Tensions rose today as the protest against Covid-19 protection measures dragged on into its third day, with police hauling away dozens of protesters who refused to leave Parliament grounds.

As Aotearoa's border reopening edges closer, families living in motels fear the country's housing crisis is about to get a whole lot worse.

Since the "mask up" mandate got stricter we're seeing more of the blue and white disposable ones covering mouths and noses. But where do they go when we chuck them?

A positive Covid-19 case has been confirmed in Dunedin with the person also spending time in Wanaka and Cromwell during their infectious period.

An expedition into one of Aotearoa's most remote areas has unlocked some long-hidden secrets, and will give Kiwis a glimpse into an unseen past.

The coast road to Westport State Highway 6 has reopened but residents in low-lying areas of the town are being told to leave as soon as they can, with several homes already flood-damaged.

Organisers say they are blown away by the support they received during a shearathon that raised money for the Southland Charity Hospital.

Police are warning it could take days to remove anti-mandate protesters from Parliament's lawn. See how the day's events unfolded with RNZ's live blog.

The Wellington police are helping parking wardens to clear blocked roads around Parliament, with about 120 tickets issued so far.

There are 306 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today - a new record high - with 216 cases in Auckland alone.

Despite the many event cancellations across the motu due to Omicron, Napier's Art Deco Festival is still going ahead next week, but it will be hugely scaled back.

A man who spent time in a church orphanage as a child has told the Abuse in Care inquiry he was forced by two priests to sexually violate another boy.

There is still no warning on court document request forms to inform victims their addresses could be seen by offenders.

A protest on Parliament grounds, which has entered its third day with campers staying overnight, is at risk of becoming a Covid-19 superspreader event, says an epidemiologist.

Two confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Queenstown Lakes district are being described as a wake-up call for the community.

A survivor of abuse at Marylands School in Christchurch in the 1970s has outlined deviant behaviour from some of the Catholic brothers who ran the place.

About half of the students and seven teachers at an intermediate school have to isolate after two students were found to have Covid-19.

Three people are injured, including two seriously, after two separate assaults in Hawke's Bay.