ACT New Zealand leader David Seymour has vehemently denied any wrongdoing by his Southland list MP Todd Stephenson in his role as a parliamentary private secretary.
A daily passenger train linking Invercargill, Dunedin and Christchurch would also reconnect smaller urban centres to the cities in their region, a rail advocate says.
Construction companies focused on private funding models have been told to stay away from government health briefings aimed at building hospitals more efficiently.
The chairperson of I Am Hope, which has received millions in government funding, donated thousands to the National Party ahead of the last two general elections.