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Green tea being poured from a teapot (file image).

Life

Does drinking tea lower risk of vascular disease? Yes, but...

Regular tea consumption was linked to an 11% lower risk of experiencing the diseases.

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Politics

Election Day clashes with exams – how will that affect voter turnout?

Ahead of the November 7 election — follow 1News for the latest from the campaign trail.

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Massive recovery includes measures to be better prepared for next time.

New Zealand

Preparedness: One year on from South Island's wild windstorm

Farmers invest in backup power and communications systems after thousands were left without electricity across Southland and Otago last year.

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Crime and Justice

Brisbane coroner weeps as woman speaks of young sister's death

Elizabeth Struhs, 8, died at her family's home near Toowoomba, west of Brisbane.

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Police pictured at the scene in Massey this morning.

New Zealand

Man shot by police in West Auckland charged at bedside hearing

A 55-year-old man had been charged with threatening to kill, assaulting a person with a weapon and presenting a firearm at a person.

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Life

Does drinking tea lower risk of vascular disease? Yes, but...

Regular tea consumption was linked to an 11% lower risk of experiencing the diseases.

7:30pm

Politics

Election Day clashes with exams – how will that affect voter turnout?

Ahead of the November 7 election — follow 1News for the latest from the campaign trail.

7:06pm

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Fire and Emergency NZ chief executive Kerry Gregory resigns

Kerry Gregory had been on extended leave after the Internal Affairs Minister said she no longer had confidence in his role as chief executive.

New Zealand

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Fire and Emergency chief executive Kerry Gregory.

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Mayor praises NZ’s original fizzy lemon drink – and it’s not L&P

Twenty years before the Kiwiana staple came to be, Waikato neighbours hit lips with L&T.

New Zealand

Lemon and Te Aroha director Richard Revell says the drink’s popularity is growing.

New Cathedral Cove track to open at a third of original cost

The Hahei Beach Short Walk was initially closed in 2023 following Cyclone Gabrielle, before another severe weather event in January 2026 destroyed a planned reroute.

New Zealand

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Cathedral Cove beach was a popular tourist destination, particularly in the summer months.

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Does ruling out Opportunity only harm Luxon's election chances?

Despite not having made it to parliament, the Opportunity Party has already been proclaimed a potential “kingmaker” following next month’s election.

Politics

Meanwhile, politicians from all sides express concern that children with cancer are being left in pain due to nursing shortages.

NZ Defence Force chief resigns over 'inappropriate relationship'

Air Marshal Tony Davies said the relationship took place while he was in a position of unit command.

New Zealand

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New Zealand Defence Force chief Air Marshal Tony Davies.

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Woman dies after being struck by train at Auckland rail crossing

Police were called to the Sturges Rd Train Station on Mt Lebanon Ln around 2.55pm.

New Zealand

Police at the scene after a pedestrian was struck by a train in Henderson, Auckland.

Copper theft ripped 350m of cable, weighing 740kg, from telco line

The copper was stolen from a utility hole and was being cut and processed when police arrived.

Crime and Justice

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The seized wire was 350m long, weighing 740kg

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Labour's Leoni resigns after gang campaigning video emerges

Labour candidate Kerrin Leoni resigned this morning, with leader Chris Hipkins saying campaigning with gang members was "unacceptable".

Politics

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'A lot of positives': Lawson returns to 'favourite' F1 track

The 24-year-old said he was eager to return to the Circuit of the Americas following a recent run of strong results, despite ongoing uncertainty around his Formula 1 future.

Motorsport

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Liam Lawson of New Zealand and Visa Cash App Racing Bulls talks to the media during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of United States.

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IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt

Pike, 50, was hospitalised after surviving two doses of pentobarbital as the state tried to execute her on Sept. 30 for the 1995 stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer.

Crime and Justice

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This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike.

Motorbiker caught doing 'stunningly stupid' speed on Porirua highway

The rider allegedly told police he was "blowing out the cobwebs" after being picked up travelling at the equivalent of almost 50 metres a second.

Crime and Justice

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Rubbish truck dumps blazing load – cause under investigation

Firefighters said they had seen a significant rise in the number of rubbish fires involving lithium-ion batteries and improperly discarded waste.

New Zealand

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1News footage from the scene in Avondale showed rubbish on fire and smoke billowing into the air as crews worked to control the flames.

'I trusted him all those years': Luxury car dealer vanishes

The abrupt closure of Simon O'Reilly's luxury car dealership has blindsided financiers and Wellington elites.

Crime and Justice

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Property developer Steve Goodey's former Ferrari.

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Woman and child found dead outside Melbourne high-rise apartment

The pair were found unresponsive on Prospect St in Box Hill on Thursday evening.

Crime and Justice

Russian missiles pound Kyiv as hundreds of Ukrainian drones downed

At least four people were killed in Ukraine, officials said, in the attacks that began only hours after Putin agreed to resume three-way negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the US

World

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A woman looks at residential house destroyed in a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026

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Police staff call lawyer 'f***wit' and a 'dick' in group chat

In a separate exchange, when discussing the fact the lawyer had a girlfriend, a staff member shared a photo of a pig.

Crime and Justice

A photo of the lawyer in a headlock was shared in the group chat. RNZ has blurred the faces of the lawyer and police officer.

'Almost impossible': Milford Sound photo wins international award

The breathtaking image, made up of 107 photographs, captured a rare clear night over the Fiordland landscape with the Milky Way stretching over the sky.

Environment

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