Racing Minister Winston Peters wants to bring in legislation to extend the TAB's current monopoly over sports and racing betting to also cover online betting.
A member of the Road Pirates social motorcycle club said the death of three motorcyclists in a crash on Saturday morning is a massive shock to everyone connected to the club.
The Health Commissioner's claim during Parliament's scrutiny week that "overspending" is to blame for Te Whatu Ora's financial crisis has outraged health workers and their unions.
The winds in the Canterbury high country are already picking up and expected to get to gale force overnight, making the job of battling a massive fire more challenging for firefighters today.
Fire crews say it is too dangerous to establish containment lines around a large fire burning in the Canterbury high country, so they are focusing on bringing it under control instead.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has hinted that New Zealand may soon announce the start of long-anticipated trade deal negotiations with India.
New Zealand never knew the heights that Nikki Kaye might have climbed to as a politician, but both her colleagues and rivals suspected it might have been to the very top.