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Wild weather: Schools closed, roads out, and travel disrupted

Wild weather: Schools closed, roads out, and travel disrupted

Weather warnings remained in place after Wellington was hit by torrential rain yesterday morning.

New Zealand

7:19pm

1:30

Christopher Luxon, pictured here in happier times, speaking to party supporters after winning the last general election.

Analysis: The PM who called a leadership vote on himself

Christopher Luxon finally conceded days of anonymous discontent from some MPs in his caucus had done damage he could not absorb by simply ignoring them.

Politics

6:36pm

6:27

Rotorua Lakes Council has moved OneCouncil to a cloud based system (file image).

Rotorua Lakes Council writes off $12m IT system after move to cloud

At the time of the full rollout, the council said the platform would support operations for "at least a decade".

Politics

6:30pm

Lead negotiator Ken Mair says the Whanganui lands Treaty settlement process has been a journey for some of four decades.

Iwi prepares to sign historic Whanganui settlement

Lead negotiator Ken Mair said the process had been "a hard, long journey – for some of us for 40 odd years".

Te Ao Māori

6:09pm

Liquor store generic

Man tries to sneak stolen haul past police arresting shoplifters

Police on Auckland's North Shore got more than they bargained for when responding to a call to a supermarket.

Crime and Justice

5:47pm

Wild weather: Schools closed, roads out, and travel disrupted

Wild weather: Schools closed, roads out, and travel disrupted

Weather warnings remained in place after Wellington was hit by torrential rain yesterday morning.

New Zealand

7:19pm

1:30

Christopher Luxon, pictured here in happier times, speaking to party supporters after winning the last general election.

Analysis: The PM who called a leadership vote on himself

Christopher Luxon finally conceded days of anonymous discontent from some MPs in his caucus had done damage he could not absorb by simply ignoring them.

Politics

6:36pm

6:27

Rotorua Lakes Council has moved OneCouncil to a cloud based system (file image).

Rotorua Lakes Council writes off $12m IT system after move to cloud

At the time of the full rollout, the council said the platform would support operations for "at least a decade".

Politics

6:30pm

Lead negotiator Ken Mair says the Whanganui lands Treaty settlement process has been a journey for some of four decades.

Iwi prepares to sign historic Whanganui settlement

Lead negotiator Ken Mair said the process had been "a hard, long journey – for some of us for 40 odd years".

Te Ao Māori

6:09pm

Liquor store generic

Man tries to sneak stolen haul past police arresting shoplifters

Police on Auckland's North Shore got more than they bargained for when responding to a call to a supermarket.

Crime and Justice

5:47pm

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Northland sharemilkers Gavin Hogarth and Jody Hansen founded Bella Vacca Jerseys to supply milk straight from the farm in glass bottles.

Northland milk company closes down due to soaring fuel prices

Bella Vacca Jerseys, founded in 2016 by sharemilkers Gavin Hogarth and Jody Hansen, supplied homes, cafes and retailers with milk straight from the farm in glass bottles.

Business

4:30pm

Christopher Luxon, joined by Nicola Willis, speaks to media

'A very bad move': Peters on Luxon's National Party confidence vote

Follow the latest from 1News reporters at Parliament.

Politics

3:53pm

2:23

A herd of goats (file image).

Eighteen pet goats 'inhumanely shot' dead in paddock south of Auckland

The goats were killed last week and their carcasses left at the property in Pōkeno, north Waikato.

New Zealand

3:37pm

Walmer and Harry Polania were woken up at 3am to muddy water rushing into their flat.

Brothers smash window with dumbbell to escape flooded Wellington house

Walmer and Harry Polania were woken up at 3am to a torrent of muddy water rushing into their flat.

New Zealand

3:31pm

1:06

Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises

Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises

It said it was increasing a number of its fixed-term home loans.

New Zealand

3:16pm

The yard was targeted four times, with around 855 litres of petrol stolen all up.

Man arrested after 855 litres of petrol stolen in Invercargill

Contractor's yard was hit four times between March 28 and April 5.

