The poor state of New Zealand's public toilets could increase the transmission of disease, a survey has found.

The fishing vessel Viking Bay, with two crew members who have tested positive for Covid-19, will dock at Queens Wharf in Wellington tomorrow.

Clinical trials to create a vaccine for a serious non-Covid respiratory virus are being described as promising - but researchers need more families to take part.

New government research about Covid-19 shows most New Zealanders feel like the country is heading in the right direction but are also worried to open the borders.

A missing man who was found in bush in Whangārei this afternoon has not survived the ordeal.

Tracking the number of people in each vaccine group in Otago and Southland is proving difficult for the Southern DHB.

There are no new cases of Covid-19 in the community and three new cases in managed isolation.

A healthy population of one of the rarest fungi in Australia and New Zealand has been found, on an island in the state of Victoria.

More fairness is needed in deciding who can come through the border during the pandemic, say families trying to book MIQ spaces and people shelling out for pre-departure Covid-19 tests.

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash involving a car and a pedestrian in Waikato.

Greenpeace is urging regional councils to lower the limit of allowable nitrates in groundwater, which they say poses a cancer risk.

The Teaching Council is reissuing thousands of teachers' practising certificates.

More than 1000 Pacific people had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine today at a church in Porirua - with some wanting to stay afterwards to enjoy the atmosphere.

A selection of ready-to-eat salads sold in supermarkets throughout the country are being recalled as they might contain listeria.

The National Party is launching a campaign, demanding more debate on significant issues.

While government has announced plans to ban several plastics by 2025, the environmental group says they should go further.

Families of victims of 2010 mine disaster seeking injunction to prevent site from being permanently sealed.

Former New Zealand rich-lister faces more court woes over alleged stock tips.