Checkpoint

Freight trucks can finally move along a critical supply route for Hawke's Bay, much to the relief of local businesses.

Vital supply convoys have begun along State Highway 5 from Napier to Taupō after… Read more Audio

Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says 75 houses are without power, 165 houses in the wider area are without water, and 20 homes only have pedestrian access after the landslip at Point Howard today.

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A landslip has taken out powerlines, gas and water in Lower Hutt. Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry says 75 houses are without power, 165 houses in the wider area are without water, and 20 homes only… Read more Video, Audio

Nearly one month on from Cyclone Gabrielle, some in Hawke's Bay remain without power.

Candle-lit baths, darkened houses or a noisy generator have become the new normal.

But the lights are slowly… Read more Audio

Labour could form a government with the support of the Greens and Te Pati Maori, according to the latest 1News Kantar Public Poll.

But the two main parties are still neck and neck, with just two… Read more Audio

Hollywood's biggest night turned blockbuster for the movie "Everything, Everywhere All at Once."

The multiverse film cleaned up, picking up seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best… Read more Audio

Waikato's District Mayor reckons camping out has cut her commute and means she can give more time to the job.

Jacqui Church now lives in a caravan in a paddock in Ngāruawahia just a few minutes from… Read more Audio

The government says New Zealand is well-placed to absorb the shocks posed by the collapse of US bank Silicon Valley.

US authorities are stepping in to guarantee all customers of the failed bank will… Read more Audio

In Queenstown, hundreds of homes are available for short-term letting on platforms like Airbnb, but finding a permanent place in an affordable rental is hard work for the workers who keep the town's… Read more Audio

Imagine being told by your landlord that the spare room is now an Airbnb. That's exactly the scenario which confronted a group of Queenstown renters last week.

A housing crisis in the area continues… Read more Audio

Fire Fighters on duty during the Auckland floods struggled with inadequate gear and vehicles and feel they were left in the dark by senior leaders.

That's according to the results of a survey by the… Read more Audio