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The new Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act - in force from this weekend - has been watered down and politicised, a recreational fishing advocacy group says.

Tony Church is legally blind and almost every day takes his budgie Monster on the bus in Christchurch. But there is a problem.

A Christchurch cyclist who was badly injured and "left for dead" in a violent hit-and-run is calling for better behaviour from drivers, urging them to share the road with bikes.

Social Development Minister Louise Upston says the two new sanctions being introduced for beneficiaries are practical and will help improve their chances of finding a job.

A young Canterbury woman has addressed an older man who sexually violated her, telling him through tears how his actions continue to haunt her.