A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Auckland after an elderly woman was viciously knocked to the ground in an unprovoked attack in broad daylight on Sunday.
Parliament's Speaker Gerry Brownlee has referred complaints about Green MP Julie Anne Genter's behaviour in the House last Wednesday night to the Privileges Committee.
The Marlborough district councillor who became an MP at the 2023 election says "upon reflection" he'll donate the money from his council role to a local charity.
Former deputy prime minister and senior Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni is understood to be one of the contestants on the new season of Celebrity Treasure Island.
"Wanding" laws already in place in Queensland will be introduced in NSW allowing police to search for knives without a warrant in transport hubs and shopping centres.
No mention of job cuts or programme cancellations were ever made in meetings focused on transforming Television New Zealand, a Fair Go staff member says.
When Allister Christie spotted his stolen Mercedes being driven by another man he decided to give chase - but soon after both men ended up in a river after a high-speed crash.
Israel is playing down the likelihood of a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas said it had accepted a proposal from mediators, even as residents fled the city of Rafah in fear of an Israeli assault.