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It will be months of hiked up fuel prices at the pump even if the conflict in the Middle East was to end today, according to government officials.

The government is getting advice about possible steps towards cutting fuel use, Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones says.

Last year was among the hottest on record, as the world's "addiction" to fossil fuels continues to drive global warming, new data shows.

Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones has called critics of his Fisheries Amendment Bill "a range of noisy voices" and invited them to have their say at the select committee.

The family of a man mercilessly killed by his farm colleagues say they are devastated after one of those responsible for his death had his life sentence overturned.

National has slipped further behind Labour in the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll, falling to 30.8% support.

Thousands of people seeking to shave a few cents off petrol prices are flocking to a fuel price app - while some are fuelling false information about shortages.