Here is what you need to know if you are returning on one of the return green flights from Covid-hit Melbourne.

Three people have died on the roads over the long weekend, equalling last year's Queen's Birthday Weekend toll.

Tens of thousands of “angry, undervalued and burnt-out” nurses will proceed with an eight-hour strike this week as they fight for better pay and staffing levels.

It is natural for Canterbury's braided rivers to be flushed out by flooding but thousands of items of plastic waste have also landed on the region's beaches.

A Waiheke man missing in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf had a "great love" of the sea and was always happy to be on his boat.

A man filmed himself sexually violating his friend as she lay unconscious in her bedroom.

The Faitotonu family home is “like a 24-hour petrol station” with a revolving door of people from the Pacific community filling up with guidance and support.

Police say it's imperative people slow down on the roads, as congestion starts to build around the country as the long weekend draws to a close.

Staff from BESIX Watpac, who are leading the design and build of Christchurch's new stadium, have moved into the Christchurch City Council offices.

Ravideep Parmar is supposed to be deported, but the coronavirus situation in India may stop him from getting on a plane.

Cromwell's French potter brings his old world skills to his new Kiwi home.

A former New Plymouth Boys’ High School student topped his class at a prestigious American college and stayed clear of Covid-19.

Some health experts fear the lockdown restrictions are being eased too soon amid concerns the virus is still spreading unchecked through villages.

Deluge set to continue with heavy rain warnings for Coromandel and watches for Auckland and Northland, with MetService also cautioning for strong winds.

Expectant mothers needing elective caesareans are facing delays as hospitals struggle to cope with an increase in referrals.

Powerco said the outage was caused by defective equipment and repairs are ongoing.

Heather Tanguay was mayor of Palmerston North but her work out of politics arguably had a bigger impact on the city.

Schools will be provided with bottled water this week in parts of Canterbury where water supplies are still affected by flooding.

Identification is under way after a body was found on the Hauraki Gulf island on Monday morning.

Every part of the animal carcass is used to produce both traditional and increasingly novel byproducts.