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A member of the public wears a Phil Mauger mask
Caption:A member of the public wears a Phil Mauger mask at a meeting of the Christchurch City Council, January 2024.Photo credit:RNZ / Nate McKinnonProtesters at the Christchurch City Council meeting on Wednesday.RNZ / Nate McKinnonRNZ / Nate McKinnonProtesters attend a Christchurch City Council meeting, 24 January, 2024.RNZ / Nate McKinnon
Phil Mauger celebrating the preliminary Christchurch City Mayoralty results at his Avonhead home.
Flag bearers at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.
New Zealand’s flag bearers Tom Walsh and Joelle King lead their country’s athletes in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, central England, on 28 July 2022.
Phil Mauger celebrating the preliminary Christchurch City Mayoralty results at his Avonhead home.
Mackenzie District Council, Fairlie, South Canterbury.
A video has been circulating social media of the marked Police car driving while what appears to be a FIFA played on a screen.
Waitaki Mayor Melanie Tavendale.
Hillmorton High School
Post Primary Teachers Association acting president Chris Abercrombie.
Auckland apology
Qiulae Wong is the new leader of a refreshed Opportunity party, formerly The Opportunities Party led by Gareth Morgan.
People jump in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris on June 22, 2026. The latest bout of exceptionally high temperatures to hit Europe has seen outdoor events cancelled, transport disrupted, schools shut and office workers told to work from home, as the authorities issued health alerts to protect the elderly and vulnerable. In France, the epicentre of the weather anomaly, 54 of the country’s 96 mainland departments were on the highest heat alert, with temperatures forecast to climb up to 43C in the southwestern city of Bordeaux and 39C in the capital Paris, said national weather service Meteo-France. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)