100-person cap for hospitality to be lifted but events in jeopardy as Government announces alert level 2 will stay for most places.

An important expert witness at Peter Ellis’ 1993 trial has been discredited in evidence at the Supreme Court hearing of his appeal.

Podcaster Vinny Eastwood can now access the internet but is banned from organising any non-compliance with the Covid-19 order.

A 19-year-old man is in a critical but stable condition after arriving at Southland Hospital with four gunshot wounds to his back on Saturday.

The man is now facing 40 sex charges, including filming himself sexually violating a child.

Police say they are "disappointed" organisers did not follow through on assurances they gave police about how the event would be managed.

Sacha L'Estrange was already before the courts after she blew five times the legal limit. This time, she was almost seven times - the worst the judge had seen in years.

Woman confronted her ex-partner at the Nelson backpackers where he was staying, breaking windows, driving his car into a fence and causing a bloody mess in the process.

Lack of communication and coordination between midwife and ambulance staff resulted in a baby suffering a brain injury, an investigation has found.

There are 29 new community cases of Covid-19, eight of which are unlinked, and 12 active sub-clusters as Cabinet's alert level decision looms.

That will slow contact tracing and rely on the person remembering where they have been, experts say.

The man killed in an Avondale shooting on Saturday has been named as Mars Rakeem, 28.

A group advocating for Kiwis overseas trying to get home wants increased capacity in MIQ and alternatives for vaccinated travellers to be considered.

With an incremental easing of restrictions, what can and can't Aucklanders do from Tuesday at 11.59pm?

A masked member of the public went into a managed isolation facility in Christchurch without permission, but authorities say the risk is low.

Roadworks that will see much-needed repairs done on a Taranaki highway – but also bring a major headache and 25-kilometre detour to motorists – are due to start this week.

The Government's three-step plan to ratchet down level 3 restrictions will start at midnight on Tuesday.

Southland hospitality leaders say the Government's decision to lift the 100-person limit in restaurants and bars won't make a difference to their struggling businesses.

Air New Zealand has added 25 ‘red’ quarantine flights from Australia to New Zealand for January 2022.

Community pharmacies are asking the Southern District Health Board to stop issuing new contracts and develop a local pharmacy contracting policy, for fear of market saturation, but an executive says there's little point in doing so now.