This is the moment a delivery driver hurls a chronically ill boy's Christmas gift across a family's front garden after they failed to answer the door in time.

The submission is in support of a petition signed by 100,000 people.

Those on Auckland's waterfront say they are cautiously optimistic about Wynyard Crossing Bridge being operational again.

Defence Secretary John Healey announced that the Ministry of Defence will buy back more than 30,000 homes which were sold off by the government decades ago.

This move comes as rivals Woolworths and Checkers continue to steal market share as they both push for a greater share of the upmarket segment.