Some of the country's most at-risk people say the government is trading off their safety by easing restrictions so soon.

MetService says although there are weather warnings in place and heavy rain forecast for Tairāwhiti, it is not the "wettest March" on record for the region.

Watch a special performance of Troy Kingi's 'All Your Ships Have Sailed' recorded by Deva Mahal with a band of nine wāhine toa, after the tune won the Silver Scroll Award earlier tonight.

The government says it "can build a good community" on Rotorua's Tania Crescent.

Law changes aimed at cracking down on poor engineering are being hailed as a landmark.

The police watchdog has received nearly 1900 complaints related to the recent protest and occupation at Parliament grounds.

Police say the serious crash happened just after Gilles Ave.

Police are warning WhatsApp users of a scam on the app where fraudsters pretend to be loved ones, a bank, government official or police.

Health officials are reporting 11 more people with Covid-19 have died, with 18,423 new community cases reported today.

Six people have been injured - two seriously - when a number of rounds were fired at a property in the Auckland suburb.

The Nevis Fault in western Otago could rupture and cause an earthquake similar in size to that of the 2010 Darfield event, new research shows.

In a major about-turn, Australia has accepted New Zealand's long-standing offer to take 150 refugees a year for three years from detention centres in the Pacific.

Police have found a vehicle connected to a homicide investigation in Taupō.

Māori have the highest rate of community cases of Covid-19 and while case numbers are dropping, the number in hospital continues to rise. Watch the latest Covid-19 update here.

Explainer - There's a new Covid-19 variant making headlines around the world - Deltacron. Whatever you may think about that name, it's exactly what it sounds like - a combination of the Delta and Omicron variants.

Part of the highway round the East Coast is reopening temporarily, as many roads in Tairāwhiti remain impassable after two days of torrential rain.

People who lost their jobs when the vaccine mandates came into force hope to return to work soon.

Don't expect to continue working from home if your boss wants everyone back in the office, a lawyer says.