Hundreds line up for the country's first rural mass Covid-19 vaccination event in Stratford today.

It appears anyone over 16 who wants to get the Covid-19 vaccine in Auckland can, just by finding a clinic that is taking walk-ins.

Analysis: Another poll shows ACT gaining support as Labour loses its govern-alone status, while National's suggestion that a referendum should be held on re-naming New Zealand falls flat.

An Auckland woman is facing a months-long recovery after dropping six metres from a chairlift at Cardrona Alpine Resort on Tuesday.

An immigration lawyer says Google co-founder Larry Page can travel in and out of New Zealand on his current visa.

Covid-19 booster vaccines could be on the cards for New Zealanders.

The coroner has warned parents about the importance of ensuring babies are put to sleep on their backs, after the death of a three-month-old in Christchurch.

From today those over 55 will be able to book themselves in for the Covid-19 vaccine, five days ahead of schedule.

Part of the Coastal Highway west of Nelson remains closed after a fatal crash between a this morning.

There has been one new case and one historical case reported in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities today, with no new cases in the community.

Two people are being sought by police after an attempted armed robbery of a petrol station in Masterton.

The oil refinery in Northland has run prohibited training exercises using thousands of litres of firefighting foam containing chemicals linked to cancers.

Three people have been charged in relation to an incident in the South Auckland suburb of Ōpaheke on Thursday.

Thousands of people are expected to turn up to New Zealand's first rural mass Covid-19 vaccination event at Stratford today and tomorrow.

People in the tourism and infrastructure industries are hoping the government will soon change the way it assesses the risk travellers bring when they arrive in New Zealand.

Can chess clubs, barbecues and cultural dance save youth from gangs? A bunch of South Aucklanders think so, as Justin Latif reports.

It comes after a majority of councillors voted last month to reduce its capacity from 30,000 seats to 25,000, after being told of an $88 million budget blow-out.

Emergency department staff and management at Dunedin Hospital met again today over growing concerns patients are at risk of dying while they wait for treatment.