The Christchurch restaurant fined $44,000 for continued Covid-19 rule breaches has set up a private society in an attempt to avoid any further punishment.

The Foreign Minister leaves for Europe on Sunday as the continent aims to avert war between Ukraine and Russia.

The one-way quarantine-free travel from the three Pacific nations gets underway from February 27.

Arps, who was jailed in 2019 after he sent a video of the Christchurch terror attack, showed up for his trial with a New Zealand flag draped over his shoulders, no mask, and refusing to undergo a rapid antigen test.

More than 100 people reported feeling the earthquake on the GeoNet website within 10 minutes of the quake, with some as far away as Wellington.

Epidemiologist urges students to party responsibly as Covid takes hold in the south.

Family of Juliana Cayena Bonilla-Herrera, 37, flew halfway around the world and were in court for accused killer's appearance.

Abdul Kareem, whose body was found in the Whangamarino River, was a caring father who was well-involved in his community, a family spokesman says.

Top judge says 'current situation is extremely difficult', as functioning courts are critical to law and order and safeguarding of human rights.

Blenheim's very own Elon Musk, Cruz Graham designed and built his own electric car, with all the bells and whistles an 11-year-old could wish for.

But Jacinda Ardern would not put an end date on motels being used to house the homeless.

John Douglas Willis, also known as John Damon Exley, fled from his job at the prison's horticulture nursery on Friday afternoon.

Nelson-Tasman businesses need wider access to rapid antigen testing to keep operating during the Covid outbreak, says Chamber of Commerce.

The Omicron outbreak has spread throughout the Auckland prison since the first inmate tested positive a week ago.

It takes a “special kind of idiot” to set out and swim the entirety of the 6C Milford Sound for a bit of fun, but Rob Hutchings wants the title.

A total of $16,000 in fines have been handed out to Taranaki businesses for breaching Covid-19 regulations.

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Disabled people make up nine of the 10 members in the Community Steering Group set up to support and guide the establishment of the Ministry for Disabled People.

Owners of vacant land in the central city may be in for a rates hike – but not if they have a consented activity on them, such as a car park.