The government should consider banning flights from the United Kingdom and other countries where Covid-19 is out of control, says an epidemiologist.

A woman has been charged with attempting to obstruct the course of justice in relation to a homicide investigation into the death of a baby girl in Auckland.

Bay of Plenty Civil Defence says the activity on the mountain has decreased over the past two weeks.

The nation's surf rescue boss says increased shark sightings mustn't lead to panic in the wake of the death of a woman at Waihī Beach last week.

A large freight train has derailed in Wright's Bush, just outside of Invercargill and repairs to the track will take a week.

New Zealand's managed isolation facilities now house both the highly-transmissible UK variant of Covid-19 and a new one associated with South Africa.

One of the new cases arrived from the United Kingdom - via the United Arab Emirates - where a highly-infectious, strain of the virus has taken hold.

Nurses working at managed isolation facilities across the country have raised concerns about staff shortages and instability.

Police are calling for witnesses to come forward as the investigation into the death of a man in Northland last Thursday continues.

A group representing truck drivers says the government needs to toughen up on dangerous drivers, to prevent crashes.

A person is in a serious condition in hospital after being assaulted by a group of three people this morning in Lower Hutt.

With just days to go until the start of yachting's Prada Cup, the number of super yachts visiting New Zealand is still well down on what was expected due to Covid.

A fire that significantly damaged a Hamilton home this morning is being treated as suspicious.

It's likely another government tried to attack the Reserve Bank, a cyber security expert says.

There is an increased risk of community transmission from the UK strain of Covid-19 that is now arriving in the country, says epidemiologist Michael Baker.

There have been 31 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities over the past three days.

If you've been on a road-trip this summer it's likely you've seen one of the 300 signs around the country appealing for information about two missing dogs.

The latest intake of recruits into training college has been postponed by police.