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Landlords aren't ready for ageing tenants - so, what do we do now?

Many more New Zealanders will be renting in their retirement, but the country’s rental market isn’t prepared for that silver tsunami. 1News explores potential solutions to a growing problem.

Social Issues •

Working with Sam Neill a 'wonderful affirmation' - The Twelve's Erroll Shand

Erroll Shand stars alongside beloved Kiwi actor Sam Neill in season two of courtroom drama The Twelve.

Television •

Review: The thrilling true-crime series with an NZ connection

Launching today, this three-episode documentary series The Body Next Door unravels the twists and turns of a shocking and disturbing family mystery.

Television •

Paralympics: Sprinter Aitchison, cyclist Murray boost NZ medal count at Paris

Danielle Aitchison won silver in the T36 200 while Nicole Murray claimed bronze at the velodrome.

Athletics •

Good Sorts: The caretaker bringing kai, music and martial arts

Jason Hema hosts music jam sessions, is in the school band, and leads an outside class for boys who don’t want to spend the whole day indoors at Hastings' Frimley School.

Good Sorts •

Scotty Stevenson: On The Sidelines — September 2

In this week's newsletter, Scotty discusses the first All Blacks vs Springboks test this season, the shining Kiwis in the Paralympic Games, Emirates Team New Zealand and Shaun Johnson's final game for the Warriors. 

America's Cup: Alinghi struggling halfway through round-robin

The Swiss are winless at the bottom of the table, halfway through the double round-robin stage.

Sailing •

Sneak peek: Celebrity Treasure Island season six preview

The hit Kiwi show returns on September 9 and looks set to be reality gold.

TVNZ •

Scotty Stevenson: Paris Paralympics usher in a new era of action

There is magic in the air in Paris and the Paralympians are feeling it.

Paralympics •

Kiwi Routliffe into US Open quarters as doubles defence gains momentum

The world number one and partner, Canadian Gaby Dabrowski, are reigning champions at New York.

NZ boy on how he passed the time while stuck on Gold Coast theme park ride

Uehoka Karauria and some of his under 12s Putauaki Stags rugby league team-mates were among those stuck on Sea World's Vortex ride last week.

Australia •

Paralympics: Nicole Murray shrugs off mishap to roar to bronze

Murray claimed individual pursuit bronze to boost New Zealand's medal count at Paris.

Paralympics •

Ariki Rigby's whānau urge those who know who killed teen to break silence

On the two-year anniversary of Hawke's Bay teenager Ariki Rigby’s death, her family has issued a fresh plea for those who may know who was responsible to come forward.

Crime And Justice •

Faecal bacteria at popular swimming sites raise safety concerns

Swimmers at Stephens Bay Lagoon in Tasman are risking their health, with faecal bacteria present more than half the time in the water.

Housing And Infrastructure •

Woman arrested after man allegedly stabbed in Auckland's Manurewa

Police received a report that a man had been injured at an address on Antalya Pl, Manurewa shortly after 11pm yesterday.

Crime And Justice •

Fog restrictions lifted at Auckland Airport after delays, cancellations

Dozens of domestic flights were cancelled and delayed.

Auckland •

Singer Gracie Abrams announces Auckland concert

The Secret of Us tour, in support of Abrams' sophomore album of the same name, includes five major arena shows in Australia and one stop at Auckland's Spark Arena.

Music •

The Cure's Roger O'Donnell reveals blood cancer battle

The Cure's Roger O'Donnell was diagnosed with blood cancer but his prognosis is "amazing".

Music •

Four arrested as police target Hutt Valley boy racer gatherings

Four people were arrested, and nearly 40 infringement notices handed out after police interrupted boy racer events in the Hutt Valley over the weekend.

Crime And Justice •

'Flood of love' as thousands travel to grieve Kīngi Tuheitia

It's the fourth day of mourning today, following Kīngi Tuheitia's death, aged 69, in the early hours of Friday morning last week.

Te Ao Maori •

All Blacks: Razor confirms TMO error will be raised with officials

Scott Robertson says he will raise several points after his team's defeat to Boks as another northern referee prepares to take charge in Cape Town.

