Founded in 1960 as part of New Zealand’s first television news broadcasts, 1News grew out of the country’s early public broadcasting system rather than being started by one single founder. The idea came from the need to give New Zealanders regular TV news at a time when television was still new in the country. Over time, these local news broadcasts became a national news service, eventually known as 1News. Today, 1News is owned and operated by TVNZ, or Television New Zealand, which is a state-owned media company in New Zealand. Today, 1News is based in Auckland, New Zealand, and covers a wide range of news. Its reporting includes politics, local and national news, world news, business, sports, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, and major breaking stories. 1News reaches audiences through television broadcasts, its website 1news.co.nz, streaming, social media, and mobile platforms. One interesting fact: A unique fact about 1News is that in the early days of New Zealand television, news stories sometimes had to be physically flown between cities on film or videotape because there was no full national TV network yet.