1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (780+ words) A knife-wielding man allegedly threatened a dairy owner during a shoplifting in the central city (Source: Google Maps) A Hamilton man used a sign advertising pies as a shield after a knife-wielding man allegedly threatened a dairy owner during a…...

28+ min ago  (837+ words) Met Service has issued a string of warnings covering western and alpine regions, including Fiordland, Westland, Buller and Grey, as well as parts of Canterbury, Otago and the lower North Island, with wild conditions expected to track north through the…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (685+ words) Emergency services at the scene of a train crash north of London. (Source: Associated Press) Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision between two trains north of London on Friday (local time) that killed at least one person....

5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (452+ words) Firefighters work at the site of a fire at an elementary school in Tokyo, Japan. (Source: Associated Press) A fire broke out at an elementary school in downtown Tokyo Friday, but all of about 300 students and teachers were evacuated or…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1371+ words) Man and woman asleep in bed. (Source: istock. com) Disturbed sleep is a common problem " and one that has many serious consequences beyond feeling tired the next day. Research has linked insomnia and poor sleep to early mortality and diseases…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (472+ words) Emergency services respond to the crash north of Wellington. (Source: Supplied) A person has died following a crash on State Highway 1 north of Wellington that left drivers stuck on the road for hours. Emergency services were called to the crash…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (603+ words) Actor Daveigh Chase poses at the Season 5 premiere of HBO series Big Love, in Los Angeles in, 2011. (Source: Associated Press) Former child actor Daveigh Chase, known for her youthful voice in Disney's Lilo & Stitch and her villainous performance in the…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago  (827+ words) Shortly after H'hona Ormsby stood to speak, the meeting was suspended by the chair. (Source: 1 News) A New Zealander recently detained by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla has led a group of pro-Palestinian protesters in confronting Foreign Minister Winston…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (704+ words) Traffic seen from the Porirua bridge over looking the motorway south bound. (Source: rnz. co. nz) Traffic on State Highway 1 north of Wellington ground to a standstill for hours on Friday after a serious crash, reportedly between a car and…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago  (1434+ words) Composite image: Vinay Ranchhod, 1 News (Source: 1 News) State of the Nation is a new series in which we ask Kiwis who they'll vote for, how much they earn, and other nosey questions about their views and experience of Aotearoa. First…...