3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (413+ words) The intersection of SH1 and O'Neills Rd in Makikihi. (Source: Google Maps) (Source: Supplied) A person has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after a vehicle crashed into a ditch on State Highway 1 in Waimate this afternoon. Police said…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago   (512+ words) Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement perform as Flight of the Conchords in 2010. (Source: Getty) Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are bringing the "guitars out of the tall grass" this November for Flight of the Conchords' first New Zealand tour since…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago   (834+ words) Crowds at the new Te Waihorotiu station. (Source: 1News) Auckland's expanded rail service carried around 20% more passengers than a typical Monday during the City Rail Link's first weekday morning peak today, according to Auckland Transport. Speaking to media at Te Waihorotiu…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago   (404+ words) Detective Inspector Karen Bright said the injured man presented at Middlemore Hospital last night with an unexplained gunshot wound. (Source: 1News) Police are investigating after a man arrived at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital with an unexplained gunshot wound overnight. "He received a…...

11+ hour, 41+ min ago   (464+ words) NZTA shared an image of the traffic building up over the Rakaia River bridge this morning. (Source: NZTA) State Highway 1 over the Rakaia Bridge in Canterbury is back open this morning following an earlier three-vehicle crash. A police spokesperson said…...

13+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1453+ words) With the tunnels now open, what’s the next stop for the city’s wider public transport network? Auckland's City Rail Link opened to passengers yesterday, capping a decade of construction, $5.5 billion in spending, and more than a century of talk to…...

13+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1147+ words) The 20-year-old died after being found unconscious at a party in Dunedin. (Source: istock.com) The "senseless" death of a Dunedin student who choked on his own vomit at a party has been described as "a woeful illustration of the…...

23+ hour, 1+ min ago   (476+ words) Circus Bar. (Source: Google Maps) A popular Wellington nightlife spot known for its arcade games, free popcorn and inclusive vibe is calling last drinks for good. Circus Bar, on Te Aro's Allen St between Courtenay Place and Wakefield St, announced…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (477+ words) Senior Sergeant Shannon Clifford said the damage to hoardings was "significant" in some cases. (Source: 1News) A Tauranga man has been charged after an alleged vandalism spree damaged around 30 political hoardings in Pāpāmoa. The first hoardings were targeted on Parton Rd…...

23+ hour, 27+ min ago   (663+ words) A train at Karanga-a-Hape station. (Source: 1News) National has announced it will put a dedicated team of police officers on trains and buses if it is re-elected to government in November. National police spokesperson Mark Mitchell said the policy would establish…...