The Covid-19 Response Minister says there is no need to panic as the country records its largest daily total of new communty cases since the pandemic began.

A Covid-19 modeller says people who get infected with Covid-19 this long weekend may not show up on the case tally for another two weeks.

Rotorua's Kleadmak Farms has been fined $27,000 after pigs were found grazing in native bush and effluent discharged into Umurua Stream.

Civil Defence says the effects of heavy rainfall on the West Coast have not been as severe as feared.

The chair of the Waitangi National Trust says he's pleased by the response to the cancellation of in-person events at Waitangi this year.

New research suggests nutrition plays an important role in caring for patients with cancer during and after treatment.

Vaccinators around the country are reporting a rush on Covid-19 vaccinations with an additional one million New Zealanders now eligible for a third dose.

The historic flagpole on Te Maiki Hill in Russell has been damaged and the surrounding area has been graffitied. It's been closed while work is underway to restore it.

Fifteen people have been airlifted from a rural property in Buller, after a creek flooded and cut off access.

While ski fields are pleased to welcome travellers back to the slopes after the government announced its border reopening plan, the industry says their hopes might be shot if self-isolation rules keep travellers away.

NZTA says road crews have cleared many of the slips, but there are still slips and debris along State Highway 6 heading into Westport, around the Fox Hills, and elsewhere on the West Coast.

There will not be enough international flights to rebuild our tourism industry next summer if airlines are not given certainty within the next few weeks about when self-isolation requirements will be ditched, an Auckland Airport spokesperson say...

While Aucklanders may only just be returning from sunning themselves on the beach, the race to become the city's next mayor is already heating up.

Opinion - New Zealand's position amidst tensions between Russia, Ukraine and the West is examined by international analyst Geoffrey Miller.

Listen: RNZ National is today launching a magazine-style show called Māpuna which will be hosted by acclaimed broadcaster Julian Wilcox (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa).

There are 209 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, with another 64 cases reported at the border.

An epidemiologist in Australia is warning New Zealand's Omicron approach is overcautious and may mean the variant is active in the community for longer.

Nuvaxovid is the fourth Covid-19 vaccine to gain provisional approval from New Zealand's medicines regulator.