The New Zealand actor is competing on Celebrity Treasure Island to raise money for a road safety charity.
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The crossing will be installed at 21 Devonport Rd outside He Puna Manawa, the library and council service centre.
Call it music wallpaper, sonic engagement, or a painful earworm - hold music is big business.
NZ284 from Auckland to Singapore returned to Auckland yesterday evening after pilots identified an onboard computer issue that required maintenance.
About 100 traditional check-in desks will be replaced with self-service kiosks and bag drops at the international terminal.
Emergency services including four fire crews and a helicopter were called to the scene on the Waimate Highway (State Highway 1) at Makikihi shortly after 6am.
Jude Sinai said the mill closures left "a huge impact, a huge vacuum" in the community.
The only council in New Zealand to abolish existing Māori wards under Government legislation is being taken to court by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua.
Kmart Westgate will be the 28th Kmart store in New Zealand.
The amendment would prohibit repeat offenders from living under the same roof as gang regalia – regardless of whether the insignia is theirs or belongs to someone else - and give police powers to search homes.
Sixteen-year-old Lewis Briscall has scored an exclusive invite to train alongside Olympic cross country skiers at Cardrona's Snowfarm.
"I love my wife and my children, and I am doing everything I can to regain their trust and earn their forgiveness," he said.
Altogether, Auckland Council had collected 1895 tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish this year — which cost ratepayers $2.7 million to clear up.
The Whakatāne District Council is one of 42 councils that have voted to keep or reaffirm their intentions to form Māori wards.
Karen Humphreys is set to compete in Sun City, South Africa in October after taking the title in Mongolia.
The former US president's media team used the band's 2003 hit, Seven Nation Army, in a video of Trump as he disembarked a plane.
"Aucklanders already know that we're delivering a world-class railway and now they have a further reminder that it is one unique to their city as well."
After years of anticipation, the PlayStation 5 Pro is being launched.
Canterbury and Tall Ferns basketballer Mary Goulding was involved in a serious car crash near her hometown of Rangiora and was in a coma for 12 days.
Department of Conservation has called on the Waimakariri District Council to help it extend a ban on vehicles on the Ashley Rakahuri River during bird-nesting season.
A central North Island iwi says an opportunity to support regional development has been overlooked.
Some protesters have clashed with authorities, with pepper spray being used on demonstrators and abuse being hurled at some attending the conference.
NZ striker Ben Waine scored the goal in 89th minute to secure a 1-1 draw against the Americans.
Lissie Cleave, who is legally blind, is heading to the Blind Tennis World Championships in northern Italy.
Three people were taken to hospital following the "violent altercation" on September 1, including the eight-year-old boy who later died of his injuries.
The way children imitate their parents’ speech is the subject of revealing new research.
All regular and post-season Breakers games will be available live and free on TVNZ+, as well as being broadcast on TVNZ channels.
The mother, 42, spent the night under arrest in hospital, where she was earlier taken in a stable condition.
The risk in New Zealand remains "low" overall, the Health Minister says.
Investigators are still appealing to the public for information after the death of Steven Cranston.
The three-vehicle crash was reported to police at 3.35pm.
Authorities are concerned about the welfare of Cassandra Clarkin.
Justice Lang said it is likely Crown and defence lawyers will give their closing addresses early next week.
Term deposit rates have also been cut following recent decreases in wholesale swap rates.
It follows two days of competition with 60 young speakers vying for the title of one of four categories.
1News can reveal 80 schools will trial a phonics test that will be used to assess the reading ability of five year olds, while funding for resources has also been announced.
1News' US Correspondent gives a first-hand look inside the "spin room" after the historic debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Re-live 1News' live updates of the second US Presidential Debate and the first between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in Philadelphia.
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