News in 90 Seconds March 9

'Once-dominant' gang taken off list on minister's recommendation

The group has been struck from the Gangs Act list after police found no evidence of recent offending or ongoing activity.

'Quite the jump': Rents hit record high in Queenstown-Central Otago

Red-hot region breaks the average of $900 per week for rental accommodation.

Kaikōura farmer fined $35k for failing to register hundreds of cattle

Trevor Bolton hadn't registered 269 animals, failed to declare 571 animals that were moved off-farm and failed to declare the movement of 83 animals onto his two large dairy farms.

Kororā chicks found malnourished and dead in Waiheke nesting boxes

Rising sea temperatures and over-fishing are causing major food shortages for the kororā, rescue centres are reporting severely underweight chicks and young adults in the Bay of Plenty and Hauraki Gulf area.