News in 90 Seconds November 27

Rotorua lakefront stench lingers as seaweed and dead fish pile up

Rotting lake weed is casting a funky fog over the city's lakefront as a 70 tonne-a-day clean-up of Lake Rotorua continues.

'Kind of cute': Conservationists excited by rare mudfish find

Adults and juveniles of the regionally endangered species, also known as Waikaka, were recently found in a Helensville wetland during a joint Auckland Council/Watercare survey.

One in five Auckland houses being sold at a loss

A new report has revealed revealed that in the third quarter of this year, 87.8% of properties nationwide were sold for more than the sellers had previously paid for them.

Suitcase killings: The desperately sad evidence that brought the jury to tears

Yvonne Tahana attended much of the murder trial and reflects on the harrowing evidence heard in court room 6.