A Covid-19 modeller suspects there may be more cases than reported in the community because people aren't recording their results.

With the clocks wound back again for another year, Professor Steve Jones says daylight has a significant effect on health and productivity, and there's no good reason behind the annual daylight savings routine.

Renowned constitutional expert and Māori advocate Dr Moana Jackson has been laid to rest at Matahiwi marae in Hawke's Bay.

Some Covid-19 Healthline callers were on hold for more than three hours at the start of the Delta outbreak, data reveals.

A cafe owner says its star rating declined after a customer was critical of the cafe's use of a Taiwanese flag.

An investigation is underway after police carrying out a welfare check found two people dead at a property in Christchurch last night.

A major fire at Awarua, south of Invercargill, is burning through about 1000 hectares of mānuka scrub and peat soils in the drought-stricken region.

New community case numbers in New Zealand have dropped below the 10,000 mark for the first time in more than a month, with 8810 new community cases reported today, along with 18 new deaths.

A major building supply company in Wellington has resorted to spot checks of building sites to ensure builders are not hoarding plasterboard.

A start-up company offering a method to clear fog at airports has received government backing.

A new tougher regime for policing engineers will see the costs passed on to customers.

A warning has been issued over the backlog in routine cervical smear tests, one of a number of routine GP services delayed due to Covid-19.

An environmental group is hoping visitors will flock to a multimillion dollar wildlife centre planned for Inglewood.

Three Waters Reform Package grants are recognition of funding constraints on local councils, and backing for local authorities, Local Government NZ says.

Sky-high food prices and a rising cost of living have Cantabrians heading to the garden.

There has a been a late entry to the Auckland mayoral race.

A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in the South Auckland suburb of Favona overnight.

A patient told RNZ the lights in the emergency department were out for 15 to 20 minutes.