Misinformation researchers are concerned the protest at Parliament is becoming a "free-for-all" as the idea of any leadership within the blockade area slips away.

Staff shortages forced up to nine ambulances off the road in Auckland on Saturday night, as Omicron takes its toll on paramedics.

There have been at least two positive Covid-19 test results among the anti-mandate protesters in Wellington.

The Reserve Bank unveiled another 25 basis points increase in the OCR, and while it might have been the prudent thing to do, struggling businesses might be in for a cooling in consumer spending.

One person has died and another was taken to hospital by helicopter in a critical condition after a single car crash near Taupō today.

Researchers working together - from Canterbury Museum and three Australian universities - are excited at the impact of the discovery on understanding the region's natural history.

Covid-19 is spreading fastest among children and teens in the Whanganui and Rangitīkei Covid-19 outbreak as the region faces the second-lowest rate of child 5 to 11 vaccinations in the country.

A serious crash has shut a section of State Highway 16 near the Auckland suburb of Rosebank this afternoon.

The installation has begun for five new slides, which will be the biggest in the country, at Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre.

Today there are 3297 new cases of Covid-19 in the community in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.

Two of the first doctors to be suspended for Covid-19 misinformation in New Zealand are appealing the Medical Council's decision in the Wellington District Court today.

Police say people at the anti-mandate protest at Parliament have started to move their vehicles. See how the day unfolded.

Lectures started at some universities this week and the Union of Students' Associations said there had been cases of the virus among students at several institutions.

The Islamic Women's Council has told a coronial hearing into the Christchurch mosque attacks that Muslims are still in danger of being targeted by terrorists in New Zealand.

After being verbally abused this afternoon, Jacinda Ardern says there have been people opposed to vaccinations ever since the campaign started.

Rapid Antigen Tests are being used as the primary test at Auckland community testing centres from today to help meet demand for testing as the Omicron outbreak grows.

There's "no doubt" New Zealanders are not taking Omicron seriously, Auckland epidemiologist Rod Jackson says, adding that in the US, it has killed more people than the Delta variant.

RNZ understands that a decision has been made by Cabinet on whether the merger of TVNZ and RNZ into a new public media entity will go ahead.