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Information obtained by Local Democracy Reporting reveals the Rotorua Lakes Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Lakes District Health Board spent just over $225,000 on catering for meetings in two years.

Travellers from nearly all countries will soon have to provide a negative Covid-19 test before arriving in New Zealand under tough new rules announced today.

New figures show last year was New Zealand's seventh warmest on record.

Four people used two stolen cars in the robbery on 30 December that caused $100,000 worth of damage. A young man has been arrested and charged.

Auckland businesses trading on the doorstep of the America's Cup Village face a nervous wait to see if sailing fans turn out in their droves for the Prada Cup.

A former intervention co-ordinator at Hawke's Bay Regional Prison has slammed Corrections for a "horrendously inhumane" system, saying he's ashamed to have worked with them.

State Highway One, near Levin, has re-opened several hours after a serious crash closed the road - creating a massive backlog of traffic.

The 11-metre long yacht and its skipper, was missing since Saturday.

As the average house price in New Zealand continues to rise month-on-month, the government is being told it needs to take emergency action to mitigate the severe shortage of property.

Yellow-eyed penguins are being tested for a novel virus after large numbers of chicks in the South Island died from a mysterious illness that destroys the lungs.

A former WorkSafe inspector says procedures at airports, ports and MIQ facilities are far too relaxed to prevent one of the new strains of Covid-19 getting into the community.

A man fleeing police officers in Auckland led them to a suspected methamphetamine lab, police say.

A child advocacy group is calling for changes to the law to make it mandatory for anyone who works with children to be vetted by police.

Emergency services are attending a serious crash north of Auckland, involving multiple vehicles

A man has been flown to hospital with serious injuries after a logging truck rolled south west of Nelson.

A drug harm reduction service says most people would refuse to take drugs they had purchased if they weren't what they thought they were.

Aurora Energy says the power price rises mooted for Otago residents will not be enough and is pleading for some residents to be charged hundreds of dollars more per year.