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Sharon Fergusson
Auckland Bureau Editor

Sharon Fergusson is the Auckland Bureau Editor for 1News.
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Kate Sylvester

Honours recognise contributions to design, film, food, and entertainment

Contributions to culture have been recognised with entertainers, film makers, designers and foodies receiving New Year Honours.

Entertainment

December 31, 2024

Judge Evangelos Thomas presides over the trial.

Whakaari: Judge says 'world is watching' as sentences handed down

More than four years after an eruption killed 22 people and left 25 with serious injuries, six parties have been sentenced for health and safety failings.

New Zealand

March 1, 2024

6:51

Whakaari / White Island in July 2019.

'I like the idea of owning a volcano': Whakaari's deadly history

A look back at the history of Whakaari, an active volcano for 150,000 years which became a marketed tourist attraction.

New Zealand

October 31, 2023

Whakaari / White Island erupting on December 9, 2019

Wave of hot ash and rocks described in Whakaari court docs

Court documents have described the hellish conditions on the island following the fatal 2019 eruption.

New Zealand

July 1, 2023

 22 people died following the Whakaari White Island volcano eruption on 9 December 2019.

Tour operator pleads guilty to Whakaari health and safety charges

White Island Tours' charges relate to having staff and tourists on the island in the lead up to the fatal eruption in December 2019.

New Zealand

June 15, 2023

Kate Sylvester

Honours recognise contributions to design, film, food, and entertainment

Contributions to culture have been recognised with entertainers, film makers, designers and foodies receiving New Year Honours.

Entertainment

December 31, 2024

Judge Evangelos Thomas presides over the trial.

Whakaari: Judge says 'world is watching' as sentences handed down

More than four years after an eruption killed 22 people and left 25 with serious injuries, six parties have been sentenced for health and safety failings.

New Zealand

March 1, 2024

6:51

Whakaari / White Island in July 2019.

'I like the idea of owning a volcano': Whakaari's deadly history

A look back at the history of Whakaari, an active volcano for 150,000 years which became a marketed tourist attraction.

New Zealand

October 31, 2023

Whakaari / White Island erupting on December 9, 2019

Wave of hot ash and rocks described in Whakaari court docs

Court documents have described the hellish conditions on the island following the fatal 2019 eruption.

New Zealand

July 1, 2023

 22 people died following the Whakaari White Island volcano eruption on 9 December 2019.

Tour operator pleads guilty to Whakaari health and safety charges

White Island Tours' charges relate to having staff and tourists on the island in the lead up to the fatal eruption in December 2019.

New Zealand

June 15, 2023

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Waihoroi Shortland spoke as before the Far North District Council ahead of the vote.

Emotional scenes as Far North District Council votes yes on Māori wards

Two hours of passionate presentations ended in cheers, tears and hugs.

New Zealand

May 4, 2021

October 2020
Craig Tuck says Indonesia takes cannabis ‘very seriously’ after his Kiwi client tested positive to the drug.

Kiwi drug convict in Bali facing Covid-19 'death sentence' as cases surge in overcrowded prison

Antony de Malmanche has maintained his innocence since he was found with crystal meth in his backpack when he flew to Bali in 2014.

New Zealand

October 28, 2020

July 2018
Media personality pleads not guilty to three assault charges in North Shore District Court

Media personality pleads not guilty to three assault charges in North Shore District Court

Lawyer, Marie Dyhrberg, argued that the case is in its early days, and asked that the man's name suppression remains until a hearing.

New Zealand

July 17, 2018

March 2018
The 18-year-old was stabbed to death in her Auckland home in November 2011.

Damning Coroners Court report on Christie Marceau's killing makes wide-ranging recommendations for government agencies

The teen was stabbed to death in her Auckland home by Akshay Chand who was on bail for kidnapping and assaulting her a month earlier.

New Zealand

March 6, 2018

January 2018
It’s the second time in less than a year the residents have been forced to deal with flooding.

Locals in the battered Firth of Thames village of Kaiaua begin massive storm clean up

It's the second time in less than a year the residents have been forced to deal with flooding.

New Zealand

January 6, 2018

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