Two people who completed managed isolation in Auckland's Pullman Hotel at the same time as a Northland women confirmed with Covid are now also being treated as confirmed cases.

Two new positive Covid-19 results could be "weak positives", and they may not be infectious, says microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles.

Regional tourist operators are grappling with another year of uncertainty with some questioning whether their businesses will survive.

An inspection of Auckland Women's prison has revealed inmates don't have easy access to sanitary items, bras, underwear and exercise.

A legal loophole stopping councils fining companies caught dumping contaminated waste water could be fixed in a month, a law expert says.

A Hawke's Bay council review has found the region has too many business support groups trying to do the same thing.

Lotto scratchie tickets featuring the pop band Six60 are being withdrawn after a public backlash.

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the Northland case is now considered as recovered.

An Otago gasfitter has been fined more than $120,000 for incorrectly installing a gas water heater, leading to the death of a 12-year-old boy.

Canterbury and Marlborough are again sweltering in hot temperatures today with Christchurch, Ashburton and Timaru about 30C or higher.

A former Dunedin Airport aviation security officer who planted a fake bomb days after the Christchurch terror attack has been jailed.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with aggravated robbery and wounding, after a shooting at an Auckland dairy.

Tests of soil near where a fire burned for three months underground at a Waikato landfill have not found any dangerous levels of highly toxic dioxins.

While overseas New Zealanders do have a right to return home, that right can be delayed or even outweighed by those already living here, writes Kris Gledhill.

People in Northland are divided on an iwi proposal to reinstate checkpoints in Northland in the light of a new community case of Covid-19.

Having a Māori acting as head of Oranga Tamariki is not enough to solve racism in the Ministry for Children, says Lady Tureiti Moxon.

Health workers should not stand by and accept worse health for Māori children and the industry must do more to help, says a doctors' group.

Oranga Tamariki head Grainne Moss's resignation today followed months of scrutiny. Here is how her controversial tenure unfolded.