A husband and wife who both have terminal lung cancer have crowd-sourced $227,000 that will help pay for a year of unfunded treatment.

An Automobile Association advisor says the end of fuel tax relief will see chaos at the pumps.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says climate change and finding regional solutions to shared problems were the focus of the leaders' retreat, the centrepiece of the Pacific Islands Forum.

Police say they have busted a wide-reaching drug dealing and money laundering operation in the North Island.

Covid-19 Response Minster Dr Ayesha Verrall says there's no doubt this winter is one of the toughest seasons New Zealand's health sector has ever faced.

A man caught cooking meth in Northland guarded his drugs business with powerful firearms, including a .50 calibre machine gun.

While Whakatāne District Council plans to lower the decibel levels allowable for bird scaring cannons the new regulation will not apply to orchardists currently using them.

Christchurch city councillors have met and voted to give the go-ahead to build the contentious $683m stadium.

MetService has put in place severe weather warnings for many places in the North Island from Northland down to Gisborne.

The family of a woman who died at Middlemore Hospital have a right to know what happened, advocates say.

Hawke's Bay's dramatic coastline, with its houses often blasted by wild weather, may change completely as rising sea levels threaten to force people from their homes.

The Ministry of Health says one of the deaths being reported today was that of a child under 10 years old.

Pharmac is widening access to three early Covid-19 treatments - to try to keep people out of hospital.

Health services in Canterbury are under pressure and Covid-19 exposure events are causing problems for Southland and Whangārei.

Drivers in the Capital are getting free parking thanks to a technical glitch affecting meters across the city.

Crowded exercise facilities without proper ventilation could be hotspots for Covid-19.

Roshan Mahanama pointed to New Zealand's long trade relationship with Sri Lanka, and called for support for the country in this critical time.

Several arrests have been made in Whangārei as part of an investigation on ram raids and youth-related offending.