Watch the official Waitangi Day broadcast live from the Treaty Grounds.
A Facebook post incorrectly claiming Mayor Moko Tepania was Northland's new Labour MP has put Far North Act councillor Davina Smolders under scrutiny.
Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale recounts his experience of the Mt Maunganui tragedy, "I never want to deal with another one of these".
A study by the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) found 92% of new houses had compliance defects.
Emergency services were called to the northbound lane between the Te Irirangi Drive on-ramp and the East Tamaki Road off-ramp in Otara at about 12.30am.
Waitangi Day 2026 kicked off this morning with the annual dawn service at Te Whare Rūnanga on the Treaty Grounds.
The boy went missing in the Westshore area sometime between 6pm and 8.30pm on Thursday.
Police arrived at a boat ramp to inform the man he was under arrest when he jumped into a nearby boat and sped away.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Taruru Rd just before midday.
Welcome to 1News’ live updates – we’re covering events in and around Waitangi in the lead up to our national day of commemoration on Friday 6 February.
