In his first interview since taking the reins of the Covid-19 response, Dr Andrew Old speaks to the Newsroom website about living with the virus and his hopes for the new Public Health Agency.

The Auckland Central MP has released a new video of the interior of the vandalised St James Theatre, saying a decision about its future can't be kicked down the road any more.

A teenage kayaker is still missing at Lake Rotorua, as his whānau expressed appreciation for community support in the hunt.

Sandbags have been made available to Buller residents this afternoon, as the region braces for more heavy rain.

Professor Michael Baker says today's Covid cases suggests a positive sign that numbers are declining.

The number of new daily community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand has dropped below the 3000 mark for the first time since late February.

Protesters gathered today at Mt Messenger in northern Taranaki to try to stop the construction of a bypass.

The district's 800km ageing drinking water pipes is experiencing strain due to high use.

Gloriavale has been ordered to improve workplace safety standards again after a visit by inspectors, but no children were found working in the reclusive Christian community's commercial businesses.

The diggers will allow contractors to work on the project's cableway, which will eventually take machinery and personnel into the heart of the project.

The whisteblower who unmasked bogus psychiatrist Linda Astor 25 years ago is shocked that a man with no medical qualifications was able to work at Middlemore Hospital this year.

A Bromley woman is taking Christchurch City Council to the Disputes Tribunal after it refused to pay for air purifiers she bought to cope with the stench from the burnt-out wastewater treatment plant.

Police want public help to find the driver of a van involved in a hit and run that's left a woman badly injured in Christchurch.

Over the past few years, rooks have escaped pest control due to Covid-19 restrictions, and their dwindling population is bouncing back.

There is a sense gang members have been reluctant to engage with the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. That is something the Waikato chapter of the Mongrel Mob is out to change.

The New Zealand Defence Force is standing by its decision not to suspend a male staffer accused of drunkenly groping four women at a team building event.

The Detail - New Zealand's age of criminal responsibility is lower than many other countries around the world and Amnesty International wants the government to change that.

Sam Uffindell denies terrifying a flatmate but admits beating a younger student during his school days. He says boarding schools were full of 'rough and tumble'. Was violence and bullying really par for the course?