A resident on a property close to where ACT candidate Matt Yovich's hoarding was shot multiple times last week says they understand two children were asleep at the end of a house closest to where the shots were fired.

The government has announced a suite of funding packages amounting to $70 million to boost events and tourism.

The mother of a teenager killed when Kyan Stack drove under the influence of drugs has told a Christchurch court about the pain and suffering he caused their family.

A female health practitioner shared images of children being abused online and discussed her desire to have her own child so the child could then also be abused.

Police are warning that anyone entering the remote bush campsites used by fugitive Tom Phillips and his children could face prosecution for trespass.

Tom Phillips is dead after a police shooting, and his three children have been found alive. The immediate danger is over. The questions are not.