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Breen Construction has won the supreme under $10 million award at the 2025 Commercial Project Awards for the new Scapegrace distillery in Central Otago (pictured above). Judges said it stood out for its meticulous blend of architectural impact with precision-engineered processing facilities. The judges particularly praised the company’s ability to…
A woman received the shock of her life when she went to an after-hours GP clinic in Palmerston North and received a $260 bill just for being seen.When her medication was added she ended up paying more than $300 at the City Doctors clinic for the weekend consultation.City Doctors is…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is holding a media briefing from the Beehive in Wellington after the weekly meeting of Cabinet ministers.It is the start of Budget week with Finance Minister Nicola Willis set to give details on Thursday of the Government’s spending plans for the year ahead.Ministers have continued to…
A 59-year-old man has been charged after school students were among eight injured when a bus crashed into a tree in South Auckland earlier this month.Police confirmed to 1News that the man had been summoned to appear in court on a charge of careless driving causing injury in the coming…
An Auckland bus driver has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly assaulted a passenger who later died in hospital.Peter Te Kira, 61, was found with serious head injuries at a bus stop on Great South Rd in Papatoetoe at around 2.15pm on April 27.He remained in intensive care at…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the National Party will not make any concessions on the Privileges Committee’s recommendation to suspend three Te Pāti Māori MPs from Parliament.Last week, the Privileges Committee recommended the suspensions of co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and MP Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke in the wake of a…
Wānaka search and rescue teams are responding to more avoidable accidents as unprepared people venture deeper into the back country, lured partly by the influence of social media and websites.Volunteers said they had observed more people “lost and out of their depth” in 22 rescue operations between October and March,…
Instability around the world is making decision-making even harder for our politicians, University of Waikato researchers say.This year’s budget will be one of the tightest in a decade, with the New Zealand government halving its operating allowance – the new money it has available to spend – from NZ$2.4 billion…
Police are asking for anyone who may have seen an incident that saw a woman in Hamilton killed after a ute drove into a traffic light pole on Thursday morning to come forward.They also want to hear from anyone who may have witnessed any interactions between the gold ute and…
Christchurch modular housing company Shape Construction has gone under, owing more than $1 million to creditors and leaving homes unfinished. The company went into liquidation on May 2 with Brenton Hunt of Insolvency Matters appointed as the liquidator by the company director. Shape Construction, which began operating in 2012, ceased…