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Small fire causes delays as Auckland's City Rail Link opens

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Kmart Botany.

Woman assaulted, robbed in East Auckland carpark, man arrested

Witnesses rushed to help the screaming, injured woman after her handbag was allegedly stolen in the Botany Downs carpark.

Saturday 6:15pm

Drivers will be required to give way to buses leaving stops on roads with speed limits of 60km/h or under.

Four road rules are changing – and not just drivers need to take note

The Government says the changes are intended to reflect how Kiwis use roads and footpaths.

Saturday 8:53am

Muma Dee'z Creations in Rotorua.

Rotorua shop owner claims women warned people off 'witchcraft' store

Muma Dee'z Creations owner Doris Elliot said three women had been preaching outside her shop on Thursday, the second such incident in a fortnight.

Fri, Sep 11

Ground-up shell-like sediment that McInnes says clogged the filter on his kitchen sink tap.

'You can't cook in it': Whanganui taps run brown with sediment

Derek McInnes says he couldn't cook, boil water for tea, or use his CPAP machine – with the council now saying water tankers are available.

Wed, Sep 9

A car lies upside down in the drive-thru of McDonald's Kelston after a crash on the corner of Great North Rd and West Coast Rd on Wednesday.

Roll forward, please: Car flips into Auckland McDonald's drive-thru

Police say the West Auckland crash was a "parking mishap", with no injuries reported.

Wed, Sep 9

The Makino floodgates have been activated near Feilding.

Floodgates activated, bridge on alert as heavy rain hits lower North

Heavy rain is raising river levels and causing disruption, with floodgates activated near Feilding and a Wairarapa bridge on alert.

Mon, Sep 7

The 60,825sqm Botany Town Centre opened in 2001 and underwent a $78 million redevelopment in 2019.

NZ's biggest-ever retail deal? Major Auckland mall hits the market

One of Auckland's biggest shopping centres has hit the market, with real estate agents tipping it to fetch near half a billion dollars.

Mon, Sep 7

The security sector is still grappling with uncertainty a month after the powers came into force.

Security guards are being advised not to use new citizen's arrest power

The powers have changed, but the advice to guards has not – observe, report and only arrest as a last resort.

Sun, Sep 6

2:24

Both carriage windows damaged in last night's incident near Taitā. (Photo: Richard Mayes/Supplied)

'Loud bang' damages windows on train going through Lower Hutt

Two windows on a train service from Wellington to Masterton cracked "like a car windshield," although it's not yet confirmed what struck them.

Thu, Sep 3

ASB has apologised after a display error caused KiwiSaver and investment balances to show incorrectly in online banking and the mobile app.

Bank apologises after glitch showed KiwiSaver balances as $0

"I thought we had all lost our investments," one customer told 1News.

Thu, Sep 3

Tiori Toru was stolen by a man on a bike

Thief rides off with Whangārei gallery's sculpture tucked under arm

The wooden artwork was unbolted from its stone base outside the Hundertwasser Art Centre and carried away on a bike in the early hours of August 24.

Tue, Sep 1

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Taumatamaire Rd has been closed to non-residents after unsuitable vehicles and trucks used the narrow gravel route while SH3 is closed.

Back road shut to non-locals as drivers abuse workers, ignore detours

Taumatamaire Rd has been closed to non-residents after unsuitable vehicles and trucks used the narrow gravel route while SH3 is closed.

Mon, Aug 31

Franz Josef.

NZ tourist town lives with similar flood hazard as Nepal disaster

Researchers say a landslide-dam flood modelled for Franz Josef could unleash a sudden torrent.

Sun, Aug 30

New World Stratford had announced the restriction in a statement to the community, saying it would apply "until further notice".

Taranaki supermarket scraps ban on students in school uniform

Students in Stratford High School uniform were barred from entering the store unless they were with a parent, caregiver or teacher.

Tue, Aug 25

Rain on the West Coast (file image).

'Significant winter storm' to stall over South Island from midweek

Days of prolonged rain will swell West Coast rivers before heavy snow closes in on inland passes later in the week.

Mon, Aug 24

A police officer tries to steer a cow onto grass on SH1 in South Canterbury

'Only in New Zealand': Runaway cow dodges cop, halts traffic on SH1

A runaway cow dodged a police officer and brought southbound traffic to a standstill on State Highway 1 this morning.

Mon, Aug 24

0:59

A potentially record-breaking climate pattern is intensifying unusually fast — and this weekend could offer the first taste of drier, windier conditions.

Fire crews, farmers preparing as NZ gears up for intense El Niño

A potentially record-breaking climate pattern is intensifying unusually fast — and this weekend could offer the first taste of drier, windier conditions.

Sun, Aug 23

3:13

Firefighters work to bring a large blaze under control in Albert Town on Saturday evening, with smoke and flames visible.

Firefighters battling strong winds to contain large Wānaka fire

Fire crews from Wānaka, Luggate, Lake Hāwea and Cromwell are battling a large blaze in Albert Town, with police carrying out evacuations as flames rip through vegetation.

Sat, Aug 22

0:35

The ewe and her five lambs.

'Absolutely stunned': Tasman farmer delivers rare quintuplet lambs

Alison White delivered five lambs on a freezing night in Pigeon Valley, pulling the final lamb from deep inside the ewe after thinking she had already delivered four.

Fri, Aug 21

A new roundabout at Princes St East and Brady Rd was designed to make it easier for buses to turn.

Buses struggle to navigate roundabout built to make their turns safer

Auckland Transport says drivers are getting used to the new infrastructure, but a local resident says "it's not functional for the buses at all".

Fri, Aug 21

0:59

An aerial view of Kawau Island.

Contractor shot, critically hurt during Kawau Island pest hunt

Auckland Council said it had suspended hunting activities related to the pest eradication project on the Hauraki Gulf island until further notice.

Thu, Aug 20

The deepest reds along the equator show where the ocean is running most unusually warm, a signal of a strengthening El Niño.

'Pretty unusual': Graphic highlights El Niño's rapid intensification

Ocean conditions have flipped from La Niña to a fast-intensifying El Niño in a matter of months, with more profound impacts expected for New Zealand.

Tue, Aug 18

0:38

The Mount Roskill property was advertised as a studio for $250 a week, including water and power, and appeared to have a bedroom/living area, wardrobe and ensuite bathroom, a microwave, fridge and a carpark.

'No cooking, no laundry': Rental studio listing yanked from market

MBIE says rentals must have basic cooking facilities after the Auckland ad said cooking and laundry were barred.

Mon, Aug 17

Authorities are investigating footage that appears to show two people chasing down and running over a live cow with quad bikes on the Chatham Islands, saying the behaviour falls well short of acceptable animal welfare standards.

MPI probes video of cow chased, run over by quad bikes on Chathams

The footage appears to show two people pursuing a live feral cow, with MPI saying the behaviour falls well short of acceptable animal welfare standards.

Sun, Aug 16