As floodwaters recede and damage assessments continue after last week's deadly storms, scrutiny is turning to whether NZ is prepared for the next disaster - and how it'll pay for it.
A putrid stench lingering in Christchurch's eastern suburbs from the city's wastewater treatment plant is expected to persist for at least another week.
A quarter of New Zealanders say they have little or no trust in the police, new polling shows, but most people's positions were not rattled by the recent Jevon McSkimming scandal.