Authorities unsure whether five Aucklanders were given saline instead of Covid-19 vaccine, while six people in Christchurch are recalled after receiving 'very low' dose.

"The majority of cases in the outbreak are of Samoan ethnicity," Dr Ashley Bloomfield said in a daily briefing. A community leader has questioned why.

About 200 people on New Zealand’s evacuation list have been airlifted out of Kabul’s international airport, as firm deadline for US withdrawal looms.

Police say they appreciate the offer of a community funeral, but their priority is finding her family.

Millionaire racehorse owner Greg Meads will remain in prison having already served 11 years of a life sentence.

The new rule contradicted guidance given at the beginning of lockdown.

More than 40 people have been charged for breaching Covid-19 restrictions since New Zealand went into lockdown last week.

The new case of Covid-19 in the capital is a close contact of existing cases.

Aaron Izett admits he killed his daughter, Nevaeh Ager, but claims he was insane at the time.

The completion date for Transmission Gully will likely be affected by the Covid-19 lockdown, says Minister of Transport Michael Wood.

Rachael Florence Harris was 10 minutes from home when her car collided with a ute in Christchurch on Monday night. The other driver fled the scene.

He built a shoddy illegal flat, put in a tenant, then proceeded to ignore a council order to demolish it for years.

Reforms would remove a past hurdle to adding up to three Māori seats to Auckland Council.

The death of the 64-year-old Hataitai woman remains unexplained.

Another school and a shop in Albany's mall added to the list as it nears 500 locations.

Ellen Nelson says Immigration NZ too slow for families in danger in Afghanistan.

NZQA announced that due to disruptions caused by Covid-19, high school exams will be pushed back by two weeks.

The famous festival has been running for more than 50 years, but years of financial losses mean it is being put on hold indefinitely.

A person associated with the Auckland college is confirmed as a Covid-19 case and all staff and students must self-isolate and get tested immediately.

There are now 90 close contacts of the Delta outbreak of Covid-19 isolating in Southland and Otago.