More locations of interest linked to a Covid-19 community case in Northland have been revealed as queues grow outside testing stations, and Australia suspends quarantine free travel in light of the case.

A sea shanty called Wellerman is rising up the UK record charts about 190 years after the Weller family settled in Aotearoa.

Some people in Northland had to wait more than seven hours to get Covid-19 tests today, describing the process as "chaos".

Pressure is piling on the government to urgently amend the law so companies caught dumping contaminated waste water down the drain can be fined.

The Australian Government has suspended quarantine free travel for New Zealanders for at least 72 hours in the wake of the Northland community case.

Some Central Otago orchards say this season's crop is a write off, while others struggle to find enough workers.

Trainee teachers will learn on the job from day one, as part of a pilot programme this year.

An overseas building company has entered the New Zealand market, promising to build affordable houses in half the normal time.

The latest community Covid-19 patient is highly likely to have caught the disease directly from a person on the same floor as her in managed isolation.

A returnee in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel believes the system is robust and well policed.

Five households evacuated at Pines Beach north of Christchurch have been allowed back after flames came within metres of their properties.

Look back over our live blog covering the day's news as authorities deal with a new community case of Covid-19 in Northland.

As the investigation into the Covid-19 community case continues, health staff in Northland are scaling up their response.

New Zealand's richest man made $3.4 billion during the Covid-19 pandemic, highlighting the urgent need for a wealth tax to help fix inequality, an Oxfam manager says.

A wastewater pipe has burst at the intersection of Victoria Street and Mercer Street in central Wellington.

Police are keeping an eye on lengthy queues at new testing centres in Northland, as locals scramble to work out if Covid-19 has spread in their communities.

Land in the Selwyn District on the outskirts of Christchurch is selling so quickly there are little-to-no sections left for new builds.

Two of the closest contacts of a woman who tested positive for Covid-19 in Northland after leaving managed isolation have tested negative.