Stewart, Indira

Indira Stewart gives her summer pics. (Composite image: Vania Chandrawidjaja)

Indira Stewart: juicy reads, heartbreak albums and the one place I'll swim in NZ

The 2025 Reporter of the Year shares her summer picks for music, beach reads and swimming spots.

December 28, 2025

Siaosi Gavet (left) and Rhys Cullen of the Bangerz trust.

Bangerz Trust investigated for alleged attempt to access Kelston school data

The trust pulled an attempt to take over the school last month.

December 17, 2025

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Luciane Buchanan and Jason Momoa previously teamed up on Chief of War.

Jason Momoa backs Luciane Buchanan's film bidding for Oscars nod

Momoa has joined as executive producer for short film Lea Tupu’anga/Mother Tongue.

December 4, 2025

4:30

Backyard fights: ‘Dad bod’ fighters, a $50,000 prize, and a govt vowing to act

In the second part of Indira Stewart’s investigation into the growing phenomenon of unregulated backyard fights, she unpicks the hype and the politics.

November 29, 2025

Trust drops hostile takeover for Auckland state school

Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust wanted to convert Kelston Boys’ High School into a charter school.

November 19, 2025

Indira Stewart: juicy reads, heartbreak albums and the one place I'll swim in NZ

The 2025 Reporter of the Year shares her summer picks for music, beach reads and swimming spots.

December 28, 2025

Bangerz Trust investigated for alleged attempt to access Kelston school data

The trust pulled an attempt to take over the school last month.

December 17, 2025

1:30

Jason Momoa backs Luciane Buchanan's film bidding for Oscars nod

Momoa has joined as executive producer for short film Lea Tupu’anga/Mother Tongue.

December 4, 2025

4:30

Backyard fights: ‘Dad bod’ fighters, a $50,000 prize, and a govt vowing to act

In the second part of Indira Stewart’s investigation into the growing phenomenon of unregulated backyard fights, she unpicks the hype and the politics.

November 29, 2025

Trust drops hostile takeover for Auckland state school

Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust wanted to convert Kelston Boys’ High School into a charter school.

November 19, 2025

Backyard fight clubs: healing gang rivalry or trouble waiting to happen?

Backyard fight club events linked to gangs and involving "convicts" have exploded in popularity. But are they safe? And are they legal?

November 15, 2025

3:11

October 2025

Wesley College to close hostels due to safety concerns for students

A year-long 1News investigation into the Methodist School found nearly 300 documents – including inter-staff emails – alleging both violent beatings and sexual abuse incidents.

October 20, 2025

July 2025

Nobody loved tankers like Andy: global dairy giant farewells a special man

The weekend saw a Fonterra-style funeral to farewell Andy Oliver, whose joy for life and for milk-collecting tankers was unrivalled.

July 28, 2025

6:18

June 2025

Reporter Indira Stewart and one of the anonymous sex workers who shared their stories.

Many NZ sex workers start as children: What's being done to stop it?

Indira Stewart presents an investigation into child prostitution on TVNZ+.

June 21, 2025

April 2025

(Archive photo: Chris Traill photography)

It was four days of brilliance, so why do I have the ASB Polyfest blues?

OPINION: Polyfest has been a part of my life for nearly three decades but this year felt different.

April 12, 2025

December 2024

Reporter Indira Stewart, a scene from a Shincheonji "graduation" and the church's New Zealand leader known as Christy.

'Purity' or 'harm and control'? Inside the Shincheonji church

Increasingly popular in New Zealand, especially with Pacific people, the international Shincheonji Church of Jesus is battling some hefty allegations.

December 17, 2024

October 2024

The 'invisible' children of NZ's prisoners speak out about the care they need

They've been unseen and sometimes very unsafe, but three teens with parents in prison are standing up for the rights and needs of the thousands of Kiwi kids like themselves.

October 26, 2024

August 2024

Thinking of buying a used EV? Consumers warned to get batteries checked

When it comes to an electric car, the quality of your battery is essential – consumers are advised to get them checked before purchase.

August 26, 2024

The power of denture cleaner and other surprising laundry hacks

Fair Go compares some wacky (and also some quite normal) ways to deal to red wine and lipstick stains.

August 1, 2024

July 2024

'Why doesn't she leave?' Gang women on what they endure and why they stay

In these powerful interviews with gang-affiliated women and mothers, we hear stories of horrific abuse as well as hope and change.

July 20, 2024

What does a working grandma with a veggie garden buy at the supermarket?

NEW SERIES: Join Indira Stewart as she meets supermarket shoppers and learns how they spend, save and splurge their food budget.

July 10, 2024

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May 2024

Changes have been proposed for NZ's census. Composition image: Nadine Christmas (Source: 1News/Getty)

Explainer

Census set for major changes: What this means for you

Stats NZ wants to overhaul the census and largely replace individual surveys with admin data. Indira Stewart explains what admin data is and how it profiles every New Zealander.

May 28, 2024

23:09

Leaked Oranga Tamariki proposal: 'Essential' Safety of Children in Care team axed

Proposed cuts include Oranga Tamariki's internal watchdog team which reports on child abuse under the ministry's care.

May 10, 2024

2:53

How much waste is too much waste? Composition image by Nadine Christmas. (Source: Getty/1News)

When it comes to free school lunches, how much waste can we live with?

Analysis: Schools say it’s impossible not to have some wastage within the school lunches programme. So how much is acceptable for the NZ taxpayer? Indira Stewart examines the waste equation.

May 7, 2024

9:20

April 2024

South Auckland student to David Seymour: 'We know our worth'

With the budget for school lunches expected to be cut next month Manurewa High School head girl Meletonga Konousi has a message for David Seymour.

April 21, 2024

9:20

Jenny-May Clarkson and her new moko kauae. (Photos by Jessie Casson)

Jenny-May Clarkson reveals her moko kauae: 'This is still me'

"It’s taken me years to finally say this is who I am and I’m damn proud of my Māoritanga."

April 14, 2024

1:00

March 2024

Rabbits, in one form or another, have been a running theme through Glenda Easther's 89 years.

'Mrs Easter' is almost 90 and still providing top chefs with first-class fare

To some she's 'Mrs Easter' to others 'the rabbit lady'. Either way it seemed the perfect time to share a cup of tea with the unstoppable Glenda Easther of Pukekohe.

March 31, 2024

1:15