A mother of two says children travelling on school buses in rural areas with no seatbelts is a fatal accident waiting to happen.

Hundreds have attended a candlelit vigil in Auckland for Myanmar, as the death toll passes 80 and civilian leaders seek to legalise self-defence against armed forces.

Sugar taxes work overseas, and should be introduced here based on already successful models, the Dental Association has told the Government.

A couple who faced deportation asked Oranga Tamariki about finding adoptive parents for their daughters so the pre-schoolers could stay in New Zealand.

The man jailed for smashing the America's Cup 24 years ago is again trying to sell souvenirs from the attack to raise funds for his political party.

There has been just one new case of Covid-19 in managed isolation reported today, with no new community cases.

Auckland's two recent lockdowns and the limitations of working from home have been blamed for a stalled residence visa queue.

Radio network MediaWorks has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct by staff members.

Health authorities are warning people to steer clear of Waipu estuary in Northland, where red algae blooms have killed hundreds of fish.

A survey of one of the world's rarest dolphins is underway off the west coast of the North Island.

Police are attending to two serious crashes in Waikato.

National job listings on the website SEEK have risen back to nearly pre-Covid levels - just 6 percent behind what they were in January 2020.

Civil Defence leaders have traded blows over who should have been calling the shots on Northland's tsunami evacuation alerts, and the national body has admitted acting too slow.

Huge shortages of pickers coupled with significant staff turnovers, it's been a nightmare of a season for orchard growers across the country, but a few brave souls have come to the rescue.

Survivors and family members of the victims of the Christchurch terror attack have told a public remembrance service that their lives will never be the same, but they are learning to rise up again with dignity.

New Zealand and Australia have issued a joint statement, expressing deep concerns about changes to Hong Kong's electoral system.

There are fundamental flaws in the newly announced multi-billion dollar Auckland transport package, and some of the claims made for it don't add up, say climate and transport groups.

There have been three new imported cases of Covid-19 reported today, with two new historical cases who returned an initial weak positive test a few days after leaving managed isolation.