An Auckland family violence refuge says it would likely have had to pay for women and children to stay in hotels and motels this weekend, because their beds are full.Shine Refuges has two safe houses, but only one of the 10 beds was available on Friday.Presbyterian Support Northern oversees Shine…

No new cases of measles have been reported over the weekend, but Health New Zealand say they are “concerned” about several newly identified locations of interest.Individuals who were present at any of the 11 new locations of interest are considered close contacts and are at higher risk of being infected,…

Two tiny little spotted kiwi chicks have given conservationists proof that a species thought extinct on mainland Aotearoa for nearly 50 years is not only surviving, but breeding on the West Coast.The discovery followed the revelation earlier this year that kiwi pukupuku species had survived in the rugged South Westland…

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says he is closely watching the UK’s plan to scrap jury trials for offences carrying sentences of less than three years, a key change the New Zealand Government is also considering to help speed up court processes.”We’re watching with great interest, it’s been an issue that’s…

New Zealand skier Alice Robinson has secured her second straight women’s World Cup giant slalom victory Saturday (local time) at Mont-Tremblant, Canada.The 24-year-old led after the first run and had a combined time of 2m 16.18s in the first of two races at the resort northwest of Montreal.”I was a…

Ex-top cop Andrew Coster says ministers went too far in alleging there may have been police corruption involved in the Jevon McSkimming case, defending his own actions as honest mistakes in an exclusive Q+A interview.READ MORE: Exclusive — Coster says he told Hipkins and Mitchell about McSkimmingSpeaking out for the…

A recent study suggests our nurses are trained to view elderly patients in a narrow, impersonalised way. Senior nursing lecturer Samantha Heath reports.Life expectancy in New Zealand has increased dramatically over the past five decades. In 1970, men lived on average to 68. Today, it’s over 80.These gains reflect major…

Oranga Tamariki aims to run its second boot camp for serious youth offenders in March next year using a new design.The Children’s Minister, earlier this week, in a scrutiny hearing said no date had been set.The ministry told the same hearing it was “giving some thought” to running a second…

Lucy Griggs, a 24-year-old social media manager from Wellington, spoke to 1News’ Polly Wenlock about her experience after moving overseas.Griggs is one of many thousands making the move to Australia – Stats NZ data released this month showed a net migration loss of 46,400 Kiwis in the September 2025 year.…

The Green Party is criticising the $8 million cost to set up the Government’s traffic-light system for beneficiaries, which includes new non-financial sanctions, calling it “smoke and mirrors”.The Greens have drawn attention to the number, after Ministry of Social Development (MSD) bosses revealed, during Scrutiny Week, that just 12 people…