The Ministry of Health says a probable case of Covid-19 in the community is a reminder of how tricky the virus is, as it releases a list of 29 locations the woman visited.

The latest community case in NZ travelled across Northland before her positive test result, but was scrupulous about using the Covid Tracer app, health authorities have revealed.

People who were lucky enough to get a drone for Christmas are being urged to read up on the rules before using it, or face risking a disaster.

E tū union says 90 homecare workers from Lifewise are continuing to strike despite threats of a lockout from their employer.

New Zealand has a long and delicious history of eating ice cream - it was first created with lake ice shipped here from the US and now we each eat 23 litres a year of the stuff.

The immigration and protection tribunal has also upheld appeals by more than one in three people due to be deported.

A person has died after a boat capsized in Lower Hutt this afternoon.

Police have apologised after incorrectly saying a person died in a crash two days ago, when the person is alive and in hospital.

A man has been found dead in the Awanui River, near Kaitaia.

A survivor group for people abused while in the care of the Catholic Church says only a fraction of them are coming forward.

Health authorities are investigating reports of a community case of Covid-19 in Northland.

The industry body for stone-fruit growers is reassuring international customers of New Zealand's Covid-free status, after the virus was reportedly found on fruit packaging in China.

New research will examine whether primary health services are meeting the needs of recent refugees from Arab countries.

The National Party says the Australian government's push to make Google share royalties with news publishers is too heavy handed.

The Ministry for Primary Industries says it's too risky because it has "no assurance" of how seafood was handled before it was seized.

The Department of Conservation says it is making good progress investigating a report of vehicles driving through a black-billed gull nesting colony in North Canterbury.

A group fighting against the sexual exploitation of children says the problem has been on the rise since the start of the pandemic.

New Zealand lawmakers should not be intimidated by threats from Google to remove its search engine from Australia, a tech expert says.