Immigration New Zealand has today announced when migrant workers and international students will be able to leave the country and return.

The government's got a shake-up of the ambulance sector in its sights as staffing and funding issues continue to plague St John.

The step up to red light restrictions saw supermarkets once again do big business in what we use to do our business - toilet paper.

Ten years after he disappeared without trace, a beloved pet is set to be reunited with his owners.

A modeller says people's actions are changing the trajectory of Omicron case numbers, but models of different scenarios help guide decision-making.

A bill that would ban conversion therapy has passed its second reading in Parliament.

A trauma cleaning business that has been posting graphic death-related images on social media has apologised.

At least 24 schools and early learning centres have connections to Covid-19 cases, but the prime minister says schools will only be closed as a last resort.

Lab workers are warning that "the worried well" are among those needing a targeted message from health leaders to avoid clogging up the nation's labs once Omicron spreads.

Modellers are predicting between 460 and 1450 people will die from Covid-19 in the Omicron outbreak.

A homeless man who has been missing in Nelson for more than four years has been ruled dead by the coroner.

The usually busy roads around Parliament looked more like a campground as dozens of vans and motorhomes blocked the thoroughfare for most of today.

There are 202 new community cases of Covid-19 being reported today.

The trial into the health and safety failings leading up to the Whakaari eruption is likely to be held outside Whakatāne.

Police are warning businesses to be wary of scams after a Taranaki firm lost almost $70,000 to a false company overseas.

An investigation has found the police were not justified in deploying a dog that bit a man during an arrest, requiring him to need stitches.

The Wānaka A&P Show has been cancelled for the first time since World War II, due to Covid-19 restrictions.

The design team will take the existing concept design through to final design, ahead of construction starting later this year.