New Zealanders are being warned to be concerned and act swiftly after a massive email hack that's being blamed on China.

A new case of Covid-19 has been identified in an airline crew member during routine surveillance testing.

Tamaki Makaurau's Pop-up Globe theatre has fallen victim to what its organisers call the "Covid-19 wrecking ball".

The extent of the vacancies in crucial senior positions at the beleaguered massive Wellington transport overhaul programme has been revealed.

Intelligence agencies in New Zealand are being urged to do a better job at blocking a website commonly used by white supremacists.

Government publicity and communications about the latest Covid-19 outbreak will be reviewed by Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins, to see if they were effective.

More needs to be done to protect critically endangered Codfish Island / Whenua Hou diving petrels, researchers say.

There have been no new community cases reported today for the seventh day in a row, after the alert levels across the country changed this morning.

Early childhood teachers are paid on average $16,000 a year less than teachers in primary schools, and it's taking its toll on their lives and resilience, a union says.

The construction of 100s of metres of new raised boardwalk in Te Papakura o Taranaki will help to protect two of the highest wetland areas in the country.

Seismologists have recorded more than 140 earthquakes of magnitude four or higher since a 7.2 earthquake caused householders to flee low-lying East Coast areas on Friday morning.

There have been no community cases reported overnight, as the country shifts down the alert levels.

A person has died in a vehicle fire in Auckland.

Auckland is now at Covid-19 alert level 2 and the rest of the country at alert level 1.

An Ōpōtiki teacher said their principal had her home burgled while they were out helping all their students evacuate during the tsunami alerts.

Major excavations are starting in Auckland's Mount Eden as work begins on connecting the Western railway line to the under-construction City Rail Link.

Politician Jami-Lee Ross is behind a company reportedly planning to sell a supplement that protects users from 5G radiation.

The east coast of New Zealand is continuing to feel strong aftershocks today following yesterday's earthquakes.