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‘Disappointed ... perfectly fine’: MPs react to promotions and demotions on party list
Several high-profile National MPs may need the list to return to Parliament.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Morning power shortage warning as temps plunge below zero, frosts in 'winterless north'
Energy Minister Simeon Brown says electricity supply is tight this morning.
'Run out of options': Three Rotorua hospitality businesses close within a week
Owners cited rising costs and reduced spending by customers.
'Oh Ava': Murder trial hears shot man's final words
Moetu Kaitai is on trial, accused of murdering Kelvin Kana in Tokoroa in 2020.
Health NZ spent $490k on ad featuring disgraced ex-Lotto presenter
Russell Harrison is facing years’ imprisonment for a Comancheros money laundering scheme.
On The Up: 'Exciting to see' – Primary school’s AI 'bot' earns national honour
The bot integrates 16 Ngāti Uenukukopako stories to shape lessons for Years 1 to 6.
Editorial: Politicians can’t shift responsibility when it doesn’t go their way
OPINION: Politics is littered with oversimplified promises.
Why Luxon’s 'adult' comments struck at National’s core base
The Prime Minister apologised after business owners called him out of touch.
Couple win $1 million on bonus ticket – can now get ute with cup holders
They checked the bonus Lotto ticket about 10 times before believing it had won.
Lakeside locals threaten legal action over 28-unit development approval
They want a say on the consent application, but the council disagrees.
First XV rugby: 1A semi-finals set, Super 8 final locked in
Covering the latest developments in schools rugby.
Masked men raid jewellery store as staff flee
A person at the store alleges the men carried weapons and smashed windows.
Watch: 'I am sorry' - Luxon apologises for remarks about small businesses
The National leader was accused of being out of touch.
'No intent to cause offence': Luxon explains 'parent-child mentality' business discussion
Luxon said he had been trying to say - 'maybe poorly' - that things were improving.
Why the Reserve Bank’s OCR hike looks increasingly justified
OPINION: Inflation reached 4.1% in June, above the target band.
Hickey Contractors folds one month shy of 50th anniversary
It was owned by Mark Long, who was linked to the troubled Du Val Property Group.
'Parent-child mentality': Luxon tells worried business owners to start acting like 'adults'
PM said when he was CEO he was focused on 'building a kick-arse business' like an 'adult'.
Why this timber mill's latest innovation has grabbed the PM's interest
The 'untrained eye' might see wooden boxes, but the CEO says there's much more going on.
'Not something you expect': Family await answers after 5-year-old dies in his sleep
Jasper Meyer’s death has been referred to a coroner to try and work out what happened.
Watch: Minister acts as bodyguard as PM Luxon confronted by angry local at public meeting
Todd McClay stepped in before the man was escorted outside by police.
Helicopters called after five injured in serious two-vehicle crash near Rotorua
The crash happened on Oturoa Rd about 3.55pm.
Cannabis worth $6.5m seized as cops raid rentals 'packed to the brim' with plants
Sixteen Vietnamese nationals were arrested in raids in Rotorua and Auckland.
New Zealand ignores the Kiwi who saw the future coming
OPINION: Shane Legg puts the odds of AGI by 2028 at 50/50.
Unproven gun claim, 'harassment': Landlords ordered to pay tenant
Rotorua siblings Stephen and Jasu Bhana must pay $2821.43 to their former tenant.
NZ’s longest-serving councillor honoured at home marae
He was re-elected in October 2025, extending his record tenure.
Che Fu celebrates 25 years of Navigator with national tour
Tickets go on sale at 12pm on August 3.
Deep Freeze: Bitter frosts sweep NZ, one town plunges to -8C
Motorists are encouraged to watch out for dangerous black ice.
Queenstown boom drives Skyline to higher 2026 profit
International visits beat 2019 highs as Queenstown led growth.
How the 87 sharemarket crash shaped a generation
OPINION: Many investors who lost money vowed never to own shares again.
'Chur': Rough sleeper happy free CBD laundry and shower service saved
Te Taumata o Ngāti Whakaue Iho Ake has thrown the service a one-year financial lifeline.