Students in Ōtautahi and Te Whanganui-a-Tara had a specific set of demands today as they took to the streets in the name of climate action.

Furious residents want authorities to do more to prevent incidents such as polystyrene waste being scattered across Wellington's south coastline, including through a marine reserve.

A new Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Ōtara could be vaccinating five times the number of people that are booked in.

Pasifika performers are ready to get back on stage at the Pasifika Festival this weekend after it was cancelled for two years in a row.

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has released a plan to hike costs for those who break the rules and strengthen standards for self contained vehicles, and is putting it to the people for feedback.

The Auckland central library will partially reopen this weekend and is undergoing further precautionary testing to air quality after an "unpleasant smell" was noticed.

Thousands of students have marched in New Zealand's first School Strike 4 Climate protest since Covid-19 hit, taking demands to Parliament and clashing with Christchurch's mayor.

The government is proposing tougher freedom camping rules and penalites including confiscating vehicles.

WorkSafe has confirmed a person died at a meat rendering facility near the Rangitikei town of Marton a week ago.

There are six new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation and none in the community, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Almost two-thirds of the Covid-19 cases detected in managed isolation over the last 30 days have come from India.

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The government has given a permanent all clear for pill testing at summer festivals, allowing partygoers to check whether their illicit drugs have been laced.

The SIS has adopted new terminology to describe threats and says the concern should be with violent extremists of varying ideologies, not be conflated with communities.

The government plans to move unvaccinated workers in managed isolation facilities to low-risk roles from Monday, but still cannot say how many workers will be affected.

New Zealanders in India are devastated the government has taken the unprecedented step of suspending all travel from the Covid-19 hot spot leaving them stranded.

A Ministry of Health spokesperson said the Director-General of Health, Doctor Ashley Bloomfield, had received the report detailing the health response and the ministry was finalising its public release.

Some Māori and Pacific people say they have been shut out of climate change activism.