Bad weather and aircraft availability left 12 Defence Force staff stranded in Antarctica for a month with a rapidly closing window to get out before winter.
The Labour Party is demanding Winston Peters be stood down as Foreign Minister for opening up the NZ govt to legal action over his "totally unacceptable" attack on a prominent AUKUS critic.
Former Green Party co-leader and Minister for Climate Change James Shaw has bowed out of Parliament, and has already revealed details of what he is doing next.
Associate education minister David Seymour has confirmed temporary funding will be put in place for the free school lunches programme until a review is completed.
Grey Power is calling for a change to elderly driver assessments, claiming the process for assessing driver capability is penalising some of the very people who need their licences the most.
Hospitals around the country are not allowed to make a single hiring decision without the approval of Te Whatu Ora's head office, including for cleaners and administration staff.
Rain and cold are set to sweep in across the country, with drivers warned to check conditions before travelling on the South Island passes from this evening.