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Analysis - Power is not being abused, but it is not being well managed either. New Zealand democracy, unique and currently brittle, should be handled with greater care, Alexander Gillespie writes.

Worried New Caledonian expats are "terrified" for friends and family amid ongoing civil unrest in the island nation. Audio

Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger has called for advice on options for the city council to rebuild an earthquake-damaged heritage building owned by the cash-strapped Arts Centre trust.

Minister Melissa Lee vows to continue advocating for ethnic communities in government despite her demotion from Cabinet.

The trustees have asked the council for almost $2 million to ensure the heritage building can stay operating.

The zoo wants $1.5 million in annual long-term funding from the city council, saying it will cost Christchurch ratepayers just 68 cents a month.

Christchurch's Arts Centre wants more money from the council.

The company restoring the quake-smashed church warns it needs at least $30 million urgently or it will mothball it by August.

Homeowners are dipping into their savings or cutting their insurance back in a bid to cope with steeply rising premiums.

Jake McLellan says the trust behind the Christ Church Cathedral rebuild needs to look at other options. Audio

"Philanthropy alone will not provide sufficient funds to complete the project," the chair of the group behind it says.

Wildfire spread into the adventure park in February, seven years after fire devastated the park and forced its closure for nearly a year.

Aml has been living in New Zealand since January - it's the longest her family has stayed in one place in six months after she became one of nearly 2 million people who have been displaced across the… Audio

Temel Atacocugu was hit by nine bullets and had some 30 surgeries, but his sense of humour was in intact.

First Person - On the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch mosque terror attack, Mahvash Ikram admires the strength and resilience of survivors and families of the victims.

Waimakariri's council boss is not amused with a belated request to contribute to the running costs of Christchurch's new stadium.

Defence Minister Judith Collins says buying a new plane to replace the ageing 757s - or setting up a lease arrangement - is too costly right now.