Landlords unwilling to renegotiate leases, fewer locals coming into Queenstown's town centre and the economic effects of Covid are making it harder for businesses to survive in the resort town, according to a departing retailer.

A man who first ended up in Stanmore Boys' Home in Christchurch at age 8 says his time in the home was terrifying at first, but soon became a very positive experience.

There has been a steady stream of people visiting the Canterbury National Earthquake Memorial in Christchurch this afternoon, ahead of tomorrow's anniversary.

The first quarantine-free flight since the resumption of the one-way travel bubble with Australia takes off this evening.

There have been no new community cases and just one imported case of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, as the roll-out of the vaccine in this country continues this afternoon.

Known as the quake generation, Canterbury youth have had anything but an easy childhood, with a decade of earthquake-related trauma.

Experts believe Facebook's "aggressive" stance against anti-vax posts is failing to stifle misinformation.

A Clutha District community's Chinese New Year celebrations have been cancelled due to asbestos.

The UK's Supreme Court ruling about the working status of Uber drivers could have major ramifications in New Zealand, an employment law expert says.

Two tracks in the Waitākere Ranges in West Auckland are reopening today after being closed to protect the region's kauri forests.

After months of leading "level four lives," workers at the country's most dangerous Covid facility say they are thinking of their families and communities after becoming the first border staff to be vaccinated.

In an effort to take the pressure off Wellington's morning bus services, commuters who ride before 7am will get 25 percent off their fare.

A trial is underway on the edge of the central North Island's Pureora Forest that will challenge the popular saying "as blind as a bat".

A special panel is being set up to decide how Invercargill ratepayers can be best represented at their local council.

A search operation has so far been unable to find a man missing in the Waikato River.

As residents mark the anniversary of the 22 February earthquakes, RNZ takes a look at what has become of the city in the past 10 years.

A fire has ripped through two houses in Runanga, north of Greymouth, overnight.

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake centred just north of Wellington has been felt across much of the country this evening.