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Teaching Council admits 'we dropped the ball' in sex offender case

Chair Patrick Walsh says the council failed to use its powers as an independent review exposes repeated missed opportunities to act against convicted child sex offender Timothy Fisher.

Rawiri Waititi, David Seymour, Chlöe Swarbrick, Winston Peters and Qiulae Wong will take part in TVNZ's Multi-Party Debate tonight.

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Vote in tonight's TVNZ's Multi-Party Debate

Leaders of the smaller parties will take the spotlight tonight following release of the latest 1News Verian poll.

7:35pm

Andrew Campbell was Jacinda Ardern's chief press secretary from May 2018 until she resigned.

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'Jacinda was, globally, a target' – former staffer on the shift from mania to vitriol

Jacinda Ardern's former chief press secretary Andrew Campbell's new memoir is released today.

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The vehicles collided as one appeared to overtake the other, striking a sign.

Crime and Justice

Watch: Cars collide during reckless move at Chch intersection

Dashcam footage showed the cars driving side by side before slamming into each other, with one smashing a road sign.

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The Boeing 787 Dreamliner had to be grounded for "a deep clean", a Qantas spokesperson said. (File image).

Health

Qantas passengers complain of bed bug outbreak on plane

Passengers on a 17-hour flight reported being bitten by bed bugs on the Qantas Dreamliner.

An Auckland Transport bus in Botany Downs with a dot-matrix display apologising for being out of service (file image).

New Zealand

Auckland bus card readers overcharge thousands - one rider stung $433

The Commerce Commission is assessing whether to investigate, and nearly $48,000 is still owed to 1615 people that officials can't track down.

Debate live: Peters vows to win minimum wage ‘arm wrestle’ with Seymour

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Debate live: Peters vows to win minimum wage ‘arm wrestle’ with Seymour

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Left to right: Rawiri Waititi, David Seymour, Chlöe Swarbrick, Winston Peters and Qiulae Wong.

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Watch TVNZ Multi-Party Debate live: Peters, Swarbrick, Wong, Waititi and Seymour

The leaders of the parties vying to be coalition partners go head to head at 7pm on TVNZ 1, TVNZ+ and 1News.co.nz.

6:50pm

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Poll: Hipkins and Luxon now neck and neck, Opportunity on track for 10 MPs

Today's 1News Verian poll continues to have smaller parties holding the key to forming a government.

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Vote Compass 2026: Compare your views with party policies

In an election where old loyalties are being tested and every vote could matter, 1News Vote Compass lets Kiwis see where they stand.

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Watch TVNZ Multi-Party Debate live: Peters, Swarbrick, Wong, Waititi and Seymour

The leaders of the parties vying to be coalition partners go head to head at 7pm on TVNZ 1, TVNZ+ and 1News.co.nz.

6:50pm

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Poll: Hipkins and Luxon now neck and neck, Opportunity on track for 10 MPs

Today's 1News Verian poll continues to have smaller parties holding the key to forming a government.

5:58pm

6:15

Politics

Vote Compass 2026: Compare your views with party policies

In an election where old loyalties are being tested and every vote could matter, 1News Vote Compass lets Kiwis see where they stand.

Crime and Justice

Teaching Council admits 'we dropped the ball' in sex offender case

Chair Patrick Walsh says the council failed to use its powers as an independent review exposes repeated missed opportunities to act against convicted child sex offender Timothy Fisher.

Politics

Vote in tonight's TVNZ's Multi-Party Debate

Leaders of the smaller parties will take the spotlight tonight following release of the latest 1News Verian poll.

7:35pm

Life

'Jacinda was, globally, a target' – former staffer on the shift from mania to vitriol

Jacinda Ardern's former chief press secretary Andrew Campbell's new memoir is released today.

1:30

Crime and Justice

Watch: Cars collide during reckless move at Chch intersection

Dashcam footage showed the cars driving side by side before slamming into each other, with one smashing a road sign.

