Simultaneous protests in Hastings just a few hundred metres apart on Friday offered a chance for residents to decide which issue they cared most passionately.
Over 1.5 million free toothbrushes and toothpastes have now been distributed to preschoolers and their whānau across the country through a national initiative aiming to improve the oral health of young children
Enlarge this image Rick Fitzpatrick holds a dog after evacuating the site of a fire in Fairview on Monday, Sept. 5, near Hemet, California. Ethan Swope/AP