Immunocompromised people say looser mask exemption criteria means they may need to further restrict their activities in order to stay safe.

Wellington commuters will soon be able to use one smart card for all their train and bus trips.

Solomon Islands prime minister has delivered a withering verbal assault on Australia, mocking the federal government's complaints about the secrecy surrounding the Pacific Island country's security pact with China.

A man and woman face manslaughter charges after an east Auckland man died in hospital Wednesday.

The co-author of a new report says online groups were not only less creative, but produced fewer ideas.

Elon Musk told banks that he could crack down on executive and board pay at Twitter in a push to slash costs, and develop new ways to monetize tweets.

State Highway 1 is closed just north of Foxton following a serious crash.

Youth crime needs to be addressed with better parenting and support for parents, says rugby league great Sir Graham Lowe, and a city councillor.

An engineer whose design of a multistorey in Christchurch's main shopping precinct was so flawed and "incompetent" the building was immediately an earthquake risk, has been deregistered.

A store near Sylvia Park in Auckland has been ram raided, one day after a store in the nearby mall was also targeted by burglars.

Recent rise in youth crime 'not an issue police can address alone.'

A pest control expert says winter will soon bring relief for homeowners under siege by plagues of cluster flies.

Wearing glasses or getting a runny nose is enough to qualify for a mask exemption under current Ministry of Health criteria - and a doctor says it's time for tougher rules.

Fourteen more people have died with Covid-19 and there are a further 8242 new community cases, the Ministry of Health says.

Invercargill police are asking Richmond residents to check their properties for a knife and other items which may be connected to the death of Chad Parekura.

A hiker in Wanaka was left with cold feet after a curious kea stole one of his shoes while he was camping - but thanks to Dr Hannah Morey, he's been reunited with his footwear.

A 21-year-old man appeared in the Porirua District Court this afternoon in relation to a firearms incident in Dixon Street, Wellington, last Saturday.

A fishing vessel has run aground at the tip of Farewell Spit, at the top of the South Island.