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Brian Tamaki's Destiny Church and the Freedoms and Rights Coalition have taken up residence in a central Christchurch park - and they're not doing it quietly.

New Zealand had the hottest national average temperature last year, but the single highest temperature recorded in the country remains unbeaten.

Tamaki has been charged three times after speaking at large protests in breach of Auckland's level three rules.

There was a 27.6 percent growth over 2021, breaking the previous record set in 2003 with a 24.4 percent growth.

More education on rāhui is being suggested after two people died swimming in breach of one on the Manawatū River yesterday.

Summer has well and truly arrived, with Invercargill reaching 32.2 degrees today, though some places around Aotearoa may be a little too hot in the next few days.

Keen fishers may get some rarer catches this summer, with New Zealand's warmer water temperatures enticing tropical fish species.

Bees are leading the way when it comes to educating locals on the environment in Queenstown.

A mussels project being trialled in a part of the Marlborough Sounds is already helping boost the area's marine life, researchers say.

Fun in the sun is how most people picture their summer, but New Zealanders are being urged to see sense when it comes to water.

A fire in a meat-processing plant in the southern Taranaki town of Okaiawa is going to have a big impact on the district.

Black Friday sales are gaining in popularity and may overtake Boxing Day sales for the first time this year, PriceSpy data shows.

A Givealittle page set up by Federated Farmers to help Auckland City Mission this Christmas has already garnered tens of thousands in donations.

An epidemiologist is urging people not to get complacent over the holidays about Covid-19 measures, as the country's death toll from the virus reaches 50.

National bird threat rates are remaining steady, with no more birds added to the near-extinct group.

Torrential rain has left parts of Canterbury cut off after a month's worth of rain fell in one day.

There's been a 76 percent increase in the number of roles Student Job Search is offering in agriculture, fishing and forestry - and student earnings from those jobs have more than doubled.

It's a big weekend for the national lottery which celebrates its 60th birthday this Sunday.

MetroBus announced one of their operators does not have enough staff to continue operating the weekday timetable.