Reaction to a protest at an Auckland library Pride event, Donald Trump's swift moves, a surgeon forced to apologise and a bingeing bandit's culinary feat.
1 Community leaders hit out at 'storm the library' protest during Pride event
Community leaders have expressed concern after a group of men wearing "Man Up" t-shirts stormed a library hosting an Auckland Pride Festival event on Saturday.
Former Te Atatū MP and Henderson-Massey Local Board chairperson Chris Carter said the actions of the group could be dangerous, while Auckland Council community director Rachel Kelleher described the incident as "incredibly distressing".
2 'Disgrace': Winston Peters slams Whangārei fluoridation mandate
Insisting Whangārei District Council should fluoridate has been slammed as a "despotic Soviet-era disgrace" by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.
The council this week reaffirmed its November 28 refusal to fluoridate — in spite of the Director-General of Health's sternly written email to the council on January 30
"This is not a matter of being pro-fluoride or anti-fluoride. It is a matter of what New Zealanders see and value as democracy in our country," he said.
3 Trump moves at dizzying speed as he approaches first-month mark
Since taking office, US President Donald Trump has moved with blunt force to reorder American social and political norms and the economy while redefining the US role in the world.
From empowering billionaire Elon Musk - to cracking down on immigration and rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programmes and transgender rights - the man has been busy.
Here's a summary of what he's done in just four short weeks.
4 Associate Minister considering case of NZ-born teen facing deportation
The Associate Immigration Minister said no final decisions had been made in the case of a New Zealand teenager who was facing deportation to India - a country he's never visited.
Eighteen-year-old Daman Kumar was previously told he had until today to leave the country voluntarily or be served a deportation order by immigration authorities.
His parents have lived in New Zealand for about 24 years as overstayers.
5 Surgeon apologises after removing wrong part of man's lung
A senior cardiothoracic surgeon with "many years' experience" has apologised to a 60-year-old patient after removing the wrong part of his lung during surgery.
The Health and Disability Commissioner found the doctor breached the man's rights by failing to provide services with reasonable care and skill and failing to obtain the patient’s informed consent.
ONE BAD STREAK TOO MANY
1News sports presenter Scotty Stevenson is fed up with streakers' tomfoolery - highlighted over the weekend at the Super Rugby Pacific match between the Blues and the Chiefs at Eden Park.
"You can laugh if you want to at a bunch of desperate-for-attention boofheads, but surely we are past the point of seeing the funny side of this," he wrote in his analysis of the match.
ONE HUNGRY MARSUPIAL
A greedy opossum has gone viral in the United States after bingeing an entire chocolate mousse cake from Costco — and promptly passing out.
The "cake bandit" was taken to the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab to be treated for unrelated lead toxicity and her unhealthy diet.
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