The stars of The Casketeers explain how the traditions of tikanga shape their lives while juggling five sons, three businesses, and a television show in their new book.

There are still no new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, which means it now looks fairly unlikely there will be a major outbreak, an epidemiologist says.

The government needs to consider how to stop new or expanded coal mines in New Zealand to keep climate warming to safe levels, Forest & Bird says.

The airline watchdog has given permission for the beleaguered Boeing 737 Max aircraft to take to the skies again over New Zealand.

Sightseers are being told to stay away from South Auckland's tornado-damaged areas this weekend by Civil Defence.

Police are hoping to release a decision in early July on whether charges will be laid over allegations of abuse in the adolescent unit at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s.

A man has been arrested in connection with the violent assault of a woman at an Auckland shopping centre on Wednesday.

There are no new community cases around the country and four in managed isolation, the Ministry of Health says.

An investigation has been done into how two soldiers were burned during a training exercise - but the Defence Force will not release it yet.

Covid-19 testing has slowed down in Wellington, but Friday saw the city's SCL laboratory process a record 3760 tests.

The 68-year-old South Island woman reported missing near Kumara has been found and is safe.

Nelson Cathedral will join other churches around the world today to mark the 200th anniversary of an invention that revolutionised bell ringing.

The Australian traveller with Covid-19 who visited Wellington has the Delta variant - New South Wales officials have confirmed.

The family of Northland woman Bridget Simmonds, whose body was found this year, say the murder conviction will not end their grief.

A Christchurch business has been selling a massage gun - promoted by an All Black, a Black Cap, and an international hip-hop star - with non-compliant chargers for more than a year.

After an 18-month-long hiatus due to Covid-19, the stage production of the Lion King has opened at Auckland's Spark Arena.

There are no new community cases or signs of Covid-19 in the wastewater system throughout the Wellington region, a media briefing was told today.

While the prime minister greeted some in Papatoetoe with smiles and soft toys on Friday morning, the outlook for many recovering from last weekend's tornado remains grim.