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A fire at Fiordland Lodge on Saturday night.

Guests evacuated as blaze rips through luxury Fiordland Lodge

Crews from as far as Invercargill joined local brigades after the blaze at the 10-room home was reported around 11.15pm on Saturday.

Sunday 11:21am

All 38 passengers and three crew on board were safely evacuated from the Black Cat.

'We felt a thud': Dozens rescued as Akaroa tourist boat grounds

A grounding near the Akaroa Heads triggered a rapid evacuation after the vessel started flooding and smoking.

Sat, Jan 31

1:15

Twenty-three rig sharks and a stingray were found dead in Porirua Harbour.

'Distressing' discovery as 23 dead sharks dumped in Porirua Harbour

Rig sharks with slit gills were discovered in Porirua Harbour, prompting Fisheries NZ to investigate whether illegal set netting occurred in the protected inlet.

Sat, Jan 31

Cameras across the lower North Island and upper South Island captured the dazzling meteor as stunned residents reported a vivid flash just before midnight.

Spectacular fireball streaks across Wellington night sky

The vivid meteor lit up skies from Wellington to Nelson, with dashcams capturing the moment it streaked overhead just before midnight.

Sat, Jan 31

0:36

Emergency services were called to Frank St at around 1am on January 19 to reports of a car fire.

Gore retiree gifted new car after arson, council waives $3500 bill

The uninsured man faced a bill from the council to repair the road – but locals stepped in to offer transport, money and even a replacement car.

Wed, Jan 28

Guests evacuated as blaze rips through luxury Fiordland Lodge

Crews from as far as Invercargill joined local brigades after the blaze at the 10-room home was reported around 11.15pm on Saturday.

Sunday 11:21am

'We felt a thud': Dozens rescued as Akaroa tourist boat grounds

A grounding near the Akaroa Heads triggered a rapid evacuation after the vessel started flooding and smoking.

Sat, Jan 31

1:15

'Distressing' discovery as 23 dead sharks dumped in Porirua Harbour

Rig sharks with slit gills were discovered in Porirua Harbour, prompting Fisheries NZ to investigate whether illegal set netting occurred in the protected inlet.

Sat, Jan 31

Spectacular fireball streaks across Wellington night sky

The vivid meteor lit up skies from Wellington to Nelson, with dashcams capturing the moment it streaked overhead just before midnight.

Sat, Jan 31

0:36

Gore retiree gifted new car after arson, council waives $3500 bill

The uninsured man faced a bill from the council to repair the road – but locals stepped in to offer transport, money and even a replacement car.

Wed, Jan 28

Packets of Pokemon cards are displayed for sale in Birmingham, England (file image).

Auckland shop worker stabbed after alleged Pokémon card theft

Officers say a 16-year-old produced a knife after the worker pursued the group following the alleged theft.

Wed, Jan 21

1:31

A "rainbow cloud" captured over the Nelson region on January 18, 2026.

Rare 'rainbow cloud' phenomenon dazzles Nelsonians

MetService said the vibrant colours came from ice crystals acting like tiny prisms, creating a brief but spectacular sight.

Sun, Jan 18

Carry‑on rules: What Air NZ and Jetstar want travellers to know

New Zealand’s major airlines explain their cabin baggage policies and why they’re enforced at the gate.

Sun, Jan 18

Footage obtained by 1News showed the four burglars breaking into Stirling Sports Upper Hutt this morning.

Upper Hutt retailer sleeping on his shop floor after $9000 burglary

Masked offenders smashed through the glass entrance of the Stirling Sports store with a hammer in an early-morning break-in.

Tue, Jan 13

0:36

A Croatian tennis fan was made to turn his shirt inside out by security staff at the ASB Classic.

Tennis fan bats away explanation for Croatian shirt incident

Spectator says multiple fans from different countries were told to cover national shirts, disputing organisers’ account of one overzealous security guard.

Thu, Jan 8

An animal rescue charity said the horse was found covered in thousands of ticks, with large infected, clusters described as "villages" all over his body.

Neglected horse covered in 'thousands of ticks' rescued in Far North

Horse found in extremely poor condition with severe arthritis, dragging one front hoof and covered in "villages" of ticks across his body.

Thu, Jan 8

Dog found alive days after yacht capsize — still wearing life jacket

Rimu, a curly-coat retriever, has been reunited with her owner after surviving four days following a yacht capsizing off Whananaki on December 30.

Sun, Jan 4

Some heritage train parts discarded along the Glenbrook Vintage Railway.

Thieves strip heritage trains in 'extensive' burglary at Auckland railway

The theft stripped heritage trains of irreplaceable parts, with replacements only possible by painstakingly recasting, remoulding or engineering them from scratch.

Sat, Jan 3