4:38pm

0:42

Health

Qantas passengers complain of bed bug outbreak on plane

Passengers on a 17-hour flight reported being bitten by bed bugs on the Qantas Dreamliner.

New Zealand

Auckland bus card readers overcharge thousands - one rider stung $433

The Commerce Commission is assessing whether to investigate, and nearly $48,000 is still owed to 1615 people that officials can't track down.

Jacoba Vaessler and an x-ray image of her spine.

Health

Surgeon misplaced screw in patient’s spine, eventually she gave up on NZ's health system

An investigation by 1News reporter Thomas Mead details a woman’s descent into pain, after a surgery went wrong at a Christchurch private hospital.

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It was "warm and sticky" for some people overnight.

New Zealand

'Warm and sticky' night for North Island, one city to hit 27C today

Summer temperatures were forecast for parts of the country today.

1:30

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Watch TVNZ Multi-Party Debate live: Peters, Swarbrick, Wong, Waititi and Seymour

The leaders of the parties vying to be coalition partners go head to head at 7pm on TVNZ 1, TVNZ+ and 1News.co.nz.

6:50pm

Politics

Poll: Hipkins and Luxon now neck and neck, Opportunity on track for 10 MPs

Today's 1News Verian poll continues to have smaller parties holding the key to forming a government.

5:58pm

6:15

Health

Surgeon misplaced screw in patient’s spine, eventually she gave up on NZ's health system

An investigation by 1News reporter Thomas Mead details a woman’s descent into pain, after a surgery went wrong at a Christchurch private hospital.

6:38

New Zealand

'Warm and sticky' night for North Island, one city to hit 27C today

Summer temperatures were forecast for parts of the country today.

1:30

Politics

Vote Compass 2026: Compare your views with party policies

In an election where old loyalties are being tested and every vote could matter, 1News Vote Compass lets Kiwis see where they stand.

Crime and Justice

Teaching Council admits 'we dropped the ball' in sex offender case

Chair Patrick Walsh says the council failed to use its powers as an independent review exposes repeated missed opportunities to act against convicted child sex offender Timothy Fisher.

Politics

Vote in tonight's TVNZ's Multi-Party Debate

Leaders of the smaller parties will take the spotlight tonight following release of the latest 1News Verian poll.

7:35pm

Life

'Jacinda was, globally, a target' – former staffer on the shift from mania to vitriol

Jacinda Ardern's former chief press secretary Andrew Campbell's new memoir is released today.

1:30

Crime and Justice

Watch: Cars collide during reckless move at Chch intersection

Dashcam footage showed the cars driving side by side before slamming into each other, with one smashing a road sign.

4:38pm

0:42

Health

Qantas passengers complain of bed bug outbreak on plane

Passengers on a 17-hour flight reported being bitten by bed bugs on the Qantas Dreamliner.

Crime and Justice

Teaching Council admits 'we dropped the ball' in sex offender case

Chair Patrick Walsh says the council failed to use its powers as an independent review exposes repeated missed opportunities to act against convicted child sex offender Timothy Fisher.

Politics

Vote in tonight's TVNZ's Multi-Party Debate

Leaders of the smaller parties will take the spotlight tonight following release of the latest 1News Verian poll.

7:35pm

Life

'Jacinda was, globally, a target' – former staffer on the shift from mania to vitriol

Jacinda Ardern's former chief press secretary Andrew Campbell's new memoir is released today.

1:30

Crime and Justice

Watch: Cars collide during reckless move at Chch intersection

Dashcam footage showed the cars driving side by side before slamming into each other, with one smashing a road sign.

4:38pm

0:42

Health

Qantas passengers complain of bed bug outbreak on plane

Passengers on a 17-hour flight reported being bitten by bed bugs on the Qantas Dreamliner.

New Zealand

Auckland bus card readers overcharge thousands - one rider stung $433

The Commerce Commission is assessing whether to investigate, and nearly $48,000 is still owed to 1615 people that officials can't track down.

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