The government did not consult surrounding businesses before approving hotels for use as MIQ facilities.

Annual reports show the Covid-19 pandemic wiped millions of dollars off universities' balance sheets last year.

Trade unions have expressed shock at a major bus operator's decision to lock out unionised drivers in Wellington and are demanding Wellington Regional Council take action.

A study of blood samples has revealed eight cases of Covid-19 that went previously undetected in the community.

One person has died and three others are seriously injured following a crash involving a car and a truck in Northland.

Three weeks on from their rally calling for more action against sexual violence, members of the newly-formed Wellington Alliance Against Sexual Violence have voiced their demands to politicians.

The Crown has acquired the land under the 116-year-old Ng Building, the last remaining piece of land needed for Christchurch's new covered stadium.

Stats NZ has discovered an error in last year's official child poverty statistics.

The public and doctors hope general practices will be cheaper and easier to access once the health reforms come into effect.

New Zealand says it is involved in World Trade Organisation talks about a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights around vaccines.

People living in isolated areas within New Zealand who lack health services are requesting their voices be heard following the health reforms announcement.

Environmental experts checking on contamination at Tiwai Point aluminium smelter are looking at 400 samples from 200 sites.

Three new cases of Covid-19 have been found in managed isolation facilities today, and two previously reported cases have been reclassified, the Ministry of Health says.

Major changes planned for the health system have divided opinions. Here is what is being said one day after the reforms were announced.

The police watchdog has criticised the actions of officers who waited almost three hours before taking a man who was drifting in and out of consciousness to hospital.

Grossly over-governed and desperately in need of reform is how the Waikato Chamber of Commerce views the region.

A statistics professor says cases in India have almost tripled since the travel suspension was announced.

A young migrant says he feels trapped because he cannot study, work or volunteer due to continued delays in residence visa processing by Immigration New Zealand.