A man kicked his victim in the groin, swore at him and filmed him on his phone, as he lay unconscious and bleeding on the pavement after a fatal assault.

A “surreal” dispute with a Christchurch car dealer has ended with a couple being sent pictures of a faeces-splattered toilet and car seat after they took him to a tribunal to get a refund for a vehicle they never received.

GPs say patients who desperately need hospital treatment are increasingly not even making it onto waiting lists.

Analysis - Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is loath to spend too much time looking backwards.