Winter conditions and the BA.5 variant are driving infections, says one health professional, with modelling showing case numbers could remain high throughout August.

State Highway 6 on the West Coast is expected to remain closed until at least midday tomorrow, after a large piece of the cliff wall fell on the road.

The National Māori Forestry Association says it is not reassured, despite a government u-turn that will keep exotic forests in the Emissions Trading Scheme.

The daily number of deaths with Covid-19 reported in NZ today has soared to 67 - including six people in their 20s - but the Health Ministry says this is because of a "recent data reconciliation process".

An early warning evacuation system set up in the Timaru district settlement of Mills Road Huts is being described as a team effort.

Lake Rotorua is the highest it has been in five years because of heavy rain, and the water levels could lead to stormwater draininage problems and increased erosion.

Crashes in Waikato and New Plymouth have left one person dead, blocked roads, and left a car on its roof beside a busy highway.

The rainbow community faces homelessness at a significantly higher rate than other New Zealanders, new research shows.

It is hoped a wastewater mains renewal programme will reduce sewage overflows into rivers and roads in Christchurch.

A coroner believes a man killed when he was struck by a car on a Christchurch road in 2017 may have collapsed moments before.

A legal challenge against rodeos has been dismissed in the High Court.

A person died in a crash in central New Plymouth early this morning.

Police responded to three separate firearms incidents in Auckland yesterday.

Nelson's first marine reserves ranger is heading to Indonesia to study community involvement in managing large marine protected areas.

RNZ exclusive - The head of the international organisation tasked with cutting dangerous climate gases says NZ must follow through on its promise to halve emissions - and look at whether this could be strengthened.

The health system is under massive strain and the new entity tasked with fixing it says workforce shortages are at the top of its list.

After a family wedding in March this year, Becca's family all caught Covid-19. Almost five months on, two of her children are still battling debilitating symptoms.

New Zealand triathlete Hayden Wilde has lodged a protest after a 10-second time penalty cost him the chance of gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.