Taylor Rice

1 month ago | 1news.co.nz | Taylor Rice

It’s a month dedicated to awareness of Tourette’s Syndrome – with a campaign message that couldn’t be more contradictory: “Please Ignore It”. The Tourette’s Association of New Zealand is driving a campaign this year which it said boils down to “anti-awareness”. General manager, Emma Henderson, said research shows about 1% of people live with Tourette’s Syndrome or tics, making the conversation about how to respond to someone's tics an important one.

1 month ago | 1news.co.nz | Taylor Rice

A "highly venomous" yellow-bellied sea snake was found dead by a member of the public over the weekend on Rangiahua/Flat Island, near Aotea/Great Barrier Island. Department of Conservation project manager Sarah Dwyer said the snake was found on Saturday. "Thankfully, the snake was reported immediately to DOC and is now at the DOC office on Aotea. The snake will be sent to Te Papa for their collection."This latest sighting is not the first of its kind in recent times.

Jan 21, 2025 | 1news.co.nz | Taylor Rice

WorkSafe has filed a charge against a scaffolding company – one year after a scaffolding wall crashed onto a busy Auckland road. At the time, 1News spoke to a motorist on Peach Parade in Remuera who described their "shock". Dash cam footage showed cars swerving out of the way of the falling platform, with a black Tesla being struck. This week, one year after the incident, WorkSafe confirmed it had filed a charge under the Health and Safety at Work Act on January 20, 2025.

Jan 6, 2025 | 1news.co.nz | Taylor Rice

Quick thinking from locals helped lead to the rescue of a large bottlenose dolphin from the shallows of an estuary in Otago over the weekend. Lifeguard Maaike Duncan told 1News the dolphin was first located in the water about 50m off State Highway 1 near Manse Road in Blueskin Bay, north of Dunedin. When she was called to the incident after midday on Sunday, Duncan discovered members of the public had already made a “makeshift sling” and had it underneath the dolphin to begin a rescue effort.

Nov 27, 2024 | 1news.co.nz | Taylor Rice

An elevated level of arsenic has been found in two drinking water suppliers who treat water from the Waikato River. Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has been briefed and has asked New Zealand's water regulating authority to ensure water providers in Auckland and Hamilton are taking appropriate action. In a statement this evening, Watercare said there was "no immediate risk" to public health. It said the maximum acceptable value for arsenic in New Zealand was 0.01 milligrams per litre.