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The Premium Debate: Mixed views on whether Tauranga's Uffindell should resign or stay

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say on MP, who's now been stood down from caucus.

Who is Sam Uffindell? New MP's political rise and fall from grace

Two months since being elected, Uffindell's demise has been swift.

'Second chance': Community defends Uffindell as MP's political future hangs in limbo

'Sam doesn't deserve to be an MP, he should resign,' one local resident said.

Seven people arrested after police seize firearms in Taupō, Hawke's Bay

Police have not ruled-out further arrests and the operation is ongoing.

Thomas Coughlan: Why Sam Uffindell is toast

OPINION: Why Sam Uffindell's career is over, barring a miracle.

Pair charged with Whakamarama murder named

The pair's name suppression has now lapsed

McClay: Nats panel that picked Uffindell took assault admission 'very seriously'

The panel concluded Uffindell had worked 'very hard to be a better person since then'.

Peters' sympathy for Uffindell - and what Tauranga voters say

The former MP has some sympathy for Uffindell after the historic assault was revealed.

The last post: NZ's final survivor of WWII battle of Crete - and possibly the world - dies

Brant Robinson, aged 104, may even have been world's last survivor of famous action.

'Flash cars' and 'blatant' finger-wavers: Fuel drive-offs force move to pre-pay

"We have to be very vigilant who we open our pumps to..."

'Huge upfront payment': Kāinga Ora's $70m farm land grab trumped private sector offers

The housing agency failed to price risk in the land purchase.

Tied up and abandoned: 'Awesome' dog rescued after being 'dumped' in the bush

'It's crazy to think that humans can be that horrible.'

'Substantial legacy': Ngāi Tamarāwaho kaumatua Peri Kohu remembered

Kohu was 'first in line' to support Māori issues and was 'a calm voice of reason'.

Opinion | Pay healthcare workers properly and make the job more attractive

OPINION: The shortage is now. The need is acute. Patients and staff are suffering.

'Social contagion': Victims share 'devastating' impact of ram raids

Youth have gone from making up 58.5 per cent of ram-raid incidents to 71 per cent.

Climate change: Plan for managed retreat in hardest hit areas to be outlined

A national strategy will include a plan to move communities out of harm's way.

Jo Raphael: Since Nia Glassie's death, innocent children are still dying violently

OPINION: Since Nia's death in 2007, 174 children have been killed.

Elderly mum left caring for 'high needs' adult daughter when support workers don't show

"They already do heaps for me ... they have their own health problems to deal with."