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Updated: 5:53am - Four people are left homeless in Gallau, Rakiraki, after a fire on Saturday destroyed their four-bedroom corrugated iron home.

Updated: 7:36am - Winston Peters has not responded to revelations that a big part of his immigration policy will be shunted aside in the Labour-led government.

Updated: 5:00pm - India’s government on Saturday prescribed the death penalty for people convicted of raping children under 12 to help combat an increase in violent crime against women.

Updated: 6:32am - A chance to create a Māori seat on the Auckland Council may be lost today, with the mayor Phil Goff preferring to not to act on the issue.

Updated: 6:32am - An intellectually disabled Fijian man won't be deported today, the new Immigration Minister says.

Updated: 6:15am - The Independent Bus Fare Review Committee chairperson Joel Abraham says while people are advocating on the decrease of bus fares, others say if it increases then services need to improve.

An appeal by the killers of Moko Rangitoheriri to reduce their manslaughter sentences has failed, as a Court of Appeal judge rules their punishment is "entirely within range and not manifestly excessive".

Updated: 7:43am - A State of Emergency remains in place for Dunedin and Buller after heavy rain continued to pelt the country overnight in the wake of ex-cyclone Fehi.

UPDATED: 6:21am - The Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) has encouraged regional meteorological staff members to sharpen their knowledge to avert the possibility of disasters like Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Winston.

Updated: 9:36am - Police have searched through the night for the suspect in a fatal shooting on the West Coast.