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The country's most valuable state house is in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby and is worth almost $4m. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi By Amy Williams The woman living in the country's most valuable state house says it should be sold, as Kāinga Ora plans to put hundreds of homes on the market.

Photo: Gerard O'Brien The golden arches are up as the new McDonald’s in Green Island nears opening.

The former rugby club building in Ohai, rural Southland, could be sold for $1. Photo: Tim Brown/RNZ. An old rugby club building in rural Southland could soon be sold for just $1.

Flooding at Doyleston in the Selwyn District where a state of emergency was declared this morning. Photo: RNZ / Nathan Mckinno The flooding in the rural Canterbury settlement of Selwyn Huts is as bad as it's ever been, an evacuated resident says.

A woman allegedly speeding beside the Water of Leith slid off the road and plunged into the river after losing control.

A real Jingle Bells morning up here this morning.

Photo: RNZ By Sam Sherwood The Chief Victims Advisor is calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into forensic mental health facilities after it was revealed a man who was ruled insane after killing someone two decades ago has killed again.

The Aratere is being retired to make way for port redevelopment at Picton. Photo: RNZ Commuters are being warned of disruptions after KiwiRail announced it will retire the Aratere, its rail-enabled Interislander ferry, this year.

The Aratere is being retired to make way for port redevelopment at Picton. Photo: RNZ Commuters are being warned of disruptions after KiwiRail announced it will retire the Aratere, its rail-enabled Interislander ferry, this year.

Juliana Bonilla-Herrera was murdered in her Addington flat in January 2022. Photo: Supplied A probation officer for a convicted rapist who murdered Juliana Bonilla-Herrera in her Christchurch home has told the woman's grieving sister they had no authority to check who was living next door to him.

Environment Canterbury will increase its standard adult fare from $2 to $3 in July. Photo: David Hill / North Canterbury News Canterbury bus users will face a fare hike from July.

Health NZ and expressed disappointment that thousands of patients were having their care disrupted. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook By Ruth Hill of RNZ More than 5000 senior hospital doctors and specialists have walked off the job for an unprecedented 24-hour strike in protest over stalled contract negotiations.

Health NZ and expressed disappointment that thousands of patients were having their care disrupted. Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook By Ruth Hill of RNZ More than 5000 senior hospital doctors and specialists have walked off the job for an unprecedented 24-hour strike in protest over stalled contract negotiations.

Jason Momoa Hollywood heavyweight Jason Momoa has bought into a longtime Queenstown hospitality business.

A state of emergency has been declared for the Selwyn district and several roads have closed across Christchurch as heavy rain lashes Canterbury.

It was like a winter wonderland at Aoraki/Mt Cook; this image taken from Hermitage Hotel. PHOTO: JOHN KNOX Large parts of the country are being hammered as torrential rain and gale force winds and snow set in for the next few days.

Rosalia Lo,and Ethan Lay will be competing in the Southland Open badminton competition next weekend. PHOTOS: NINA TAPU When the Southland Badminton Association hosts the Southland Open next weekend, it will have more than a competition to organise — it also has a venue to showcase.

With duck-shooting taking priority this weekend, Southland Club Rugby is being played midweek.

Photo: Dave Loudon The Midlands Rugby Club lost one of its life members, Trevor Caldwell, last month.