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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 8m

📢 The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including the activist who doxxed Winston Peters says she has regrets, a man is charged over LA's Palisades fire, and Dolly Parton denies she's dying.

News in 90 Seconds October 9

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 27m

📢 The attacker, Jihad Al-Shamie, called emergency dispatchers during his deadly attack on October 2 to express his commitment to the terror group.

UK synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State, police say

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 48m

📢 Yesterday the Reserve Bank slashed the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points - down to 2.5% - while also signalling it would be "open" to further cuts.

More mortgage rate moves in wake of major OCR cut

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 1h

📢 "I’m not ready to die yet. I don't think God is through with me. And I ain’t done working," she said.

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Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health: 'I'm not dying'

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 1h

📢 But with prices now trading at US$4000 (NZ$6900) an ounce, is this the result of solid fundamentals or just fear of missing out?

Why are gold prices surging?

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 1h

📢 Hamas said it has exchanged a list of the names of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be released under a swap deal.

Top US, Qatar officials join talks aimed at brokering peace in Gaza

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 2h

📢 Lawyers for the former FBI director say they plan to argue the prosecution is politically motivated and should be dismissed.

Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to federal charges

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 2h

📢 The blaze, which erupted on January 7, killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6000 homes and buildings in the coastal LA neighbourhood of Pacific Palisades.

Authorities arrest man related to deadly January wildfire in LA

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 2h

📢 Fresh data from Realestate.co.nz shows rental listings are now up 18% year-on-year.

New rental listings continue to climb across the country

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 2h

📢 Overheating and distress both involve sweating but the causes and implications are different.

What's the difference between hot sweat and cold sweat?

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 13h

📢 The blaze involved a house under construction in Herne Bay.

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Fire truck breaks down on its way to Auckland fire

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 13h

📢 Four SPCA staff took about three hours to catch the 80kg ewe after a member of the public spotted her near Millers Flat in late September.

'Quiet lawn mower' with survival story seeks new flock

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 13h

📢 New Zealand's oceans were warming at a rate of 34% faster than the global average.

'Massive impacts': $180 billion of homes on flood-prone land – report

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 14h

📢 An Education Review Office report says it could reduce the incentive for families to take kids out of school early in order to buy cheaper airfares.

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Regional school terms could help attendance battle – Seymour

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 14h

📢 Pedestrians and cyclists would still be allowed access to the unformed legal road in the Cape Palliser area.

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Vehicles to be banned on scenic Cape Palliser coastline

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 14h

📢 As directed by President Trump, Congress has eliminated over a billion dollars in public broadcasting funding, forcing TV and radio stations to seek alternative funding sources.

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV in US

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 A woman has pleaded not guilty to interfering with human remains after the body of a newborn baby was discovered in an Auckland wheelie bin earlier this year.

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Baby found in bin: Woman pleads not guilty

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 The cut announced today is bigger than some had expected.

Major banks drop some home loan rates after OCR cut

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 The Government is ending Jobseeker payments to 18- and 19-year-olds whose parents earn more than $65,000, saying it will encourage them to find work.

Teens with health conditions, disabilities may lose Jobseeker benefit

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 The woman, in her 30s, earlier this year admitted to charges of grooming a young person for sexual conduct and doing an indecent act on a boy under 12.

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Teacher guilty of sexually abusing student given home detention

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 The good news for borrowers at most banks was that fixed-term mortgage rates have already been falling over recent weeks in anticipation of further OCR cuts.

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Reserve Bank 'open' to further OCR cuts after today's 'shock treatment'

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 16h

📢 The pair were "climbing down to retrieve an item they had dropped" but were unable to get back up, police said.

Rescue mission underway for pair trapped on Whangaparāoa cliff face

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 16h

📢 Reserve Bank opts for bigger cut to OCR; Police Ten 7 host dies; Auckland house fire which killed two was deliberately lit, police say.

Five Big Things That Happened Today: Wednesday, October 8

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 16h

📢 A severe storm struck the area Saturday night, cutting off access to where the hikers were staying in tents at an altitude of more than 4900m.

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Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mt Everest after severe snowstorm

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1News NZ (Unofficial) @1newsnz.nzcow.com · 16h

📢 Māori ward candidate Raawiri Gilgen believes his past professional conduct has bearing on his suitability for the council, but on the positive side.

Gisborne candidate twice struck off medical register

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