One thing probably not on anyone's Christmas wish list is Covid. Checkpoint asked professor Michael Baker for his top tips for avoiding the virus.

Police have charged a man with murdering Janak Patel outside a Superette in Auckland, and charged another with robbery.

Medical specialists have taken the opportunity to tell the health minister just how bad things are on the frontline.

Black Friday sales have kicked off with gusto, as throngs of Kiwis keen to save money on their Christmas gifts, hit the shops.

Chatham Islands iwi Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri today signed an agreement in principle for a treaty settlement with the Crown.

The mother of a murdered woman says sitting through the inquest into her daughter's death is the hardest thing she has done.

The amount uncovered was the largest quantity in the country's history.

Gore's new deputy mayor is worried the council is projecting an image of dysfunction just weeks after the district's tight mayoral race was settled.

A 29-year-old mentally ill man shot dead by police was a "bright, authentic and honest" man, whose condition deteriorated with the use of meth, a coronial inquest heard today.

An inquest is being carried out today on the body of the dairy stabbing victim as dairy owners plan a series of protests over Janak Patel's death.

A "gullible" private investigator has been sentenced to seven months' home detention after being found guilty of receiving stolen Trelise Cooper clothing she bought in a deal.

Police have confirmed a body has been recovered from Lake Wanaka this afternoon.

There is a big push to stop people from swimming at the dangerous beach in Napier's city centre.

The new site has gone live as concerns over rising mortgage rates and a likely recession mount, but that timing is a coincidence, the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development says.

People under the age of 19 now account for a third of the more than 2000 offenders police have dealt with since 2017.

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An Auckland business leader says it will take more than fog cannons to protect shopkeepers from violent crime.

For some, fairy lights and Santas should only be allowed after 1 December, but is there a right time to get festive? Many are making the effort now.