The city will move down alert level at 11.59pm on Tuesday for at least two weeks, while the rest of NZ stays in level 2. Experts say the move is a "calculated risk", warning of the possibility of going back to level 4 if cases flare up.

Masks in high schools and a stay-at-home plea for over 65s who aren’t vaccinated are all part of a new-look alert level 3 for Auckland.

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Jacinda Ardern says "long hard tail" of Delta has been tough, but level 3 will be able to contain it.

Talented young goal attack impresses in debut outing as Silver Fern make a winning start to the Taini Jamison Trophy series against England.

A Te Anau restaurant owner has gone from serving more than 200 diners a day, to making just $1000 a week. The increased cap on gatherings will have little impact on his business, he says.

Zoned for apartments and townhouses, the half-hectare site in a prime spot in Christchurch proved to be in hot demand.

Police are seeking information as to the whereabouts of Adrian Colbert, who has previously been linked to a racket involving expensive cars.

The increase in social gatherings to 100 indoors is little benefit to businesses who want the South Island to move to alert level 1.

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A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a person was struck by a car in the Bay of Plenty.

Small communities affected by temporary alert level setting gutted by the move after thinking they were "going the other way [level 1], and now it has got worse”.

A controversial '70s Swedish series gets a modern makeover and a popular British dramedy is back for a third season.

After being released from prison, the man went to houses in Mt Albert and Māngere, then a Pokeno supermarket, before stopping on a Kaiaua road.

A council wanted a developer to instal fences, stop clearing vegetation, and create special sanctuaries for killer worms. It did not end well.

A worker at a nearby office saw "heaps of smoke" and noticed “a very strong smell of burning plastic” coming from the building.

The Government’s three waters reform has hit a snag that could cost Christchurch ratepayers millions of dollars, a city councillor says.

New players to the fore as Silver Ferns hold their nerve and win first test over England Roses.

A man and woman charged over an alleged lockdown breach have been granted name suppression – but one has lost their freedom.

Owners of Scorpio Books have opened Telling Tales, a new children's bookshop located in central Christchurch.