Environment Minister Nick Smith will today make an announcement about the proposed open cast coal mine at Dennison Plateau on the West Coast.
One of New Zealand's leading lawyers says the people of Ruatoki have very strong grounds to take legal action against the police.
A big protest is expected today as Christchurch's Phillipstown community fights the planned closure of their primary school.
One person has died and at least two people were wounded in a violent attack near a military training barracks in London.
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