After another day of zero cases, Chris Hipkins says earliest the lockdown could lift would be Friday, when it's discussed by Cabinet.

Police said a wanted man who leapt into the Auckland sea was Sean Broderick but it was someone else entirely.

A Kiribati expatriate who has called NZ home for the past 10 years is struggling to get his son a Kiwi passport.

Ten shore plovers are being held at wildlife sanctuaries after three were killed by a stoat, but will have to return soon due to a lack of space.

Rich lister's superyacht in Wellington during America's Cup break.

Ray Gardiner was out with his partner to celebrate the last weekend of Pride Month. He woke up in a pool of his own blood.

Extending the opening hours of a Scarfie-owned bar will help the "vulnerable student population", supporters say.

Minister indicates regulation possible if internet giants don't agree to help fund media.

Chris Hipkins says Brian and Hannah Tamaki "sneaking" out of Auckland hours before level 3 came into force put others at risk unnecessarily.

The site of the Rena wreck is to become a protected reef as the Mōtītī Protection Area is established.

The person is being treated for a non-Covid issue, but it's not known whether they have had a negative test.

Who the passenger was remains a mystery.

Two people have been injured, one seriously in a crash between a car and a truck.

Occupants have set up tents and erected signage to show their opposition to a proposed Erebus crash memorial at Sir Dove-Myer Robinson Park.

When neighbours of the Si family realised they had been harassed nightly by up to 20 kids in the neighbourhood, they volunteered to stand guard at their doorstep.

REVIEW: Returning to Neon and Sky Go next week, the hit US medical drama's characters grapple with Covid's new normals - and the difficulties ahead.

The long-awaited "Snyder Cut" is finally unleased, Disney animation is finally back in cinemas and some more Golden Globe winners are on their way.

Attendees at an economic summit in Hamilton were given a stark reminder that Covid is not the only challenge facing the New Zealand economy.

Gigs at Christchurch's Little Andromeda theatre will run cabaret-style under Covid level 2 rules.

A report to a DHB shows it has been grappling with the potential legal and ethical ramifications of dealing with staff who refuse to be vaccinated.