The man shot dead by police in today's terror attack in Auckland that left six people injured has been under the watch of authorities since 2016, the government revealed today.

Three of the six people who were injured by a terrorist shot dead by police at a West Auckland supermarket this afternoon are in a critical condition in hospital. Follow all the latest developments with RNZ's live blog.

The Crown is seeking the urgent lifting of the suppression orders which prevent the background of the terrorist responsible for the Auckland supermarket knife attack being made public, the PM's spokesperson says.

New Covid-19 community cases drop to 28, applications for the wage subsidy scheme crash the government website, and this week's MIQ escapee doesn't add to places of interest.

Vaccinators are going whare to whare with Pfizer shots in the Far North to make sure nobody misses out.

Thousands of New Zealanders' Friday afternoon workflow was interrupted today when their internet connection cut out due to a cyber attack on a main internet provider.

Businesses affected by the construction of Auckland's City Rail Link say hardship payments are long overdue, but don't nearly cover their losses.

A salvage team have been at work all day in the Picton Harbour to retreive the locomotive that was shunted into the sea two days ago.

Stocks of the most common house insulation product, Pink Batts, have been exhausted outside of Auckland.

The integrity of the government's emissions trading scheme (ETS) has been called into question.

New Zealanders are being urged to remain cautious, despite lower community cases being recorded today. See how the day's Covid-19 news developed with RNZ's live blog.

Internet infrastructure provider Vocus has confirmed it was hit with a DDoS attack which took its internet down for about an hour today, affecting people across the country.

There are no public locations of interest associated with the man who escaped managed isolation this week. Watch the latest Covid-19 update from the government.

There have been 28 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community today, including one in Wellington.

Hospitals in Nelson and Marlborough plan to book in close to 150 procedures over the next week that were deferred during alert level four.

In a world-first, a Bachelor of Climate Change degree has been launched by Waikato University.

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark is calling on New Zealanders to take action and support the need for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, as that country faces an uncertain future.

More details around a man's escape from MIQ have been released as authorities scramble to investigate the man - who was Covid-19 positive in the community for about 12 hours before being captured