Some Wellington City councillors left a meeting about how to fix the city's transport woes early, describing it as just “another session of whiteboards and coloured pens”.

A paraglider ended up stuck in a tree on a popular launch area - the second such incident this year.

Quarantine czar Brigadier Jim Bliss won't say the surveillance testing of managed isolation workers is happening every 14 days, as required.

On April 21 - the day of Queen Elizabeth II's birthday - a state memorial will be held in Wellington for her husband, Prince Philip.

Police had to taser the man, who was intoxicated, the New Plymouth District Court was told.

Staff Sergeant Jeremy Boyd is accused of allegedly squeezing a female subordinate's breast at the Burnham Military Camp, but he denies the incident ever took place.

A person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a truck rolled near Gibbston – one of four crashes caused by a 5km fuel spill near Queenstown.

Hutt Valley High School’s black mould problems have spread, closing more classrooms and forcing students to learn from home from next term.

National said it can't vote for the Climate Change Commission's proposals as they stand

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has signed Prince Philip’s condolence book, thanking him for a life of service on behalf of all New Zealanders.

The cases were announced by Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield at a briefing on Monday afternoon.

A Tauranga road has reopened after a crash involving a pedestrian and car.

Elderly people have already had to cope with losing local post shops, banks and cheques. Now their mobile library may be scrapped too.

A Waka Kotahi-NZTA board member has slammed one of the agency's flagship projects as being too slow

Early childhood service owners are wary of plans for a flying squad to investigate potential fraud and safety failures but others in the sector say it is urgently needed.

A tractor formerly used to mow grass verges in the UK has been chosen for a 48-hour fundraiser for the Southland Charity Hospital.

The Covid-19 pandemic may result in more manufacturing businesses and remote workers moving to Christchurch, experts say.

Unvaccinated border workers may continue in some frontline MIQ jobs for the next three weeks before they are moved to other roles.

Professor Michael Baker is calling for a register with all the names of border workers and their vaccination status.

The main route to the Wairarapa from the capital was closed after a person was seriously hurt in a collision between a motorbike and a car. The road is now open again.