A search is on for people who were near an MIQ facility at a crucial time, 1 million Kiwis are fully vaccinated and sign-ins are now mandatory for most events and businesses.

A Pacific health and social service provider in Auckland fears the city's fifth lockdown will push families back into hardship.

Chris Hipkins' slip of the tongue went viral, and other uplifting content from day five of lockdown.

A man who holed up with a gun in the west Auckland suburb of Massey today has been arrested.

More than 1500 people were vaccinated on the first day of New Zealand's largest drive-through vaccination centre in South Auckland.

Three people who used a public walkway near the Crowne Plaza MIQ facility recently are being sought.

A child has died after being struck by a vehicle in a driveway in Mount Wellington, Auckland.

The locations of interest linked to the Covid-19 Delta outbreak continues to grow, with a K-Mart, a McDonalds and a Farro supermarket added to the list this afternoon.

Eleven people may have had their privacy breached and the Department of Conservation was in the process of contacting them.

Auckland District Law Society is calling on the Government to help Afghanistan's women judges and their families escape the threat of violence and death in their homeland.

There have been 21 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today - 20 in Auckland and one in Wellington. Watch the latest update here.

Police are still dealing with level 4 breaches across the country but say they are overall happy with the level of compliance.

Contract tracing will be enforced much more strictly under new guidelines announced today, including possible fines.

Young people in south Auckland are asking social services for help to feed their families, as they struggle through the city's fifth lockdown.

Case numbers of the Delta variant of Covid-19 are tracking as expected, but it's too early to tell how high they will go, an epidemiologist says.

Worshippers will need to reacquaint themselves with virtual church services or other forms of spiritual reflection in their bubble today.

What you need to know - The thrill of New Zealand's incredibly successful Olympics campaign may be over, but the sporting competition is set to continue over the coming weeks.

A staff member at Pukekohe High School and a student at Western Springs college have tested positive for Covid-19.