The New Zealand makers of a virtual reality game, recently released in partnership with Sony, say they are overwhelmed and humbled by the global response.

A transport advocacy group says the new partially-tunnelled light rail project in Auckland is a waste of money and will not serve the intended purpose.

There have been 97 new community cases reported today, with 11 new Omicron cases identified in the community.

A number of flights and Auckland Domestic Airport's regional lounge have been listed as close-contact locations of interest by the Ministry of Health.

New Zealand Civil Defencesays there is no tsunami risk from a magnitude-6.4 quake which struck near the Kermadec Islands this afternoon.

Wellington's Victoria University has publicly apologised to a group of former students who say they were sexually abused by teacher and composer Jack Body.

A Covid-19 modeller says the number of Omicron cases could double by the end of the weekend.

The National Party says ordinary New Zealanders are bearing the brunt of the government's extension to the bright-line test.

Three people have been injured after a motorist fleeing police smashed into another car in central Christchurch early this morning.

Waikato farmers are being urged to check rubbish and land clearance fires to ensure they are out with extreme fire danger forecast for the next few days.

Conservationists have found a protected tarāpunga/red-billed gull that was shot with a crossbow bolt in Oamaru.

Surf Lifesavers are urging people to swim safely this Auckland Anniversary weekend, after a record level of drownings in December.

An Auckland-based charity group says the government needs to provide more culturally-appropriate help for struggling families.

A man has died after a single-car crash on State Highway 24, south of Matamata, early this morning.

The Otago University Students' Association has cancelled large events planned for Orientation Week in February.

Canterbury's Mackenzie Basin is now in a restricted fire season, following hot and dry conditions.

Omicron has ripped through the Australian states despite high vaccination rates, exposing testing regimes, and decimating supply chains. So what lies ahead for New Zealand?

The government is putting $12.35 million into three papakāinga projects between Rotorua and Taupō.