Five Big Things That Happened Today: Tuesday, October 7

Debris lays scattered on a seat after a window of Winston Peters' house was smashed.

Man arrested after window smashed at Winston Peters' home; New minimum number of days NZ Post has to deliver mail; Man due in court after police officer shot in leg with air rifle.

Man arrested after window smashed at Winston Peters' home

A 29-year-old man has been charged after a window was smashed with a crowbar at Winston Peters' Auckland home late yesterday afternoon.

Police were called to a residential address in St Mary's Bay after a report of a a window being smashed at the property shortly before 6pm yesterday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters condemned the attack, saying he wasn't home at the time but his partner and a guest were.

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New minimum number of days NZ Post has to deliver mail confirmed

The minimum number of days NZ Post is required to deliver mail for both urban and rural areas has been lowered.

Approved by the Government, the changes to the Postal Deed of Understanding (the Deed) between the Crown and New Zealand Post aims to make the service sustainable as its use among Kiwis declines.

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Man due in court after police officer shot in leg with air rifle

A 47-year-old man allegedly at the centre of a more than three-hour standoff with police yesterday in Auckland's Flat Bush has been formally charged.

Yesterday, the man allegedly shot a firearm at police just after 9.30am while officers were conducting inquiries at a property on Chapel Rd.

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Watch News in 90 seconds: Driver licence testing officers allegedly paid for passes

Today's headlines in 90 seconds includes a man arrested over an attack on Winston Peters’ house and will the 'Mushroom Murder' case result in dual appeals.

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ONE VITAMIN QUESTION

Supermarkets and chemist stores are full of vitamins designed to support children's bodies, brains and immunity, but are they really necessary?

Scientist and author Nick Fuller reports.

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