Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson notified of compromise, Government spokesman says.

There were 31 new cases over three days in managed isolation, including one case of a more contagious strain of coronavirus.

The grim discovery unfolded on one of the best and busiest surf days at Whale Bay all summer.

Dozens of people have chosen to live at an Invercargill holiday park fulltime. Here are the stories of some of them.

Holidaymakers at Pauanui beach are back on dry land after multiple sharks were spotted in the water there.

Police were called to a shop in Botany Town Centre after reports of an armed robbery on Sunday.

Woman was a passenger in a side-by-side 4WD vehicle that rolled on a rural Central Hawkes Bay property.

Vandalism has forced the removal of one of the installations at New Plymouth's TSB Festival of Lights.

Samples show Manawatū waterways are not so clean, but people are still flocking to popular swimming holes.

International row after NZ spots Russian fishing vessel in protected waters - 1500km away from its satellite tracker location.

The voucher system doesn't check whether flight booking details are real, but the Government says it follows up to stop those gaming the system.

The Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade was alerted about 5.16pm, and arrived to find the fire in a Nicholas Ave home “well involved”.

The mariners arrived on Wednesday and 11 have infections.

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says the more infectious Covid variant means an increased risk of community transmission, and more needs to be done to curb it.

Cabins and tent sites at two holiday parks in Christchurch will make way for new housing.

Two people are reported to have serious injuries after a crash north of Tauranga.

A Wellingtonian couple were not impressed with how Bluebridge dealt with passengers who were left stranded in Picton in the middle of the night.

The Egmont Country Music Festival was probably the biggest country music gathering in the world this weekend, the Topp twins reckon.

An investigation is underway after a video of a police car driving recklessly emerged on social media.

The five-year project aims to improve water quality and address flooding in the Tangaroa Stream.