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Govt pledges CRL review after former boss says it could have cost less
15+ hour, 43+ min ago (1393+ words) Chris Bishop speaks to media (file image). (Source: Getty) Transport Minister Chris Bishop has flagged a full post-completion review of the $5. 5 billion City Rail Link after the project's former leader suggested billions could have been saved by running shorter trains,…...
'I will not see how planet's story ends' " Sir David Attenborough turns 100
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (1757+ words) Sir David Attenborough was born in London in 1926. (Source: Getty) Sir David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday today, with events in New Zealand and in many other countries marking the achievements of the world's most famous naturalist. Sir David has shown…...
Francis de Vries ready to answer Auckland FC's A-League finals call
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (1202+ words) Auckland FC players look to impress ahead of All Whites World Cup selection Many of Auckland's Kiwi players will be focused on multiple things this weekend, first a semi-final against Adelaide, and then the news about whether they make the…...
Retirement village residents petition council for traffic restrictions
19+ hour, 19+ min ago (712+ words) Residents at the Bishop Snedden Retirement Village at Waikanae filed a petition asking for more traffic restrictions on Kapanui Rd. (Source: Local Democracy Reporting) A group of Waikanae retirement village residents want the K'piti Coast District Council to impose lower…...
Television mogul, CNN founder Ted Turner dies aged 87
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (670+ words) Ted Turner speaks during the CNN World Report Contributors banquet in Atlanta on May 4, 1995. (Source: Associated Press) Ted Turner, the brash and outspoken television pioneer who created a media empire and transformed the news business by creating CNN and introducing…...
Russia ramping up attempts to kill opponents, intelligence officials say
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (1500+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Head of the Republic of Mordovia Artyom Zdunov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, May 4, 2026. (Source: Associated Press) When Vladimir Osechkin wants to take his children to school or go to the supermarket, he…...
White House calls Mark Hamill 'sick' over Trump gravestone meme
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (733+ words) Mark Hamill. (Source: Bang Showbiz) The White House has labelled Star Wars actor Mark Hamill as "sick" after he shared an AI-generated meme of US President Donald Trump in a grave. The Bluesky post, which was later deleted, appeared to…...
Why the world is getting NZ's best as we eat cheap imports
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (1088+ words) The sunny yellow block (left) is New Zealand made product, while the American butter from grain fed cows is a paler tone. (Source: rnz. co. nz) New Zealand is exporting much of its premium product - and then importing cheaper options…...
Second sea snake found on Bay of Plenty beach shocks dog walker
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (792+ words) A yellow-bellied sea snake on H'kawai Beach near "p'tiki. (Source: Supplied) A Bay of Plenty man got a surprise on his morning dog walk after mistaking a live yellow-bellied sea snake - the second to wash up in the region this…...
Woman charged after camper stolen with man and cat still inside
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (734+ words) Police say the incident began about 8. 50pm on Wednesday near Seaview Rd in Whakat'ne, when a person got into the parked camper and drove off, unaware its owner was asleep in the rear. (Source: 1 News) A woman has been arrested after…...