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Christmas has arrived early at Parliament, with a posse of 20 santas bringing their own southern wish list to the capital.

The Opposition held its party conference in Christchurch over the weekend. Audio

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins has pledged if elected in 2026 to resume SmokeFree Aotearoa, complete Dunedin Hospital's rebuild and said NZ would not join AUKUS. Video

Former inmates are speaking out to demand better mental health care for those currently imprisoned.

The organisation was quietly lining up to buy two public hospital buildings under the previous National-led government.

The On-sold Support Package was set up in 2019 to help homeowners who had bought a home repaired after the Canterbury earthquakes, where those repairs were found to be inadequate.

Ahead of the northern autumn international series, here is a look at rugby's major nations a year on from the 2023 World Cup.

One proposal to scale back the rebuild would see an entire inpatient floor scrapped - including mental health beds for the elderly. Audio

Dunedin Hospital has been a political football - arguably a hospital pass - for years. RNZ charts its history.

Some 35,000 people turned out to protest on Saturday after ministers announced they would scale back the hospital rebuild project.

And how the provincial vs metro centres stack up.

The data collection vans will replace on-the-ground inspections across Aotearoa.

It's hoped a new infrastructure body will lead to a more sensible pipeline of projects than the current stop/start political rollercoaster
 

Motorists may save up to 49 seconds off their journey on Christchurch's Southern Motorway if a proposal to raise the speed limit goes ahead.

The rebuild, which faces a shortfall in the tens of millions, is likely to be halted after the government declined further funding.

The government will not provide $60 million in taxpayer funding to bail out the troubled Christ Church Cathedral rebuild.

It comes amid lingering questions about the project's financial backing, including whether the government will relieve an $85m budget shortfall.

Central government needs to step in to ensure the rebuild of Christ Church Cathedral is completed, Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger says.

Principals are frustrated and worried by a decision to halt 100 school building projects.

The scrapping of the Interislander ferry replacement project was one of the first decisions the coalition made after coming to power, but some details have sailed under the proverbial radar.