Officially recommended changes to the new Fast-track Approvals Bill include giving one minister the ability to nominate projects, and putting the final say on approving them to a panel of experts.
Volunteer collectors dressed in bright pink were on the streets around Dunedin on Friday, as part of the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ's annual street appeal.
Commerce Minister Andrew Bayly "doesn't believe" he told a worker to "f*** off" during a site visit, but has refused to give further detail about what was said.
As a cave filled with rising floodwaters in a matter of minutes, 17 students found themselves in a fight for survival as they were swept into a swirling current while desperately trying to escape.
The Green Party's bid to oust former MP Darleen Tana from Parliament, under the waka-jumping legislation, is now in the hands of Speaker Gerry Brownlee.