Luxon to visit India and meet Modi next week, Carney named Canada's next PM, a woman trapped for 36 hours in a car wreck near Murchison.
1 Luxon to meet with Modi in India next week
Luxon will be accompanied by "one of the largest delegations a New Zealand Prime Minister has ever travelled with" when he heads to India on March 15.
The delegation will be made up of New Zealand business leaders; prominent Kiwi-Indians in the community; and representatives from across Parliament. the Prime Minister's Office said today in a media release. Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston, Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay, and Ethnic Communities Minister Mark Mitchell will also be in attendance.
2 Two Auckland rentals 'some of the worst' investigators had seen
Tenants who complained about the "unsanitary and dangerous conditions" of the properties were "intimidated to leave their homes", MBIE's Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team found.
They found the shower tray in one unit was full of wastewater. The kitchen had visible stains from leaking wastewater in the above bathroom, creating a strong smell.
3 Ex-central banker Mark Carney to become next Canadian Prime Minister
The governing Liberal Party elected Carney as its leader as the country deals with US President Donald Trump's trade war and annexation threat.
“These are dark days, dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust,” Carney said, referring to US tariffs.
“The Americans, they should make no mistake, in trade, as in hockey, Canada will win."
4 Woman trapped for 36 hours after Murchison crash
Named by a friend as Hope Hoyland, police said she was found in her car down a bank on Mangles Valley Rd, between Blackwater Rd and Huntaway Rd, last Wednesday morning.
A Givealittle page had been set up to go towards Hoyland's recovery and as of 12pm on Monday, it had raised close to $6000.
5 'Loud bangs' heard as firefighters battled Hamilton blaze
Fire and Emergency NZ said it received calls to a mechanics workshop on Ellis St, Frankton at around 11.30am.
Heidi Shoston told 1News a group of workers from her office gathered to watch the fire from across the road, and said they could feel the heat from the flames.
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After a year of living in London, summer in New Zealand was a little more pricey than I expected, writes Victoria Harris.
Having now spent the entire summer here (I fly back to the UK tomorrow), here are a few things I noticed.
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