The Southern district picks up only four new beat officers out of a national total of 160 who are part of 500 new police placings announced by the government today.
The Chief Ombudsman has criticised the Associate Health Minister for poor record-keeping, as she has been unable to identify the author of the advice on which she based her tobacco policy.
Corrections is investigating allegations of gang members in Christchurch Men's Prison manufacturing motorcycle accessories and arranging for them to be taken off-site.
New data calls into question power company claims that households have not been affected by the recent surge in wholesale power prices, one independent retailer says.
The owner of a Christchurch bar and restaurant is "devastated" after thousands of dollars in high-quality meat was stolen during an early morning break-in.
Helen Clark has launched a fresh broadside against the government for shifting its strategic outlook after confirmation Wellington is consulting with Aukus members.
The judge in the murder trial of former Auckland eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne has summed up the case for the jury and urged them make a decision "free from sympathy or prejudice".