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.
The Retirement Villages Residents Association is urging the government to set a timeframe for a review it hopes will bring "fairness, consumer protection and consistency".