Four officers are now in isolation following an incident with a woman in Auckland's Greenlane.

A slow vaccine uptake could see the R-number rise and case numbers explode, experts warn.

The small town driving instructor allegedly obtained about $50,000 as a result of falsifying licences for gang members across New Zealand.

SPCA says there are always other options after nine five-week-old puppies were found abandoned near Shannon.

Sir Tim Shadbolt intends to apply for legal aid as his battle to get the Invercargill City Council to pay $448,000 of his legal costs continues, a High Court document says.

A woman feared she was going to die when a half-naked man broke into her home and pressed a pillow over her face so she could not breathe.

State Highway 1 is closed in both directions south of Auckland, and drivers are being asked to avoid the area.

A worker of Indian descent was left "feeling worthless, like I'm not a person", after a racist jibe about his availability to work during lockdown.

The three-term councillor is stepping down from his role a year out from the election after experiencing a medical event earlier this week.

Mars Rakeem, 28, died after a shooting in Avondale on Saturday. Now, police are looking for a vehicle as part of their investigation.

Melissa White packed up and left the big smoke because she couldn't afford to buy there. Now she's sitting pretty.

More spots for the hotly contested rooms in managed isolation for November, December and January will be released next week.

A positive case who visited Whangārei using falsified documents moved “widely” around the region, prompting the snap lockdown.

An Auckland man was told someone else had claimed his second Covid-19 jab by using his identity, had to battle for a month for answers.

Fully vaccinated with negative Covid-19 tests, the six players were still denied travel exemptions.

Two petrol stations in Northland have been linked to a woman with Covid-19 who travelled through the area, but more locations are expected.

Many in Waimakariri aren't sure why local vaccination numbers are lagging, but belief in conspiracy theories and laxity are likely culprits.

The group allege the Health Minister, Minister for Covid-19 Response, and chief executive of MBIE acted “unlawfully and unreasonably” in the design and operation of the MIQ system.

Two Southland National Party MPs are calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to intervene and urgently grant an MIQ spot to a maternity specialist stuck overseas.

It might not have been her first choice, but Jodie Woods is applying her talents to the latest global fashion trend: The face mask.