after an order from the Tenancy Tribunal.

It found the landlord had failed to maintain the five-bedroom home property in Kohimarama.

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3 Christchurch Comancheros' gang insignia pulled down from HQ

The insignia of the Christchurch Comancheros gang is no longer being brandished at their headquarters.

Police said they had arrested every patched member of the gang last week in a major drug bust.

Charges included participating in an organised criminal group, conspiracy to supply methamphetamine, and conspiracy to supply cocaine. Further charges were also being considered.

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4 Analysis: How the All Blacks can beat the Boks

All eyes will be on Cape Town this weekend, but can the All Blacks pull off a win?

1News sport presenter Scotty Stevenson said staying the course could earn  the team a win, but added there is a lot at stake in Cape Town.

He and 1News digital sport reporter Patrick McKendry look ahead to the upcoming Test.

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5 Five things households should know about the first annual grocery report

The Commerce Commission's first annual grocery report may have been depressing reading for anyone hoping for major change in the sector.

But what does it all mean for consumers? Are things really that bad?

Check out the five key things households should know about the findings.

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ONE ASTEROID DISPLAY

A stunning video has captured an asteroid burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

Named 2024 RW1, the space rock reportedly broke apart over the coast of the Philippines hours after its discovery.

It is only the ninth of its kind to have been spotted before impact.

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