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As neurology patients here face long wait times to see a specialist, one Southland woman got a same-day appointment as a tourist in France, then faced a four-month wait back home.

One of NZ’s worst sex offenders, who is living on the grounds of Christchurch Men’s Prison, remains a high risk and will again be subject to extended supervision.

Lobby groups are calling on the British govt to urgently delay the deadline for dual nationals to get UK passports.

Donations, including money, groceries and "heaps of vouchers", have been pouring in for the family of Canterbury 10-year-old Alex Bennett.