Podmore's family hope inquest will provide answers, calls to negotiate with fugitive Marokopa dad Tom Phillips, and the latest developments as hīkoi nears Parliament.
1 Olivia Podmore's family hope inquest will provide answers
For more than three years Olivia Podmore's family have been trying to piece together the jigsaw of her life.
To understand what led to the events of August 9, 2021 - the day after the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics - when the elite sprint cyclist, 24, died by suspected suicide.
Over the next three weeks in courtroom seven of the Hamilton District Court, they will get the closest thing they can to answers.
Warning: This story discusses mental health and suicide
2 Missing Marokopa children: Calls to negotiate with Tom Phillips
Three years of appeals, reward offers and searches have failed to find the three children taken into hiding by their fugitive father Tom Phillips.
Locals say it's time to try something different. Simon Mercep reports.
3 Three teens in custody after supermarket security guard stabbed
Three youths aged 13 and 14 were taken into custody after a security guard was allegedly stabbed at a supermarket in Auckland's New Lynn last night.
Police were called following a report of three young people taking items from a supermarket on Totara Ave around 6.30pm.
4 Woman suffers third-degree burn during body contour treatment
A woman spent a week in hospital and needed a skin graft after she was left with a severe third-degree burn while undergoing a body contour treatment at a New Zealand beauty clinic.
The woman's ordeal was detailed in a recently released report by the Health and Disability Commissioner, which found the beauty clinic had breached her rights.
5 Biden allows Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles in Russia
US President Joe Biden has, for the first time. authorised use of US-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, the Associated Press reports.
The decision is a major US policy shift and comes as Biden is about to leave office. Incoming president-elect Donald Trump has said he would bring about a swift end to the war.
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A New Zealand man has won the Spanish-language Scrabble World Championship for 2024 — despite not being able to speak the language. Nigel Richards, 57, defeated his opponent in the final in Granada, Spain to clinch the title overnight.
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A national hīkoi in opposition of the Treaty Principles Bill and Government's policies affecting Māori is expected to arrive at Parliament tomorrow.
Follow the latest developments from 1News reporters.
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