The Government will provide free masks and RATs. The next challenge is getting people to use them.

Mask wearing has “dropped off a cliff” in recent weeks and Retail NZ is encouraging customers who don’t want to wear one to stay away from shops.

A rapist who removed the condom during sex did so deliberately and without consent, the Court of Appeal has said.

ACT Party leader David Seymour wants an apology after Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi joked about poisoning him. Waititi won't comment.

As Mr EY pulled his blood-soaked hand from beneath his brother Jimmy, he knew Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital would have blood on theirs.

The Nurses Organisation says the health minister would do well to focus his energy on a package that keeps nurses in the job, rather than taking swipes at the union.

A car has barrelled head-first into a building in an Auckland central suburb early Thursday afternoon.

Police have made eight arrests and seized $6.5 million in assets, including five properties.

John Mills, 51, is from Mt Roskill but his car was last seen in the Waikato region.

One model suggests 1200 people could end up hospitalised with Covid this winter. This time around, the virus is hitting different.

People aged 50 and over, healthcare, aged care and disability workers over 30, and immunocompromised people can get it six months after their first.

Civil Society Organisations make a fundamental difference to the way governments think about the community, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says as the 2050 Pacific Strategy is endorsed by forum leaders.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pushed language of unity after leaders met face-to-face for the first time in three years during the key summit.

A pensioner says he was in a dark place when coming off opioid painkiller medication in the weeks after receiving a hip replacement.

Wild weather has caused a "major slip" in Northland and could cause delays on the Auckland Harbour Bridge tonight and tomorrow morning.

A completion report for the new Motueka Library shows the total spend for the project was just over $4.92 million – slightly below its total budget.

Kirikiriroa’s central square now boasts a hāngi pit expected to serve up to 200 meals on Saturday.

Within a week, Kiwis have donated more than $200,000 - “a lifeline for 12 months”.

More non-urgent care is being put on hold to alleviate pressure on Canterbury's health system as Covid-19 hospitalisations reach the highest level since the pandemic began.

Two people were found hiding at a rural property after trying to flee police.