There are six sub-clusters associated with the latest outbreak, the largest of which has reached 58 cases, divided between Auckland and Wellington.

A 100-year-old was among those vaccinated against Covid-19 on the remote Taranaki-King Country boundary at Mōkau today.

As Covid-19 cases rise, so do the number of places where Aucklanders may have been exposed to it. There are now more than 15,000 contacts and more than 400 locations of interest.

New Zealanders stranded overseas are incensed after they were told a freeze on managed isolation bookings meant they could "take a break" from their round-the-clock attempts to find an MIQ space.

Watercare is yet to integrate climate change into its long-term modelling tools, and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is concerned.

St Peter's Church in Onehunga has offered to give a funeral for the baby girl whose body was found at a recycling facility last week.

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Jacinda Ardern inadvertently provides a new meme template, dinosaurs lineup for vaccine and a community pulls together to make a four-year-old's lockdown birthday special.

Businesses in the lower South Island are calling for greater certainty than the current drip-fed approach to lockdowns allows.

A fully vaccinated nurse from Middlemore Hospital's emergency department has tested positive for Covid-19.

In the South Island people are enjoying - in the safety of their bubble - an early arrival of spring.

Invercargill's embattled mayor has doubled down against an independent review into who has access to council emails - despite one of his being used against him.

The Nurses Organisation says nurses who live with close contacts are being asked to turn up for work at Auckland's DHBs.

Almost 40 percent of Tairāwhiti residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine - with Māori health providers and a DHB joining forces.

Principals said devices made a big difference for home learning and the government should subsidise or provide computers for children whose families could not afford them.

A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules has returned to its base in the Middle East after evacuating New Zealand and Australian nationals from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan.

The apprehended person knew the officers' actions were against police policy of allowing half the body to be covered during a search and started to resist.

There are 41 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed.