The Powerball jackpot has been bumped up for this weekend's special draw to benefit the people of Christchurch, NZ Lotteries says.

Plenty of ideas and plans have been floated to try to ensure the Christchurch is rebuilt. Here are 10 proposals doing the rounds.

Prime Minister John Key saying the death of a NZ soldier in Afghanistan affected the handling of the limo controversy is "repugnant", Labour leader Phil Goff says.

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John Key should have been aware of plans for the multimillion dollar purchase of 34 limousines, months before the deal was inked, documents show.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully racked up $189,737 on overseas trips in the last quarter while Gerry Brownlee's expenses included $54 for two staff to have dinner at Midnight Express in Auckland. Overall Government ministers appear to have

A former Christchurch Anglican minister has escaped conviction for charges relating to an unlawful wedding.

Major changes are on the way for public sector information technology.

A man has been paid out after it was found SkyCity Casino had no grounds to withhold his $60,000 win.

Christchurch man Philip Ellis says he was "a bit upset" to hear a judge has ruled his 2006 wedding was conducted unlawfully and two men involved were convicted of offences under the Marriage Act.