David Seymour's hapū, Ngāti Rēhia, has formally requested he not attend Waitangi commemorations in Northland, due to his ongoing support of the Treaty Principles Bill.

Christchurch's CBD will be filled with some of the world's best street performers from Friday, as the World Buskers Festival gets underway.

Mitre 10 is set to take over the location of a central Wellington Warehouse outlet when the red shed is vacated this year.