A convicted paedophile and former school deputy principal, who was on the verge of being released, has had his sentence upped after another victim came forward.

Twenty-three properties around Christchurch Men's Prison are unable to drink water from their private bores, a month after a fuel leak was discovered, Corrections has confirmed.

A detective in 79-year-old Helen Gregory's death has told the court he thought it was strange that her daughter, Julia DeLuney, chose to drive back to Kāpiti and get her husband instead of calling an ambulance.

US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities did not destroy the Iranian nuclear programme and may have only set it back by months, according to an intelligence evaluation.