Southland is looking forward to an even longer twilight, with daylight saving coming into force overnight.

Firefighters in Canterbury have been busy, with high winds fanning fires and blowing roofs from houses, while 1300 lightning strikes an hour are being recorded across the West Coast and Southern Alps.

A report to the Wellington City Council shows the city needs to reduce more carbon than previously anticipated by the end of this decade.

There have been 16 community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged world leaders to address rising inequality and make international trade "more open and inclusive" in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Auckland Council expects an influx of outdoor dining licence applications, from cafes and restaurants preparing to do kerbside service at alert level 2.

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a woman in Kawerau.

An Afghani man trying to get a visa to come to New Zealand has reportedly been killed by the Taliban and there are fears for two others.

Some patients affected by the Covid-19 case at Waitakere Hospital have been discharged and are now being followed up by public health staff.

An expansion of the network for catching speedsters aims to add about 100 cameras around the country from the start of 2023.

The family of a young woman murdered in Auckland this week has asked people to direct their aroha through supporting two charities she was involved with.

Lifeline Aotearoa says calls and texts to its helpline have skyrocketed in the past 18 months - up 88 percent compared to 2019.

Vaccinations are underway at three pop-up events for the Pasifika community in Auckland today.

Auckland police are seeking information about a white station wagon, in relation to the murder of Lena Zhang Harrap.

Almost 300,000 people from throughout the world have watched a Waipā District Council Zoom meeting on YouTube, many pretending they're actually in a busy meeting to avoid family, workmates or chores.

Fire crews have been tackling a blaze at a steel manufacturing building in the Rangitikei District this morning and last night crews battled a blaze at an equipment workshop in Hawke's Bay.

Auckland is heading into its first weekend in alert level 3 this Friday evening - and it's also the first time in weeks that daily case numbers have dropped to single figures, among other updates.

The search for the missing King Country family is being suspended after a 12-day operation that has not produced any sign of them.