Ball, James

Heavy rain, severe gales to impact South Island, lower North

MetService has issued multiple orange warnings for heavy rain and strong winds, with weather watches also in place across several regions.

Tue, Sep 16

1:30

Power lines down at a section of lines north of Whangamatā.

Thousands face overnight power cuts after strong winds batter upper North

Thousands are expected to remain without power in the Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty.

Sun, Sep 14

Jack's bench washed up on Waikanae Beach on the Kāpiti Coast.

Memorial bench swept away in Tasman floods washes up on Kāpiti Coast

Months after vanishing in severe flooding, Jack Robertson's bench was found 185km away on Waikanae Beach – near his grandparent's resting place.

Fri, Sep 12

One of the surviving puppies after a litter were dumped from a bridge in Whangārei on Thursday.

'Horrified': Litter of puppies abandoned near Whangārei marina

Two puppies were rushed to a desexing clinic after being found by workers yesterday, but it's feared their littermates did not survive.

Fri, Sep 12

Timeline: Disappearance of Tom Phillips and Marokopa children

This timeline covers the key events in the case from when the group first disappeared to Phillips' death and the recovery of the children in September 2025.

Mon, Sep 8

1:44

Heavy rain, severe gales to impact South Island, lower North

MetService has issued multiple orange warnings for heavy rain and strong winds, with weather watches also in place across several regions.

Tue, Sep 16

1:30

Thousands face overnight power cuts after strong winds batter upper North

Thousands are expected to remain without power in the Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty.

Sun, Sep 14

Memorial bench swept away in Tasman floods washes up on Kāpiti Coast

Months after vanishing in severe flooding, Jack Robertson's bench was found 185km away on Waikanae Beach – near his grandparent's resting place.

Fri, Sep 12

'Horrified': Litter of puppies abandoned near Whangārei marina

Two puppies were rushed to a desexing clinic after being found by workers yesterday, but it's feared their littermates did not survive.

Fri, Sep 12

Timeline: Disappearance of Tom Phillips and Marokopa children

This timeline covers the key events in the case from when the group first disappeared to Phillips' death and the recovery of the children in September 2025.

Mon, Sep 8

1:44

The blood moon during a full lunar eclipse

Lunar and partial solar eclipses this month over New Zealand

A total lunar eclipse will take place on Monday morning, followed by a rare partial solar eclipse on September 22.

Fri, Sep 5

1:30

When the road narrows and only one vehicle can get past, who gives way?

No room to pass: Who gives way when two lanes become one?

It’s a familiar squeeze, and one that’s happening more often as housing intensifies and roads grow busier.

Wed, Sep 3

1:31

The site at night time when the instruments are in operation.

Why a laser is scanning the skies above Invercargill

An international team of scientists is set up near Invercargill Airport, using a laser beam and radar waves to study conditions over the Southern Ocean.

Tue, Sep 2

A danger asbestos warning sign taped, hanging on a sealed off doorway inside an older house.

Asbestos detection in fire doors sparks nationwide safety response

Contaminated materials used by New Zealand's largest fire door manufacturer have prompted urgent inspections and temporary site closures.

Tue, Sep 2

Lower Hutt shop manager knocked out after following abusive teens

After banning teenage girls from her store, the manager followed at a distance to help police but says she was attacked and hospitalised shortly after.

Tue, Sep 2

August 2025

The phone was trawled up from 400m deep water off the West Coast last Friday.

Phone lost overboard trawled up from 400m deep off West Coast

The West Coast fishing crew trawled up a student's phone, complete with ID and a bank card, from the depths of the Hokitika Trench.

Sat, Aug 30

Composite image by Vania Chandrawidjaja (Image: iStock/1News)

Families owed thousands as photo studio's owner battles illness and bankruptcy

The Wellington photography business has shut its doors leaving customers out of pocket.

Wed, Aug 20

1:30

Dashcam footage supplied to 1News shows the risky manoeuvre on the Whakapapa ski field access road.

Overtaking car 'centimetres' from head-on collision in Ruapehu near-miss

Dashcam footage shows the risky overtake, described as a "kamikaze move", on the road to Whakapapa ski field on Saturday.

Sun, Aug 17

0:11

Posting a photograph of a person and alleging they have committed a crime can be illegal under privacy law. (Stock image.)

Online accusations of crime could breach privacy laws

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner warned that naming and shaming people on social media may be illegal under the Privacy Act and Harmful Digital Communications Act.

Sun, Aug 17