New Zealanders living in Melbourne are resigned to another lockdown, saying although it was inevitable, it will still be hard.

A massive campaign by cycling advocates has forced Wellington City Council to do a u-turn, signing off today on fast-tracking cycleways across the city.

Plans are being laid by a citizens coalition in Invercargill to topple Sir Tim Shadbolt as mayor come next year's local body elections.

The government spent $900,000 to repatriate migrants who could not afford plane tickets to fly back to their home countries, Budget documents show.

The family of a woman who died of cancer and was wrongly declined financial help from ACC says they're relieved and hopes the ruling will help others.

New Zealand's pause on the quarantine-free travel bubble with Victoria has been extended for a further seven days, with the Australian state going into lockdown to contain a growing Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne.

More than 100 hands were on deck on the outskirts of Auckland to launch a multi-year clean up in one of the city's dirtiest waterways.

Wellington musician Thomas Oliver has been stripped of his Silver Scroll award after he admitted grabbing a woman by the neck at a music awards show

Confidential patient and staff information stolen in last week's ransomware cyber attack on the Waikato DHB appears to be genuine, the chief executive says.

A prominent businessman has been jailed for indecently assaulting three men and attempting to dissuade a witness.

Poultry farms are undergoing increased testing for Salmonella Enteritidis after the bacterium was detected at an Auckland supplier.

Canterbury's long-standing medical officer of health says battle lines have been drawn after he was not allowed to return to work.

Police have asked New Zealand's media outlets to delete any sensitive personal information emailed by the cyberattackers who claim they downed the Waikato DHB 's systems.

Police have named a man who died in a fatal fire in Coatesville, north of Auckland, as Lee Daniel Roycroft, 42.

The government has agreed to buy a dairy farm next to Lake Horowhenua to construct a wetland and help restore the polluted lake.

ACC has lost a long-running court battle over a woman who died from cancer caused by inhaling asbestos.

A Hawke's Bay woman has expressed her anger after the region's hospital delayed her mother-in-law's surgery for weeks, when the operation was less than an hour away.

A fatal crash has prompted the closure of State Highway 1 near Kaiwaka, north of Auckland.