Lion Labs Limited has filed an application to trademark the name “KiwiMart” through the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) following the Green Party’s September 6 announcement of a publicly-owned supermarket chain, according to company director Cahn McKenzie. The proposed nationwide supermarket chain aims to create 120 stores to break up the supermarket duopoly … Read more
Political parties across New Zealand have begun erecting election hoardings as the country enters a critical nine-week window ahead of the November general election, according to 1News. With the official start date arriving on Saturday, politicians nationwide deployed hammers and brackets to launch their physical roadside campaigns. Party Leaders Launch Billboard Campaign Across Electorates ACT … Read more
Severe flash flooding struck Killarney in County Kerry and parts of Cabra in Dublin on Thursday night, August 27, 2026, driven by torrential downpours that prompted a Status Orange rain warning from Met Éireann and left major roads impassable. Flash Flooding Hits Killarney and Dublin Parts of Killarney and Cabra experienced significant flooding on Thursday … Read more
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Labour leader Chris Hipkins will face off in a primetime Leaders Debate at 7pm on October 6, according to TVNZ. The live debate will screen on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ as part of the broadcaster’s election campaign coverage and will be moderated by Q+A and 1News at Six presenter Jack … Read more
The Opportunity Party has cleared the 5% threshold for the first time in a 1News Verian poll, rising three points to reach 8% according to results released by 1News. The survey, carried out from August 8 to 11, 2026, places the newcomer party neck-and-neck with New Zealand First and suggests a left bloc could form … Read more