Could floorball be New Zealand’s next big sport?
Opinion by Cliff Studman New Zealand Listener· 13 Jan, 2026 05:02 PM3 mins to read Subscribe to listen…
Should you have to wave down a bus?
Whether you’re heading to work before an important morning meeting, or coming home with kids and shopping in…
Fight to save popular tourist route from the sea
In the first part of a focus on the North Island’s fragile – but well-travelled – road to…
Napier, Hastings top 36C as gale-force winds cause damage, fan fires
Strong winds and extreme heat have brought down trees, cut power and fanned vegetation fires across parts of…
Passengers disembark after ferry stranded overnight in Wellington
Around 200 passengers have disembarked after being stranded on board the Bluebridge ferry Connemara in Wellington Harbour overnight…
Train tracks and lines ripped up at now-closed Melling Station
Just a little more than two weeks after the 6.37pm service departed Melling Station on Christmas Eve, tracks…
Pair arrested after $4.1m of Fantasy found in Wairarapa storage unit
Two people have been arrested after police seized more than $4 million worth of the illicit drug gamma-butyrolactone…
Financial hole of $840,000 in Lower Hutt pool budgets
The Hutt City Council could increase rates by 0.6% to cover a $840,000 financial hole for local swimming…
Woman not seen by doctor after 11 hours in emergency department
Health New Zealand has apologised to a woman who spent 11 and a half hours at Wellington Hospital’s…
Severe thunderstorm watch for Northland, Auckland on New Year’s Eve
A severe thunderstorm watch has been lifted for a large swathe of the North Island this New Year’s…
The best place to ring in 2026 as wild weather lashes NZ
If you’re planning to celebrate New Year’s Eve outdoors, 1News meteorologist Dan Corbett has one piece of advice:…
Widespread power outages across NZ as storms move south
Thousands of homes and businesses are without power, and two Horowhenua townships have been urged to conserve water…