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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has explained why he didn’t meet yesterday’s Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti at Parliament. There were extraordinary scenes yesterday when a crowd estimated by police to be as many as 42,000 marched through Wellington to Parliament, many of them voicing opposition to the Government’s Treaty Principles Bill. …

The jobs of 230 workers at Tokoroa’s Kinleith Mill could go amid a plan to shut down paper production. The mill’s owners Oji Fibre Solutions have proposed permanently shutting the paper machine at Kinleith, impacting around half the mill’s 450-strong workforce.Workers were called into a meeting at 8am this morning.…

After 21 years of captivating audiences, Wicked, the long-awaited film adaptation of the smash-hit Broadway musical, is finally defying gravity and leaping to the silver screen. 1News’ Aziz Al Sa’afin sat down with the film’s stars to discover the magic behind the cinematic spectacle.Directed by Jon M. Chu, the film…

Kiwis’ power bills will go up next year by approximately $10 a month, with further increases to come as the electricity sector upgrades ageing infrastructure and deals with rising costs. The Commerce Commission, which regulates grid operator Transpower and the lines companies, today released a final decision laying out how…

Police and the Air Force are currently searching for a boat believed to be carrying 700kg of methamphetamine off Northland’s east coast and have “serious concern” for its occupants. It comes after 10 people were charged with conspiracy to import a class A drug and participating in a criminal organised…

A Whangārei councillor is pushing for his council to halt its fluoridation plans as the deadline looms for adding it to the local drinking water supply.Kauri’s Gavin Benney has lodged a formal notice of motion for Whangārei District Council’s (WDC) meeting next week calling for the council to stop its…

An international beauty and makeup store has had its opening delayed after pushback from the Dunedin City Council. The opening of the new Mecca store, at 248 George St, has been postponed to early next year, while building consent is still pending. The Australian and New Zealand cosmetics giant had…

The Government has announced Richard Chambers will become the new Police Commissioner.The appointee, a three-decade veteran of the police force, will take over from Andrew Coster, who started a new job at the Government’s Social Investment Agency last week.Chambers is currently a police assistant commissioner, but has been on secondment…

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