Follow 1News' live updates as Cyclone Vaianu heads across the North Island. Keep Reading

An estimated 50 families opted to evacuate their homes before the storm hit the region. Keep Reading

Vice President JD Vance provides updates on the high-stakes U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan, telling the press, "We have not reached an agreement. They have chosen not to accept our terms." Vance also said that the U.S. is leaving Iranians with their "final and best offer," adding that he hopes they accept it. Keep Reading

Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace. Keep Reading

The PSA said staff had recently received a change proposal which would cut 45 roles and establish 18 to meet government spending reductions. Keep Reading

It was a calm morning for much of the country, but numerous weather warnings, including a rare red wind warning for the Coromandel Peninsula and Great Barrier Island, were in place. Keep Reading