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An Auckland runner racing to get to the Queenstown Marathon start line, after spending last night in Christchurch, completed the race - albeit unofficially.

There is no doubt the Treaty Principles Bill will greatly damage National's relationship with Māori, former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson says.

The man in charge of the country's public health system has stepped in to ensure all staff can still have a drink of Milo at work.

Officers are ready to enforce the ban on gang patches, the assistant police commissioner says.

A man who lived in his parents' home after their deaths - on the understanding he paid the bills and maintained it - has been evicted for failing to keep his side of the bargain.

A man is now in prison after his “horrendous” high-speed driving on the Lewis Pass ended in a crash that seriously injured another motorist who was thrown from their car on impact.

The NZ Transport Agency is considering options for realigning part of SH6 in Westland, but such a fix would take years and is likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.