All Blacks •

Paralympics: Aitchison sets sights on 100 metres after silver medal

The Kiwi world champion was beaten by Chinese rival Yiting Shi over 200 metres.

Athletics •

Polkinghorne trial: Guest says Hanna's work stress discussed at dinner

Philip Polkinghorne, 71, is accused of killing his wife Pauline Hanna by strangling her and making it look like a suicide at their home at Easter 2021, something he denies.

Crime And Justice •

Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara talk returning for Beetlejuice sequel

When the original film was released in 1988, no one had had really seen anything like it. Now, almost four decades later, they've made a sequel.

Movies •

Tenants overcharged for home in 'very poor state of repair' – tribunal

A badly leaking roof, cracked windows, broken gutters, holes in the flooring, as well as rotten timber in the window frames, external soffit and eaves were identified by investigators.

Tauranga And Bay Of Plenty •

Lucky rescue from rocks at Auckland beach prompts 'timely' warning

Two people had to be saved yesterday after they walked around the rocks at Auckland's Muriwai Beach and were trapped in a small cave by the incoming tide.

Auckland •

Hopes to refloat grounded Manahau barge this week

Manahau, a Westland Mineral Sands barge, ran aground at Carters Beach about midnight Saturday during a storm.

West Coast •

A guide to the tikanga observed at Kīngi Tuheitia's tangihanga

The farewell for Kīngi Tuheitia is steeped in cultural significance, where traditional customs and values known as tikanga guide proceedings. 1News explains what those customs are and why they’re observed.

Te Ao Maori •

'The glow got larger' – passenger on smoking Wellington flight

A passenger on yesterday’s Air New Zealand flight that landed with smoke billowing from an engine has spoken of seeing "glowing" coming from outside the plane as it prepared to land in Wellington.

Travel •

'Blood' on house stairs was Polkinghorne's — defence expert

Dr Timothy Scanlan's forensic testimony contradicts earlier evidence from ESR that no blood was found at the spot in question.

Crime And Justice •

Five Big Things That Happened Today: Monday, September 2

Larger fines welcomed for those who abuse disability car parks, Razor is taking his TMO concerns to officials, and an effort to refloat a 100m barge is underway near Westport.

Hydrologist on dwindling Lake Camp: 'Do nothing'

Retired hydrologist John Waugh was invited to the Ashburton Water Zone Committee to share his expertise on the situation at Lake Camp.

Environment •

Man appears in court after 8-year-old dies in Hamilton incident

Two adults were also injured in what police described as a "violent altercation", and a man is facing a murder charge.

Crime And Justice •

Council office fungus and toxic mould a hazard to staff

South Wairarapa District Council's Martinborough headquarters is being slammed as a place of damp and decay.

Politics •

Paralympians in action: Kiwi William Stedman leaps for gold at Paris

Just two Kiwis compete overnight.

Paralympics •

Paralympics: Anna Grimaldi's journey to self-belief

New Zealand's Paralympic flag bearer Anna Grimaldi is gearing up for her third Paralympic campaign and eyeing up more glory. But only now, for the first time in her career, does she feel like she truly belongs on the top step.

Paralympics •

Waipara forestry fire: Blaze likely to increase in size overnight

The conflagration north of Waipara first reported on Thursday was initially contained by Saturday, but gusty winds caused multiple "break-out" fires on Sunday afternoon.

Christchurch And Canterbury •

Matthew Perry’s cashmere 'Chandler Bing Sweater' being auctioned

The Chandler jumper was worn by the actor in the seventh season of Friends, during an episode called The One with the Holiday Armadillo.

Television •

Rubbish fire caused smoke to billow over Auckland CBD

Video supplied to 1News showed the black smoke coming from near Hopetoun Bridge.

Auckland •

Princess Diana's hairdresser on why he's going public now

The late British royal's trusted hairdresser, Richard Dalton, broke his silence on their relationship for the first time in a new book.

Royalty •

NZ, Malaysia call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

That's despite Christopher Luxon and his Malaysian counterpart disagreeing about whether Hamas is a terrorist entity.

Asia •
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