The number of new community Covid-19 cases jumped to 82 today, while 25 people are in hospital with the virus including two who are in a stable condition in intensive care.

Comment: New Zealanders may well be frustrated by the piecemeal extensions to Level 4 restrictions, writes Marc Daalder. But is the alternative that much better?

Police called to an accident at a Queenstown mountain bike park found more than 50 bikers using the track.

A woman who made a false allegation of rape against her former partner in a "sustained and clinical course of deception" has won a reprieve from deportation.

More than two dozen people are in hospital, Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise and an Auckland childcare centre is named as a place of interest. See how the day's Covid-19 news developed with RNZ's live blog.

An error at a vaccination centre in Canterbury earlier this month meant 13 people may have received a lower dose of the Covid-19 vaccine than intended, the Health Ministry has confirmed.

There have been 82 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.

Chris Bishop has lost his role as Shadow Leader of the House following a portfolio reshuffle by National Party leader Judith Collins.

One of the biggest festivals on Queenstown's calendar has been cancelled as a result of yesterday's lockdown announcement.

There are calls for an independent body to be set up to consider complaints about sexual misconduct at universities.

An independent report on the Napier flood last November has found the response was good but some areas needed improving.

The latest population estimate for critically endangered Māui dolphins has fallen by 14 percent in the past five years, according to a report leaked to RNZ.

Providers say the delays are partly caused by capacity in the managed isolation and quarantine system. The prime minister admits the delays, but says capacity is not an issue.

Despite no cases of Covid-19 in the entire South Island, it will stay in level 4 lockdown until Tuesday. But many Kiwis south of the Cook Strait are taking it in their stride.

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is reporting marine activity around Coromandel and Northland and says people should not be cruising while the rest of the country combats Covid-19.

A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Stratford last night.

All of New Zealand south of Auckland will move to alert level three at midnight Tuesday, but Auckland is likely to stay at level 4 for two weeks, the prime minister has confirmed.

More than 500 people in Afghanistan eligible to come to New Zealand may have been left to their own fate as the overnight bombing at Kabul Airport has put an end to further NZDF evacuation flights.