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Peters has a dig, Waititi sings

MPs end year: Peters has a dig, Waititi breaks into song

"Have a good Christmas, 'cos you'll need it sunshine", Winston Peters said in a rowdy debate in the House, while Rawiri Waititi criticised the coalition to the tune of Winter Wonderland.

Luxon will not attend Waitangi

Luxon will not attend Waitangi

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not attend Waitangi at all next year.

Mufti cops stopping pub patrons in anti-drink-drive move

Mufti cops stopping pub patrons in anti-drink-drive move

Suspected drink-drivers leaving Canterbury hotel car parks are being followed and then pulled over by police in unmarked vehicles.

Paua poachers dobbed in over phone

Paua poachers dobbed in over phone

A group of people who took 460 paua from a closed area on the Canterbury coast were caught by fishery officers last week.

Vanuatu quake: NZ Hercules diversion 'embarrassing'

By Felix Walton of RNZ The former Minister of Defence says delays to critical humanitarian flights to Vanuatu are embarrassing for New Zealand.

Otago punter wins big before Christmas

Ho ho ho! Otago punter wins $5 million

It will be a very merry Christmas for an Otago punter after they won $5 million in last night's Lotto Powerball First Division draw.

Vaccinations against meningococcal disease urged

Vaccinations against meningococcal disease urged

Students heading to university and boarding schools next year are advised to get vaccinated against the life-threatening meningococcal disease.

Prolific artist Mark Braunias dies

Artist Mark Braunias, right, in front of one of his paintings with art collector Chris Parkin....

Prolific artist Mark Braunias dies

The award-winning former Canterbury University abstract artist Mark Braunias has died aged 69.

Vehicle fire spreads to Christchurch house

Vehicle fire spreads to Christchurch house

A vehicle fire has spread to a house in Christchurch this afternoon.

Man arrested with firearm

A man has been arrested and a loaded firearm seized after he evaded police in Christchurch.

Audi driver escapes spectacular crash

An accident at the Hamilton Radiology carpark left the car resting on its side. Photo: RNZ /...

Audi driver escapes spectacular crash

The driver of an Audi A3 escaped a spectacular crash largely unscathed after the car went up a bank, through a metal fence and crashed into a parked car, before finally coming to a halt on its side.

'Hitch-hiking' python found in Auckland

A live python found in an industrial estate was likely a "lone hitch-hiker", Biosecurity New Zealand says.

Lake Alice survivor realises house bus dream

Robyn Dandy. Photo: RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham

Lake Alice survivor to use payout to tour South Island in house bus

A Lake Alice survivor says she's going to take the $150,000 redress payment to buy a house bus and travel the South Island with her pets.

TVNZ restructure announcement due soon

The final decisions around TVNZ's newsroom restructure will be announced in the coming days, the state-owned broadcaster's boss told MPs today.

Vanuatu quake: MFAT staff found safe, NZ offers help

The embassy building for NZ, the US, the UK and France in Vanuatu was severely damaged in the...

Vanuatu quake: MFAT staff found safe, NZ offers help

Two staff from the NZ High Commission in Vanuatu unaccounted for after a devastating earthquake have been found safe.

One dead after cabin fire in Auckland

A person has been found dead after an unexplained fire at a property in the Auckland suburb of Ranui.

Councillors abused after vote

The nine Nelson Tasman cases are all from one household. Photo: Getty Images

Councillors abused after vote

Nelson councillors have been receiving abusive emails after a majority voted that the city council boycott businesses which operate in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories.

Mum takes on iconic race after cancer battle

Mum of three Elise Cassidy has gone through cancer, chemo, major surgery and a pregnancy - all in the space of 12 months - on her journey to the Kathmandu Coast to Coast start line in February.

Man fined for destroying gulls' nests with digger

A crushed black-billed gull egg found at the Belfast property. Photo: Supplied

Man fined $6k for destroying protected gulls' nests with digger

A Christchurch man has been fined $6000 for driving a digger through a large black-billed gulls/tarāpuka colony, destroying their nests.

Fast-track bill passes into law, amid protest

Chris Bishop said the First Home Grant was an "expensive and inefficient way to support first...

Fast-track bill passes into law, amid protest

The fast-track legislation has passed its third and final reading in Parliament.

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