The boss of a global health information company is calling out the government over its slow delivery of essential IT to scale up the Covid-19 vaccination rollout, saying it should have been finished months ago.

A century-old pohutukawa in Mt Eden appears to have been saved from any potential to be cut down, according to the Tree Council.

Wednesday's eclipse will also coincide with what is known as a supermoon, when the Moon is at its closest point to Earth.

The entire public health system is on high alert tonight after the cyber attack that crashed the Waikato District Health Board's computers and phones.

Further testing of Wellington's wastewater has revealed traces of Covid-19 in Porirua and Karori.

Capital and Coast District Health Board is on a charm offensive to combat any vaccine reluctance among the Pacific community.

A group of inmates at a central North Island prison are helping to grow and plant tens of thousands of native trees every year.

A lawyer for the building materials company James Hardie has blamed bad and in some cases "atrocious" construction for a leaky home - not the company's product at the centre of a $220m legal case.

Recently released court documents provide a candid insight into life and religious beliefs at Gloriavale.

The jury in the trial of three Taranaki police officers charged with manslaughter over the death of a man in custody has watched video of the moment when the officers realise their detainee has stopped breathing.

The Covid vaccine roll-out will cost New Zealand $1.4 billion, the government has revealed.

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There are six new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation today and no new cases in the community.

Police in Manawatū say it's only a matter of time until a thief or innocent member of the public is killed because of stolen powerlines.

Former Gloriavale members want the church's leadership removed and the Public Trust appointed in its place.

Three-quarters of elective surgery planned for Waikato Hospital today will go ahead as the DHB continues to deal with the cyber attack.

Calls are being made for tougher penalties on so-called coward's punches, after a mixed martial artist was left critically-injured following an assault on Symonds Street in central Auckland.

The government is still optimistic all New Zealand adults will be vaccinated against the coronavirus by the end of the year, despite a report suggesting otherwise.