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Coal wagon derails causing extensive damage near Ōtira Tunnel
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Election live: Swarbrick eyes deputy PM role for Greens if left win
As the campaign heads to the finish line, follow 1News reporters across New Zealand for the latest from the trail.
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Election 2026 live updates: NZ First candidate Michael Laws makes sexist remarks about Opportunity Party members
Kayla Kingdon-Bebb said he should rule himself out of taking public office.
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Coal wagon derails causing extensive damage near Ōtira Tunnel
The last wagon of a coal train has derailed, causing extensive damage to the track and delaying some services.
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Midland Line closed after train derails near Ōtira Tunnel
A loaded KiwiRail coal train derailed as it was approaching the Ōtira Tunnel, leaving the Midland Line - which runs between Rolleston and Greymouth -…
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US election live: Democrats take control of Senate and House, Trump reacts
Millions of Americans are voting in an election that could fundamentally reshape Donald Trump's final two years in the White House.
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‘I’m a little bit surprised’, Trump says after election wipeout
The US president said he’d had “tremendous rallies”, but the energy hadn’t translated into victories.
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Nelson plane crash: TAIC opens inquiry after two people killed
The wreckage was found in remote terrain near North Castor Peak in the Bryant Range.
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Democrats capture Congress in sweeping setback for Trump
Democrats have captured majorities in the US Senate and House, scoring sweeping victories that reached deep into Republican strongholds as tens of…
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'Liam's your guy': Former F1 champ backs Lawson amid contract uncertainty
Jenson Button understands the shiny new toy syndrome theory but warns the grass isn’t always greener.
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Firefighters to strike for 10 hours four times after rejecting Fire and Emergency pay offer
Fire boss warns of 'extreme risk' after paid firefighters vote to strike over pay dispute.
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Sharp rebuke for Trump as Democrats seize control of US Congress
Voters handed Democrats control of the Senate on Tuesday, rejecting Trump's handpicked candidates that he furiously barnstormed for.
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Ong doubles down on secret asset sale claims
Embattled Dunedin city councillor Benedict Ong was given until a deadline and a warning to retract claims the city's forests were secretly being put…
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Glitches and falsehoods: how a scanner fault, a phantom ‘raid’ and a Halloween shirt fed claims of election cheating
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day was barely underway before unverified rumors of voting irregularities surfaced online.
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Why election night may leave New Zealand twiddling its thumbs – The Front Page
National hits the road, Labour targets Auckland in election endgame.
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Kergozou's Tour of Southland return after horror crash
The elite cyclist’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games dream was cut short by a nasty fall in July.
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Lights of her life
There is a moment, so mesmerising, so enchanting, it almost brings tears to her eyes. Neck craned upwards, Michelle beams as the last of the…
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Election 2026 Campaign Diary: Does NZ First have a women problem?
OPINION: Michael Laws has three rules for transgressions: accept, apologise, atone.
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A private jet, sniffer dogs and tight security amid secretive leader's visit to NZ school
A religious figure’s visit to Palmerston North has sparked a large security deployment, unsettling residents.
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NZ First’s Laws sorry for remarks, hours after defending them
Former MP and broadcaster faced backlash from all sides over his comments about Opportunity candidate Kayla Kingdon-Bebb.
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Fire union threatens 10-hour strikes
The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union is threatening four 10-hour strikes if the government does not step in to help bargaining with its…
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| Source | Tier | Status |
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| RNZ | Tier 0 | No response |
| 1News | Tier 2 | Active (10) |
| NZ Herald | Tier 2 | Active (10) |
| Otago Daily Times | Tier 2 | Active (10) |
| Stuff | Tier 2 | Active (10) |