Team New Zealand is among dozens of organisations that have lost their charitable status in a crackdown by the new Charities Commission.

Some call her the "Mother Teresa of Queen St" after the Mother Teresa medallion that she wears around her neck.

Sam Morgan has invested $700,000 in a Pacific Island-based microfinance company.

Sir Peter - aka the Mad Butcher - describes his knighthood as striking a blow for the working class.

Yvonne Ennion has been helping resettle refugees in Hamilton for over 20 years.