A disgraced former horse trainer gambled more than $2 million before filing for bankruptcy and collecting almost $10,000 in Government-backed wage subsidies.
The Ministry of Culture and Heritage pulled the plug on two services for Anzac Day in the capital over safety concerns for veterans and visitors due to strong winds.
Leaked documents reveal hospital services in Canterbury have been ordered to slash more than $13 million in spending in the next two months as part of a nationwide cost-cutting drive.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has removed Melissa Lee from Cabinet and stripped a portfolio from Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds in a surprise reshuffle.
While police are "broadly in favour", the government's proposed anti-gang laws are facing pushback from lawyers, rights groups and former gang members.