Crime and Justice

2:30pm

Hui Hui Phua (senior technologist) and Polona Le Quesne Stabej.

Hidden genetic culprit found for sudden cardiac deaths of young people

New Zealand and Australian team use advanced DNA testing to identify a previously missed inherited condition – giving families long‑sought answers and helping prevent future deaths.

Health

2:00pm

A car perched on a fence in Wellington's Berhampore

Wellington car on fence after flood like 'a surreal artwork'

The water left the blue station wagon perched on the corner of a roughly 1.2m high corrugated iron fence on Emerson St in Berhampore.

New Zealand

12:03pm

Methamphetamine was detected on 26 items of clothing in the suitcase of a man travelling from Canada.

Meth-soaked clothing in traveller's suitcase at Auckland Airport

Customs officers found 26 items of clothing in the luggage testing positive for methamphetamine in what they called a "complex concealment".

Crime and Justice

11:55am

1:30

Electricity prices, which were up 12.5%, contributed the most to the annual inflation rate.

Inflation holds steady at 3.1% in year to March

Electricity prices, which were up 12.5%, contributed the most to the annual inflation rate, Stats NZ said.

Business

11:21am

1:30

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When asked by reporters if he thinks he should "tone it down" with the way he expressed his opinion, Jones said: "Yes."

'I get cut through': Shane Jones on 'butter chicken tsunami' comment

"When words are deployed they are deployed to get cut through, to remind Kiwis you have a voice," Jones said.

Politics

10:53am

1:56

'A storm every eight days': Claims triple to country's biggest insurer

'A storm every eight days': Claims triple to country's biggest insurer

An increasing number of severe weather events were now happening in spring and summer, IAG says.

New Zealand

10:09am

4:12

Police (file image)

Further victim comes forward after man charged with rape, abduction

The 37-year-old Flaxmere man is now accused of offending in Hastings and the Tūrangi area.

Crime and Justice

9:59am

1:30

Chris Penk.

Luxon leadership 'rock solid', chief whip to miss National caucus

Poor polling and caucus unrest were brushed aside as MPs backed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ahead of a crucial caucus meeting.

Politics

9:40am

1:30

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including more weather damage emerges in Wellington, and charges laid after a girl’s body is found in a car boot.

News in 90 Seconds April 21

The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including more weather damage emerges in Wellington, and charges laid after a girl’s body is found in a car boot.

New Zealand

9:35am

1:30

It is illegal for retailers to sell nitrous oxide, commonly referred to as nangs.

Five retailers face prosecution over illegal sale of nangs

Police had previously visited the retailers and provided information outlining the rules around the sale of nitrous oxide, ensuring they understood it could not be sold for recreational use.

Crime and Justice

9:25am

Property Brokers general manager of property management David Faulkner said there had been a noticeable shift towards AI-written applications that tended to be longer, more complex and sometimes claiming excessive amounts of money.

AI tells tenant she should ask for $40k - tribunal hands her $80

Tenants using artificial intelligence to help them make applications to the Tenancy Tribunal are creating extra work and backlog, one property manager says.

New Zealand

7:32am

Group of business people waiting for a job interview (file image).

Entry‑level jobs are drying up – how can young Kiwis find work?

The unemployment rate among New Zealand’s 15- to 24-year-olds is around 15% – roughly triple that of the wider working-age population.

New Zealand

6:00am

1:30

 A car in the tide at Owhiro Bay that was washed at least 150 metres from where it was parked on Happy Valley Road, Wellington, New Zealand, April 20, 2026.

What made Wellington’s deluge so intense?

Over a 48-hour window, the capital saw rainfall totals that nearly tripled monthly averages, with some residents describing it as the worst flooding event since Wellington’s disastrous 1976 storm.

New Zealand

6:00am

3:47

Everlee Wihongi.

NZer detained by ICE in California after three-week trip home

Everlee Wihongi has lived in the United States for more than 25 years and is now in an ICE detention centre

New Zealand

Monday 6:46pm

2:12

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