The SIS is not seeking to have district health boards included in a programme where it sets out what agencies must do to cope with information security threats.

The Transport Agency is still investigating 18 months after a huge refrigerated box snapped off a truck and fell onto a South Island highway

The government has pledged $300,000 to help the sodden Buller district, as 1000 people in Westport are unable to return home.

Road crews have been working all day to reopen closed roads around the South Island.

There have been 10 new cases of Covid-19 in MIQ over the past two days and none in the community, the Ministry of Health says.

Residents evacuated in Marlborough yesterday because of the flooded Wairau River have been told they can return to their homes from midday.

More rain is on the way for a soggy country, with a severe thunderstorm watch issued for this afternoon.

The Transport Agency has backed down on demanding extra checks on truck brakes.

GPS tracking of alpine-dwelling hedgehogs during winter shows they don't seek warmth elsewhere, but dig in and hibernate.

Residents evacuated in flood-hit Buller and Marlborough are returning to their homes as roads slowly re-open today.

Only one out of more than 150 buildings used by the Ministry of Social Development nationwide needs earthquake upgrades.

A pod of orca may have been sighted near where a baby orca stranded last Sunday, but weather conditions make it unsafe for further investigation.

Waikato's largest community Covid-19 vaccination centre will open on Tuesday with the capacity to vaccinate 1000 people per day.

Parts of the West Coast and top of the South Island have been cut off due to flooding, while states of emergency have been declared in some regions. Here is a summary of what is happening in each area.

Sam's Take: The final two episodes of Loki have dropped, and Sam Rillstone is here to unpack what the season finale means for the fractured future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A man has lost his car, caravan and many of his possessions after the vehicles were submerged near the Motueka River and he was rescued by helicopter.

Hundreds of people in Marlborough and Westport are spending the night away from home after being forced out by floodwaters, as rain continues to fall across the centre of the country.

The police national dive squad has found the body of a man reported missing in Wellington.